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Review: The Glass Guardian

Review: The Glass Guardian

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
The Glass Guardian by Linda Gillard My rating: 5 of 5 stars Following the sudden deaths of her partner, father and beloved aunt in the space of nine months, Ruth moves to the house she inherits on Sky... Read More
Review: The Redeemer

Review: The Redeemer

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
The Redeemer by Jo Nesbø My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is the fifth Harry Hole book I’ve read and my least favourite to date. Not sure what it was about this one that I didn’t like –... Read More
Review: Nobody's Fault

Review: Nobody’s Fault

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
Nobody’s Fault by Terry Tyler My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have to say that the Kindle is proving an excellent platform for discovering new authors. Having picked up You Wish by Terry Tyler as a fr... Read More
Review: Revenge Of The Tide

Review: Revenge Of The Tide

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
Revenge Of The Tide by Elizabeth Haynes My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thought Elizabeth Haynes’ first novel, Into the Darkest Corner, was an amazing achievement for a new author and was even more su... Read More
Review: Cupcake: A Modern Love-Story with a Bigger-Than-Average Waistline

Review: Cupcake: A Modern Love-Story with a Bigger-Than-Average Waistline

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
Cupcake: A Modern Love-Story with a Bigger-Than-Average Waistline by Mariah Jones My rating: 2 of 5 stars Freebie for Kindle hat held my attention on a lazy Sunday morning lie in. About a large girl w... Read More
Review: The Heretic's Treasure

Review: The Heretic’s Treasure

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
The Heretic’s Treasure by Scott Mariani My rating: 3 of 5 stars Another Scott Mariani book, another love interest for Ben Hope. You’d think the poor guy would be given time to mourn for hi... Read More
Review: Every Last One

Review: Every Last One

Posted on April 10, 2012April 10, 2012 by Alison
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen My rating: 4 of 5 stars I think this was another free Kindle book I picked up, and I started reading it solely because the author’s surname begins with Q and I ne... Read More
Review: Dear Coca Cola

Review: Dear Coca Cola

Posted on April 10, 2012April 10, 2012 by Alison
Dear Coca Cola by Terry Ravenscroft My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amusing book of letters written by a man who obviously has way too much time on his hands to various UK food and drink manufacturers. Some g... Read More
Review: The Afterlife Club

Review: The Afterlife Club

Posted on April 3, 2012April 3, 2012 by Alison
The Afterlife Club by Jude Ryan My rating: 3 of 5 stars During the first few pages of this book I really wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy it – the core idea of someone dying in an accident... Read More
Review: Before I Go to Sleep

Review: Before I Go to Sleep

Posted on March 25, 2012March 30, 2012 by Alison
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson My rating: 3 of 5 stars This works on the same premise as the film 50 First Dates but is far more sinister. A woman wakes up in a strange bedroom, next to a strange... Read More
Review: The Mozart Conspiracy

Review: The Mozart Conspiracy

Posted on March 21, 2012March 30, 2012 by Alison
The Mozart Conspiracy by Scott Mariani My rating: 4 of 5 stars The second book in the Ben Hope series and the second Scott Mariani I’ve read. A roller coaster of a thriller involving Mozart, Fre... Read More
Review: In Search Of Adam

Review: In Search Of Adam

Posted on March 21, 2012March 30, 2012 by Alison
In Search Of Adam by Caroline Smailes My rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked this up as a freebie on my Kindle ages ago and stored it away in my Freebies folder meaning to read it some day …. So glad ... Read More
Review: The Alchemist's Secret

Review: The Alchemist’s Secret

Posted on February 18, 2012March 30, 2012 by Alison
The Alchemist’s Secret by Scott Mariani My rating: 4 of 5 stars Picked this up cheap on Kindle as it sounded like a good holiday read and I wasn’t disappointed. I love all the conspiracy t... Read More
Review: Wedding Tiers

Review: Wedding Tiers

Posted on February 18, 2012March 30, 2012 by Alison
Wedding Tiers by Trisha Ashley My rating: 1 of 5 stars Having read and enjoyed Tricia Ashley’s “Twelve Days of Christmas” I had high hopes for this book – but was sadly disappo... Read More
Review: Me Before You

Review: Me Before You

Posted on February 18, 2012March 30, 2012 by Alison
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have to admit I didn’t really pay much attention to the blurb about this book before I downloaded it for my Kindle to read on holiday. IR... Read More
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The Rose Petal Beach
5 of 5 stars
The Rose Petal Beach
by Dorothy Koomson
Dorothy Koomson is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, and this is definitely the best of the four books I've read by her (though the others were marvellous too!). I think the thing about her books is that on the surface they look...
tagged: read-in-2012 and highly-recommended
The Guy Selling Rubbish
1 of 5 stars
The Guy Selling Rubbish
by Jack Williams
A freebie Kindle book and a quick read (well under a hour) that gave me a snigger or two. After attempting to seel so,e rubbish on ebay for a laugh, the guy in the book is challenged by a friend to sell more and make some money. Over the...
tagged: read-in-2013
A Cromer Corpse
3 of 5 stars
A Cromer Corpse
by Kelvin I Jones
I was attracted to this because it had Cromer - my favourite place - in the title. When a body is pulled from the sea off Cromer with an unusual mark carved on it, an ex detective recently relocated from Cornwall to Norfolk for a quiet ...
tagged: read-in-2013 and thriller-crime

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