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“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.” JM Barrie, Peter Pan Hello all, Time for something a bit different now. Now we all know about Thriller, Billie Jean and Black or White, am I right? But how much do we know about the untimely death of a pop icon? …
Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse
Hello all, “Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bullfighters.” – Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises So for my next review, something a bit different. An animal themed book. A true story. About a horse that defied all odds, whose stature and quirks set him aside from the rest. This is …
The Case
Hello all, I reviewed The Case – Leopold Borstinski as a part of the Damppebbles Blog Tour. “The sheer futility of the human existent is summarised in a handful of words.” – Leopold Borstinski The Case tells the tale of Jake, a private investigator who is about to work his final case. But it was …
Hard Girls
Hello, Feeling a bit darker with this novel! My first taste of Martina Cole! “Hard lives, hard lessons, it’s murder on the streets.” This story revolves around the secret underworld life of prostitutes and gangs. “Even though Danielle’s death was horrendous, it still wasn’t enough to make any of them step out of the shadows. …
Little Fires Everywhere
Hello everyone, So it’s May 29th which means it’s time to review Little Fires Everywhere. I read this book as a part of Zoella’s book club monthly read and felt it was thoroughly appropriate given that it has been on my TBR list for a while. The photo was also used from Zoella’s book club …
Four Legendary Kingdoms
Hello, “I cannot see it. The options of my time are not good enough. But the mathematics are inescapable. It is coming. It will be up to the wise and noble men of the future generations with options of a more advanced nature than mine to find it in the night sky and initiate the …
The Five Greatest Warriors
Hello all, Hope your week is going well. Also HAPPY HUMP DAY! So remember my reviews of the Seven Ancient Wonders and Six Sacred Stones? Well this is the next in the series! “Everything is connected to everything else.” – Lenin” This is about the end of the world, approaching at a perilous rate and …
What Lies Behind
Hello, Yes you’re right, I’m back so soon but trust me, when you start reading J.T Ellison novels, you cannot stop! Now this review is of the last book (so far) in the Dr Samantha Owens series and is the sequel to When Shadows Fall. Samantha Owens is used to sirens and waking up to …
When Shadows Fall
Hello, HAPPY EASTER! I hope you’ve all indulged and enjoyed plenty of chocolate! So here it is, the sequel to Edge of Black – this is When Shadows Fall. “A human being is only breath and shadow.” – Sophocles “You are a human being, and so you must honour thy mother; she is the life …