Blackmail in Bloomsbury; a brilliant new murder mystery

I love it when I hit on a fab new book series. Blackmail in Bloomsbury is the first book in a new classic murder mystery series set in the 1920s. I absolutely loved reading this…

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The Keeper of Hidden Books; brilliant wartime fiction

Inspired by true events in Warsaw during World War 2, The Keeper of Hidden Books is a truly powerful novel full of poignancy and love. It is heart wrenching and raw as it depicts the…

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The Continental Affair; alluring and steeped in suspense

Always a sucker for a bit of old-fashioned glamour, it was the stylish cover of The Continental Affair that initially attracted me to this novel. Although it definitely cannot be described as an Agatha Christie…

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Fair Rosaline; a brilliant, subversive re-telling of Romeo and Juliet

As soon as I read the email inviting me to take part in the blog tour of Fair Rosaline, I knew that I definitely wanted to be involved. Why? Because just like Wide Sargasso Sea,…

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The Ghost Ship; a sweeping story of rebellion and justice

To say I loved the previous two novels in The Joubert Family Chronicles by the multi-million bestselling author Kate Mosse is an understatement. These are historical feasts that completely captivated me. So when I discovered…

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