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  • The Dark Bones

    By Loreth Anne White
    4 stars

    My new favourite crime novelist. Another thriller with many twists and turns. Perfect for lazy summer day reading or long commutes.

  • Glow Kids

    By Nicholas Kardaras
    5 stars

    Every teacher and every parent should read this book! Dont' say you haven't been warned - the damage that compulsive technology addiction is doing to our children's developing brains is laid bare. This is a wake up call if we want to save a generation.

  • The Maid's Diary

    By Loreth Anne White
    4 stars

    The perfect driving/commuting book. I 'audioed' this one and Janne Oppenheimer is a fabulous narrator. a great psychological thriller with murder and mystery a plenty!! Thoroughly enjoyable with a multitude of sub stories.

  • The Frozen River

    By Ariel Lawhon
    5 stars

    Favourite book of the holidays - gripping, concerning, the role of women in small town society and the omnipresence of male dominance. Brutal and confronting at times.

  • The Housemaid

    By Freida McFadden
    3 stars

    Lots of twists and turns but many implausible scenarios as well which makes the whole story unlikely! or I am just being a cynic? I just get tired of reading about women who put themselves into precious positions ...

  • Kill Your Husbands

    By Jack Heath
    3 stars

    Very light summer read. 'Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive". Bit far fetched and ridiculous but an enjoyable read.

  • Light at Lavelle

    By Paullina Simons
    4 stars

    I really enjoyed this, much to my surprise as I haven't been a huge fan of Tully or the Bronze Horseman. An entanglement of love, hope and fate and the inevitable strength of the individual. Another epic love story.

  • An Affair of Spies

    By Ronald H Balson
    5 stars

    A stand alone novel by Balson, but again features superb storytelling while at the same time highlighting a part of the the second world war not commonly spoken about - this time the scientific advances in the development of the atomic bomb. Gripping and action packed.

  • Defending Britta Stein

    By Ronald H Balson
    5 stars

    A fascinating insight into the plight of the Jewish community in Denmark in the Second World War. This story is not well known and is exposed in the 6th book featuring Liam Taggart and Catherine Lockhart. Compulsive reading.

  • Prima Facie

    By Suzie Miller
    4 stars

    Well written - can definitely see it as a play. Very topical with the 'Me too' environment and hightlights that life and the law are not always on the same course. Sobering.

  • The Ickabog

    By JK Rowllng
    4 stars

    A good old fashioned fairy tale ....Once upon a time there was a tiny kingdom called Cornucopia, as rich in happiness as it was in gold, and famous for its food. But a monster lurks ...the Ickabog. Some say it breathes fire, spits poison, and roars through the mist as it carries off wayward sheep and children alike. Some say it's just a myth... And when that myth takes on a life of its own, casting a shadow over the kingdom, two children - best friends Bert and Daisy - embark on a great adventure to untangle the truth and find out where the real monster lies, bringing hope and happiness to Cornucopia once more.

  • Foul Play

    By Fiona McIntosh
    4 stars

    Great summer read, quick paced thriller that keeps you reading to the end - no time to get off the deck chair...

  • The Armour of Light

    By Ken Follett
    5 stars

    In this fifth volume of the Pillars of the Earth series, we are back in Kingsbridge in the year 1792, the year that marks the beginning of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Follett has done it again; this time we witness the development of the textile industry, the rise of worker organisations populated with a cast of villains, loveable rogues and heroes. compelling read.

  • Killing the Shadows

    By Val McDermid
    4 stars

    Great read - Val never disappoints

  • The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

    By Lisa See
    5 stars

    Lisa See's books never fail to deliver. Inciteful and totally engaging - strong female protaganist

  • The Midnight Library

    By Matt Haig
    4 stars

  • My Friend Anne Frank

    By Hannah Pick-Goslar
    4 stars

    Even though Anne Frank's story is well known, this new slant on the story still manages to engage the reader and provide another layer to this tragic but surprisingly optimistic story.

  • The Storyteller's Secret

    By Sejal Badani
    5 stars

  • The Covenant of Water

    By Abraham Verghese
    4 stars

    Beautifully written but a tad slow for a summer holiday read. A fascinating glimpse of life in colonial India spanning seven generations. It is the story of love, loss and change and chronicles the advancement of medicine.

  • Iron Flame

    By Rebecca Yarros
    4 stars

  • Fourth Wing

    By Rebecca Yarros
    4 stars

    Oh I so want a dragon!! Fantasy is not normally my genre but this is engaging. Unfortunately, the language and the explicit sex scenes will make it difficult to promote at school, but the storyline is fantastic.

  • The Year of the Locust

    By Terry Hayes
    4 stars

  • The Exchange

    By John Grisholm
    3 stars

    A bit disappointing. This is the sequel to The Pelican Brief, but it lacking the vibrancy and was quite shallow. Had enormous potential but failed to deliver

  • Mr Einstein's Secretary

    By Matthew Reilly
    4 stars

    A fascinating view of a gifted woman who studied physics. The story spans four decades, taking us through the pre nazi turmoil in Austria and Germany to post war. We see Hanna Fischer as a secretary, a scientist, a sister and a spy as she is propelled through history's most dangerous times.

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