Hamnet Book Review
Review overview CHARACTERS7.5 QUOTABILITY7.5 Summary 5.9Lacking, Beautiful, Unexpected amy 16th June 2021
Month June 2021
#TenThings about author Andrew Scott and his character Willie Morton @AndyMurrayScott
5. Landscape is something readers of the first two novels said they enjoyed and the locations included Loch Ness, Arisaig, Oban and the Sound of Kerrera, Bridge of Orchy and in the second novel, scenes set on the Isle of Mull and…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Island Home by Libby Page
When I closed The Island Home I was left feeling really happy, both for the characters and for me having read such a delightful book. I was completely transported to Kip and adored the setting so much. The author brought…
Julie Houston – Q&A
Julie kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about A Family Affair. 5. What do you do when you aren’t writing? What do you do to relax and get away from it all? With the…
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award – the shortlist
It started with a splash. Jimmy, a homeless veteran grappling with PTSD, did his best to pretend he hadn’t heard it – the sound of something heavy falling into the Tyne at the height of an argument between two men…
#AuthorInTheSpotlight – Anni Rose – Recipe for Mr Right – @AnniRoseAuthor @ChocLitUK
What are you reading just now? Ruby Brooks, having lost a boyfriend, a job and a large chunk of money to a kitchen fitter in quick succession, takes luck into her own hands and enters ten competitions a day. But…
Phosphate Rocks by Fiona Erskine #bookreview @SandstonePress @erskine_fiona
A professional engineer with forty years of international manufacturing experience, Fiona Erskine’s first graduate job was in the factory described in Phosphate Rocks. Born in Edinburgh, Fiona grew up riding motorbikes and jumping into cold water. After studying chemical engineering…
#AuthorInTheSpotlight – VEH Masters – The Castilians – #historicalfiction – @VickiMasters9
I’m on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram How did you come up with the title for your book? The group who took St Andrews Castle, killed its Cardinal and held it under siege for over 14 months, resisting the many attempts…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Mrs England by Stacey Halls #BlogTour #historicalfiction
West Yorkshire, 1904. When newly graduated nurse Ruby May takes a position looking after the children of Charles and Lilian England, a wealthy couple from a powerful dynasty of mill owners, she hopes it will be the fresh start she…
One of Us is Lying Book Review
5.6Original, Problematic, Harmful I liked the fact there were 4 protagonists in the book, and while they were basically cardboard cut-out stereotypes of teenagers, they were contrasting enough to make each of their narratives interesting. I do have to admit…