I downloaded this on a whim whilst in a pub trying to avoid football, and it certainly beat watching sport. Reconstructing Amelia is Kimberley McCreights debut novel. The story centres on single mother Kate and her daughter Amelia, a pupil at the expensive Grace Hall school. Kate is called to the school as Amelia has…
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Dead Gone by Luca Vesta – a review
I have a habit of buying books a bit like I buy wine, in bulk. It’s a money saving thing really as if I had to go into Waterstones and only buy one book at a time I’d end up wasting hours trying to decide which one, and time is money after all! Dead Gone was therefore…
The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood – a review
This book is the first I’ve read by Alex Marwood, and was picked up on a whim when I was wandering around Waterstones a few months ago. The story begins in 1986 with two young girls locked up for the murder of a younger child. 25 years later and after a change of identity for…
Death Can’t Take a Joke by Anya Lipska – a review
Currently being stuck at home means the postman’s visit is always a very exciting prospect and amazon has become my best friend these past few weeks. There is nothing more exciting than receiving a parcel you don’t remember ordering. Except that is, if you then find out that not only is it a book, it’s…
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