Title: Christmas in Paris (Miss Lily #3.5) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 18th November 2019 Format: eBook Pages: 104 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Paris, Christmas Eve, 1933 For once it was an accident. Violette did not mean to kill St Nicholas. But there he was, with blood on the cobblestones, and a… Continue reading Christmas in Paris (Miss Lily #3.5) by Jackie French
Category: Reviews
Friday Barnes: Girl Detective by R.A. Spratt
Title: Friday Barnes: Girl Detective Author: R.A. Spratt Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 1st July 2014/7th May 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl!The eagerly awaited new series from the author of the bestselling Nanny Piggins series.When girl detective Friday Barnes solves a bank… Continue reading Friday Barnes: Girl Detective by R.A. Spratt
A Testament of Character (Rowland Sinclair #10) by Sulari Gentill
Title: A Testament of Character (Rowland Sinclair #10) Author: Sulari Gentill Genre: Crime, Historical Fiction Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 3rd March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 340 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: In fear for his life, American millionaire Daniel Cartwright changes his will, appointing his old friend Rowland Sinclair as his executor. Soon murder proves that fear… Continue reading A Testament of Character (Rowland Sinclair #10) by Sulari Gentill
The Republic of Birds by Jessica Miller
Title: The Republic of Birds Author: Jessica Miller Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 3rd March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Olga loves the stories of the old cartographers and pores over their ancient books and maps, trying to unlock their secrets. Sometimes, she thinks she can even feel through the maps—… Continue reading The Republic of Birds by Jessica Miller
Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valour by Ally Carter’
Title: Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valour Author: Ally Carter Genre: Fiction Publisher: Lothian/Hachette Australia Published: 3rd March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 340 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter's middle grade debut is full of mystery, mayhem, and friendship, and will keep you guessing right until the very end. When 11-year-old April… Continue reading Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valour by Ally Carter’
Death in the Ladies’ Goddess Club by Julian Leatherdale
Title: Death in the Ladies’ Goddess Club Author: Julian Leatherdale Genre: Historical Fiction/Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Murder and blackmail, family drama and love, all set within the shady underbelly of 1930s Kings Cross and its glamorous fringe. 'Crime's not a woman's business, Joanie.… Continue reading Death in the Ladies’ Goddess Club by Julian Leatherdale
The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
Title: The Vanishing Deep Author: Astrid Scholte Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Astrid Scholte, bestselling author of Four Dead Queens, brings fans a thrilling new standalone YA fantasy where the dead can be revived…for a price. Two sisters. One dangerous secret. Twenty-four hours to… Continue reading The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
February 2020 Round Up
In February this year I read seventeen books – several for pleasure, some for quiz writing purposes and the rest for review purposes – most coming out in March or in the next few months. My current total stats for my reading challenges are: The Modern Mrs Darcy 9/12 AWW2020 -15/25 Book Bingo - 9/12… Continue reading February 2020 Round Up
Esme’s Gift by Elizabeth Foster
Title: Esme’s Gift Author: Elizabeth Foster Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Odyssey Books Published: 30th November 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 266 Price: $23.95 Synopsis: Terror was within. Terror was without. Like her mother, she was at the water’s mercy. In the enchanted world of Aeolia, fifteen-year-old Esme Silver faces her hardest task yet. She must master her… Continue reading Esme’s Gift by Elizabeth Foster
Books and Bites Book Bingo Published More than 100 Years Ago: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden (synopsis below taken from the Penguin Random House website) was published in 1911, 109 years ago, so it works out well for the published more than 100 years ago square. The edition I have also has a door on the cover, so it could equally have fitted into that square – but… Continue reading Books and Bites Book Bingo Published More than 100 Years Ago: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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