‘If you don’t know who is walking through the door, how do you know if you should let them in?’
How excited am I to be on the tour bus with Jenny Blackhurst!!
Published by Headline, Before I Let You In is the latest psychological thriller from Jenny Blackhurst.
WOW…is the reader in for a rather bumpy ride!!
I received my copy of Before I Let You In in exchange for an honest review.
Read on to see my thoughts….
Cristina, the latest book from American writer Jake Parent, is a psychological suspense novel.
Published in July 2016 by Modern Minimalist Press, I received my copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.
What did I think?…… Keep reading to find out…
‘Everyone has a story.
But what if you can’t remember yours?’
I Found You is the current release from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell. Published earlier this Summer, by Century, a division of Penguin Random House, it was a book I was looking forward to reading
Everything about the copy I had appealed to me!!
It has a striking cover. It’s a hardback and the ease of layout, all made for an easy and very enjoyable read…
Read on to see my thoughts…
Lost In Static is the debut novel from Christina Philippou.
Just published by Urbane Publications, it is a coming-of-age novel that will appeal to a YA audience, as it deals with events surrounding the first year in residence of a group of young people at university.
I received my copy from the publisher in exchange for my honest & unbiased review.
‘So, how did you become the Granny Whisperer then?’
A fair question indeed!
A Man with One of Those Faces is a very funny book.
Written by Irishman Caimh McDonnell, it was published by McFori Ink earlier this month. I received my copy from the author in exchange for my as ever honest review.
I hope you enjoy!!
‘You never know what’s happening on the other side of the wall’
The Couple Next Door is a book I frequently saw mention of on Social Media. Published last August, I spotted it on the shelves of many book stores so I was intrigued as to what it was all about.
Read on to find out my thoughts….
‘There are sins or (let us call them as the world calls them) evil memories which are hidden away by man in the darkest places of the heart but they abide there and wait.’
James Joyce, Ulysses, 1922
Now I’m going to honest here and, even though I am Irish, I have never read James Joyce.
The appeal for me with this novel is that The Joyce Girl is primarily about his daughter Lucia. It is also set in Paris in the 1920’s/1930’s, an era, which by now some of you will have realised, I just adore.
When I received my copy from Natalie of Impress Books I was delighted. I knew immediately that the hardest part would be to write a good enough review to justify this absolute genius debut from Annabel Abbs.
‘Who knows if the tales people told me are true or false? I suspect some of them are complete fabrications, others are exaggeration – but perhaps some of them are real.
You can decide.’
There are certain books that land through my letterbox that result in a funny dance and a scream of joy!! Cartes Postales from Greece is one such book.
Written by the wonderful Victoria Hislop, Cartes Postales from Greece will be published on the 22nd of September by Headline Review, in Hardback, Ebook and Audiobook.
I was honoured and overjoyed to receive my copy from Caitlin Raynor, Deputy Communications Director with Headline Review, in return for my very honest review.
Set against the tense background of Northern Ireland’s Troubles, The Accidental Wife by Orla McAlinden follows the twists and turns of the McCann family over seven decades.
Today my review is of ‘Beneath The Surface’ is the second in the Inspector Tom Reynolds Mystery series written by Irish author Jo Spain.