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Book Review: Reality Rehab by Lisa Mary London

A couple of weeks ago I received an email offering me a copy of Reality Rehab for review. With Big Brother and Love Island all over the TV at the moment, this humorous novel about reality TV stars seemed quite apt so I thought I would give it a go! Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years3 years ago
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Book Review: Marked for Life by Emelie Schepp

I was pleased to be sent a copy of Marked for Life by Emelie Schepp for review. I love a good crime fiction book and Nordic crime is really big at the moment so I was intrigued to see how this one stood up. This is the story of a series Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years3 years ago
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Book Review: The Silent Wife by Kerry Fisher

I love Kerry Fisher’s books. I reviewed her first book, The School Gate Survival Guide back in 2014, and also reviewed The Island Escape when it came out, and thoroughly enjoyed After the Lie. I was excited then, to discover that The Silent Wife had been released. This is the story of a single Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years3 years ago
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Book Review: Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig

I was absolutely delighted to receive a pre-release copy of Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig for review last month. I had been asked to publish my review on the release date. When the book arrived and was quite thick, I panicked; how would I read this before the review was due? Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years6 years ago
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Book Review: The Teacher’s Secret by Suzanne Leal

I was excited to receive a copy of The Teacher’s Secret by Suzanne Leal for review. I’d already heard good things about it – but also, I just enjoy finding new authors and new books to read. I enjoyed this book, not only because of the storyline but also for the Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years3 years ago
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Book Review: The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

I have had a copy of Liane Moriarty’s The Husband’s Secret sitting on my shelf for months, but for some reason I had never picked it up. The other week, I decided to give it a go… and I couldn’t put it down!  In the space between reading this book and writing Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 6 years6 years ago
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Book Review: The Trap

I was sent a copy of The Trap by Melanie Raabe for review, as part of Mumsnet Book Club. This is Raabe’s debut novel. The Trap is written from the perspective of Linda, a successful and reclusive novelist whose sister Anna was murdered twelve years ago. Although Linda saw the Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years3 years ago
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Book Review: The Fire Child

I was sent a copy of The Fire Child by SK Tremayne to review as part of Mumsnet Book Club. I was excited to get my hands on it, because I reviewed SK Tremayne’s The Ice Twins last year and loved it…   This is the story of Rachel, who has grown Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years6 years ago
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Book Review: Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner

I was sent a copy of Missing, Presumed for review by Mumsnet. When it arrived, it came with a miniature bottle of  Southern Comfort, which was nice! My first thought when I saw this book was oh crikey, it’s a massive book and I have to read it all within a week! I Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years3 years ago
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Book Review: Pretty Is by Maggie Mitchell

I received a copy of Pretty Is in my goodie bag from Mumsnet Blogfest last year. It languished in my “to be read” pile for quite some time, until a couple of weeks ago when I picked it up, wondering what it was actually about… and then I found I couldn’t quite Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years3 years ago
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Book Review: The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin

  I was sent a copy of The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin  by Mumsnet for review. The blurb on the back of the book says: Noah is four and wants to go home. the only trouble is, he’s already there. There’s also a quote from Jodi Picoult on the front, calling Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years6 years ago
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Looking Forward to Kerry Fisher’s New Book, After the Lie.

Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m a big fan of Kerry Fisher. I reviewed The School Gate Survival Guide when it was originally released as The Class Ceiling and more recently, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading The Island Escape. I’m really excited to be part of the cover reveal for her Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years7 years ago
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Book Review: Dark Places by Gillian Flynne

    When I’d finished reading the book I reviewed last week, I had that feeling you get when you finish a book and feel a bit like “oh, what should I read now…” While searching for another book to read, I stumbled upon Dark Places by Gillian Flynn and thought I’d Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years6 years ago
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Book Review: What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

  At the end of 2015, Crystal Paine did a Periscope where she listed her top 10 books of the year, and one of those books was What Alice Forgot by Liane Moirarty. It sounded intriguing, and I was looking for something to read at the time so I got it Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years6 years ago
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Book Review: The Faerie Tree by Jane Cable

  I read Jane Cable’s first novel, The Cheesemaker’s House in January this year, and couldn’t put it down – so I was really excited to find her next book, The Faerie Tree had been released, and bought it without reading any reviews beforehand. I was not disappointed! In her Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years6 years ago
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Book Review: The Island Escape by Kerry Fisher

  A while back I reviewed Kerry Fisher’s first book, The School Gate Survival Guide – and I loved it. I was excited to read her new book, The Island Escape – and I was not disappointed!  This book is about two life-long friends, Roberta and Octavia. The story alternates between each of Read more…

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By Vicky Charles, 7 years3 years ago

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