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Here you will find my own personal reviews of purchased books, gifted books, and advanced reader copies. I cover all genres of fiction books, plus non-fiction, classics and poetry.

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Everything Happens So Much – Andrew Hunter Murray

Published By: OrionPages: 336Released On: 05/11/2026 Nothing ever happened to her. And then everything did. Esme Good is an unremarkable young woman working a dull job in a city much like the one you’re picturing now. Her only escape is The Elsewheres: tiny potions which allow her to visit alternate versions of herself. Sadly, these…

In One Brief Moment All Eternity – Elif Shafak

Published By: VikingPages: 608Released On: 15/10/2026 During a time of great turmoil, Gustave Flaubert created literature’s most scandalous heroine: Madame Bovary. He then poisoned her with arsenic. But what if, 175 years later, Emma – and the women history overlooked – could seize the quill from his hands and tell a different story? In One…

Stay Another Christmas – Phillipa Ashley

Published By: PenguinPages: 384Released On: 05/11/2026 After a life-changing accident, Katie’s plan for Christmas is simple: rent a spectacular island house in the Lake District, gather the people she loves, and enjoy snowy walks, crackling fires and the promise of a fresh start. What she doesn’t plan on? Her ex-boyfriend turning up. Still reeling from…

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