The first chapter of any book is always the hardest to write. On the other hand, it is probably the chapter that gets the most worked-over, edited and honed. Consequently, it is usually the one of which the author is…
4.5Boring, Inconsequential, Unimpactful And then there’s plot, or rather lack thereof. What even happened?? Not much apparently, and this is coming from a reader who normally likes books that explore the human condition without much of a palpable storyline. Exciting…
Whatever the opposite of rose-tinted, that’s what Jones achieves with this book. She doesn’t shy away from the ugly and uncomfortable and creates two unlikable characters who are actually just realistic and flawed. It’s easy to get drawn into the…
Sadie Ryan’s novel, Guilty, was published by Spellbound Books on 21 April 2021. It did enter my mind to shepherd him around the back of the pub and fuck him. I could have said, ‘Hey, buddy, I can see you’ve…
Like Loading… Description:The story of a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even loveJulian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist and septuagenarian believes that most people aren’t really honest with each other. But…
I’m delighted to be kicking off the blog tour today for Lucky by Rachel Edwards which sounds fantastic and what a cover! My thanks to Liv Marsden and Aneesha Angris from Fourth Estate for the place on the tour and…
I’m pleased to be sharing #TenThings about Marie Laval today. I’ve read and enjoyed quite a few of her novels and her most recent book, Happy Dreams at Mermaid Cove, was published last Tuesday by ChocLit. More about that below…
Katie had a ten-year healthcare career before leaving to write full-time. She lives in the English countryside with her family, and her novels include the 2018 World Book Night pick ‘My Everything’ and the Kindle bestseller ‘A Life Without You.’…
The book follows a year in the lives of the residents of 27 Diamond Street, an large house in Camden Town, and takes place in the mid 1990s. The author has created a colourful cast of characters and brings them…
How far would a mother go to protect her child? That is the question at the heart of Jane Corry’s latest book, The Lies We Tell. It looks at the anatomy of a marriage and of parenthood, with all the…
