book reviews
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I first met Lauren North at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival and I’ve been fortunate to meet her a few times now. I have to say she’s one of the loveliest, most supportive authors I’ve ever met. My partner, Graeme, has read a number of her books and urged me to read one. I started with
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I’ve always been fascinated by ancient Egypt. My mum and dad bought a book about Tutankhamun, whose tomb was found in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. I was only young, but I devoured the book and became fascinated with tombs and mummies. I was fortunate to live near Highclere Castle in Newbury, Berkshire,
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I’ve met the lovely Ritu Bhathal a few times and admire her writing. She creates authentic characters you can’t help but feel are part of the family. I read the first book in her Rishtay Series and loved it and was delighted to hear she’d written another three. I devoured the second book, Straight as
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My partner, Graeme Cumming, is also a writer and his first crime novel is coming out soon. He’s currently working on a blurb. He’s come up with five, but isn’t sure which one he likes. So he’s looking for some help in choosing one. Which one do you like best? Blurb 1 Stopping a sex
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I was recommended D. Wallace Peach‘s latest book by fellow bloggers. I was promised a beautiful, enchanting read. They certainly knew what they were talking about. Here’s a bit about the Tale of the Seasons’ Weaver: “Already the animals starve. Soon the bonemen will follow, the Moss Folk and woodlings, the watermaids and humans. Then
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I went to a talk by crime writer Elly Griffiths in 2024. I’d read a few of her books in the Dr Ruth Galloway series and enjoyed them. During the talk Elly gave us a few snippets about the new book she was writing which is about time travel. My ears pricked up. A time
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I’ve read lots of books by this author under the name of Glynis Peters. She writes beautifully-told wartime sagas. When I heard she’d written something a little different, I was curious to know more. The Weybourne Witches has been published under the name of Amber Raven (the perfect name for a story about witches). Here’s
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I’d been following John W. Howell‘s blog for a while and been interested in reading his books, but I wasn’t sure where to start as he’s written so many! I took part in John’s recent blog tour for the third book in his ‘Eternal Road’ series: Detour on the Eternal Road. I loved the premise
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I still can’t believe that I only got round to reading this iconic book by Louisa May Alcott recently. It’s one that I’d been meaning to read for a long time. When I was bought it as a gift I had no excuse not to finally read it. For those of you who don’t know
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I came across The Lost Bookshop by accident. I’d not heard of it before, nor its author. But it was 99p on Kindle, so I thought I’d nothing to lose in downloading it. The blurb looked interesting, but I didn’t really have high hopes for it. Boy, was I wrong! Here is the blurb to
Esther Chilton 