Readers First

We Begin At The End

06/03/2020 – 17:11

What?

What on earth is this? I couldn't get past the first few pages. A mass of short snappy sentences,...

Very Nearly Normal

06/03/2020 – 17:08

Oooh

Maybe it's because Effie is a fellow grump, or maybe because I like over the top dog poo related...

Hammer To Fall

24/02/2020 – 17:01

Not for me.

I thought it might be a silly idea to try the third book in a series having not read the others,...

The Last Paper Crane

24/02/2020 – 16:56

Powerful

Only a few short paragraphs, and yet the extract gives us enough to feel Grandfather's sorrow....

The Saracen's Mark

20/02/2020 – 12:03

Not keen

While I quite enjoyed the first book in this series, the following two books have failed to...

Wink

10/02/2020 – 10:54

Really good

I wasn't sure what to think about the book after reading the blurb, expecting it to be aimed at...

Thorn

03/02/2020 – 23:46

Promising

I've been looking forward to reading the extract and I quite enjoyed it. The writing is somewhat...

Anna K

27/01/2020 – 10:36

Oh no this is awful

I loved the cover but oh no. I never understood the hype around fabricated drama reality TV,...

The Lost Lights of St Kilda

27/01/2020 – 10:16

Not what I expected

I've been looking forward to reading this extract since the book was announced, but sadly I'm...

The Temple House Vanishing

20/01/2020 – 11:16

On the boring side of okay...

Although the blurb makes the book sound pretty exciting and the prologue enticed me, the rest of...

To Keep You Safe

20/01/2020 – 10:53

Wow, a nice surprise

I wasn't sure what to think of the book after reading the blurb, but I found myself finishing the...

Stasi Winter

16/12/2019 – 07:36

Surprisingly enjoyable

I didn't expect to enjoy this at all to be honest, as I find a lot of crime books 'samey'. There...

A Throne of Swans

09/12/2019 – 07:32

Quite enjoyable

I rather enjoyed the first few pages, although with learning about the Kingdom and the...

A Stranger on the Beach

25/11/2019 – 11:23

Nope

I genuinely could not get past the first few pages. The writing is really basic and bland,...

Haven't They Grown

18/11/2019 – 07:48

Interesting

The blurb says it all really, and the first impression matched my expectations. Mysterious fall...

All The Wrong Places

05/11/2019 – 07:19

Not as expected.

Wow. I was drawn in from the start, enjoying the romantic dinner scene. What a twist, I couldn't...

The Pact

30/10/2019 – 09:42

Far too descriptive

I loved the blurb and really thought I'd enjoy this extract, but from the moment I started it...

The Good Luck Girls

01/09/2019 – 15:15

Fascinating

I love the first few pages of this book. The story is different to anything Ive ever read before,...

My Not So Functional Family

22/07/2019 – 07:12

Funny and cheeky

I really enjoyed meeting Claudia and some of her family. The antics between the siblings and the...

One Year Later

10/07/2019 – 06:53

Wow

I really got the feel for the story in only a few short pages. I'm not sure I'm a fan of the...

Your Deepest Fear

29/04/2019 – 11:29

Different

I expected better than the standard murder mystery from two viewpoints, and this didn't...

The Forgotten Sister

15/04/2019 – 11:22

Meh

I quite enjoyed the first few pages and the general topic of the book and was quite keen to read...

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

15/04/2019 – 10:57

Powerful and sad

What a powerful few pages, making our oblivious western minds aware of how very broken this world...

The Rules of Seeing

01/04/2019 – 03:18

Not a fan

I really didn't like the sample of this book. Overly simplistic writing with a few big words...

The Flatshare

01/04/2019 – 00:34

Different, in a very good way

What an interesting (and not at all inconceivable on today's London housing market) idea. I like...

The Impossible Climb

15/03/2019 – 18:20

Perfectly timed

I have just recently been introduced to climbing by a friend and I've fallen in love. Seeing this...

Kill [redacted]

26/01/2019 – 11:02