On the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a responsible job as a…
Earth – John Boyne (Book 2 Elements)
It’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the…
Water – John Boyne (Book 1 Elements)
The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live…
Top Ten Books of 2024
As we bid goodbye to 2024 and look forward to 2025 it’s time for me to select my TEN favourite books of the year. It’s been a particularly busy year…
Sick To Death – Chris Bridges
Meet Emma. Emma is sick.She can’t work because of a neurological condition, so is stuck in her family’s tiny council house. Emma is sick of being told to ‘get over…
Nuclear Family – Kate Davies
‘Funny, poignant, smart and wonderfully, achingly real’ SARAH WATERS ‘I can’t think of another author who can make me ricochet so quickly from painful empathy to helpless laughter’ ERIN KELLY From the…
A Quickie with… Allie Reynolds
Allie Reynolds’ debut thriller SHIVER is about a small group of former snowboarder friends at an isolated mountaintop reunion, high in the French Alps. SHIVER has sold in 24 territories…
The Burning Girls – CJ Tudor
An unconventional vicar moves to a remote corner of the English countryside, only to discover a community haunted by death and disappearances both past and present–and intent on keeping its…
I’ve written a book…. now what?
Before you start worrying or searching Amazon, DON’T, because I personally haven’t written any books and have no intention so everyone can breathe deeply but… I get asked by so…
Bitter Sun – Beth Lewis
It all started when we found the body.Then nothing was ever the same. The Dry meets Stand by Me and True Detective in this stunningly written tale of the darkness…