The Lucky List

Dear Reader, You may already know that I am a huge fan of Rachael Lippincott's writing. Last summer I read Five Feet Apart and at the start of this year All This Time (follow the links to read my reviews). Both these books were written in breath-taking partnership with Mikki Daughtry, but Rachael's latest book …

Yours Cheerfully

Dear Reader, Emmeline Lake is back! - In my opinion, the very best news for a Monday morning 🙂 Plucky as ever and full of ambition, this time she's set to show the Ministry what for in her latest adventure! I was first introduced to Emmy a couple of years ago when my Gran slid …

Cunning Women

Dear Reader, Happy Monday 🙂 I've got a particularly brilliant book to share with you today! If you follow me on Twitter you may know that I recently attended the virtual event #MythsMadamsandMurder in which, authors Jennifer Saint, Lucy Holland, Phoebe Wynne and Elizabeth Lee were in conversation with book vlogger and podcast host Jean …

Mrs England

Dear Reader, Another compelling historical novel from the fantastic pen of Stacey Halls! I was so excited to be given access to an advanced reading copy of Mrs England, having loved both of her previous books; The Familiars and The Foundling. Added to this, I was lucky enough to share the excitement of Stacey's new …

Meet The Book Blogger Tag

Dear Reader, Today I'm joining in with a Book Tag - which I am pretty excited about! The Meet The Book Blogger Tag is one of my favourites to read on other blogs - it's great to get to know a bit more about the reader behind the words and a lovely way to meet …

Victoria’s War

Dear Reader, Hope you had a lovely Bank Holiday weekend and were able to spend lots of time reading 🙂 Today I am writing to you about a truly incredible story, the characters of which will stay with me forever. Firstly, thank you to Net Galley, Listen Up Audiobooks and Catherine A. Hamilton for providing …

Sistersong

Dear Reader, Something a bit different today... I'm not much of an adult fantasy reader. I've nothing against it, I just don't seem to read much in that particular genre. That is until I read Sistersong by Lucy Holland last week. Lucy's writing and character portrayal were so brilliant that I surprised myself by finding …

The Midnight Library

Dear Reader, Do you ever get the uneasy feeling that some books make you wait until the perfect moment in your life to read them? For me, The Midnight Library was one of those books. This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and so also a particularly appropriate time to share this recent read of …

Madam

Dear Reader, What better time to read an eerie gothic-style novel than during the strange, erratic springtime storms we had a few weeks ago in the UK? No prizes then for guessing that I was doing exactly that! While the rain lashed down and the wind howled around the house, I dived into Madam by …

The Ghost of Frederic Chopin

Dear Reader, Last year I read The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos, which was published by Pushkin Press as part of the Walter Presents Library and translated by Sam Taylor. I thoroughly enjoyed the comic mystery (which is a must read for any bibliophile) so was very excited to see that another intriguing …