I received a copy of this book from LiterallyPR as part of this book tour. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Pages: 346Publisher: Grosvenor House PublishingPublished: December 2020 Summary Joseph Winter is a master criminal, known around the backstreets as Trace – because he never leaves one. That is, until… Continue reading Book Tour Review: Seadogs and Criminals by Alex Fisher
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Review: Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd by Jonas Jonasson
I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way. Publisher: HarperVia Published: April 2021 Pages: 336 Summary Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for. Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young… Continue reading Review: Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd by Jonas Jonasson
Review: The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way. Publisher: Canongate Published: January 2020 Pages: 448 Summary A gripping novel set during Mussolini's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King takes us back to the first… Continue reading Review: The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
Review: Rain Falls on Everyone by Clár Ní Chonghaile
I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way. Publisher: Legend Press Published: July 2017 Pages: 272 Summary Theo, a young Rwandan boy fleeing his country's genocide, arrives in Dublin, penniless, alone and afraid. Still haunted… Continue reading Review: Rain Falls on Everyone by Clár Ní Chonghaile
Review: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way. Publisher: Viking Published: January 2017 Pages: 305 Summary Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife.… Continue reading Review: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Review: Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah
Publisher: Neri Pozza Published: 8 May 2014 Pages: 272 Challenges: Library Challenge; Around the World Challenge Summary At the centre of Radiance of Tomorrow are Benjamin and Bockarie, two friends who return to their hometown after the civil war in Sierra Leone. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones. As more villagers begin… Continue reading Review: Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah
Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: Einaudi Published: 10 June 2008 (first published 2006) Pages: 456Challenges: Library Challenge; Around the World Challenge; Women's Challenge Summary In 1960s Nigeria, a country blighted by civil war, three lives intersect. Ugwu, a boy from a poor village, works as a houseboy for a university professor. Olanna, a young woman, has abandoned her… Continue reading Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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