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book reviews

The Finding Machine, by Lucy Lyons

At my first book club meeting, I had the surprise and pleasure of meeting a real life author (hi Lucy!) and she invited me to read her new book! I was a little nervous in case I had to be brutal but never fear, it was a fab read! Alex is sent a mysterious machine […]

The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig (audiobook read by Carey Mulligan)

I have experienced my first audiobook! This was the choice for my local book club and the paperback sat there unloved for a month before I had to return it to the library so I decided to try the audio version… Nora decides her life isn’t worth living. Her dreams have all faded to nothing […]

Her Dying Kiss, by Jennifer Chase

Katie’s fiance Chad has been missing for a month and she is frantic. Her colleagues distract her with a serial killer case but could there be a connection with Chad’s disappearance? Her Dying Kiss is the 10th book to feature Katie Scott, her K9 companion Cisco and the rest of the police team. Katie is […]

A Month in Provence, by Gillian Harvey

Nicky has been grieving for her husband whilst raising their two daughters. Her friend offers her a chance to be on TV and rediscover her interior design skills. But the hotel in France is a little worse for wear, the budget is halved, and Nicky has a big task in front of her… A Month […]

The Storyteller of Auschwitz, by Siobhan Curham

TRIGGER WARNING: Nazi brutality and Holocaust detail Author Etty Weil is prevented from publishing any more books after the anti Jewish laws in France are revealed. She is determined that her voice won’t be silenced but a stay in Drancy leads to deportation to Auschwitz… The Storyteller of Auschwitz is an historical novel which begins […]