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#bookreview ~ The Shogun’s Queen by Lesley Downer @LesleyDowner

Book ReviewBy magsmin22nd November 20162 Comments

‘Only one woman can save her world from barbarian invasion but to do so will mean sacrificing everything she holds dear – love, loyalty and maybe life itself . . .’ The Shogun’s Queen from Lesley Downer is a very special book. Published by Bantam Press November 2016, I was honoured and thrilled to receive…

#bookreview ~ Love Them and Leave Them by Sue Shepherd @thatsueshepherd

Book ReviewBy magsmin15th November 2016Leave a comment

‘Sometimes you have to leave the one you love … sometimes you’re the one who’s left behind.’ Love Them and Leave Them is the latest release from author Sue Shepherd. Published by Corazon in September 2016, it is a ‘heartwarming and heartbreaking romantic comedy’  Read on for more…..

#bookreview Preparation for The Next Life by Atticus Lish @TripFiction

Book ReviewBy magsmin14th November 20162 Comments

Preparation for The Next Life is a novel written by Atticus Lish. Published to great acclaim by One World Publications, it is a novel I approached with trepidation as I knew it was a novel that had achieved numerous awards. I received my copy from Tripfiction in return for my honest review……. Read on to hear…

#bookreview The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride

Book ReviewBy magsmin11th November 20164 Comments

‘I will make myself of life here for life is this place and would be start of mine.’ The Lesser Bohemians is a novel achieving great notoriety in the book world at the moment. Published in September 2016 by Faber & Faber, Eimear McBride has written a novel, I feel, will appeal to a certain few.…

#bookreview ~ Madam Tulip by David Ahern @DaveAhernWriter

Book ReviewBy magsmin7th November 20161 Comment

‘Everybody knows that in Ireland seventh sons of seventh sons have extraordinary powers and can do all kinds of mystical things….Hasn’t the gift been male since time immemorial? But Tulip isn’t in the least concerned. Times change even in the realms of the supernatural.’ Madam Tulip is a novel with a difference!! After reading a…

#bookreview : The Last Night by Cesca Major @Cescawrites @CorvusBooks

Book ReviewBy magsmin3rd November 2016Leave a comment

Two women, separated by years, tied by secrets untold and haunted by tragedies that could not be foreseen The Last Night by Cesca Major is her latest novel, following on from the wonderful The Silent Hours. Published by Corvus (3rd November 2016), Cesca Major has written a fictional novel based around true events that took place in…

#bookreview : The Last Days of Leda Grey by @essiefox @orionbooks

Book ReviewBy magsmin2nd November 2016Leave a comment

The Last Days of Leda Grey is rather an unusual book with probably one of the most stunning covers I have seen in a long time….truly beautiful! Published by Orion, Essie Fox’s latest novel, is released this month (November 2016) and is one that will transport you, the reader, to a very different time and place!!…

#bookreview I See You by Clare Mackintosh @claremackint0sh

Book ReviewBy magsmin29th October 20164 Comments

My review of I See You by Claire Mackintosh. Great read folks!!

#blogtour #guestpost Why Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein still inspires ~ Sandra Ireland @22_ireland

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy magsmin26th October 2016Leave a comment

It’s always great to be involved with a blogtour, especially when the book is something as unique and slightly Gothic as Beneath the Skin. Published by Polygon and written by Sandra Ireland this was one book I was looking forward to reading. My full review is now available to read Here But in the meantime I…

#bookreview #blogtour #CHAOS by Patricia Cornwell @1pcornwell

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy magsmin26th October 2016Leave a comment

‘CHAOS ~ A vast chasm or void Anarchy The science of unpredictability’ No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers her twenty-fourth thriller starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta, CHAOS. Published by Harper Collins, on 20th October, I was delighted to be invited to hop on the CHAOS blogtour bus!! Please read on to…

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