This month I added 6 new review commitments to my TBR mountain. 3 were offered to me via email widgets ; 3 were auto-approvals (All book descriptions are linked to Goodreads.) I received FOUR title…

This month I added 6 new review commitments to my TBR mountain. 3 were offered to me via email widgets ; 3 were auto-approvals (All book descriptions are linked to Goodreads.) I received FOUR titles from NetGalley. I received an email widget with an invitation from Blackstone Publishing I received an email widget with an invitation from the author & Speaking Volumes…

“The island’s darkest secrets rise once more…”Lidingö Mysteries  #2 This novel is the second in a crime series set on Lidingö, an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of…

"The island’s darkest secrets rise once more…"Lidingö Mysteries  #2 This novel is the second in a crime series set on Lidingö, an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. I was quite surprised to discover that Emma Lindahl and Karl Rosén, the two main characters from the first novel, "Yule Island", were not featured in this one.

Source: Review copyPublication: 20 November 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1916788923 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review Twenty-three years ago, a young woman was m…

Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words. While on a camping trip, five high-schoolers …

Today I am sharing my review of The Killer In The Cold by Alex Pine, part of my DCI James Walker readathon. I’m really enjoying playing catch up – nearly at the latest book now – …

Charlotte Brontë would approve of this novel, which stays true to her classic “Jane Eyre”, only telling the story from Edward Rochester’s viewpoint. As “Jane Eyre” is …

Charlotte Brontë would approve of this novel, which stays true to her classic "Jane Eyre", only telling the story from Edward Rochester's viewpoint. As "Jane Eyre" is a lifelong favourite of mine, I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting her world. We follow Edward from age seven until his late thirties. I found his childhood years particularly poignant, as he was not a particularly loved child who was sent away to boarding school upon his eighth birthday.

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Bionic Bookworm, now hosted by Meeghan Reads. If you’re interested in participating, check out their blog to get the details and the prompts for each week!…

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Bionic Bookworm, now hosted by Meeghan Reads. If you’re interested in participating, check out their blog to get the details and the prompts for each week!…

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Bionic Bookworm, now hosted by Meeghan Reads. If you’re interested in participating, check out their blog to get the details and the prompts for each week! Like most book bloggers, I read a mixture of new releases and older titles. My top 5 reads of 2025 reflect both old and new.

“Windows” is a charming debut novel featuring vignettes of the shopkeepers of the small Scottish town of Linlithgow. There is to be a competition for window displays in the lead up time…

"Windows" is a charming debut novel featuring vignettes of the shopkeepers of the small Scottish town of Linlithgow. There is to be a competition for window displays in the lead up time to Christmas. We meet several different shopkeepers and get a glimpse of their lives as they plan their displays. An over zealous councilwoman who organizes the competition. An elderly man who runs a toy shop.

Hello bookish friends and welcome to the sleeker, shinier and much more pared-back update of #CaseClosed. Later in the month than usual (a whole two weeks late!) but still as badass as ever! 😂 #Cas…

A review of the haunting and atmospheric new novel from Johanna Gustawsson and Orenda Books

Today I’m sharing the first lines from the prologue of my current audiobook, New Beginnings For Christmas by Sally Page. Sally is a favourite author of mine and I loved the book which this no…

Time for another round of Yvonne’s Shorties! This time around a cozy fantasy that I really enjoyed and my second Spanish read of the year with a YA historical fantasy that was good, but not g…

I do love a book challenge, so I’ve joined in with this one after spotting it on Bluesky. Day 22 – A book with a beautiful cover I loved The Foundling by Stacey Halls and the cover is …

Hosted by Taking on a World of Words, this meme is all about the three Ws: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Why not join in …

“Burgeoning with dark humour, violence and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers flinching, laughing, and guessing until the very…

Today I am absolutely delighted to share my thoughts on the stunning new novel from Johana Gustawsson, Scars of Silence, translated into English by David Warriner. I love Johana’s writing, an…

Ring of Salt by Betsy Cornwell (Renegade/Hachette) is a compelling account of pure tenacity and courage against so many obstacles

On my blog today, I’m sharing my thoughts on the new thriller by Lia Middleton, What the Wife Knew. BLURB ONE MARRIAGE. ONE LIE. TWO SIDES TO THE STORY…FRANK is standing trial for violen…

Another title from my lengthy NetGalley backlist. Perhaps I had an intuition that this would not be a stellar read for me, hence waiting SO long to read it. Perhaps it was because this is the second book in the series and I have not read the first one? Perhaps it lost some essential integrity in the translation from German to English?