Hive by April Doyle was published by The Book Guild on 28 January 2022. April kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Hive. Hive is a speculative fiction/climate fiction novel, set in a near-future dystopian world on the brink of ecological collapse. But there is hope in the form…
LoveMyRead book subscription – review
A few months ago I was asked by FMcM Associates if I would like to review the LoveMyRead subscription. Always on the look out for new book related services that could appeal to many people I snapped up the chance. I was lucky to receive a three month subscription which gave me plenty of chance…
Cailean Steed – Q&A
Home by Cailean Steed was published by Bloomsbury on 19 January 2023. Cailean kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Home. ‘Home’ follows Zoe, who escaped from a repressive cult as a child. Now an adult living in hiding, she is visited by a figure from her past who…
For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain by Victoria MacKenzie – review
Published by Bloomsbury Publication date – 19 January 2023 Source – review copy In the year of 1413, two women meet for the first time in the city of Norwich. Margery has left her fourteen children and husband behind to make her journey. Her visions of Christ – which have long alienated her from her…
Liz Webb – Q&A
The Daughter by Liz Webb is published in paperback by Allison & Busby on 19 January 2023. Liz kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Daughter. The Daughter is a psychological crime novel with a quirky, darkly comic narrator called Hannah Davidson. At the age of thirty-seven,…
The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell – review
Published by Faber Publication date – 19 January 2023 Source – review copy The night before Rupert’s 30th is a black tie dinner at the Kentish Town McDonald’s – catered with cocaine and Veuve Clicquot. The morning after His girlfriend Clemmie is found murdered on Hampstead Heath. All the party-goers have alibis. Naturally. This investigation…
Anna Wood – Q&A
Anna Wood is the author of 25 Birds: One Year, One Garden which was published on 28 October 2022. Anna kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about 25 Birds: One Year, One Garden. At it’s core, 25 Birds is simply a book of bird photographs, but it is also…
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett – review
Published by Viper Publication date – 19 January 2023 Source – review copy Everyone knows about the Alperton Angels: the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl into believing that her baby was the anti-Christ. When the girl came to her senses and called the police, the Angels committed suicide and mother and baby disappeared into…
Toppling the TBR Pile – Penguin Michael Joseph Spring 2023
So it’s time to get the red pen out again, ready to start circling everything that catches my eye. No I don’t mean the Christmas edition of The Radio Times. I mean of course, publishers catalogues for 2023 book releases. I’ve trawled them so you don’t have to. First up I’ve taken a look at…
Under the Reader’s Radar – celebrating the quiet novel
There are thousands upon thousands of books published each year. Only a small percentage of those make it to the best-seller list. That doesn’t mean that the rest aren’t worthy of reading. It may be that they are written by self-published authors who don’t have the marketing knowledge or a small independent publisher who doesn’t have…
From First Page to Last 