Title:- The Friendship List Author:- Beth Miller Date published:- 18th August 2025 No. of pages:- 369 pages Genre:- Literary Fiction Rating:- Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 5/5 Overall rating:- 5/5 Wiping away her tears, Kay looks at her old photos, of friends who have come and gone through life’s big moments. But then there’s Rose, her oneContinue reading “The Friendship List – ARC Book Review – Blog Tour”
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Yeonnam-dong’s Smiley Laundromat – Book Review
Title:- Yeonnam-dong’s Smiley Laundromat Author:- Kim Jiyun Translator- Shanna Tan Date published:- Originally published- 18th August 2023 Translated published:- August 29th 2024 No. of pages:- 320 pages Rating:- Plot:- 4/5 Writing:- 4/5 Overall rating:- 4/5 Situated at the heart of a rapidly gentrifying district of Seoul, the Yeonnam-dong Smiley Laundromat is a place where theContinue reading “Yeonnam-dong’s Smiley Laundromat – Book Review”
Rewind – Book Review
Title:- Rewind Author:- Catherine Ryan Howard Date published:- September 5th 2019 No. of pages:- 359 pages Genre:- Psychological Thriller Rating:- Plot:- 4/5 Writing:- 4/5 Overall rating:- 4/5 PLAY Andrew, the manager of Shanamore Holiday Cottages, watches his only guest via a hidden camera in her room. One night the unthinkable happens: a shadowy figure emergesContinue reading “Rewind – Book Review”
Great Big Beautiful Life – Book Review
Title:- Great Big Beautiful Life Author:- Emily Henry Date published:- April 22nd 2025 No. of pages:- 432 pages Genre:- Romance Rating:- Plot:- 3/5 Writing:- 4/5 Overall rating:- 3.5/5 Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in thisContinue reading “Great Big Beautiful Life – Book Review”
The Second Chance Convenience Store- ARC Book Review
Title:- The Second Chance Convenience Store Author:- Ho Yeon Kim Translated by Janet Hong Date published:- First published:- April 20th 2021 English translated:- 19th June 2025 No. of pages:- 208 pages Genre:- Korean Fiction Rating:- Plot:- 4/5 Writing:- 4/5 Overall rating:- 4/5 In this million-copy international bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner storeContinue reading “The Second Chance Convenience Store- ARC Book Review”
The Frozen River – Book Review
Title:- The Frozen River Author:- Ariel Lawhon Date published:- December 5th 2023 No. of pages:- 432 pages Genre:- Historical Fiction/Thriller Rating:- Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 5/5 Overall rating:- 5/5 A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into AmericanContinue reading “The Frozen River – Book Review”
That’s Not My Name – Book Review
Title:- That’s Not My Name Author:- Megan Lally Date published:- December 26th 2023 No. of pages:- 297 pages Genre:- YA Thriller Rating:- Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 5/5 Overall rating:- 5/5 She thought she had her life back. She was wrong. It was a mistake to trust him. Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on theContinue reading “That’s Not My Name – Book Review”
Dungeons and Drama – Book Review
Title:- Dungeons and Drama Author:- Kristy Boyce Date published:- January 9th 2024 No. of pages:- 304 pages Genre;- YA, Romance Rating:- Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 4/5 Overall rating:- 4.5/5 When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn’t hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dating hijinks! Musical lover Riley has big aspirationsContinue reading “Dungeons and Drama – Book Review”
The Surf House – ARC Book Review
Title:- The Surf House Author:- Lucy Clarke Date published:- will be published on 27th February 2025 No. of pages:- 416 pages Genre:- Psychological Thriller Rating:- Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 4/5 Overall rating:- 4.5/5 WISH YOU WERE HERE? THINK AGAIN… High on the wave-pounded cliffs, far from the bustling souks of Marrakech, sits The Surf House. A hiddenContinue reading “The Surf House – ARC Book Review”
Good Dirt – ARC Book Review
Title:- Good Dirt Author:- Charmaine Wilkerson Date published:- will be published on 28th January 2025 No. of pages:- 368 pages Genre:- Historical Fiction/Literary Fiction Rating:- Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 5/5 Overall rating;- 5/5 The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novelContinue reading “Good Dirt – ARC Book Review”
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