To The SeaBy Christine DibleySnappy ReviewA gorgeous story that melds Gaelic mythology and the wild Tasmanian coast. What started out as a crime read just became…. Beautiful.SynopsisA dangerous yearning echoes through generations … On a clear summer’s day, Detective Inspector Tony Vincent answers a call-out to an idyllic Tasmanian beach house. Surrounded by family and[Read more]
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Swimming gave him the most incredible sense of freedom. He ploughed through the water, spinning, turning, loving, laughing. The sheer enjoyment of movement. It was a place of second chances, a chance to feel whole, to feel as though it was worth it all. The noises and chattering in his head ceased and he could[Read more]
Seriously WickedBy Tina ConnollySnappy ReviewA fun, light and easy read – Thank goodness it’s also light on the angst. Quirky and thoroughly enjoyable!SynopsisCamellia’s adopted mother wants Cam to grow up to be just like her. Problem is, Mom’s a seriously wicked witch. Cam’s used to stopping the witch’s crazy schemes for world domination. But when[Read more]
The Woman Who Stole My LifeBy Marian KeyesSnappy ReviewNot as light as others but still with the conversational charm that her writing has. It’s a good read about gaining the unexpected.Synopsis Name: Stella Sweeney. Height: average. Recent life events: dramatic. One day, sitting in traffic, married Dublin mum Stella Sweeney attempts a good deed. The[Read more]
For Ms Kat. Not your average shop. Not crammed with stacks and racks and shelves of clothes at bargain prices. Not spaced and gentle and beige, with ticketed items the equivalent of a holiday. It was colourful. Playful. With a mermaid mannequin in turquoise and pink, lounging on a red vinyl couch in the centre.[Read more]
The Fourteenth LetterBy Claire EvansSnappy ReviewNeed something that will whisk you away to Victorian London with a grand mystery, a coterie of unlikely allies and a smidge of steampunk wrapped up in an ancient conspiracy? This is definitely the ticket!SynopsisA mysterious keepsake, a murdered bride, a legacy of secrets… One balmy June evening in 1881,[Read more]
Before the FallBy Noah HawleySnappy ReviewHow often do you read a mystery only to find at the end, you no longer care about the resolution, you’ve just discovered a brilliant writer?! Read this book! SynopsisThe rich are different. But fate is blind. Down-on-his-luck artist Scott Burroughs would usually take the ferry back to New York[Read more]
See What I Have DoneBy Sarah SchmidtSnappy ReviewCreepy. Not Just the story it’s based on, but the writing, the mindset. Evocative, gothic, unsettling.SynopsisA deeply atmospheric novel by a startling new Aussie talent; an incredibly unique look inside the mind of Lizzie Borden, famously accused of murdering her father and stepmother in 1892. On 4 August[Read more]
Perfect RemainsBy Helen FieldsSnappy ReviewWow! Just wow! A new Scottish thriller – a terrible terrible crime, but fantastically written and an edge of your seat read!SynopsisThe first in a nail-shredding new crime series. Fans of M.J. Arlidge and Mo Hayder will be gripped from start to finish. On a remote Highland mountain, the body of[Read more]
The Glass CastleBy Jeannette WallsSnappy ReviewIt’s been a while since I’ve read a Bio. This is one, however,is one that has been written to be read. There’s no overfilling of details, no glorification of events or masses of self-pity and outrage. Well rounded, almost impossible to believe, and such an amazing story.SynopsisThis is a startling[Read more]