Alcohol is clearly not Astrid’s friend, in fact, it sounds like that it is the cause for her lack of friends. “Drink isn’t your friend. It’s your enemy. Your poison. Can’t you see what it is doing to you?” (page 5). The only problem is that, due to her lack…
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Picking up a copy of The Case, I was unsure what to expect. I enjoy reading novels from authors that I have never heard of before because I have no preconceived ideas about how good the book is going to be. Sometimes, I read books recommended by others and while…
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From the author of The Couple Next Door, An Unwanted Guest is the third novel by Canadian author, Shari Lapena. Once a lawyer and a teacher, I think it is fair to say that Shari is making big waves in the crime writing world with her inventive, gripping stories, and…
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Set in the fictional town of Flinstead-on-Sea in North Essex, The Rumour is the first book by author Lesley Kara, but fingers crossed it won’t be her last. The Rumour: The Story It all starts with a silly rumour. A passing comment or two at the school gates but before she…
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Have you ever wondered why someone chooses to end things? Mental Health Awareness is something that many people feel they probably understand but I am sure if we were to delve further into the reasoning behind why someone feels so devastatingly low that they are will to do something so…
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I remember sitting in the audience listening to Laura Lippman speak at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate some years ago whilst she was interviewed about how she gains inspiration for her novels. At the time, all I could think about was how one day I wanted…
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Have you ever been on one of those god-forsaken team-building exercises? You know the ones. Everyone readily agrees, not because they think it will be fun but because they are worried about how it could hurt their career if they don’t. Whether it is raft building, high wire acrobatics or…
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As an author, it must be really difficult to decide when it is the right time to publish your up-and-coming best-selling novel. Is the best time during the holiday season for example? Interestingly, some believe that if you are a well-known author that has already sold millions of copies of…
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What a book to start 2018 on! I mean, I have read a lot of the hype and seen the book listed on many different reading lists for the New Year, so it has to be good right?!?!? Goodreads states that we need to ‘get ready for the biggest thriller…
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With each new year comes a flourish of new books and authors vying for one of those coveted positions on a best-sellers list – whether that be the New York Times, Amazon, Goodreads or any other number of tables readers now go to when selecting their next big read. 2018…
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