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Loved The Foundling, just finished Mrs England and so I was excited to see that Stacy Hall has...
It's been a while since I've read a Dinah Jeffries book- & as soon as I started to read the...
As soon as I saw Charity Norman's name, I had to read this extract. I've thoroughly enjoyed her...
Dramatic opening chapters, with strong dialogue and evocative , horrible, descriptions pulled me...
The classy cover of this novel, is a lovely introduction to this well written First...
How could you fail to be hooked with an opening chapter like this one? And once hooked the author...
What a cracking start to a novel- mysteries, suspense , spikey characters and a will. The pace...
I've read other books by this author, so was excited to start reading- and straight away I was...
With only two hours to go before the draw closes, I have just discovered The Favour. I am...
This book is an absolute delight, and I gobbled up the short extract greedily. I already find...
As it hits 5 o'clock on a miserable September afternoon, I need a bit of light relief from my...
I've read lots of books about the Resistance, it is a subject that fascinates me , having lived...
What a start to a novel, the corridor scene, particularly in the current environment will stay...
Whaaat? I was having a rapid read in between work projects, was totally hooked, loving the...
I started to read & was straight into the story, the strong dialogue and descriptions set the...
What an opening to a book- the graphics are gorgeous, the layout on the page is poetic, the...
From the opening dramatic paragraphs, I was hooked, unsettled , wondering where the story was...
I was aware of the Foundling hospital, and since I saw a small, sad exhibition to do with it, I...
This unsettling short extract hints from the start of mysteries and secrets to be revealed, as...
This is just the kind of novel I enjoy, glamorous location, intrigue, great dialogue moving the...
An intriguing start to what appears to be a domestic noir/psychological thriller had me...
Gripping, unsettling- I raced through these opening pages, hoping the story would keep going just...
A creepy cover, an intriguing precis and I raced through this unsettling first impression....
From the synopsis, I was in two minds whether to read the extract. I'm so glad I did, I raced...
Having read both The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae and Lost for Words, both of which I really...
I love a psychological thriller, particularly when it's written in the first person, getting...
A clever book where the author is playing her reader. It is extremely literary and already...
A cracking few chapters which instantly had me hooked and racing on. I was amazed to find out...
Well, these first few chapters are certainly posing some questions! I am intrigued and enjoying...
These opening chapters pull you relentlessly into the desperation of Lelle's life since his...
What an intriguing premise- the list that so many of us make, though mine would probably be...
Sometimes a novel set in the 1600s can feel like hard work to read, as the author sets the scene...
I feel very ignorant about the Middle East, in spite of its dominance of world news over the...
A fascinating start to an intriguing story. The short chapters made me race through, trying to...
What a lot of ground this book covers in the first few pages. We're introduced to a variety of...
A great opening, to what sounds as though it will be a fascinating novel. Lots of clues and...
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