Welcome to the twenty-second of my ‘Calendar Chaos’ posts, in which I take the books I received in my 2024 book advent – each cover representing a different period of time – and review them for you! Closing November (better late than never!) is WINTER and the book is The Winter Spirits by Bridget Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Natasha Pulley, Jess Kidd, Andrew Michael Hurley, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Purcell, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Stuart Turton, Catriona Ward, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Susan Stokes-Chapman.

*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author, Harper 360 UK and Anne Cater of Random Things Blog Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Agatha Christie meets Murder, She Wrote in this witty locked room mystery and literary satire by New York Times bestselling team of novelists: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White.

*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author, Bloodhound Books and Kelly Lacey of Love Books Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Christmas in Blackheath has never been bloodier… May Morrigan was hoping for mulled wine and minimal drama this festive season. But when your eccentric mother asks you to hide a bloody knife, your estranged twin sister moves in, and your housemate is staging a chaotic pantomime starring a washed-up TV actor with a stalker… a quiet Christmas is off the cards.

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 an attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I have been scrunching some of my (overdue) NetGalley reviews together into one or two posts each week: shorter reviews, but still covering all of the points I intended to.

Welcome to the twenty-first of my ‘Calendar Chaos’ posts, in which I take the books I received in my 2024 book advent – each cover representing a different period of time – and review them for you! Up first in November is NOVEMBER and the book is November 9 by Colleen Hoover (and can we all please just politely pretend that I got this review out for 9th November, like I planned?

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 an attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I have been scrunching some of my (overdue) NetGalley reviews together into one or two posts each week: shorter reviews, but still covering all of the points I intended to.

*I received a free DRC of this book with thanks to the author and to Zoé of Zooloo’s Book Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: In 1837 it is not considered desirable for a young lady of good family to have views and opinions that are different to those of society. When scandal surrounds Flora McGregor, Mr Darcy’s niece is sent from her home in Scotland to Pemberley in order to learn refinement and ladylike behaviour.

*I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Isolde has fought monsters, gods, and her own past. But nothing has prepared her for this—a city on the edge of collapse, its people turning against each other, and a war that threatens to swallow them all.

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 scrab…

Welcome to the twentieth of my ‘Calendar Chaos’ posts, in which I take the books I received in my 2024 book advent – each cover representing a different period of time – and review them for you! Closing October is SUNDAY and the book is Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World by Louis de Bernières. Read on to find out more…

*I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Deputy Jayne O’Shea believes the Northwoods village of Whispering Pines to be a place of charm and serenity. This season, though, it feels like anything but. The rowdy tourists are disrespecting the villagers’ Wiccan ways and overwhelming local law enforcement.

*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author, Bantam Books, Penguin Books UK and Anne Cater of Random Things Blog Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: In Lock Haven, a quiet little town in Washington State, there is a very special street.Bird Street. The residents of Bird Street are all successful, wealthy, healthy and happy.

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 an attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I have been scrunching some of my (overdue) reviews together into one or two posts each week: shorter reviews, but still covering all of the points I intended to.

*I received a free DRC of this book with thanks to the author and Partners In Crime Virtual Book Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Old friendships turn deadly and the past comes back to haunt Claudia Rose in unexpected ways. Claudia never intended to confront her past at her 25-year high school class reunion in Edentown, California.

*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author and Zoé of Zooloo’s Book Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Discover a dazzlingly witty new whodunnit from India’s answer to Agatha Christie — CWA Dagger-shortlisted author Meeti Shroff-Shah! Mystery novelist Radhi Zaveri has a new job, teaching spoiled kids at Mumbai’s prestigious North Star High School.

*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author and Anne Cater of Random Things Blog Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Welcome to the true-crime controversy that’s divided the media for the last twenty years. To discover the truth, we need to delve back into the past… THEN: In June 1999, the last five prisoners at HMP Panbrook were killed just before the prison closed its doors for the final time.

Welcome to the nineteenth of my ‘Calendar Chaos’ posts, in which I take the books I received in my 2024 book advent – each cover representing a different period of time – and review them for you! Up first in October is OCTOBER and the book is October, October by Katya Balen (has the word 'October' lost meaning for anyone else?!).

*I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author and Rachel Gilbey at Rachel’s Random Resources blog tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: In a waiting room hidden high away from everyone, six disgraced celebrities are desperate to recover their heavily tainted reputations. An incredibly controversial new gameshow is offering them a route back to the big time, along with a $7.2 million jackpot.