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A Botanists Guide to Parties and Poisons – ARC Book Review

Debut author Kate Khavari deftly entwines a pulse-pounding mystery with the struggles of a woman in a male-dominated field in 1923 London. Newly minted research assistant Saffron Everleigh is determined to blaze a new trail at the University College London, but with her colleagues’ beliefs about women’s academic inabilities and not so subtle hints that herContinue reading “A Botanists Guide to Parties and Poisons – ARC Book Review”

Daisy Jones and the Six – Book Review

Everybody knows Daisy Jones and the Six. From the moment Daisy walked barefoot on to the stage at the Whisky, she and the band were a sensation. Their sound defined an era. Their albums were on every turntable. They played sold-out arenas from coast to coast. Then, on 12 July 1979, it all came crashingContinue reading “Daisy Jones and the Six – Book Review”

The Lies I tell – ARC Book Review

Meg Varnum. Maggie Littleton. Meg Upton. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. I’m not a con artist as much as an avenger. A righter of wrongs. But nothing about me is real, other than my desire to hold men like you accountable for the things you’ve done.Continue reading “The Lies I tell – ARC Book Review”

Missing – ARC Book Review

I’ve known him all my life. I know he has taken my daughter. His mother says she can help me. But she’s the last person I can trust… Samuel lived next door when we were children. We were inseparable. But he didn’t like sharing me with my adored little brother. And one terrible night, heContinue reading “Missing – ARC Book Review”

9 books to celebrate Asian-American / Pacific Islander month

According to Goodreads, in the US, May is month of Asian American and Pacific Islander day. So since I have read many Asian American authors, I decided to compile a list of books I have read that match the category Adobo and Arsenic – Mia P Manasala Currently I am reading the second book ofContinue reading “9 books to celebrate Asian-American / Pacific Islander month”

Down to the River – ARC Book Review

Title:- Down to the River Author:- Anne Whitney Pierce No. of pages:- 423 pages Date published:- will be published on May 3rd 2022 Genre:- Historical Fiction Rating:- 2.5 /5 stars Down to the River is a family saga set in the late 1960s in Cambridge, Massachusetts against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Twin brothers,Continue reading “Down to the River – ARC Book Review”

A Stitch In Time Applewell – ARC Book Review

It’s not just hems that are frayed in Applewell… Gracie rescues old clothes and cast offs from Applewell’s charity shop, making them into cute and fresh outfits, which she then sells in her little shop. Turning a profit is hard at the best of times, let alone when new arrival Lucas appears… After running away from the villageContinue reading “A Stitch In Time Applewell – ARC Book Review”

No More Lies (No More Series Book 2) – ARC Book Review

Secrets and lies shadow a woman on the run in the second novel in the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale. Jenna Mason’s life seems perfect: a successful career as an animator, a town house near the beach, and an adoring son, Josh, whose artistic talent looks as promisingContinue reading “No More Lies (No More Series Book 2) – ARC Book Review”

The Adoption – ARC Book Review

Title:- The Adoption Author:- Jenna Kernan No. of pages:- 407 pages Publisher:- Bookouture Date published:- will be published on May 11th 2022 Genre:- Psychological Thriller Rating:- 3/5 stars Your little girl is all yours… isn’t she? Dani and her husband Tate’s life together is almost perfect. But Dani is haunted by guilt for causing a terrible carContinue reading “The Adoption – ARC Book Review”

The Soldier’s Letter’s (Last Words Book 3) – ARC Book Review

“Survive for as long as you can, fight until you can’t fight any longer, and if this war ever ends, I want you to run as far from here as you can and never look back…” Nazi-occupied Prague, 1941: On a foggy winter’s day, a solider called Charlie is ordered to murder an elderly Jewish woman. He refuses,Continue reading “The Soldier’s Letter’s (Last Words Book 3) – ARC Book Review”