So many books, so little time
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So many books, so little time
1w ago
A Glasgow Kiss by Sophie Gravia
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Time taken to read - 2 days
Pages - 292
Publisher - Orion
Source - Amazon
Blurb from Goodreads
A headbutt or a strike with the head to someone's sensitive area
Meet Zara Smith: 29, single and muddling her way through life as a trainee nurse in Glasgow. With 30 fast approaching, she's determined to do whatever it takes to find love - or at least someone to sext! Cheered on by best friends Ashley and Raj, Zara embarks on a string of dating escapades that are as hilarious as they are disastrous. From online dating to blind dates, home ..read more
So many books, so little time
2w ago
Today is my stop on the Blog Tour for "Can I Speak To Josephine Please?" by Sheila Brill, for my stop please enjoy my non spoiler review.
Can I speak to Josephine please? by Sheila Hilary Brill
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Time taken to read -
Pages - 356
Publisher - Resilient Books
Source - Review Copy
Blurb from Goodreads
Theirs was an unlikely life together. Sheila gave birth to Josephine on 11th May 1993 and for twenty-three years they co-existed in a loving mother-daughter relationship, but one with a difference. Josephine suffered catastrophic brain injury at birth, never spoke to She ..read more
So many books, so little time
2w ago
Happy April you guys, here is hoping wee see some sunshine and weather change soon - more time for reading outside (one of our faves), only managed it twice this year so far.
So, what is up for grabs? Well, x1 book protector as shown.
Put my hand beside it so you can see it for scale, size ish.
And if that isn't enough, you know my wee I love reading magnetic bookmark, I finally found someone selling them again and bought more, so x1 as shown, also up for grabs.
This will be open worldwide as they are both lightweight. To enter, as always, use the Rafflecopter below, pl ..read more
So many books, so little time
2w ago
The Know by Martina Cole
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Time taken to read - 5 days
Pages - 629
Publisher - Headline
Source - Bought
Blurb from Goodreads
Joanie Brewer' s children meant the world to her. She'd do anything to protect them, even resorting to prostitution and petty crime in order to feed and clothe them. So when her beautiful teenage daughter is raped and murdered, only one thing will stop Joanie's pain - seeing her daughter's killer brought to justice. Joanie knows who he is and she'll do whatever it takes to nail him...7
My Review
This one has some hard hitting themes, from t ..read more
So many books, so little time
3w ago
Today is my stop on the blog tour for "Lost Solace" by Karl Drinkwater, for my stop I have my review, this is a Rachel's Random resources tour.
About the author:
Karl Drinkwater is an author with a silly name and a thousand-mile stare. He writes dystopian space opera, dark suspense and diverse social fiction. If you want compelling stories and characters worth caring about, then you’re in the right place. Welcome!
Karl lives in Scotland and owns two kilts. He has degrees in librarianship, literature and classics, but also studied astronomy and philosophy. Dolly the cat helps him fin ..read more
So many books, so little time
3w ago
My Wife Jodie by V.A. Rudys
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Time taken to read - 1 day
Pages - 384
Publisher - Blinkenlight
Source - Vine
Blurb from Goodreads
Ethan Page had it all: a respectable job, loving friends, and a beautiful apartment - the envy of all his friends. He was madly in love with his wife, Jodie - until he discovered the power she possessed beyond all comprehension, and the price she demanded for engineering his perfect life.
My Review
Ethan and Jodie have been married a long time, no kids but everything in their life is great. When Jodie has a breakdown and rushes off, tel ..read more
So many books, so little time
1M ago
The Botanist by M.W. Craven
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Time taken to read - 3 days
Pages - 448
Publisher - Constable
Source - Bought
Blurb from Goodreads
'I swear I'm one bad mood away from calling it black magic and going home . . .'
Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. And he'd still have his thumb left. There's the insanely brilliant, guilelessly innocent civilian analyst, Tilly Bradshaw of course. He's known his beleaguered boss, Detective Inspector Stephanie Flynn for years as he has his nearest neighbour, full-time shepherd/part-time d ..read more
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1M ago
In the Blink of An Eye by Jo Callaghan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Time taken to read - 1 day
Pages - 416
Publisher - Simon & Schuster
Source - gifted (I think)
Blurb from Goodreads
In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds.
Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an eye.
DCS Kat Frank knows all about loss. A widowed single mother, Kat is a cop who trusts her instincts. Picked to lead a pilot programme that has her paired with AIDE (Artificially Intelligent Detective Entity) Lock, Kat's instincts come up against Lock's logic. But when the two missing person's cold cases they ..read more
So many books, so little time
1M ago
The Marriage Mender by Linda Green
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Time taken to read - 3 days
Pages - 491
Publisher - Quercus
Source - Bought
Blurb from Goodreads
The only relationship she can't save is her own . . .
Alison is a marriage counsellor. Her job is to help couples who fear they have reached the end of the line. But the trouble with spending your time sorting out other people's problems is that you tend to take your eye off your own. Even when her husband's ex Lydia arrives on the doorstep demanding to see her son, Alison thinks she can handle it. But what Alison doesn't realise is t ..read more
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1M ago
Inside the Mind of the Yorkshire by Chris Clark
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Time taken to read - 3 days
Pages - 345
Publisher - Ad Lib Publishers
Source - Netgalley
Blurb from Goodreads
The account of the crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, including those he was not charged with and has never previously been connected to.
The police believed that Sutcliffe attacked women only in Manchester and West Yorkshire, travelling in his car. The authors show that, in fact, he attacked his victims across the UK and sometimes even overseas, while driving his employer’s lorry.
Now that Su ..read more