Another book review roundup, another trio. Today, I’ll be discussing workplace thriller, The New Girl, gothic mystery The Secrets of Hartwood Hall and the quietly beautiful The Phone Box at the Edge of the World. THE NEW GIRL – ★…
Thank you to Little, Brown for sneaking in one last proof in 2017. Abbi Waxman’s The Garden of Small Beginnings publishes on 22nd February 2018. In the three years since her husband died in a car accident, Lili has just…
Thanks to HarperCollins UK/4th Estate for providing me with a copy of Kyo Maclear’s Birds Art Life Death: A Field Guide to the Small and Significant for review. A writer’s search for inspiration, beauty, and solace leads her to birds in…
I’ve not written about my dad’s passing since it happened very, very suddenly in April of this year. Partly because I tear up even thinking about it, so putting pen to paper – or rather fingers to keyboard – is…
You can always rely on a Gillian Flynn novel to have you on the edge of your seat. She never disappoints, and she wasn’t going to start just yet. Dark Places was thrilling from start to finish. Libby Day was just…
In case you’re not familiar with the Trojan War, I’ll try my best not to spoil too much. This book is a retelling of parts from the Iliad from the point of view of Patroclus, an exiled prince, who was shipped…