Before I Saw You by Emily Houghton

I’m pleased to be joining the Random Things Tours blog tour for this wonderful debut novel by Emily Houghton. Thank you to Anne Cater for the invitation to join the tour and a proof copy of the book. The book was published in ebook format this week and will be available in hardback next week… Continue reading Before I Saw You by Emily Houghton

Captain Jesus by Colette Snowden

Thank you to Colette for a proof copy of her novel to read and review, which is being published by Bluemoose Books today. My thoughts are my own and not influenced by the gift. Synopsis: When three brothers find a dead magpie and peg it to the washing line, the resurrection re-enactment becomes a portent… Continue reading Captain Jesus by Colette Snowden

The Promise by Lucy Diamond

Thank you to Pan MacMillan for a digital review copy via NetGalley. My thoughts are my own and not influenced by the gift. Synopsis: Life isn’t a spreadsheet, Dan! You can’t fit people into boxes and charts.’ But Dan had never before come across a spreadsheet that had let him down. At the top of… Continue reading The Promise by Lucy Diamond

Coming Home To Brightwater Bay by Holly Hepburn

Today I’m thrilled to be joining the blog tour for this gorgeous book set in the Orkney Islands. Thanks to Anne at Random Things Tours for the opportunity and to Books and The City/Simon and Schuster for a copy of the book to read and review. My thoughts about the book are my own and… Continue reading Coming Home To Brightwater Bay by Holly Hepburn

A Taste of Home by Heidi Swain

Thanks to Books and The City/Simon and Schuster for the opportunity to read and read a digital proof copy of the new Heidi Swain book after hearing about this at the Showcase 2021 event. My thoughts are my own and not influenced by the gift. This book is due to be published in the UK… Continue reading A Taste of Home by Heidi Swain

The Watchmaker of Dachau by Carly Schabowski

Thank you to Sarah Hardy for the invitation to read and review The Watchmaker of Dachau published this week by Bookouture. I reviewed The Ringmaster’s Daughter by Carly Schabowski in July 2020 (see review at https://mentoringmumof2bookreviews.home.blog/2020/07/07/the-ringmasters-daughter-by-carly-schabowski/) and was pleased to be able to read and review her next novel pre-publication too. The book was published… Continue reading The Watchmaker of Dachau by Carly Schabowski

How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

Thank you to Antonia Whitton of Headline Books for the opportunity to read and review a proof copy of this debut novel. My thoughts are my own and not influenced by the gift. Synopsis: A debut novel in the tradition of Zadie Smith and Marlon James, from a brilliant Caribbean writer, set in Barbados, about… Continue reading How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello by Chris McDonald #TheStonebridgeMysteries

Today I’m thrilled to be sharing my thoughts about the first in the series of The Stonebridge Mysteries by Chris McDonald, a novella published recently by Red Dog Press. This is a no spoiler review. Thanks to Meggy for the invitation to read and review. Synopsis: Wedding bells are chiming in the idyllic, coastal town… Continue reading The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello by Chris McDonald #TheStonebridgeMysteries

Until We’re Fish by Susannah R Drissi

Today I’m pleased to be sharing my thoughts about Until We’re Fish by Susannah R Drissi as part of the blog tour organised by Anne Cater of Random Things Tours and Propertius Press. Thank you to Susannah for a signed copy of the book, sent from California. My thoughts are my own and not influenced… Continue reading Until We’re Fish by Susannah R Drissi

The House Beneath the Cliffs by Sharon Gosling

Today I’m thrilled to be sharing my thoughts about this debut adult fiction novel by Sharon Gosling. Thanks to Sara-Jade at Books and The City for this gorgeous proof copy, my thoughts are my own and not influenced by the gift. The book is due to be published by Simon and Schuster in the UK… Continue reading The House Beneath the Cliffs by Sharon Gosling