Month: July 2019

Book Review - That Long Lost Summer by Minna Howard @Aria_Fiction @MinnaHowardMary #BookReview #contemporary #BlogTour

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher Aria for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was a beautiful gentle read of lost moments and lost love. Hugo and Flora didn't know how to be with each other when their daughters left home. So to find their lost passion, they went on a holiday to … Continue reading Book Review - That Long Lost Summer by Minna Howard @Aria_Fiction @MinnaHowardMary #BookReview #contemporary #BlogTour

Editor's picks

Cover Reveal - The Seagull’s Laughter by Holly Bidgood @Wildpressed @HollyBidgood #CoverReveal #LoveBooksTours

by Shalini, posted in Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Kelly and Love Book Tours for this Cover Reveal. Born in 1973 to a Greenlandic mother and an English-Explorer father, Malik has always been something of a misfit. He has one black eye and one blue. As a child his mother’s people refused to touch him and now his own baby daughter’s … Continue reading Cover Reveal - The Seagull’s Laughter by Holly Bidgood @Wildpressed @HollyBidgood #CoverReveal #LoveBooksTours

Book Review - Somebody Else’s Baby by Ruby Speechley @rubyspeechley @BOTBSPublicity @HeraBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Sarah and BOTBS Publicity for my spot on this Blog Tour This book twisted my insides in the most delicious of ways. I was honestly blown away by the story arc and the style of writing. The author Ruby Speechley has chosen the most gray areas of medicine and law, blended them … Continue reading Book Review - Somebody Else’s Baby by Ruby Speechley @rubyspeechley @BOTBSPublicity @HeraBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller

Book Review - The Betrayed Wife by Kevin O’Brien @kensingtonbooks #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

A leapord does not change its spots, and neither does an infidel husband. I have to be honest here, Dylan was the most horrible of husbands. He was only busy trying to find the next woman to score with. To think he had grown up children along with an illegitimate one who popped up suddenly … Continue reading Book Review - The Betrayed Wife by Kevin O’Brien @kensingtonbooks #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

Book Review - Oh, Henry by Morgen Bailey @morgenwriteruk @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #humor

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Sarah Hardy and BOTBS Publicity for my spot on this Blog Tour. Henry, a Jack Russell, was the part of a research team trying to find a cure for MS. The drug injected in him caused a miracle of sorts. HE COULD TALK. Gywnnie Davies and Dr Moss were overjoyed, the first … Continue reading Book Review - Oh, Henry by Morgen Bailey @morgenwriteruk @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #humor

A Summer Escape and Strawberry Cake at the Cosy Kettle by Liz Eeles @lizeelesauthor @bookouture #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

This was book 2 in the series, but I could read it as a standalone. To me, all the characters were new, but each was interesting in their own way. The story went thus, Flora found her husband Malcolm with another woman. The rat!! All rats try to invigilate back, and this one tried too. … Continue reading A Summer Escape and Strawberry Cake at the Cosy Kettle by Liz Eeles @lizeelesauthor @bookouture #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

Book Review - Deserve to Die by Miranda Rijks @damppebbles #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

THIS WAS BLOODY AMAZING!! With an eerie cover and an intriguing blurb, this book pulled me in with its first two chapters. Black widow were the words that came to my mind soon. Tamara had a plan, a plan of destruction, and her target was Dom and Stacey and everything they held dear. Having read … Continue reading Book Review - Deserve to Die by Miranda Rijks @damppebbles #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

Book Review - Sisters of Willow House by Susanne O’Leary @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Noelle Holten and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Having read the first book in the series, it was easy for me to get into the spirit of book 2. This was Roisin's story. When her husband Cian got the camper van as a romantic getaway and named it … Continue reading Book Review - Sisters of Willow House by Susanne O’Leary @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

Book Review - The Scandal by Nicola Marsh @NicolaMarsh @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Noelle Holten and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Friendship, murder, secrets, and betrayal are my favorite words while reading a book. Nicola Marsh's book is one such goodie which made me want to keep reading and not allow the story to end. But the book ended with goosebumps... … Continue reading Book Review - The Scandal by Nicola Marsh @NicolaMarsh @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense

Book Review - The Single Mums Move On by Janet Hoggarth @aria_fiction #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

This was book 2 in the series, but that didn't disrupt my reading. I got the basic gist of book 1 and did not feel that the characters were strangers to me. Janet Hoggarth did a fabulous job in endearing the characters to me. Ali and Grace knew it was time to make a new … Continue reading Book Review - The Single Mums Move On by Janet Hoggarth @aria_fiction #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

Book Review - Ivy by Kat Flannery @katflannery1 #BookReview #BookBlogger #Histfic

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Laura and iReads Book Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was quite a different read as compared to the previous two books. Ivy was visually disabled and she left the protective circle of her sisters and their husbands to run away and explore the world. But she was kidnapped … Continue reading Book Review - Ivy by Kat Flannery @katflannery1 #BookReview #BookBlogger #Histfic

Book Review - The Castle of Sorrows by Jonathan Janz @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #horror

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Omg omg this book scared me completely and brought the goosebumps out. I reacted viscerally and to top it all, I read the book bang on the bewitching hour, the midnight. Ben's daughter was kidnapped by an ancient evil … Continue reading Book Review - The Castle of Sorrows by Jonathan Janz @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #horror

Cover Reveal - Beneath London’s Fog by Iona Caldwell @IonaCaldwell7 @SydeFyre #CoverReveal #BookBlogger

by Shalini, posted in Cover Reveal

"I want it known before this tale begins, I am not the hero but the villain." Jonathan is the immortal master of Raven Hollow Manor - a decrepit mansion riddled with superstition, murder and restless ghosts. Beneath it lies a restless malice. Its previous owner driven mad, violently kills his guests with a rusted ax, … Continue reading Cover Reveal - Beneath London’s Fog by Iona Caldwell @IonaCaldwell7 @SydeFyre #CoverReveal #BookBlogger

Book Review - The Other Mrs. Miller by Allison Dickson #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

I was quite flabbergasted when I read the story. It was a fantastical read, where I knew such a thing wouldn't happen in reality. I had to pinch myself to see if I was dreaming. What was I reading? 2 Mrs. Miller + 1 Mr. Miller + weird neighbors + an clandestine affair = A … Continue reading Book Review - The Other Mrs. Miller by Allison Dickson #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

Book Review - The Silent Ones by K. L. Slater @KimLSlater @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Kim Nash and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Kim Slater is the Queen of thrillers, and nobody can do eerie like she does. When the first four pages of the book grips, you know you are in for a rocking ride and K. L. Slater is magnificent. 2 … Continue reading Book Review - The Silent Ones by K. L. Slater @KimLSlater @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #thriller

Book Review - The Seeker by Heather Graham #BookReview #BookBlogger #romanticsuspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

It has been ages since I read a Kewl of Hunters book by Heather Graham, and I was overjoyed when I got the opportunity to read this. A kidnapping followed by a murder of the FBI agent and a ghost in white got the Kewl of Hunters, a branch of FBI dealing with the paranormal, … Continue reading Book Review - The Seeker by Heather Graham #BookReview #BookBlogger #romanticsuspense

Book Review - The Holiday by T. M. Logan @Tr4cyF3nt0n @TMLoganAuthor @ZaffreBooks #TakeTheHoliday #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for my spot on this Blog Tour. Secrets, secrets all around That's what kept me bound 4 best friends on a holiday To celebrate their 40th birthday A message on hubby's phone was a sight Brought a secret to the light Each was hiding something Oblivion was … Continue reading Book Review - The Holiday by T. M. Logan @Tr4cyF3nt0n @TMLoganAuthor @ZaffreBooks #TakeTheHoliday #BlogTour #suspense

Cover Reveal - Snow Angel by Nadine Dorries @NadineDorries @aria_fiction #CoverReveal

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

Many thanks to Victoria Joss for my spot in this Cover Reveal Spend Christmas with the nurses of St Angelus Hospital. Christmas is coming, but will the doctors and nurses of St Angelus get a chance to enjoy it? Sister Emily Haycock and husband Dessie are anxiously counting the days until the signing of final … Continue reading Cover Reveal - Snow Angel by Nadine Dorries @NadineDorries @aria_fiction #CoverReveal

Book Review - At Your Door by J. P. Carter @JPCarterAuthor @AvonBooksUK #BookReview #BookBlogger #policeprocedural

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Happy Publication Day!! I loved DCI Anna Tate, and I loved author J. P. Carter style of writing this story. It is bloody brilliant, if I may say so. It is a police procedural where Anna was called to solve the murder of a young girl Holly whose body was found in the woods. Anna … Continue reading Book Review - At Your Door by J. P. Carter @JPCarterAuthor @AvonBooksUK #BookReview #BookBlogger #policeprocedural

Book Review - They Kill by Tim Waggoner @timwaggoner @annecater @flametreepress #BookReview #BlogTour #horror

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Oh boy!! This was one wicked ride from start to finish. I raced down the pages as fast as Corliss the evil transformed men into the killing machines, all with a common target Sierra. This was Corliss's game to … Continue reading Book Review - They Kill by Tim Waggoner @timwaggoner @annecater @flametreepress #BookReview #BlogTour #horror

Book Review - Every Love by Jann Doe @JannDoe1 #BookReview #BlogTour #poems

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Non Fiction

Digital Reads Blog Tours presents Jann Doe with her book Every Love HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY!! Reviewing a book of poems is the most difficult thing in this world. Poems are personal, a collection of one's own experiences. Who am I to say how good or how bad it is? Life for all of us is … Continue reading Book Review - Every Love by Jann Doe @JannDoe1 #BookReview #BlogTour #poems

Book Review - How to Make Time For Me by Fiona Perrin @aria_fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher Aria for my spot on this Blog Tour. A fun humorous read. This book made me laugh at times, smirk at some and snort at the others (all these words are credited to Empress DJ, her grasp over the vocabulary makes me green with envy). An emotive, honest … Continue reading Book Review - How to Make Time For Me by Fiona Perrin @aria_fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Cover Reveal - The Summer of Going Topless by Liz Davies @LizDaviesAuthor @rararesources #BookBlogger

by Shalini, posted in Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Rachel for my spot on this Cover Reveal Candice Summerville is invisible. No one seems to notice her - not really. Heck, she often doesn’t notice herself, except for her monthly scrutiny in the mirror to check on her body’s steady slide towards middle age. But when her ancient, practical estate car … Continue reading Cover Reveal - The Summer of Going Topless by Liz Davies @LizDaviesAuthor @rararesources #BookBlogger

Book Review - Constellation by Kimberley Perkins and Deborah Adams @DebAdams_Writer #BookReview #BookBlogger #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

I didn't know how much I would love the book till I read it from the beginning to end at one go. Having read the first two in the series, I was super excited to read the finale. Omg the book did not disappoint. No siree... It was one rocking journey filled with twists and … Continue reading Book Review - Constellation by Kimberley Perkins and Deborah Adams @DebAdams_Writer #BookReview #BookBlogger #thriller

Book Review - What You Did by Willow Rose @MadamWillowRose @SDXXTours #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Maia Gomez and Silver Dagger Book Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. A quick read was this book with short snappy chapters. Eva Rae Thomas, the former FBI profiler, now helped her boyfriend Detective Matt with cases when she was hit by a deja vu. A killer was copying all … Continue reading Book Review - What You Did by Willow Rose @MadamWillowRose @SDXXTours #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Book Review - Know No Evil by Graeme Hampton @HeraBooks @GHam001 #BookReview #BookBlogger #policeprocedural

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

I went into this book thinking it to be routine police procedural with a team and a boss and forensics. The book had all that and more. 3 murders had all the cops in a tizzy with absolutely no clues. Till a cop from CID, DS Molly Fischer, with a secret, brought out an important … Continue reading Book Review - Know No Evil by Graeme Hampton @HeraBooks @GHam001 #BookReview #BookBlogger #policeprocedural

Book Review - Poppy by Kat Flannery @katflannery1 #BookReview #BookBlogger #Histfic

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Laura and iReads Book Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. The most ornery of all sisters, Poppy's answers to all her questions were her guns. A bounty hunter by profession, she killed the gangs of outlaws till the odds caught up with her, and she was shot. Rode to her … Continue reading Book Review - Poppy by Kat Flannery @katflannery1 #BookReview #BookBlogger #Histfic

Cover Reveal - One Christmas Star by Mandy Baggot @mandybaggot @aria_fiction

by Shalini, posted in Cover Reveal

Emily Parker is set to have the worst Christmas ever! Her flatmate's moved out, she's closed her heart to love and she's been put in charge of the school original Christmas show – with zero musical ability. Disgraced superstar, Ray Stone is in desperate need of a quick PR turnaround. Waking up from a drunken … Continue reading Cover Reveal - One Christmas Star by Mandy Baggot @mandybaggot @aria_fiction

Book Review - Mother by Hannah Begbie #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

There was a stillness in me after I read the book as I didn't know how to review it. There was so much pathos and pain and guilt in this story, and above that, a need to escape the irredeemable truth of chronic illness in a newborn child. Cathy's daughter was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, … Continue reading Book Review - Mother by Hannah Begbie #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary