Kate Galley Old Girls Behaving Badly Boldwood Books, May 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I was attracted to this book because, after reading criticisms that older women do not feature in many novels, Old Girls Behaving Badly suggested that in this case this is not justified. InContinue reading “Week beginning 26 June 2024”
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Week beginning 29 May 2024
Priscilla Masters The Quiet Woman Book 2 of A Florence Shaw Mystery, Severn House, July 2024. Thank you, Net Galley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The Quiet Woman is an intriguing murder mystery in so many aspects –characterisation, plotting, pace and writing style. Nurse Florence Shaw is a quiet woman, herself,Continue reading “Week beginning 29 May 2024”
Week beginning 22 May 2024
Hannah McGregor Clever Girl, Jurassic Park ECW Press, October 2024. Thank you, NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Clever Girl, Jurassic Park is written in a style that I often find unappealing. However, I must acknowledge that I was so captivated by the perceptive commentary, the substantial research that underlies theContinue reading “Week beginning 22 May 2024”
Week beginning 15 May 2024
Freida McFadden One by One Poisoned Pen Press, April 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. One by One is a competent psychological thriller. The plot is an edgy combination of ill-assorted friends on a holiday jaunt that goes wrong with attempts to find the holiday hotel in whichContinue reading “Week beginning 15 May 2024”
Week beginning 24 April 2024
Malcolm Hislop A Guide to the Medieval Castles of England Pen & Sword, Pen & Sword History, January 2024. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. A Guide to Medieval Castles of England must be packed in the luggage of anyone embarking on a tourContinue reading “Week beginning 24 April 2024”
Week beginning April 17 2024
Scott Ryan The Last Decade of Cinema Black Chateau Fayetteville Mafia Press, June 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Scott Ryan has a distinct writing style that carries this serious, perceptive and analytical approach to a decade of film with a firm grasp of the need to engageContinue reading “Week beginning April 17 2024”
Week beginning 3 April 2024
Jonathan Cott Let Me Take You Down Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever University of Minnesota Press, April 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Jonothan Cott combines a story of the Beatles’ commitment to touring aimed at giving their audiences access to them and their work with anContinue reading “Week beginning 3 April 2024”
Week beginning January 24 2024
Kathryn Atherton Mary Neal and the Suffragettes Who Saved Morris Dancing Pen & Sword History, January 2024. * Thank you, NetGalley, and Pen & Sword History for providing me with this uncorrected proof review. Reading Katheryn Atherton’s book has been an absolute delight. It is well written, with the usual Pen & Sword accessible language, formatContinue reading “Week beginning January 24 2024”
Week beginning 10 January 2024
BookTrib BookTrib Lit Picks First Chapters from the Hottest Books Meridian Editions, November 2023. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this proof for review. I understand that this edition is available as an eBook download for people who subscribe to BookTrib, providing a valuable resource to readers who want to see what theirContinue reading “Week beginning 10 January 2024”
Week beginning 27 December 2023
Karen Brooks The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson Harlequin Australia, HQ, July 2023. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Unlike The Good Wife of Bath where Karen Brooks’ Eleanor instantly endeared herself to me, it took me longer to warm to Tribulation. However, it was well worth taking that journeyContinue reading “Week beginning 27 December 2023”
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