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⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: "The moment she woke up, her nightmare began..." What would you do if you awakened to find a dangerous stranger in your house? In your bed, next to you? Now your home has become your prison, and your body, a battlefield. How would you hold onto your sanity, your self-esteem, your very soul …
⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Cows can love, play games, bond and form strong, life-long friendships. They can sulk, hold grudges, and they have preferences and can be vain. All these characteristics and more have been observed, documented, interpreted and retold by Rosamund Young based on her experiences looking after the family farm's herd on Kite's Nest Farm …
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Today I thought I’d look at some of the books with the lowest amount of ratings on my ‘Read’ shelf on Goodreads. I’ve decided I wouldn’t include books that were online freebies or short stories. It turns out that all of these books are actually from Netgalley! The Cyclist by Neil Anthony Smith – ⭐⭐⭐ …
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Ages ago I posted a couple of these UK vs US book cover posts, and I had a flashback to them the other day. I always really enjoyed doing these posts, so I thought I would take a look at some of my TBR books to see how the covers for them differ across the …
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Harvey Anderson is a twenty-six-year-old busker who enjoys his peaceful life, but everything is turned upside down when he is abducted and beaten by a group of nondescript thugs. Working for a sinister man known as “the spider”, these goons have spent nine years searching for Harvey's girlfriend, Sally Starling. Now they think …
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ Click to read my 4 star book review for Little Darlings by Melanie Golding....
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Click to read my 4 star book review for Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell....
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Click to read my 4 star book review for I See You by Clare Mackintosh...
⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: A powerful, eerily unsettling story collection from a major international literary star. Unearthly and unexpected, the stories in Mouthful of Birds burrow their way into your psyche and don't let go. Samanta Schweblin haunts and mesmerizes in this extraordinary, masterful collection. Schweblin's stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump …
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⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Holland and Niles Perry are identical thirteen-year-old twins. They are close, close enough, almost, to read each other’s thoughts, but they couldn’t be more different. Holland is bold and mischievous, a bad influence, while Niles is kind and eager to please, the sort of boy who makes parents proud. The Perrys live in …
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