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Looks like a beautifully presented book from reading the opening pages of the FI but the first...
I rarely read chick-lit or cheesy female based fiction and there seems to have been a rash of...
As a paid up member of the DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent fan club I love Jane Casey’s...
Although the synopsis didn’t scream out “read me”, I fell hook, line and sinker for this book...
Having read both of this author previous books and enjoying his brand of hard-hitting, dark and...
The premise was confusing enough, not least that the book is the third in a series following the...
Despite sounding a harrowing topic, the premise intrigued me despite normally steering clear of...
For a historical thriller which sounds quite complex from the premise I found the first...
Great concept with real potential about a condition that I know nothing of. Disappointingly the...
The cover is fabulous and drew me to the book but the premise is rather complicated for a reader...
I must admit that I wasn’t expecting this story to appeal from the basis of the premise, but the...
The beautiful descriptive prose of the extract had a real intensity about it that made it...
I am always attracted to plots that see young people in jeopardy purely because they are so...
Reading the FI brought to mind Tana French’s novel ‘The Secret Place’ and all the claustrophobia...
I was really impressed with Stacey Halls debut, The Familiars, and her brilliant characterisation...
I am not a huge fan of espionage or Nazi related stories, of which there are many. When I read...
Hard-boiled seventies Glasgow with a larger than life protagonist and the promise of real menace!...
Whilst I know this series has a large following and come highly recommended there is nothing...
Despite not being a fantasy reader I did read the FI and just found myself mystified that an...
I usually really enjoy saga novels but am much more familiar with those set during the Second...
Although the opening seems fairly standard for a psychological thriller and I already know I...
Although I do enjoy historical fiction, I have only ever read novels dating from Victorian times...
Such an easy to read opening with a swanky location to boot, but thanks to Caroline’s...
What a captivating premise this novel sounds and Sophie Hannah always manages to put a clever...
Mixed impressions. I felt the FI was slow getting into its stride and I cannot say with any...
A busy and enticing start with plenty going on and a narrative that makes for easy reading. A...
An original premise and a captivating opening compelled me to claim The Pact for fear of missing...
Before I even read the FI I was really attracted by the premise of this novel and particularly...
After the prologue caught my attention, the opening chapters promise much with an atmosphere of...
Although I find Michael Ridpath’s writing very easy to get along with having read and enjoyed...
Fabulous opening with the sparse, understated writing groping through the trauma of bereavement...
The premise was so inventive and it encouraged me to read the FI in full as fantasy and magic are...
Although I found the FI engaging and easy reading I do feel that so many recent novels have used...
I rarely watch movies and would definitely steer clear of the type of blockbuster films featuring...
Although the premise didn’t immediately appeal and I wouldn’t normally even consider this kind of...
I wouldn’t classify myself as a fantasy reader but after racing through Jennifer Donnelly’s...
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