Synopsis: Margaret Woodruff is slowly dying in a care home. When her son is presented with the chance of exceptional care in her final months, he finds the offer hard to resist. Winifred is assigned to Margaret’s care. She’s a Helper: a new kind of carer that’s capable, committed and completely tireless – because she’s … Continue reading We Care For You by Paul Kitcatt
Release date: 6th February 2018 This is a short and sweet novella that understands that you have to build an affinity with the main character very quickly for the reader to care what happens to them in a short length of time. Antoine DeWitt is an excellent main character, life isn't going easy on him … Continue reading Broken Shells by Michael Patrick Hicks
Synopsis: It's not until you're broken that you find your sharpest edge A brilliant new series from the bestselling author of PRINCE OF THORNS. "I was born for killing – the gods made me to ruin" At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old … Continue reading Review: Red Sister by Mark Lawrence (Book of the Ancestor #1)
Synopsis: April 1943: four boys playing in Hagley Woods, Essex make a gruesome discovery. Inside an enormous elm tree, there is the body of a woman, her mouth stuffed with a length of cloth. As the case goes cold, mysterious graffiti starts going up across the Midlands: 'Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?' To … Continue reading Review: That Old Black Magic by Cathi
Synopsis: A wealthy woman strangled six hours after she’s arranged her own funeral. A very private detective uncovering secrets but hiding his own. A reluctant author drawn into a story he can’t control. What do they have in common? Unexpected death, an unsolved mystery and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of … Continue reading Review: The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
Synopsis: Hi, how are you? Yes, I am talking to you, the reader of the this book’s description. It’s rude not to answer a person when they ask you a question. OK, I get it, 4th wall breaking is overdone. Get over it. This book, Villains Rule, is a fantasy action-comedy which you have to … Continue reading Audiobook review: Villains Rule by M.K. Gibson, Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer
Synopsis: DESIRE HAUNTS HER Rumors of madness and murder lurk within the crumbling walls of Manorbrier Castle. But Emma Parrish is not easily put off. She accepts a position no one else dares, as governess to the son of Lord Anthony Craven, the castle’s dark master. Her presence stirs up shadows and threat. She feels … Continue reading Review: His Dark Kiss by Eve Silver (Dark Gothic #2)
Synopsis: For everyone and everything there is a time to die. Lirael is no longer a shy Second Assistant Librarian. She is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, with Dead creatures to battle and Free Magic entities to bind. She’s also a Remembrancer, wielder of the Dark Mirror. Lirael lost one of her hands in the binding of Orannis, … Continue reading Review: Goldenhand by Garth Nix (Abhorsen book#5)
Synopsis: Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of E.T., roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change. Gretchen begins to act…different. And as the strange coincidences and bizarre behavior start to pile up, Abby realizes there’s only one … Continue reading Review: My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Synopsis: Five stories – Five Lives. Have you ever felt confused or at a loss for words in front of a spouse, colleague or parent, to the extent that you have felt inadequate or, worse, a failure? Do you ever wonder why someone close to you seems to endure humiliation without resistance? Manipulators are everywhere. … Continue reading Review: Manipulated Lives by H.A. Leuschel
Synopsis: The town of Rotherweird stands alone – there are no guidebooks, despite the fascinating and diverse architectural styles cramming the narrow streets, the avant garde science and offbeat customs. Cast adrift from the rest of England by Elizabeth I, Rotherweird's independence is subject to one disturbing condition: nobody, but nobody, studies the town or … Continue reading Review: Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott
Synopsis: Should you find yourself in need of a discreet investigation into any sort of mystery, crime or puzzling circumstances, think of Jesperson and Lane . For several years Miss Lane was companion, amanuensis, collaborator and friend to the lady known to the Psychical Society only as Miss X - until she discovered that Miss … Continue reading Review: The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief by Lisa Tuttle
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