Best Books of 2017: Tin Man, The Hate You Give, The Music Shop and More

From delightful debuts to new releases by acclaimed novelists, 2017 has been a fantastic year for both fiction and non-fiction. The world of fiction delivere... Read More...

Book Review: Kingmaker – Kingdom Come by Toby Clements

The dreaded time has arrived. Nope, not Christmas – it’s now 1470 and the time of the fourth and final book in Toby Clements’ Kingmaker series. At the end of th... Read More...

Book Review: The Honey Farm on the Hill by Jo Thomas

When Nell’s work factory closes down for refurbishment following a fire, leaving her without work for several weeks, she decides to head back to Vounoplagia in ... Read More...

Book Review: How Saints Die by Carmen Marcus

Ellie lives by the sea in a crumbling shack of a house barely held together by her father whilst her mother is in hospital suffering a breakdown. From the outse... Read More...

Book Review: Nine Folds Make A Paper Swan by Ruth Gilligan

Ruth Gilligan’s fourth novel, Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan, follows the stories of several interlocking families and opens with the arrival of a Jewish family l... Read More...

Book Review: If Not For You by Debbie Macomber

Debbie Macomber’s latest novel, If Not For You, revolves around Beth who leaves her hometown and controlling mother behind to try and become a more independent ... Read More...

Book Review: One Little Mistake by Emma Curtis

This debut psychological thriller by Emma Curtis serves as a warning to anyone thinking of trying to cover up their mistakes by lying their way out of them. Vic... Read More...

Book Review: The Liberation by Kate Furnivall

The Liberation is set at the end of the Second World War when Britain and America have just freed Italy from Nazi occupation. Not that the Liberation has brough... Read More...

Book Review: What We Didn’t Say by Rory Dunlop

Jack and Laura have reached one of those points in their marriage where everything is just about perfect. So what else is there for them to do but go and mess i... Read More...

Book Review: The Long Cosmos (Long Earth 5) by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

After reviewing The Long Utopia last year and having quite enjoyed it, I was looking forward to reading The Long Cosmos, the fifth book in the Long Earth series... Read More...

Book Review: Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker

The good thing about writing reviews is it pushes you to read books you might not otherwise choose; it challenges you to step out of your comfortable reading zo... Read More...

Book Review: Kingmaker: Divided Souls by Toby Clements

The third book in the Kingmaker series reacquaints readers with Thomas and Katherine who now have a son, Rufus, and have enjoyed a few relatively peaceful years... Read More...