To be published 06/10/2022… Carl is lost. Without his best friend Jack, he feels unmoored from life. His parents have taken him on a country retreat to help heal his grief, but the old sloping cottage on the moors doesn’t feel like home. Without Jack waiting there, home doesn’t feel like home anymore either. SoContinue reading “‘The Haunted Hills’ by Berlie Doherty“
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‘The Book of Gothel’ by Mary McMyne
A fairy-tale like no other, this book explores a haunting truth behind the myth of Rapunzel’s captivity in the tower. Behind the legend of Mother Gothel is a girl named Haelwise, a girl who grew up trapped in her own way; by an overprotective mother and a village’s fear of things that are different. WithContinue reading “‘The Book of Gothel’ by Mary McMyne“
‘The Imperfect Alchemist’ by Naomi Miller
After Rose’s mother is accused of witchcraft, Rose is sent to be a servant to the Lady Pembroke. The decision is made for her safety, but it will be the catalyst for an entire future that Rose could have never imagined. Lady Pembroke is kind and nurtures Rose’s unique skills. When she dies, it allContinue reading “‘The Imperfect Alchemist’ by Naomi Miller”
‘The Half Life of Valery K’ by Natasha Pulley
A severely malnourished Dr Valery Kolkhanov is taken suddenly from the Russian prison in Siberia, where he is six years into a ten-year sentence of hard labour for crimes he did not commit (and has no idea what they are). He expects that he is being taken to die and is almost quite relieved byContinue reading “‘The Half Life of Valery K’ by Natasha Pulley”
‘The House with the Golden Door’ by Elodie Harper
SPOILER ALERT: THIS REVIEW REFERS TO THE OUTCOMES OF BOOK ONE (The Wolf Den). IF YOU HAVE NOT READ IT, I SUGGEST YOU TRY THIS REVIEW INSTEAD: ‘The Wolf Den’ by Elodie Harper Amara has escaped the brothel. She has escaped slavery. Now she lives in a beautiful house with beautiful things. But none of itContinue reading “‘The House with the Golden Door’ by Elodie Harper”
‘The Wolf Den’ by Elodie Harper
Amara was not born a slave. She was not born a prostitute. Yet these are the two words which now define her entire life. Of all her fellow prostitutes, only Dido understands how it feels to have fallen so far. Victoria, the favourite, has never known any different and she scorns Amara’s desire to escape.Continue reading “‘The Wolf Den’ by Elodie Harper”
‘Rome for the Summer’ by Lynne Shelby
To be published 23/06/2022… When Kate’s art-seller boyfriend cheats her family out of thousands of pounds, there is only one thing to do: move to Rome for the summer! Kate never wanted her family to sell the ‘Italian Girl’ painting in the first place, but at least in Rome she might have a chance toContinue reading “‘Rome for the Summer’ by Lynne Shelby”
‘A Caribbean Heiress in Paris’ by Adriana Herrera
To be published 21/06/2022… With responsibility for her sister sitting on her shoulders and her inheritance tied up with a unscrupulous trustee, Luz travels to Edinburgh (via Paris) to bring her family’s rum business to European shores. Evan, Earl of Darnick, is in Paris for business, his whisky distillery the only part of his loftyContinue reading “‘A Caribbean Heiress in Paris’ by Adriana Herrera”
‘A Three Letter Name’ by Annie Lisenby
to be published 31/05/2022… Els always knew that she wanted to be a Listener, that she wanted to dedicate herself to keeping her village safe from the catamounts. She certainly never wanted to marry. Until an illness took her hearing from her, took her vocation from her. Until the choice was marriage or banishment.
‘A Place to Land’ by Lauren K. Denton
To be published 04/10/2022… Violet lives a quiet existence in Sugar Bend. Her and her sister Trudy live and work together, their art shop serving as a haven for locals and a treasure trove for tourists. No one would guess the dreams that Violet had as a young woman, to escape Sugar Bend and travelContinue reading “‘A Place to Land’ by Lauren K. Denton”
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