Tag: Book Review
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May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry: Historical Fiction That Feels Genuinely Different
May We Feed the King was one of those books I picked up because the premise sounded unusual. Historical fiction is one of my favourite genres, so I read quite a lot of it. That also means it can sometimes take a lot for a historical novel to feel genuinely fresh. When I spotted this…
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The Tarot Reader of Versailles by Anya Bergman: Revolution, Tarot and a 4-Star Read
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through one of these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I picked up The Tarot Reader of Versailles by Anya Bergman after seeing it talked about quite a lot and then spotting it in Sainsbury’s for about £8 (plus it…
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Do you need to Read The Woman in Cabin 10 Before The Woman in Suite 11?
Short answer: no. I hadn’t read The Woman in Cabin 10 before picking up Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Suite 11 (in fact, I didn’t even know there was another book), and I didn’t feel lost at any point. This was actually a freebie in one of my Goldsboro Crime Collective subscription boxes, so I…
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King Sorrow by Joe Hill: A Huge, Dark, Dragon-Filled Surprise
A giant horror-fantasy epic that pushed me outside my comfort zone, and completely surprised me. A dark, atmospheric Goldsboro PREM1ER pick worth the commitment.
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Our Beautiful Mess by Adele Parks: Messy Families and Buried Secrets
This was my first Adele Parks book (a Goldsboro Books Crime Collective pick for me), and it definitely won’t be my last. Our Beautiful Mess centres on Connie and her family over Christmas – a time that should feel warm and familiar, but very quickly spirals into something far more complicated. Her daughter Fran returns…
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The Five by Hallie Rubenhold: Reclaiming the Women Jack the Ripper Erased
This book came highly recommended by my sister, so when I got round to reading it I wasn’t sure what to expect (we don’t normally have the same taste in books). However, The Five by Hallie Rubenhold was such a welcome surprise. I went in thinking I knew the infamous Jack the Ripper story –…
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Tart by Slutty Cheff: Raw, Unfiltered and Deliciously Fun
I picked up Tart by Slutty Cheff without knowing much about it (aside from some buzz and those cheeky cover quotes from Lena Dunham and Dolly Alderton), and I’m so glad I did. This memoir is an absolute riot – a no-holds-barred through the life of an anonymous young chef in London’s restaurant underbelly. It…
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This Is Not A Game by Kelly Mullen: Chaos in a Locked-Room Whodunnit
You know when a book just delivers exactly what you hoped for – clever, cosy, a little bit camp, and absolutely cramped with red herrings? This was This Is Not a Game for me. A classic murder mystery in a snowed-in mansion, but with a quirky modern twist (and a lot of martinis). What’s it…
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Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall: A Cosy Whodunnit Worth the Wait
Let me start by saying Death at the White Hart was a slow-burn mystery – and I absolutely savoured it. You know those books that feel like curling up by the fire on a rainy evening? This one had that vibe in spades. It’s not a thriller that grabs you by the throat; instead it…
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The Seven O’Clock Club: A Gripping Tale of Grief and Healing
Every so often a book sneaks up on you in the best possible way – and The Seven O’Clock Club absolutely did that for me. I went in expecting something soft and comforting, maybe even a cosy tale of community and healing. What I got was a story that’s layered and emotional. And no, I…
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