I have seen some good reviews of this early last year so decided to treat myself to a copy to pass the time of a train trip over to Manchester. The book opens with Alice in a coma after her husband Oliver has savagely beaten her. It’s an act that has shocked everyone as from the…
The Gift by Louise Jensen – a review
I received a copy of this via netgalley and was saving it for holiday last year, and I’m glad I did. The Gift is the second novel by Louise Jensen. This is the story of Jenna who receives a donor heart after contracting an infection which attacked her own heart. The heart came from a…
Local Girl Missing by Claire Douglas – a review
I was given a copy of this via netgalley. Local Girl Missing begins with Frankie returning to her home town, after the discovery of human remains. It is assumed that the remains belong to her best friend Sophie who disappeared one night when they were both just teenagers. Sophie’s brother had called Frankie and asked…
Children of the revolution
As you all hopefully know, today is World Book Day. In fact it is the 20th anniversary of the day. I can imagine for parent’s the joy of this day is slightly tempered by the need to suddenly create an entire Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory out of an old washing up liquid bottle, an egg box…
