reviews
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Once Upon a Spring – Book Review
EArc received from Book Sirens in exchange for an honest review. I have really been enjoying this series of short story anthologies, so I was excited to receive an eArc of this third volume, Once Upon a Spring – a delightful collection of speculative short stories inspired by Spring. Overall this was a really great… Continue reading
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A Sign of Her Own – Book Review
Ebook received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review author: Sarah Marsh publisher: Tinder Press Release date: 1st February 2024 Synopsis: Ellen Lark became deaf after having scarlet fever as a child. Worried about her ability to survive in a hearing world, her mother and grandmother send her to a school where deaf children… Continue reading
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What I Read in January
January ended up being a really busy month, so it was a slow reading start to the year. I only finished six books, and I mostly enjoyed them, although one was a bit of a disappointment. As I’m not tracking stats in the same way as last year, so these monthly wrap ups are going… Continue reading
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The Embroidered Book – Book Review
eArc received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review The Deets: Author: Kate Heartfield Publisher: Harper Collins Release Date: 17th February 2022 Rating: 3⭐️ The Synopsis: Two Hapsburg princesses secretly learn magic, unaware of the danger it presents or what it will cost them. As they grow older and are sent to marry and… Continue reading
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His Head on a Platter – Book Review
Received from Love Book Tours and the publisher in exchange for an honest review The Deets: Author: Alan Gold Publisher: Romaunce Books Release date: 22 September 2023 Rating: 4⭐️ The Synopsis: In 1641, Artemisia Gentileschi begins writing the story of her life – her childhood, her developing ability as a painter, and the restrictions placed… Continue reading
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The Draw of the Sea – Book Review
eArc received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review The deets: Author: Will Menmuir Publisher: Quarto Publishing Grouo Release Date: 4th October 2022 Rating: 5⭐️ The review: This book was a beautiful love letter to the sea and and coastal communities of the South West of the UK. Menmuir encountered different ways people engage… Continue reading
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Coming Home to Jesus: A Memoir – Book Review
Advanced copy received from the author in exchange for an honest review. The author also happens to be my sister-in-law, but that does not change the fact that I loved this book! The deets: Author: Dr Aishah S.W Publisher: Self-published Release date: 12th August 2023 Rating: 5⭐️ The Synopsis: Growing up in a Muslim family… Continue reading
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From Dust to Stardust – Book Review
eArc received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review It’s release day for From Dust to Stardust by Kathleen Rooney, and for once I have actually read the book and written the review in time for the book’s release! Actually, it also follows on pretty well from my last review, as it is historical… Continue reading
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1922 – Book Review
eArc received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review The deets: Author: Nick Rennison Publisher: Oldcastle Books Release Date: 1st May 1922 Rating: 4⭐️ The Review: This was a really fun snapshot of history from 100 years ago. Rennison’s delightful prose brings to life many significant events from the year 1922, some of which… Continue reading
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Conversations on Love – Book Review
eArc received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review The deets: Author: Natasha Lunn Publisher: Penguin Release Date: 15th July 2021 Rating: 4⭐️ The Review: Sometimes a book comes along exactly when you need this. At the time I was approved for this book I was wallowing in perpetual singleness and put off reading… Continue reading
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Just your average thirty-something lost in a good book
Ceri Louise Reads 