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Review: The Singular & Extraordinary Tale of Mirror & Goliath by Ishbelle Bee

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: Angry Robot Pages: 336 Series: The Peculiar Adventures of John Loveheart, Esq #1 Challenges: Women's Challenge; Around the World Challenge Summary   1888. A little… Continue reading Review: The Singular & Extraordinary Tale of Mirror & Goliath by Ishbelle Bee

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Review: Don’t Turn Around by Caroline Mitchell

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: Bookouture Pages: 318 Challenges: Around the World Challenge; Women's Challenge Summary You don't know him. But he knows you. Soon he would be able… Continue reading Review: Don’t Turn Around by Caroline Mitchell

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Review: Secrets of the Tower by Debbie Rix

I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Bookouture Pages: 384 Challenges: Around the World Challenge; Women's Challenge Summary   Two women, centuries apart, bound together by the secrets of one of the most iconic buildings ever created.  Pisa, 1999 Sam Campbell sits by her husband's… Continue reading Review: Secrets of the Tower by Debbie Rix

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Review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

Publisher: Pickwick Published: September 2014 (first published January 2012) Pages: 310 Challenges: Around the World Challenge; Women's Challenge Summary   Recently retired, sweet, emotionally numb Harold Fry is jolted out of his passivity by a letter from Queenie Hennessy, an old friend, who he hasn't heard from in twenty years. She has written to say… Continue reading Review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

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Review: Cannonbridge by Jonathan Barne

I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Solaris Publication Date: 10 February 2015 Pages: 272 Challenges: Around the World Challenge  Summary   Flamboyant, charismatic Matthew Cannonbridge was touched by genius, the most influential creative mind of the 19th century, a prolific novelist, accomplished playwright,… Continue reading Review: Cannonbridge by Jonathan Barne

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Review: Chocolat by Joanne Harris

  Publisher: Garzanti Published: 9 October 1998 Pages: 338Challenges: Library Challenge; Around the World Challenge; Women's ChallengeRating: 3/5    Summary (from Goodreads)   When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud denounces her as a serious danger to his… Continue reading Review: Chocolat by Joanne Harris

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Review: A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders

I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 24 February 2015 Pages: 288 Challenges: Around the World Challenge; Women's Challenge Summary   It's just another day at the office for London book editor Samantha "Sam" Clair. Checking jacket copy for… Continue reading Review: A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders

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Review: The Small Fortune of Dorothea Q by Sharon Maas

I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.   Publisher: Bookouture Published: 30 January 2015 Pages: 532 Challenges: Around the World Challenge; Women's Challenge Summary   An epic, mesmerizing tale of tragic loss, the strength of words left unspoken, and the redeeming power of love.… Continue reading Review: The Small Fortune of Dorothea Q by Sharon Maas

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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

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Review: The Family Girl by Katherine Brankin

  I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.   Publisher: Vook Inc. Published: 9 October 2014 Pages: 222Challenges: Around the World Challenge; Women's Challenge    Summary   Ice-cold assassin Catalina Bennett wants a Faberge egg. A CIA funded venture-capital investment firm wants to get… Continue reading Review: The Family Girl by Katherine Brankin