2016 Spotlight: Try not to Breathe by Holly Seddon

Publication Date: 7th January UK (Corvus) 23rd Febuary US (Random House -Ballantine) Source: Netgalley – via Ballantine with thanks. Amy Stevenson was the biggest news story of 1995. Only fifteen years old, Amy disappeared walking home from school one day and was found in a coma three days later. Her… Continue reading

Sewing the Shadows Together – Interview with Alison Taylor Baillie

Today I am VERY pleased to welcome Alison to the blog tellling us a little bit about her novel Sewing the Shadows Together. Tell us a little about what inspired you to start writing? I’ve always loved writing. At primary school my teacher restricted me to three pages because I… Continue reading

2016 January Spotlight: Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre

Publication Date: January 28th 2016 from Little Brown Source: Netgalley There is no perfect marriage. There is no perfect murder. Diana Jager is clever, strong and successful, a skilled surgeon and fierce campaigner via her blog about sexism. Yet it takes only hours for her life to crumble when her… Continue reading

Indie Author Spotlight: Anne Hamilton…A Blonde Bengali Wife

Today’s “Indie Author in the Spotlight” is Anne Hamilton – author of A Blonde Bengali Wife. Anne Hamilton wrote A Blonde Bengali Wife after she fell in love with Bangladesh on her first (of many) visits there. The travelogue inspired the charity, Bhola’s Children, and continues to support it. Before… Continue reading

Indie Author Spotlight: Helena Fairfax A Way from Heart to Heart.

As I hand over the blog for some of December to some authors you may not know, today’s “Indie Author in the Spotlight” is Helena Fairfax. Helena Fairfax was born in Uganda and came to England as a child. She’s grown used to the cold now, and these days she… Continue reading

Indie Author Spotlight: Elaine Spires – Single All The Way.

During December as I’m trying to take a little time off, I thought it might be nice to feature some authors you may not necessarily know about – the unsung Indie writers who often produce little gems of novels that fly very much under the radar. Now obviously I have… Continue reading

Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson – Advent Blog Tour with The Book Trail

Today I’m taking you to Siglufjörður in Northern Iceland and telling you about Snowblind – one of the stand out books for me this year  as part of The Book Trail’s advent calender tour ( https://thebooktrail.wordpress.com/ ) you can see my original review below… Now I don’t know much about… Continue reading

Liz Currently Loves…The Reckoning By Sam Kates

Publication Date: 22nd December from Smithcraft Press. Source: Publisher advanced reading copy Unnatural calm prevails. Trepidation builds. Silently, a storm gathers. Survivors from mainland Europe and North America converge on Britain. Weary, confused, all come seeking answers; some are spoiling for a fight. What began with the Cleansing and was… Continue reading