The little tartan shopping trolley was brand new. It had been brand new for four years. Sitting in the corner, collecting dust and detritus while adjusting to its new role. It was a coat rack, an umbrella stand, a plastic bag receptacle, a home for daddy long legs. The cat had once tried to climb[Read more]
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The Last DetectiveBy Peter LoveseySnappy ReviewI adore any old-school detective series where it’s character based not science. A great mystery, a touch of Jane Austen and the all-important purchase of a ‘new-fangled’ microwave. Fantastic series set in and around Bath.SynopsisThe very first Peter Diamond mystery, and Anthony Award winning novel, from the superb Peter Lovesey.[Read more]
Dorothy Must DieBy Danielle PaigeSnappy ReviewWhat happens when the utopian project goes wrong? A pink haired loner from Kansas gets flown in on the latest hurricane to assassinate the ruler of Oz. Not all is happy at the end of the yellow brick road, and it’s awesome!SynopsisI didn’t ask for any of this. I didn’t[Read more]
The Blood in the BeginningBy Kim FalconerSnappy ReviewStart to end, tightly packed action in a new dystopian world that not just kicks arse, but leaves vampire and wolf stories for dead!SynopsisKnock down, kickass nightclub bouncer Ava Sykes takes us deep into a dystopian world and out the other side in this dark and gritty, high-action[Read more]
It smelt of dust, stale air and old memories. The sun light filtered through the window as the motes flew around the room in the wake of his footsteps. Once it was empty, a room of promises; a study, a nursery, a sewing room, guestroom and now storage. Initially it was organised, but over the[Read more]
Murder with the LotBy Sue WilliamsSnappy ReviewLoved it! Crazy, fun, small town crime mixed in with all the usual eccentricities including a slightly off wack and seriously interfering mum. Brilliant!SynopsisA smart, sassy self-appointed private investigator, Cass Tuplin is unforgettable and the town of Rusty Bore will never be the same… Cass Tuplin’s takeaway isn’t the[Read more]
Music and FreedomBy Zoe MorrisonSnappy ReviewPowerful, articulate and spectacularly bittersweet.SynopsisA gripping and beautifully written novel in the tradition of Elizabeth is Missing and the work of Elizabeth Harrower. I have no use for forgiveness, not yet. But other ideas like that, kindness, for example, I think that is fundamental. Resurrection; I like that too. And[Read more]
NevernightBy Jay KristoffSnappy ReviewCruel, cunning, raw – an absolute must read.SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author, Jay Kristoff, comes a dangerous new fantasy world and a heroine edged in darkness. Destined to destroy empires, Mia Corvere is only ten years old when she is given her first lesson in death. Six years later, the child[Read more]
Yesterday he counted two hundred and thirty two cook books, but it’s not an obsession. Of those two hundred and thirty two he has only actually cooked out of fifty two – leaving one hundred and eighty unused cook books on the shelf… But it’s not an obsession. Of those one hundred and eighty, he’s[Read more]
It started as a single flower in the barrenness, no one noticed how it got there, no one knew anything when the landlord went a little crazy about it. But it grew. The flower grew, and it was joined by another. A small hydrangea bush, a patch of violets. Every time the landlord removed them,[Read more]