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Dead Guilty is the first Calladine and Bayliss book that I have read but I have read one of Helen H. Durrant’s books from another series previously (Next Victim). There were several points in the book that refers to events in the preceeding books and this frustrated me a little as I wanted more detail […]

TRIGGER WARNING: this book deals with infertility, adoption, IVF and child illness I hope there were not too many spoilers in the above warning and that it won’t put you off reading this book. Not My Daughter is devastating but also beautiful. Milly has grown up knowing she is adopted and it has shaped her […]

  It’s been another busy month and I have enjoyed discovering new vegan products. April has been dominated by two main events: Zach’s birthday and Easter, yay! As Zach’s mum, I wanted a treat for myself to celebrate my amazing child producing ability so we went to Bella Italia in Windsor: yum! Moving on to […]

This is such a powerful book! I will, however, give a trigger warning as it does deal with domestic abuse… What She Saw tells the story of Leona, a jewellery maker who lives in the Lake District with her partner Scott and teenaged daughter Beth. Beth is struggling with the pressure of school bullies and, […]