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Latest Reviews

Lead Review (Go Gentle)

  • Book: Go Gentle
  • Location: Manhattan, Upper West Side
  • Author: Maria Semple

"Adora Hazzard works for a wealthy family, tutoring in the philosophical arts. She understands that as a single divorcée things can..."

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Lead Review (Deadly Dancing at the Seaview Hotel)

  • Book: Deadly Dancing at the Seaview Hotel
  • Location: Scarborough
  • Author: Glenda Young

"Deadly Dancing at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young, cosy mystery set in Scarborough. The novel opens on a bench on..."

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Lead Review (Into The Dark)

  • Book: Into The Dark
  • Location: North Norway
  • Author: Ian Giles (Translator), Ørjan N Karlsson

"Into the Dark by Ørjan Karlsson, a dark thriller set in North Norway, translated by Ian Giles. Ørjan is a newish..."

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Lead Review (Killing the Nerve)

  • Book: Killing the Nerve
  • Location: Europe, New York City (NYC)
  • Author: Anna Pazos

"Killing The Nerve by Anna Pazos, auto-journalism set around Europe and NYC. TR: Laura McGoughlin and Charlotte Coombe A book that..."

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Lead Review (That Night)

  • Book: That Night
  • Location: Veneto, West Midlands
  • Author: Gillian McAllister

"That Night by Gillian McAllister, psychological thriller set near Verona and the West Midlands (Birmingham). The Plant siblings have invested in..."

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Lead Review (The Seastone Sisters)

  • Book: The Sea Stone Sisters
  • Location: World
  • Author: Eleanor Buchanan

"Early ARC copy The Sea Stone Sisters by Eleanor Buchanan, dual timeline novel set around the world. Inter-generational saga with a..."

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Lead Review (The Hope)

  • Book: The Hope
  • Location: Tasmania
  • Author: Paul E Hardisty

"The Hope by Paul E Hardisty, a dark but ultimately positive Dystopian thriller set largely in Tasmania. The Hope is the..."

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Lead Review (I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness)

  • Book: I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness
  • Location: Catalonia
  • Author: Irene Solà, Mara Faye Lethem (Translator)

"I Gave You Eyes and You looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà, novel set in the mountains of Catalonia TR: Mara..."

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Lead Review (Homework)

  • Book: Homework
  • Location: Cheltenham
  • Author: Geoff Dyer

"Homework by Geoff Dyer, memoir set in Cheltenham, in the second half of the 20th Century. Geoff Dyer was born in..."

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Lead Review (Everyone in the Group Chat Dies)

  • Book: Everyone in the Group Chat Dies
  • Location: Crowhurst
  • Author: L M Chilton

"Everyone in the Group Chat Dies by L M Chilton, murder mystery set in Crowhurst, East Sussex. Welcome to the flat..."

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