Fiction

Review: Buried by Lynda La Plante

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In the aftermath of a fire breaking out at a remote house near Aylesbury, a badly burned and blackened body is found.  However, it is definitely not the previous owner of the place as she has unfortunately just passed away. Perhaps it was a vagrant trying to stay warm and…

You Never Told Me is the latest novel by Sarah Jasmon. Read the full review via @tbookjunkie

Review: You Never Told Me by Sarah Jasmon

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Charlie doesn’t seem to like backpackers or the fact that they represent privilege, freedom and even perhaps naivety. All she sees is the way these individuals take over cities and countries, not necessarily thinking about the impact they have on the local communities. But then she is in Thailand herself,…

Convictions by Caro Land, a full review by tbookjunkie on the first in a series of court room dramas

Review: Convictions by Caro Land

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Natalie is back in town, returning from Mallorca to the firm after several years enjoying life as the landlord of her very own Spanish bar with her wayward boyfriend, Jose.  Her reality check came when she received a call from her mum’s next-door neighbour explaining that Anna, her rock, had…

Second Sister by Chan Ho Kei is an emotive read about cyberbullying, sexual harassment and suicide

Review: Second Sister by Chan Ho-Kei

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“Just as Nga-Yee thought everything was going back to normal, Siu-Man stepped from that window of their twenty-second-story flat.” (Page 28) Nga-Yee and her sister, Siu-Man have not had an easy couple of years. Firstly, their father had an accident at work which killed him outright and then they had…

The Familiars by Stacey Halls, a historical fiction about the Pendle witch trials.

Review: The Familiars by Stacey Halls

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“… it is with solemn regret that I impart on you my professional opinion as a physick and expert in matters of childbed: that upon visiting her last Friday sennight, I drew the deeply unfortunate conclusion that she can not and should not bear children… if she finds herself once more in…

Truth Hurts by Rebecca Reid

Review: Truth Hurts by Rebecca Reid

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Who is Poppy and why is she allowing her house to be demolished? Within the opening pages, you get the sense that something sinister has taken place inside. Something so bad that Poppy is prepared to see her home turned into rubble to forget. Forget what though we don’t know….