For me, bourbon conjures images of small chocolate biscuits but the Bourbon Kid is a far scarier prospect in this quirky detective horror thriller
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The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Jojo Moyes’ book about the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky is a stirring tale about the power of friendship and the joy that books can bring
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty takes good friends, a tense school atmosphere and fragemented and destructive relationship and makes a great piece of reading
The Underpainter by Jane Urquhart
The Underpainter is a character study of someone who views life from a distance, never fully engaging in its emotional landscape.
Ophelia by Norman Bacal
Norman Bacal has reimagined Shakespeare in a great thriller based on a dysfunctional family dynasty, set in the world of pharmaceuticals.
Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce
I had never heard of Blood Orange until a Facebook friend mentioned it in response to another book review that I had previously shared. Harriet Tyce’s debut novel was requested from the library and I was reading another thriller after just reading Perfect Little Children. Not usually the way I like to do things butContinue reading “Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce”
A Gracious Plenty by Sheri Reynolds
Sheri Reynolds has written a magical realism book about a woman trying to find her way in the world of the living but only finding comfort in the companionship of the Dead.
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
An enjoyable story about a woman called Lexi who due to amnesia can remember nothing of her life and tries to find out who she really is.
The Afterthoughts by Rene Fenner
A tense well-plotted thriller about a mystery gang of terrorist assassins who seem to be randomly killing civilians and no-one knows why.
Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah has created in Perfect Little Children a thriller which is tense, well-plotted and humorous.
Scuffed Granny 