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The Ten Thousand Doors of January embraces the power of words and the magic of stories to pen an ode to freedom, adventure, and empowerment … it’s a heart-felt rallying cry to the oppressed, the in-betweens, the wonderers, and the wanderers.
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Crocodile Tears is a rollicking good read that straddles the crime, action, and humour genres with aplomb … it boasts hints of vaudeville, echoes of Pink Panther, flashes of violence, and a wryly menacing classical soundtrack.
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One Night, New York is a remarkable debut novel whose story will stay with me for quite some time. Set in 1930’s New York, the plot positively bursts out of the pages. It’s part thriller, part crime, part romance … and all too easy to lose yourself in.
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The Charmed Wife pricks a bewitching pin into the glossy, rose-tinted bubble of happily-ever-after, to reveal a hugely enjoyable reality-ever-after. Whilst the story does initially follow a familiar fairytale path, it quickly takes a turn for something infinitely more acerbic, forthright, and with plenty of cues to a thoroughly modern makeover.
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We may still be in ‘the-year-that-won’t-be-named’, but I’m already going all googly-eyed over an abundance of fabulous new books due to arrive in our beloved bookshops in 2021. Here are the books I’ve already managed to get my paws on …
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The moment I read the pre-publication reviews for Heatstroke – ‘intoxicating’, ‘compulsive’, ‘darkly gripping’, ‘tense’, ‘sultry’, ‘atmospheric’ – I was powerless to resist it. They’re the magic words that sum up my perfect book … and they were sooooo right!
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Curiosity Cottage on Memory Lane is throwing open its doors as a peaceful retreat … an escape from the stresses of life … in the beautiful Cornish seaside town of Pengelley. After the madness of 2020 it sounded like an idyllic way to unwind!
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Well, here I am at the end of my first (calendar) year of book blogging. My blog isn’t even a year old yet, but looking back on just the last nine-and-a-bit months I can’t help wondering why I didn’t start this sooner. I’ve been spoilt for choice with so many wonderful books to read and review, and as 2020 comes to an end, I wanted to share my very best, five-star books with you.
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Of Magpies & Men is a book of three plots, set across two timelines, each spiralling towards the book’s dramatic conclusion. Stories with layers, connections and mysteries really appeal to me, and both the cover design and the back-cover story convinced me this was an intriguing debut novel I really wanted to read.
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So, here I am at the end of the unexpectedly charming House of Hale Trilogy … my introduction to Regency Romance novels, written by a forward-thinking author who’s injected panache, humour, and a dash of emancipation to her novels.
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