Farewell January 2021!

I don't know about you, but I thought this year's January was the fastest in the history of Januarys. I put Januarys in the same box as Mondays (although I am doing better at appreciating Mondays) so it was a delightful surprise to not see the days drag and make it more painful than the…

Look at those Faces: #HaventTheyGrown by Sophie Hannah @sophiehannahCB1 @HodderBooks

Title: Haven't They GrownAuthor: Sophie HannahPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonPublication date: January 2020Format: eBookSource: Amazon (I bought it) Number of pages: 336 All Beth has to do is drive her son to his Under-14s away match, watch him play, and bring him home. Just because she knows that her former best friend lives near the football…

Welcome to the 1st #PositivityWave of 2021! N°79

I didn't feel like posting a positivity post when the year began as I am not a fan of the period, and I couldn't gather enough positivity to share, but here we are, back to spread some joy. Dog cuddles in the morning. The alarm is the signal my oldest waits for to jump on…

I’ll Find You: #BeforeSheDisappeared by Lisa Gardner @LisaGardnerBks #BookTour #5stars @Rachel90Kennedy #arrowpublishing

Title: Before She DisappearedAuthor: Lisa Gardner Publisher: CenturyPublication date: January 21st 2021Genre: Mystery & ThrillerNumber of pages: 400 Frankie Elkin is an average middle-aged woman with more regrets than belongings who spends her life doing what no one else will: searching for missing people the world has stopped looking for. When the police have given…

Happy Publication Day: #Dishonoured by @JemTugwell @SerpentineBooks #BookReview #5stars

Title: DishonouredAuthor: Jem TugwellPublisher: Serpentine BooksDate of Publication: January 14th 2021Genre: Mystery & ThrillerNumber of pages: 259 WE’RE ALL ONE MISTAKE FROM RUIN…Dan has worked hard for the perfect life. He has a loving wife, beautiful kids, a fabulous home and is a successful businessman. One afternoon Dan steps onto his usual train and sees…

Family Is Sacred: #OurLittleCruelties by Liz Nugent @lizzienugent #booktour #excerpt

I am very happy to be part of the book tour for this novel and to be able to support the talented Liz Nugent today by sharing an excerpt of Our Little Cruelties! Title: Our Little CrueltiesAuthor: Liz NugentPublisher: Penguin Books /IRDate of Publication: Jan 21st 2021Genre: Mystery & ThrillerNumber of pages: 384 This story…

Find the Needle in the Haystack: #TheAppeal by Janice Hallett @JaniceHallett @ViperBooks #bookreview #5stars

Title: The AppealAuthor: Janice HallettPublisher: Viper Books Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Date of Publication: January 14th 2021Format reviewed: NetGalley ARCNumber of pages: 432 Someone was murdered. Someone went to prison. And everyone's a suspect. Can you uncover the truth? Dear Reader - enclosed are all the documents you need to solve a case. It starts…

Chocolate’n’Waffles Is Five Years Old! #Giveaway #Blogiversary #Milestone

I have been wondering what this book should be about for a full week now. An assessment of my 2020? Of the last five years? A guide to my favorite books since I started blogging? A simpler new year post? All about me? Ha! All of the above? To find inspiration, I went back to…