The first daughter is for the Throne.The second daughter is for the Wolf.For fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale comes a dark fantasy novel about a young woman who must be sacrificed to the legendary Wolf of the Wood to save her kingdom ...
What I’ve learnt from reading fiction – part 5
Hi and welcome to the fifth edition of What I’ve learnt from reading fiction! I had a long spell of the lazies, completely ignoring notes and photos I'd taken of fun little factoids I learnt from reading fiction, and often even forgoing taking notes ...
322 miles of road, 6 hours, 2 strangers, 1 killer, too many secrets: Don’t Turn Around by Jessica Barry
322 miles of road. 6 hours. 2 strangers. 1 killer. Too many secrets.Midnight. Cait Monaghan and Rebecca McRae are on a desolate road that slices through the New Mexican desert. They've never met before tonight. Both have secrets to protect. Both of t ...
Girls Who Lie by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir tr. Victoria Cribb #GirlsWhoLie #ForbiddenIceland
When a depressed, alcoholic single mother disappears, everything suggests suicide, but when her body is found, Icelandic detective Elma and her team are thrust into a perplexing, chilling investigation.When single mother Maríanna disappears from her ...
The Therapist by Helene Flood tr. Alison McCullough #bookreview #TheTherapist
What happens when a psychologist begins to question her own sanity?Sara runs a private psychology practice for troubled youth in the large, newly inherited house she is refurbishing with her husband, Sigurd. One morning, a voicemail from Sigurd tells ...
The Once And Future Witches meets The Beautiful Ones with a hint of Vox: The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk #TheMidnightBargain #RegencyFantasy
Beatrice Clayborn is a sorceress who practices magic in secret, terrified of the day she will be locked into a marital collar that will cut off her powers to protect her unborn children. She dreams of becoming a full-fledged Magus and pursuing magic ...