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Explore our book reviews. Just click on any title to find out our thoughts and recommendations.

Contemporary Fiction

Book cover for "Damaged Beauty: Joey Superstar" by Margaret Gardiner. The cover features a close-up of a woman with tousled blonde hair partially covering her face, teary eyes, and a sultry expression, set against a dark background. Below the title, it reads: "A Sexy Stylish Blockbuster" in sleek, modern typography.

Book Review: Damaged Beauty Joey Superstar by Margaret Gardiner

book cover for Casa Paradiso by Francesca Scanacapra

Casa Paradiso by Francesca Scanacapra : a review

book cover for The Child I Long For by Caroline Finnerty. A young child in a blue top with a sad face dominates the cover

The Child I Long For by Caroline Finnerty : a review

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Crime, Thrillers, Mystery

Bright red book cover for The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs. The central image shows a woman in sunglasses and a sunhat lounging on a float inside a giant cocktail glass, with a beach, sea, and palm trees in the background. The tagline on the left reads “Three wives wanting a new life,” and on the right, “Three husbands in their way.” Blurbs from Jennie Godfrey and Janice Hallett appear at the top and bottom.

Book Review: The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs

Book cover of Nine Hidden Lives by Robert Gold. The background features a shadowy alleyway cast in blue and yellow light, leading to a red iron gate. The title "Nine Hidden Lives" is in bold yellow capital letters, with the subtitle "Secrets Only Survive in the Dark" below it. Above the title, it notes "The Sunday Times Bestselling" and the author’s name in white. A quote from Harlan Coben appears at the bottom.

Book Review: Nine Hidden Lives by Robert Gold

Close-up of the book The Swell by Kat Gordon lying on a wooden surface, featuring an illustrated cover with ocean waves, a whale tail, and a white bird. In the background, there’s a small sculpture of a seated figure made from text-covered material reading a book.

Book Review: The Swell by Kat Gordon

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Historical Fiction

Book cover of The Greek House by Dinah Jefferies, featuring a twilight view of a Greek coastal village with whitewashed buildings under a starry sky and crescent moon. The tagline reads, “Can one house hold a lifetime of secrets?” and a quote at the bottom praises it as “Absolutely sumptuous ... a stunning novel” — Santa Montefiore.

Book Review: The Greek House by Dinah Jefferies

Cover of The Golden Hour by Kate Lord Brown. The design features a sepia-toned image of a glamorous woman reclining on an ornate couch, set against a bold gradient background of red fading into golden yellow. A single palm tree is silhouetted on the left. Text reads: “From Biarritz to Cairo, a sweeping and intimate story of love, secrets and the power of friendship.”

Book Review: The Golden Hour by Kate Lord Brown

Book cover for A New Chapter at the Little Penguin Bookshop by Joanna Toye. A woman in a pink gingham dress and red cardigan is carrying books as she walks along the railway platform

Book Review : A New Chapter at the Little Penguin Bookshop by Joanna Toye

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Literary Fiction

Book cover for The Editor's Wife by Clare Chambers. Reissued with a new cover, purple background. Lemons both whole and sliced in half. Book title and author in white text

Book Review | The Editor’s Wife by Clare Chambers

Book cover for The Storyteller of Casablanca. View from an archway over the tops of buildings in Morocco

Book Review | The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy

book cover for Angels of Mud by Vanessa Nicolson. Cover shows a scene in WWII with a woman in uniform standing among debris

Book Review | Angels of Mud by Vanessa Nicolson

Romantic Fiction

Paperback of Best Summer Ever by Heidi Swain is on a wooden surface. An ornament of a person sitting crossed legged reading a book is next to the paperback

Book Review Best Summer Ever by Heidi Swain

A person holds up the book What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon outdoors in natural sunlight, with greenery and purple flowers in the background. The book cover features a colorful gradient of blue to orange with sparkler illustrations and glitter-like accents. The tagline reads: "Three days to fall in love. Six years to try to forget."

Review: What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon, A Modern Day Fairytale

book cover for Same Time Next Week by Milly Johnson. 3 women are walking away from a diner. An outline of a person inside the diner is sat on their own

Book Review Same Time Next Week by Milly Johnson

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Science Fiction and Fantasy

Illustrated book cover for The Thief of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron, with artwork by Alessia Trunfio. The cover features a determined young girl in a dynamic pose, seemingly casting or catching magic as a glowing golden ring spins near her foot. A mysterious castle looms in the background, bathed in a mystical blue glow, with the tagline “Some magic is worth stealing...” written below the title.

Book Review: The Thief of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron

Cover of the book Eerie Exhibits: Five Macabre Museum Tales by Victoria Williamson. The cover shows a shadowy, gothic-style museum building labeled "Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum" with eerie blue-green fog at its base, creating a mysterious and haunting atmosphere.

Book Review: Eerie Exhibits Five Macabre Museum Tales by Victoria Williamson

A person holds the book "Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales" by Heather Fawcett. The book cover is pink with green leaves, bluebells, mushrooms, and illustrated flowers, along with a snail near the bottom. In the background, there’s lush green foliage and a stone garden ornament of a face peeking through the leaves.

Book Review : Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

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Non-Fiction

book cover for Lesley Pearse's autobiography The Long and Winding Road. A photo of an adult holding a child's and they are both walking along a lane

The Long and Winding Road by Lesley Pearse : a review

book cover for The Twat Files by Dawn French. At the top of the cover a typewriter has a piece of paper in with the word 'twat' visible. The title is in pink and author name in black

The Twat Files by Dawn French : a review

book cover for The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz. A young girl is sitting on an oversized swing with chains made of barbed wire

The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz : a review

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