#BookReview – No Ballet Shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton #NoBalletShoesinSyria

From Goodreads: "Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria. When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher spots her exceptional talent and believes that Aya has the potential to earn a prestigious ballet scholarship. But...

#BookReview – The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos #blogtour TheMysteryofHenriPick @davidfoenkinos @pushkinpress @walterpresents

Hello and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos. Thanks so much to Poppy Stimpson of Pushkin Press for the invite and for my ARC via NetGalley. Before I share my review here’s what the book is all about: "The delightful first title in a...

#BookReview – The Salt Path by Raynor Winn #TheSaltPath

From Goodreads: "Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home and livelihood is taken away. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, via Devon...

#BookReview – Maybe One Day by Debbie Johnson #MaybeOneDay @debbiemjohnson @AlainnaGeorgiou

Hello and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Maybe One Day by Debbie Johnson. Thanks so much to Alainna Hadjigeorgiou for the invite and to the publishers for my ARC via NetGalley. Before I share my review here’s what the book is all about: "What if you had the chance to find...

#BookReview – Secrets of the Mist by Kate Ryder #SecretsoftheMist #timeslipnovel

From Goodreads : " A gorgeous timeslip romance for fans of Kate Mosse, Diana Gabaldon and Barbara Erskine. Maddie is restless in London. She has friends, a job and a sort-of boyfriend, but something in her life is missing. Then she visits the ancient village of Walditch, deep in the Dorset countryside. Something stirs in...

#BookReview – The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by Margarita Montimore @damiella @Tr4cyF3nt0n #blogtour #CompulsiveReaders

Hello and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by Margarita Montimore. Thanks so much to Tracy Fenton of Compulsive Readers for the invite and to the publishers for my ARC via NetGalley. Before I share my review here's what the book is all about: "For fans...

#BookReview – Knife Edge by Simon Mayo #KnifeEdge #NetGalley #ARC

" You never know where danger may come from... 6.27am. The sky is blue. The air is warm with a summer breeze. And in the last 27 minutes, seven people have been murdered. In a series of coordinated attacks, seven men and women across London have been targeted. For journalist Famie Madden, the horror unfolds...

#BookReview – The Occupation by Deborah Swift #TheOccupation #2020HistFicReadingChallenge

From Goodreads : " One woman’s secret war against the Nazis. One man’s war against himself… 1940, Jersey When Nazi forces occupy Jersey in the English Channel Islands, Céline Huber, who is married to a German, must decide where her loyalty lies. Love for her island, and fear for her Jewish friend Rachel, soon propel...

#BookReview – A Wash of Black by Chris McDonald #AWashofBlack

From Goodreads "IT'S NOT LIFE THAT IMITATES ART. IT'S DEATH. Anna Symons. Famous. Talented. Dead. When the body of a famous actress is found mutilated on an ice rink in Manchester, recreating a scene from a blockbuster film she starred in years ago, DI Erika Piper must find the culprit; the media-dubbed ‘Blood Ice Killer.’ Having...