Today I’m joining the blog tour for Hotel Portofino by J.P O’Connell organised by Anne Cater’s Random Things Tours for Simon and Schuster UK. Synopsis: Check in to a world of glamour, elegance and intrigue… A heady historical drama about a British family who open an upper-class hotel on the magical Italian Riviera during the ‘Roaring 20s’.… Continue reading Hotel Portofino by J.P. O’Connell
Tag: #Historicalfiction
The Girl from Paris by Ella Carey
Today I’m sharing my first review in 2022 for a book I enjoyed reading last month. Thank you to Sarah Hardy for the invitation to join the Bookouture blog tour for this new book by Ella Carey. I read and reviewed The Lost Girl of Berlin (Book 2 in this series) last year, my review… Continue reading The Girl from Paris by Ella Carey
The Visitors by Caroline Scott
Thank you to Simon and Schuster UK for a copy of The Visitors by Caroline Scott to read and review for the blog tour organised by Anne Cater of Random Things Tours. Regular readers of my book review may remember how much I loved reading The Photographer of the Lost (see my review at https://mentoringmumof2bookreviews.home.blog/2020/12/29/the-photographer-of-the-lost-by-caroline-scott/)… Continue reading The Visitors by Caroline Scott
The Return by Anita Frank
Thank you HQ Books for the opportunity to read and review a digital review copy on NetGalley. I’m sharing a mini review today. Synopsis: From the author of The Lost Ones, shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award and Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown Award… Jack Ellison’s war is over, but the battle for his… Continue reading The Return by Anita Frank
The Memory Box by Kathryn Hughes
Thank you to Rosie Margesson at Headline Books for a proof copy of the book to read and review. This is the first book I’ve read by Kathryn Hughes. The Memory Box is published in the UK today. Synopsis: From the million-copy-bestselling author of The Letter, Kathryn Hughes, and inspired by heartbreaking true events, an unforgettable,… Continue reading The Memory Box by Kathryn Hughes
The Duchess by Wendy Holden
Thank you to Welbeck Publishing for a gifted copy of The Duchess by Wendy Holden, a prize in a recent social media competition. I’m sharing a mini review today. Synopsis: Love can change the course of history… Arriving in 1928, Wallis was a divorced, penniless, middle-aged foreigner with average looks and no connections. Yet, just… Continue reading The Duchess by Wendy Holden
When the Music Stops by Joe Heap
I’m pleased to be sharing my review again as part of the blog tour organised by Anne at Random Things Tours to celebrate the paperback publication today of When the Music Stops. Thank you to Anne and Harper Fiction for a digital review copy, my thoughts are my own and not influenced by the gift.… Continue reading When the Music Stops by Joe Heap
The Girl on the Platform by Ellie Midwood
Thank you to Noelle Holton and Bookouture for the invitation to read and review The Girl on the Platform by Ellie Midwood, a new author to me. Synopsis: Berlin, 1939: The inspiring true story of Libby Schulze-Boysen, a German girl who refused to back down to the Nazis. In the face of evil, she vowed… Continue reading The Girl on the Platform by Ellie Midwood
The Collector’s Daughter by Gill Paul
I’m sharing two historical fiction reviews today for two excellent books on blog tours arranged by the lovely Anne Cater of Random Things Tours. This second book is The Collector’s Daughter, the second book I’ve read by Gill Paul, after enjoying reading The Second Marriage last year (see my review at https://mentoringmumof2bookreviews.home.blog/2020/09/21/the-second-marriage-by-gill-paul/). Thank you to… Continue reading The Collector’s Daughter by Gill Paul
A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford
I’m sharing two historical fiction reviews today on my book blog for two excellent books on blog tours arranged by the lovely Anne Cater of Random Things Tours. The first book being reviewed is A Woman Made of Snow, the second book I’ve read by Elisabeth Gifford (her book The Lost Lights of St Kilda… Continue reading A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford
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