First a quick explanation! Due to some severe health issues over the last few years, and a lingering chronic condition, my planned review schedule went right out of the window and I have been scrabbling ever since to get it back on track. In my latest attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I … Continue reading Catch-Up Quickies 34
*I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author, Transworld Books – Random House UK and NetGalley. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Dot Watson has lost her way. Twelve years ago her life veered off course, and the guilt over what happened still haunts her. Before then she … Continue reading Lost Property – Helen Paris
*I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: After a family dinner turns into a bitter fight, sisters Maria, Lauren, and Avery decide to go their separate ways. Their father warns them that someday they will need … Continue reading The Rift Between Us – Rebecca L. Marsh
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author and Henry Roi at Odyssey Books. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: “The night before Esther’s ship was due to dock, her sister dreamed of her.” Auckland at the turn of the century. A city on the … Continue reading Beyond the Bay – Rebecca Burns
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: ‘Are you okay, Mummy? Did Daddy hurt you again?’ Anne Mason’s childhood in Richmond emulates suburban bliss, with a wealthy father and a loving mother. But behind the polished windows, Anne’s … Continue reading Anne – Zarina Macha
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author and BookSirens. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: In an explosion of love's metaphors, Fowler's debut collection of stories, SUSPENDED HEART, takes on American fabulism with a cast of unexpected heroines in the narratives of life … Continue reading Suspended Heart: Stories – Heather Fowler
*I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, HQ - Harper Collins UK and NetGalley. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: The Victim: A sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, neglected by an alcoholic mother. Who accuses the boys of something unthinkable. The Defendants: Four handsome teenage boys … Continue reading Take It Back – Kia Abdullah
*I received a free ARC of this book via Rachel’s Random Resources blog tour. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: At the age of 28, Kat Porter has become the it-girl of British TV Production. Gut, gumption, and artistry have carried her through a dozen impossible scenarios to arrive at … Continue reading Production Values – Liv Bartlet
Bookshine And Readbows 