Published By: HQPages: 336Released On: 02/01/2025 Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift arrives at Dashwood House, a glamorously modern hotel in the up-and-coming resort of Galton-next-the-Sea, but all plans for a relaxing stay are scuppered when one of the guests is found dead. The body is found in the writing room, the victim part of a set visitingContinue reading “The Last Word is Death – Faith Martin”
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Murder on the Marlow Belle – Robert Thorogood
Published By: HQPages: 336Released On: 16/01/2025 Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn’t come home last night so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow’s resident amateur sleuth, for help. Oliver, founder of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, had hired The Marlow Belle, a private pleasure cruiser, for an exclusive partyContinue reading “Murder on the Marlow Belle – Robert Thorogood”
My Favourite Books of 2024: Part 2 😊
Aaaaaaand we’re back. Hi! By now I assume you’ve already had a look at my Favourite Books of 2024: Part 1 – if not, you can find it HERE! Today I’m posting my favourite reads from July to December, as well as my overall favourite read(s). JULY Victoria might just hold the key to savingContinue reading “My Favourite Books of 2024: Part 2 😊”
The Divinexus – Hallie Matthews
Pages: 364Released On: 28/09/2024 A fantasy tale woven with secrets and lies, heartbreak and love, but ultimately centred on the battle between good and evil. It should have been the happiest day of Grace’s life—the day she married Charlie and found the family she had always longed for. But as a war between The CelestialsContinue reading “The Divinexus – Hallie Matthews”
What I Read In 2024
It’s that time of the year again – the time I look back and reflect on what I’ve read. So let’s get started. My aim in 2024 was to read 250 books across the 336 days. In all I managed to read 351! I will just say now that reading is not a competition. WhetherContinue reading “What I Read In 2024”
Books I Have Bought In 2024
Okay, so if you follow me on Twitter (I will never call it X!) then you will have seen the copious amounts of books I have bought myself over the year. A tiny part of my brain is appalled by just how many I purchased and how much I’ve spent, but most of my brainContinue reading “Books I Have Bought In 2024”
2024 Debuts
I really enjoyed looking back on 2023 at all the utterly fabulous new authors I had discovered, so thought I’d do it again for 2024! Not every book on this page was released in 2024 – although most are; instead there are books I have read in 2024 that just happened to be that author’sContinue reading “2024 Debuts”
The Broken River – Chris Hammer
Published By: WildfirePages: 464Released On: 02/01/2025 A body has been discovered on the riverbanks of The Valley, a remote community in the hills of New South Wales. The gold mine at the heart of The Valley was once the lifeblood of this region, but it has been flooded for decades. Over the years, many haveContinue reading “The Broken River – Chris Hammer”
The Hedgehog’s Dilemma – Toon Tellegen
Published By: PushkinPages: 176Released On: 02/01/2025Translator: David ColmerIllustrator: Annemarie van Haeringen The hedgehog is feeling rather lonely, so one day he decides to invite all the other animals for a party. But the hedgehog is also rather a shy, reserved animal, and is terribly worried about doing or saying something he shouldn’t, and about allContinue reading “The Hedgehog’s Dilemma – Toon Tellegen”
The Last Bookstore on Earth – Lily Braun-Arnold
Published By: PenguinPages: 320Released On: 09/01/2025Reading Age: 12+ The world is about to end. Again. It’s been a year since a devastating storm ripped Liz’s world apart. Haunted by the memories of those she couldn’t save, Liz holes up in the only place she felt safe before her world fell away: the bookstore where sheContinue reading “The Last Bookstore on Earth – Lily Braun-Arnold”
Books By Your Bedside 