Welcome to my stop on The Amber Maze blog tour, organised by Rachel’s Random Resources.
Tag Archives: Contemporary Fiction
Snowflakes Over Holly Cove by @LucyColemanAuth #BookReview #Extract #Giveaway @BrookCottageBks #TuesdayBookBlog
I’m delighted to be joining the blog tour for Snowflakes Over Holly Cove, courtesy of Brook Cottage Books.
My Review
Tia Armstrong, journalist for a lifestyle magazine, is returning to work after compassionate leave following the death of her mother. She’s given the chance of an assignment that will run in the November, December and January issues, covering different types of relationships.
The Getaway Girls by Dee MacDonald ~ FeelGood #Fiction @DMacDonaldAuth #Humour @bookouture
Author: Dee MacDonald
Published: July 2018 by Bookouture
Category: Humour, Contemporary Women’s Fiction, Book Review
Connie McColl is finally free to make her own decisions for the first time in decades. And when she meets glamorous Gill and downtrodden Maggie, at a rather dull flower arranging class, it seems that she’s not the only one dreaming of adventure. The three very different women all agree it’s about time they had a holiday to remember.
After reading The Runaway Wife, I was looking forward to Connie McColl’s next adventure very much. And I wasn’t disappointed.
#ThrowbackThursday ~ Once Upon A Time In The City Of Criminals by @GreenWizard62 #CrimeFiction #Mystery
Renee at It’s Book Talk began this meme as a way to share old favourites, as well as books that have been waiting on the ‘to be read’ pile for however long, and are finally getting an airing.
This week I’m revisiting Once Upon A Time In the City Of Criminals by multi genre writer and novelist Mark Barry. I’ve read several of Mark’s books and enjoyed them all.
The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman ~ Contemporary Women’s Fiction @amplecat #Humour #TuesdayBookBlog
Author: Abbi Waxman
Published: May 2017 by Sphere
Category: Women’s Fiction, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Humour, Book Review
Lilian Girvan has been a single mother for three years – ever since her husband died in a car accident. One mental breakdown and some random suicidal thoughts later, she’s just starting to get the hang of this widow thing. She can now get her two girls to school, show up to work, and watch TV like a pro. The only problem is she’s becoming overwhelmed with being underwhelmed.
I’m very late with this review as the book decided to hide in the many shelves and stacks around the house. Glad I found it though! Thoroughly enjoyable.
One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus ~ #YA Contemporary Fiction @writerkmc #AudiobookReview #FridayReads #Mystery
Author: Karen McManus
Performed by MacLeod Andrews, Kim Mai Guest, Robbie Daymond, Shannon McManus
Released: June 2018 by Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery, Audiobook Review
On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.
Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.
Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.
Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.
Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.
And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High’s notorious gossip app
When five students, Simon, Addy, Cooper, Bronwyn and Nate find themselves in detention one Monday afternoon, they have no idea what is about to unfold.
#ThrowbackThursday ~ The Other Side by @TerryTyler4 ‘Turn A Different Corner’ #Contemporary #Psychological
Renee at It’s Book Talk began this meme as a way to share old favourites, as well as books that have been waiting on the ‘to be read’ pile for however long, and are finally getting an airing.
This week I’m going back to 2014 when I read The Other Side by Terry Tyler, an intriguing contemporary/psychological story of what if….
Twisted Truth (Peter Hatherall Book 5) by @DianaJFebry ~ Contemporary Crime Fiction reviewed for #RBRT #FridayReads
Author: Diana J Febry
Kindle Edition
Category: Crime, Murder, Mystery, Contemporary, Book Review
It’s hard to defend yourself when you have memory lapses, and everyone thinks you are crazy.
Journalist, Megan Roach, is given a story by an old man in a nursing home that could make her famous. When her carefully constructed life starts to unravel, she is forced to confront her childhood demons and the possibility she could be a murderer.
#Guest Post #Giveaway & #Extract from The Letter – Kitty’s Story by @ElizaJScott1 @rararesources #ContemporaryFiction
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Letter – Kitty’s Story, organised by Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources. I’m delighted to welcome Eliza J. Scott. We have a guest post and extract to share, plus a giveaway, but first here’s a little about the book.
Brand New Friend by Kate Vane #BookReview for #RBRT ~ Character Driven Dual Time Line @k8vane #FridayReads
Author: Kate Vane
Kindle Edition
Category: Dual Time Line, Contemporary Fiction, Book Review
BBC foreign correspondent Paolo Bennett is exiled to a London desk – and the Breakfast sofa – when he gets a call from Mark, a friend from university in eighties Leeds. Paolo knew Mark as a dedicated animal rights activist but now a news blog has exposed him as an undercover police officer. Then Mark’s former police handler is murdered.
Paolo was never a committed campaigner. He was more interested in women, bands and dreaming of a life abroad. Now he wonders if Mark’s exposure and his handler’s murder might be linked to an unexplained death on campus back when they were friends. What did he miss?
Paolo wants the truth – and the story. He chases up new leads and old friends. From benefit gigs and peace protests, to Whatsapp groups and mocktail bars, the world has changed, but Mark still seems the same.
Is Mark the spy who never went back – who liked his undercover life better than his own? Or is he lying now? Is Paolo’s friend a murderer?
