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Category: Reviews

Reviews posted on Qype, or of books and CDs I’ve enjoyed (or not!). I’m also going to be trying out the Sainsbury’s Basics range over the coming months and will review the products.

Review: BLAZE fire walk (thing number 90!)

Review: BLAZE fire walk (thing number 90!)

Posted on March 30, 2012March 22, 2018 by Alison
Thing #90 – do a fire walk – was added to my list of 101 things in 1001 days as a bit of a last resort to be honest. I was running short of ideas for the list and someone on the 4Networkin... 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
My O2 Joggler - all pimped up and ready to go!

My O2 Joggler – all pimped up and ready to go!

Posted on March 9, 2012March 9, 2012 by Alison
A couple of years ago I wrote a review of the O2 Joggler, which I bought when O2 reduced the price to £50 for a while. For those who’ve never come across a Joggler, it’s a 7″ digita... 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
Review: Jo Nesbo Collection: The Redbreast, The Snowman, The Devil's Star

Review: Jo Nesbo Collection: The Redbreast, The Snowman, The Devil’s Star

Posted on February 18, 2012March 30, 2012 by Alison
Jo Nesbo Collection: The Redbreast, The Snowman, The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbø My rating: 4 of 5 stars This review relates to The Devil’s Star which doesn’t appear to be listed on he... Read More
Review: The Girl Who Couldn't Say No

Review: The Girl Who Couldn’t Say No

Posted on February 5, 2012March 30, 2012 by Alison
The Girl Who Couldn’t Say No by Tracy Engelbrecht My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed this Kindle book about the life of a girl who got pregnant at 14, but I would have liked it to go a little dee... Read More
Review: Into the Darkest Corner

Review: Into the Darkest Corner

Posted on January 28, 2012March 30, 2012 by Alison
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Picked this up as a freebie on Kindle ages ago, stuck it in my “freebies I may or may not get round to reading one day” ... Read More
Review: Nemesis

Review: Nemesis

Posted on January 3, 2012March 30, 2012 by Alison
Nemesis by Jo Nesbø My rating: 3 of 5 stars Harry Hole is back, this time investigating a bank robbery where the clerk was killed despite handing over the money. Along the way he finds himself involv... Read More
Review: Are We Nearly There Yet?

Review: Are We Nearly There Yet?

Posted on December 19, 2011March 30, 2012 by Alison
Are We Nearly There Yet? by Ben Hatch My rating: 3 of 5 stars Very enjoyable tale of a family’s trip round Britain. Ben is commissioned to write a travel guide about travelling round Britain wit... Read More
Review - the first Networking Women Conference

Review – the first Networking Women Conference

Posted on September 15, 2011November 21, 2011 by Alison
OK I’ll come clean straight away. I’m not really a big fan of women-only networking. I go to Networking Women now and then, but only really because I do their website and like to keep in t... Read More
Review - Holistic Health and a hot stone massage

Review – Holistic Health and a hot stone massage

Posted on September 8, 2011November 21, 2011 by Alison
Number 99 on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days was “Have a hot stone massage”. Not sure what it was that made me put this on the list, except I’ve always wondered exactly one ... Read More
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Alison's bookshelf: read

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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