Month: October 2019

Book Review - Death Among Us by Stephen Bentley et al @StephenBentley8 @MrAlldredge @SpotInMyHeart @bakeandwrite @WAKENOVELLA @llkane2152 @kay_castaneda @bookishaly @BauerJ1138

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Digital Reads Blog Tours proudly presents Death Among Us, an anthology by various authors. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Anyone who knows me would perceive one thing from my reviews - my thriller-y heart. And what could be more thrilling than a book which had stories with death interwoven in the prose. They were all murder mysteries, some … Continue reading Book Review - Death Among Us by Stephen Bentley et al @StephenBentley8 @MrAlldredge @SpotInMyHeart @bakeandwrite @WAKENOVELLA @llkane2152 @kay_castaneda @bookishaly @BauerJ1138

Editor's picks

Book Review - Deja Vu by Stephen Edger @StephenEdger #BookReview #BookBlogger #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

Happy Publication Day!! What a book! What a clever book!! What a wickedly clever book, well crafted, strategic, and oh so thrilling!! It was as if the author knew that after reading so many police procedurals, I needed a book which would produce a zing in me, a rush of adrenaline. My first book by … Continue reading Book Review - Deja Vu by Stephen Edger @StephenEdger #BookReview #BookBlogger #thriller

Book Review - In The Cut by Susanna Moore @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for the book A difficult book to review. It had a raw gritty feel with bold scenes and graphic words weaved in with the thoughts of the main character. Frannie, a teacher, came across a woman performing a sexual act on a man with his face in … Continue reading Book Review - In The Cut by Susanna Moore @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

Book Review - The Final Reckoning by Margaret James @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was a fun murder mystery with its gentle pace and slow build-up of suspense. Lindsay had witnessed her boyfriend's father's murder, and the trauma caused her to leave home. The death of her mother drew her back to … Continue reading Book Review - The Final Reckoning by Margaret James @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Cover Reveal - Desperate Ground by LJ Morris @LesJMorris @BOTBSPublicity #BookBlogger #thriller #CoverReveal

by Shalini, posted in Book Spotlight, Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Sarah and BOTBS Publicity for my spot on this Cover Reveal. When the secrecy of a nuclear weapon agreement is thrown into doubt, a disgraced intelligence operative is recruited to find out if the deal is still safe… Ali Sinclair, wrongly convicted and on the run from a Mexican prison, is enlisted … Continue reading Cover Reveal - Desperate Ground by LJ Morris @LesJMorris @BOTBSPublicity #BookBlogger #thriller #CoverReveal

Cover Reveal - The Last Drop Of Blood by Graham Masterton @GrahamMasterton @HoZ_Books #BookBlogger #suspense #CoverReveal

by Shalini, posted in Book Spotlight, Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher Head of Zeus for my spot on this Cover Reveal. It started with the judge. He was about to sentence five of Cork's most notorious criminals. But his body has just turned up, beaten and broken, on an isolated road in his burned-out car. Now four members of … Continue reading Cover Reveal - The Last Drop Of Blood by Graham Masterton @GrahamMasterton @HoZ_Books #BookBlogger #suspense #CoverReveal

Book Review - Beneath London’s Fog by Iona Caldwell @IonaCaldwell7 @SydeFyre #BookReview #BookBlogger #fantasy

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

Happy Publication Day!! This was Jonathan's story, a monster, taking the skin of a man, but with a heart of gold. Filled with love and pain, he lived his life in the darkness of the Raven Hallow Manor, making it his home along with spirits and other things which go bump in the night. An … Continue reading Book Review - Beneath London’s Fog by Iona Caldwell @IonaCaldwell7 @SydeFyre #BookReview #BookBlogger #fantasy

Book Review - In My Mother’s Name by Laura Elliot @Elliot_Laura @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

Many thanks to Noelle Holten and Sarah Hardy and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Laura Elliot is a brilliant writer. Her words broke my control, wrenched my emotions, brought it to surface, and blazed it down the path of my being. I read the book with my heart in my throat, … Continue reading Book Review - In My Mother’s Name by Laura Elliot @Elliot_Laura @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense

Book Review - Bad Seed by Jessica Eames @TrapezeBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was a sweet domestic suspense which took me on a winding road of suspects and motives and strange family dynamics. Nicola after the death of Charlie was living in the annex cottage of Charlie's stepbrother Ben and wife Fiona … Continue reading Book Review - Bad Seed by Jessica Eames @TrapezeBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Book Review - Happy Christmas Eve by Jackie Ladbury @JackieLadbury @RubyFiction #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

A fun read about one sided love. Eve loved Lucien, Lucien used Eve to write his songs while holding the carrot of a singing career in front of her. Theo loved Eve, but she was obsessed only with Lucien. Only at 70% of the book, she saw the light... My first book by author Jackie … Continue reading Book Review - Happy Christmas Eve by Jackie Ladbury @JackieLadbury @RubyFiction #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

Cover Reveal - Death of a Mermaid by Lesley Thomson @LesleyjmThomson @HoZ_Books #BookBlogger #suspense #CoverReveal

by Shalini, posted in Book Spotlight, Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher Head of Zeus for my spot on this Cover Reveal. Lesley Thomson grew up in west London. Her first novel, A Kind of Vanishing, won the People's Book Prize in 2010. Her second novel, The Detective's Daughter, was a number 1 bestseller and sold over 500,000 copies. Website … Continue reading Cover Reveal - Death of a Mermaid by Lesley Thomson @LesleyjmThomson @HoZ_Books #BookBlogger #suspense #CoverReveal

Book Review - Single All The Way by Karen King @karen_king @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Noelle Holten, Sarah, and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was quite a contemplative read which had me pondering over relationships and the complexities that surround it. Meg and her mother Sally had both left their husbands on the same day, due to reasons unknown. They went to … Continue reading Book Review - Single All The Way by Karen King @karen_king @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

Book Review - Daisy’s Christmas Gift Shop by Hannah Pearl @HannahPearl_1 @ChocLituk #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

This was one fun ride of a romance with a bit of thrill and action. Daisy had always loved Eli. But after a night of love, he moved away. He was best friends with Ben, her twin brother. But circumstances changed in a family crisis where the two had to spend time together on a … Continue reading Book Review - Daisy’s Christmas Gift Shop by Hannah Pearl @HannahPearl_1 @ChocLituk #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

Book Review - Ghoster by Jason Arnopp @JasonArnopp @gambit589 @orbitbooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was more like a chick lit kind of a book initially where Kate Collins had been ghosted by Scott after she left her home and job and traveled many miles to live with him. All she found was a … Continue reading Book Review - Ghoster by Jason Arnopp @JasonArnopp @gambit589 @orbitbooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Cover Reveal - One Dark, Two Light @RuthMancini1 @HoZ_Books #BookBlogger #suspense #CoverReveal

by Shalini, posted in Book Spotlight, Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher Head of Zeus for my spot on this Cover Reveal. New Year's Eve, London. Outside the Hope & Glory pub, a man has been left to die. A victim of extraordinary violence, he will never walk or speak again. He remains in hospital for months, until criminal defence … Continue reading Cover Reveal - One Dark, Two Light @RuthMancini1 @HoZ_Books #BookBlogger #suspense #CoverReveal

Book Review - A View Across The Roof Tops by Suzanne Kelman @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #histfic

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Noelle Holten and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. I don't read many historical fiction as I do not know much about history. Having got an opportunity to read this book, I would try to put words to my thoughts. 1941, Amsterdam, Nazi invasion, a Professor Held, who taught … Continue reading Book Review - A View Across The Roof Tops by Suzanne Kelman @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #histfic

Book Review - The Haunting At Paradise House by Killian Wolf @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #horror

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. How to defeat a demon? Read the book to know the answer. Addison was offered a job at the Paradise House to look after an old man. Strange things began to happen, marionettes coming to life, strange kid roaming the … Continue reading Book Review - The Haunting At Paradise House by Killian Wolf @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #horror

Cover Reveal - The Final Trail by AA Abbott @AAAbbottstories @LoveBooksGroup #BookBlogger #suspense #CoverReveal

by Shalini, posted in Book Spotlight, Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Kelly and Love Books Tours for my spot on this Cover Reveal THE LAST EDITION OF TENSE CRIME THRILLER SERIES SET IN BIRMINGHAM RECEIVES CITY CENTRE LAUNCH Family feuds just got bloodier… A gripping thriller, and a great story of death, revenge and vodka. To save glamorous Kat White’s life, Ben Halloran … Continue reading Cover Reveal - The Final Trail by AA Abbott @AAAbbottstories @LoveBooksGroup #BookBlogger #suspense #CoverReveal

Book Review - Forgotten by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast @The_FFBC #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Patricia and FFBC Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. The entire series was an off shoot of House of Night set in the Other World. The story was about what would happen if Kalona had been given Eerbus's joy to fight against the darkness and if he had never fallen? … Continue reading Book Review - Forgotten by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast @The_FFBC #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

Book Review - Christmas at Pennington’s by Rachel Brimble @RachelBrimble @Aria_Fiction @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #histfic

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was book 3 in the series but my first. But it was extremely easy to get into the story. It was 1911 and Christmas time at the Pennington store. Cornelia was going through a divorce while struggling with job … Continue reading Book Review - Christmas at Pennington’s by Rachel Brimble @RachelBrimble @Aria_Fiction @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #histfic

Book Review - Beyond The Black Door by A. M. Strickland @The_FFBC #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Patricia and FFBC Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. I am a reader who enjoys the plot of the story rather than romance. This book was a beautiful tale with an intricate worldbuilding which gave me Kamai, a Soul Walker who could enter souls, Nehyn, and get all the secrets … Continue reading Book Review - Beyond The Black Door by A. M. Strickland @The_FFBC #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

Book Review - Deadly Silence by OMJ Ryan @damppebbles #BookReview #BlogTour #policeprocedural

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Emma and Damp Pebbles Blog Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. This book was freaking awesome. I loved the sarcastic, filled with bristling anger at the lousy boss, wise cracking but so damn intelligent DI Jane Phillips. My first book by the author OMJ Ryan, I just want to say … Continue reading Book Review - Deadly Silence by OMJ Ryan @damppebbles #BookReview #BlogTour #policeprocedural

Book Review - The Death and Life of Penny Pitstop by Leopold Borstinski @borstinski @damppebbles #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Emma and damppebbles blog tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. This review is completely dedicated to Ms Emma Welton, and she knows the reasons. They would soon be enumerated in the review. The blurb had the warning explicit sexual content, and my eyes popped out. Whoa! What was I getting … Continue reading Book Review - The Death and Life of Penny Pitstop by Leopold Borstinski @borstinski @damppebbles #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Book Review - Her Mother’s Lies by Rona Halsall @RonaHalsallAuth @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. Ah... What can I say about this book that would better describe it. There were just 3 words I was left behind with... Suspense, pathos, and senseless deaths. All the characters in the book were stuck in the different sections … Continue reading Book Review - Her Mother’s Lies by Rona Halsall @RonaHalsallAuth @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense

Book Review - All His Pretty Girls by Charly Cox @CharlylynnCox @herabooks @BOTBSPublicity #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 was a police procedural which was a complete thriller. As the story unfurled, a dread started building up in my stomach, the kidnapper was one vicious SOB. Any name I called him in my mind was lesser than he deserved. … Continue reading Book Review - All His Pretty Girls by Charly Cox @CharlylynnCox @herabooks @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller

Book Review - The Memories We Hide by Jodi Gibson @JFGibsonWriter @LoveBooksGroup #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Kelly and Love Books Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. A book of love, family bonds, friendships and relationships, betrayals and secrets of the past. Each made this family drama a captivating read. A beautiful cover too. Laura came home 10 years after the death of her love Ryan when … Continue reading Book Review - The Memories We Hide by Jodi Gibson @JFGibsonWriter @LoveBooksGroup #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Book Review - Whispers In The Dark by Laurel Hightower @HightowerLaurel @RRBookTours1 #BookReview #BlogTour #horror

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Shannon and R & R Book Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was one spooky read where the people the main character has killed in her job as a S.W.A.T sniper all come back as ghosts. I got goosebumps then. Rose was a sniper who could manage her job … Continue reading Book Review - Whispers In The Dark by Laurel Hightower @HightowerLaurel @RRBookTours1 #BookReview #BlogTour #horror

Book Review - The Summer Springsteen’s Songs Saved Me by Barbara Quinn @BarbaraQuinn @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks To Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. A sweet book of finding oneself after being betrayed by an infidel husband. My first book by author Barbara Quinn, I quite liked the way the story was written. It was formulaic with a low self-esteem wife who fleed the … Continue reading Book Review - The Summer Springsteen’s Songs Saved Me by Barbara Quinn @BarbaraQuinn @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Book Review - What He Did by J. G. Roberts @JuliaRobertsTV @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #policeprocedural

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

Many thanks to Noelle Holten and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Quite a different police procedural, it had friendship at the backdrop of it. It wasn't clinical like the other books in this genre, the personal aspects written were more interesting. It started gently with a family of 3, where the … Continue reading Book Review - What He Did by J. G. Roberts @JuliaRobertsTV @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #policeprocedural

Book Review - Keeper of Secrets by Lynda Stacey @LyndaStacey @RubyFiction #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

This was a fun book filled with suspense, secrets, robbery, archeology, love, friendships, and relationships. Cassie, an archeologist, had to come back home when her aunt Aggie was seriously unwell. A secret kept hidden by her aunt needed to be unearthed. Her last wish before dying. Noah her friend from college entered Cassie's life. He … Continue reading Book Review - Keeper of Secrets by Lynda Stacey @LyndaStacey @RubyFiction #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense