D V Bishop – Q&A
His case becomes far more complicated when a man’s body is found deep inside the convent,…
First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami – review
Publication date – 5 April 2022 First Person Singular is a collection of eight short stories,…
The Darker Arts by Oscar de Muriel – review
Publication date – 20 February 2020 McGray is impetuous, unthinking and fuelled by greasy food, alcohol…
N R Daws – Q&A
4. Having been through the publishing process, is there anything about the process of creating a…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – All the Broken Places by John Boyne
All the Broken Places by John Boyne will be published by Doubleday on 15th September 2022…
Mini Reviews | Mothers and Daughters by Erica James | The Guilty Couple by C.L. Taylor #MothersAndDaughters #TheGuiltyCouple @HQstories @AvonBooksUK
Life has rather got in the way recently and reading and blogging has had to take…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Lighthouse Bookshop by Sharon Gosling
Having loved Sharon Gosling’s first book, The House Beneath the Cliffs, The Lighthouse Bookshop was high…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Hermit by Louise Walters
Could you rekindle a relationship with the mother you left behind over thirty years ago? I…
Murder Under Her Skin by Stephen Spotswood – review
A detective duo who work well together, an intriguing storyline and an evocative setting. I loved…
The Housekeeper and the Professor
Title: The Housekeeper and the ProfessorAuthor: Yōko OgawaType: FictionPublished: 2003Pages: 180TW: Memory Loss, Mention of Blood…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly
A book about a book – bliss! A book about a dysfunctional family dealing with the…
Sorrow and Bliss Book Review
The first way I want to describe this book is by saying it’s painfully relatable, but…
The Invisible by Peter Papathanasiou – review
An interesting mystery in a fabulously evocative setting. Published by MacLehose Press Burnt-out from policework, Detective…
Malibu Rising Book Review
Malibu Rising follows the Riva family: it’s 1983 and the day of the famous end-of-summer party…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joyce
Rachel has also written over twenty original afternoon plays and adaptations of the classics for BBC…
ShortBookandScribes #PublicationDay #BookReview – Your Word or Mine by Lia Middleton
This is a book that I found gripping from beginning to end. Lia Middleton’s plotting is…
Who I Was With Her Book Review
Title: Who I Was With HerAuthor: Nina TyndallType: FictionPublished: 2020Pages: 339TW: Grief, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Parental Neglect…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Beach Read by Emily Henry
They’re both broke.They’ve got crippling writer’s block.And they need to write bestsellers before summer ends. I’ve…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Last Girl to Die by Helen Fields
Whilst The Last Girl to Die felt slightly different to this author’s other books, I really…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Retreat to the Spanish Sun by Jo Thomas
Related Eliza’s three grown up kids have returned to the nest but she lives in a…
A dreamy getaway at Watergate Bay
For me, my favourite place to buy books are local, independent bookstores that have pretty facades,…
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune – review
Linus Baker leads a quiet life. At forty, he has a tiny house with a devious…
Read an #extract from Summer Showers at Elder Fell Farm by Liz Taylorson | @rararesources @Taylorson_Liz
All Amy wants is the chance to spend time with her son. Where better to escape…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Skip to the End by Molly James
Molly James sets up a wonderful world for Amy and her pals, particularly Gareth with his…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Coming Home to Brightwater Bay by Holly Hepburn
Desperate to get her life back on track, Merry leaves London and escapes to the windswept…
#TenThings about Carla Luna #author of Field Games | @rararesources @casacullen
For years, Rick has proven his archaeological skills all over the Mediterranean. But with no graduate…
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer
Related Like Loading… It’s hard to believe it’s a debut novel. It’s so clever, so brilliantly…
Patrick Gale @edbookfest | The Word That Speaks the Man | Mother’s Boy
Event description from the programme I hope you can tell how much I enjoyed the event…
The Change by Kirsten Miller – review
On the cusp of fifty Harriett’s marriage and career imploded, and she hasn’t left her house…
Lost Property by Helen Paris | #bookreview | @DrHelenParis @TransworldBooks @DoubledayUK
From the back of the book There are many different kinds of loss in the book,…