YA Ones to Watch in 2017. The One Memory of Flora Banks – Emily Barr

Publication Date: 12th January 2017 from Penguin Childrens Source: Netgalley Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has no short-term memory. Her mind resets itself several times a day, and has since the age of ten, when the tumor that was removed from Flora’s brain took with it her ability to make new memories…. Continue reading

2016 Spotlight: Deep Down Dead Steph Broadbribb.

Publication Date: Available Now (e-book) January 2017 (Paperback) from Orenda Source: Review Copy Lori Anderson is as tough as they come, managing to keep her career as a fearless Florida bounty hunter separate from her role as single mother to nine-year-old Dakota, who suffers from leukaemia. But when the hospital… Continue reading

Covering The Covers – Stasi Wolf David Young.

Ooh new cover alert – this time for David Young’s follow up to Stasi Child – a book I adored (and obviously reviewed in a timely and efficient manner) Can’t WAIT for this. And look. It looks good. GREAT in fact.   About Stasi Wolf East Germany, 1975. Karin Müller,… Continue reading

Getting to Know You – with Ivar Leon Menger.

Today I’m getting to know Ivar Leon Menger, writer of Monster 1983, an Audible original drama available now – more details to follow. Thanks so much to him for taking the time, these are always fun. Tell us a little about your Monster 1983, what can listeners expect? An exciting… Continue reading

Ones to Watch in 2017 – The Caller. Chris Carter.

Publication Date: 17th Feb 2017 from Simon and Schuster Source: Advanced Reading Copy After a tough week, Tanya Kaitlin is looking forward to a relaxing night in, but as she steps out of her shower, she hears her phone ring.  The video call request comes from her best friend, Karen… Continue reading

Latest Reads: Dark Fragments by Rob Sinclair.

Publication Date: Available Now from Bloodhound Books. Source: Review Copy Outwardly, Ben Stephens appears to be a normal, hard-working family man. In reality, his life has been in turmoil since the murder of his wife, Alice, seven years ago. The killer was never caught. Now re-married – to the woman… Continue reading

Getting to Know You – with Kim Askew and Amy Helmes.

Today I’m VERY happy to welcome Kim and Amy, co-authors of “Puck” their latest “twisted lit” novel – more details after the interview. I have to say these sound great – different and fun – so I feel my toppling to be read pile may get a few additions before… Continue reading

The Chemist – Stephenie Meyer. My Sunday read to the finish…

Publication Date: Available Now from Sphere Source: Review Copy She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn’t even have a name. And when they… Continue reading