The Lifeline by Tom Ellen

I have decided to forgo my short running segment of non bookish posts on weekends. I am no longer playing games not so I see possibilities in the near future so it makes sense to focus on what I'm actually doing. Narrated by Tom Lawrence; Katy Sobey This was a book that I liked much…

The Pieces of Us by Caroline Montague

This book begins with the death of a baby. I almost stopped reading on at this point because of the timing. I am glad I did not, however, since the story moves forward, and it is easier (at least for the reader) to put the incident behind them. The couple in the book took their…

#FlashbackFriday May 2023

My last post for this meme is #FlashBackFriday April 2023. This is a monthly meme hosted by Kerry @Chat about Books and, as always, a brilliant way to recollect and reminisce about the books you read at the same time last year. I Link the covers to the full reviews for easier perusal. Posts made in May…

The Last Carolina Girl by Meagan Church

This was a very sad tale. There is not much of a respite from the sadness, maybe a semblance of a happy ending, but there are things that happen in this book that cannot be taken away. It is not graphic or overtly violent, but it did make me sad enough to preface this review…

The Mysterious Mrs Hood by Kim Donovan

This was a well-documented book. The author begins the story by talking about her own personal connection to the subject, a half-sister of a grandmother who was murdered. The author then set out to find out more about the situation and collected details from newspapers and other sources to give a very detailed account of…

The Girl on the 88 Bus by Freya Sampson

Narrated by Annette Holland; Georgia Maguire There are two narrative voices in this book. One is of a young woman, lost and adrift, and the other is of a surer older woman who we do not get to actually meet till the very end. I think my final rating for this book is based more…

The Many Lives of Charlie by Kid Toussaint & Aurélie Guarino

As with many comics published by this publisher, there is something different about the content in this one. There are discussions about the great beyond and the mundane tasks for those left behind. Charlie is a spark of colour in an otherwise drab office where they deal with the conversion of the remains of dead…

The French Chateau Dream by Julie Caplin

Narrated by Sophie Roberts This was a simple story that explored a French town and the experience of living in the French countryside. The romance is expected to be straightforward, with fewer miscommunications than is usual for the genre. Hattie is a wedding planner, or at least an assistant to one until her cousin gives…