Many thanks to Kelly and Love Books Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Are we doing enough? Are you concerned about the state of our planet and hope that governments and corporations will find a sustainable way for us to live? If you do not think about it too hard, that may work, … Continue reading Book Spotlight – Feasible Planet by Ken Kroes @ken_kroes @LoveBooksGroup #BookBlitz #BookBlogger #nonfiction
Author: Shalini
My first love has always been BOOKS. My favourite gadgets are my phone, my kindle, and now my laptop. I write from my heart, when my emotions overflow and words demand to be set forth. This year I decided to explore my creative side and set forth to explore new avenues. So now
I am a #bookblogger, #reviewer, #blogtourorganizer, #publicist, #betareader, #editor, #artist, and hopefully a lot more
Book Review – One Of Us Is Lying by Shalini Boland @ShaliniBoland @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense
Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Oooh the master player was back, and the way she spun the game had me chuckling in delight. A slow burn suspense that just pulled me in from the first word, and I think I breathed well only after I finished the book. … Continue reading Book Review – One Of Us Is Lying by Shalini Boland @ShaliniBoland @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense
Book Review – Buried by Lynda la Plante @LaPlanteLynda @ZaffreBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Many thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for my spot on this Blog Tour. Quite an exciting police procedural which was more of a fast paced thriller with Jack at the helm. Lynda la Plante was one wicked author whose twists had me clawing my way through the pages. A burning house with a … Continue reading Book Review – Buried by Lynda la Plante @LaPlanteLynda @ZaffreBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Book Review – The Darkness We Hide by Debra Webb @HarlequinBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Many thanks to Lia and publisher Harlequin Books for my spot on this Blog Tour. An action packed suspenseful book which gripped me in most parts. But having not read the earlier books, I did not get nuances of the story, though the author had summarized the story. I took it to be the chase … Continue reading Book Review – The Darkness We Hide by Debra Webb @HarlequinBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Book Review – The Secret Admirer by Carol Wyer @carolewyer @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #policeprocedural
Many thanks to publisher Bookouture and author Carol Wyer for my spot on this Blog Tour. I was blown away by the Blossom Twins a book that featured DI Natalie Wards. That one made me cry until early morning. But The Secret Admirer went a step further. It gave me shockers that had my hands … Continue reading Book Review – The Secret Admirer by Carol Wyer @carolewyer @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #policeprocedural
Book Review – Curse of the Day by Judith O’Reilly @judithoreilly @HoZ_Books #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Many thanks to publisher Head of Zeus for my spot on this Blog Tour. A fast paced, high octane thriller with a kick-ass protagonist who had a bullet which had rewired his brain and an AI which was wanted by the world over. What more could I want? Somebody tried to murder Esme. Then her … Continue reading Book Review – Curse of the Day by Judith O’Reilly @judithoreilly @HoZ_Books #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Book Review – Mummy’s Boy by J A Andrews @jasona1980 @HeraBooks @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Many thanks to Sarah and BOTBS Publicity for my spot on this Blog Tour. Suspense and a sense of mystery dogged my steps, dread and fear filled my heart as I read the debut by author J A Andrews. A family of three and the son disappeared. It had been three years and the mother … Continue reading Book Review – Mummy’s Boy by J A Andrews @jasona1980 @HeraBooks @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Book Review – The Garden of Lost Memories by Ruby Hummingbird @HummingbirdRuby @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary
Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. A beautiful heart-warming story that absolutely melted my heart. In these moments of an insecure world, I needed a story just like this. It was life-affirming and endearing. A friendship between a 10-year-old Billy and 62-year-old Elsie positively wrapped their strings around my … Continue reading Book Review – The Garden of Lost Memories by Ruby Hummingbird @HummingbirdRuby @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary
Book Review – I May Kill You by Keith Dixon @keithyd6 @damppebbles @DamppebblesBTs #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Many thanks to Emma and Damp Pebbles Blog Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. A great thriller, I would say, from beginning to end with the ex-cop as the protagonist and killer Peter at the other end. And the biggest mastermind was author Keith Dixon whose love for books was neatly weaved into … Continue reading Book Review – I May Kill You by Keith Dixon @keithyd6 @damppebbles @DamppebblesBTs #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Book Review – After The Accident by Kerry Wilkinson @kerrywk @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #thriller
Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Holy fuck!! By the power of everything twisted in the literary world, what did I just read? Whack went the book, making a home run! I may not know my baseball, but I know my books. The book was everything a psychological thriller … Continue reading Book Review – After The Accident by Kerry Wilkinson @kerrywk @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #thriller
Book Review – Her Darkest Fear by Nina Manning @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Many thanks to publisher Boldwood Books for my spot on this Blog Tour. 20 years ago, Frankie's brother died trying to save her from bad decisions. And that incident haunted her whole life, preventing her to be a good wife or mother. His death anniversary was approaching, and someone was hellbent on reminding her of … Continue reading Book Review – Her Darkest Fear by Nina Manning @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Book Review – How Not To Be A Loser by Beth Moran @bethcmoran @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Many thanks to publisher Boldwood Books for my spot on this Blog Tour. A beautiful book which encapsulated a mother's love for her child and her determination and need to prove that she was not a loser. Author Beth Moran had written a story which was both heart capturing and inspiring. A perfect way to … Continue reading Book Review – How Not To Be A Loser by Beth Moran @bethcmoran @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Book Review – 4 Riverside Close by Diana Wilkinson @Bloodhoundbook #BookReview #BookBlast #suspense
Many thanks to publisher Bloodhound Books for my spot on this Book Blast. Happy Publication Day!! 4 women embroiled in a web of their own making which came to light when the husband of one was found murdered. My first book by author Diana Wilkinson was quite a distraction from the world news. Told in … Continue reading Book Review – 4 Riverside Close by Diana Wilkinson @Bloodhoundbook #BookReview #BookBlast #suspense
Book Review – The Daughter She Lost by Lauren Westwood @lwestwoodwriter @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense
Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. After reading the book, I was completely convinced Lauren Westwood was a story weaver. She could spin the threads of the book with a delicate hand, plotting all the characters into it, slowly linking them up, then bringing it to an earth shattering … Continue reading Book Review – The Daughter She Lost by Lauren Westwood @lwestwoodwriter @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense
Book Review – The Runaway by Linda Huber @LindaHuber19 @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Many thanks to Sarah and BOTBS Publicity for my spot on this Blog Tour. WHAT. THE. FREAK!! Author Linda Huber had a mean right hook, and she didn't hesitate to use it on me. A suckerpunch. And I was reeling for an hour all the while staring blankly at my kindle. This was the effect … Continue reading Book Review – The Runaway by Linda Huber @LindaHuber19 @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Book Review – Rage And Retribution by Lorraine Mace @lomace @AccentPress @damppebbles @DamppebblesBTs #BookReview #BlogTour #policeprocedural
Many thanks to Emma and Damp Pebbles Blog Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Whoa!! The beginning of the book had me taken aback. The scene was shocking and gruesome, and that made me want to read faster so that I know that justice was served. Someone was abusing and killing men. The … Continue reading Book Review – Rage And Retribution by Lorraine Mace @lomace @AccentPress @damppebbles @DamppebblesBTs #BookReview #BlogTour #policeprocedural
Book Review – Flowers On Her Grave by Jennifer Chase @JChaseNovelist @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #policeprocedural
Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Absolutely fun series by author Jennifer Chase. In spite of being a police procedural, the story is so easy to read. I could finish it in a couple of hours. Katie was back with the toughest case of her life. Her uncle, the … Continue reading Book Review – Flowers On Her Grave by Jennifer Chase @JChaseNovelist @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #policeprocedural
Book Review – Deep Dark Night by Steph Broadribb @crimethrillgirl @OrendaBooks @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Many thanks to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Lub-dub Lub-dub Lub-dub That was the sound of my heart (I am a doc, that is how my textbooks say the heart beats) when the main character, a bounty hunter, Lori was taught how to play poker by her … Continue reading Book Review – Deep Dark Night by Steph Broadribb @crimethrillgirl @OrendaBooks @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Book Review – Mr Nice by John Nicholl @nicholl06 @Bloodhoundbook #BookReview #BookBlast #policeprocedural
Many thanks to publisher Bloodhound Books for my spot on this Blog Tour. Happy Publication Day!! Holly F*ck!! Author John Nicholl is one scary dude!! Man, could he write the words wrapped in darkness!! I was still shaking post reading the book. The way a killer's mind, thoughts, action was written, it was breathtaking. It … Continue reading Book Review – Mr Nice by John Nicholl @nicholl06 @Bloodhoundbook #BookReview #BookBlast #policeprocedural
Book Review – The Sea Glass Cottage by RaeAnne Thayne @raeannethayne @HarlequinBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Many thanks to Samantha and publisher Harlequin Books for my spot on this Blog Tour. Simply beautiful. The book encapsulated me with its warmth and mystery from the very first scene until the end, bringing with it a delicious happiness at having read a beautiful story of three women, strong yet vulnerable in the secrets … Continue reading Book Review – The Sea Glass Cottage by RaeAnne Thayne @raeannethayne @HarlequinBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Book Review – Daniel’s Daughter by Victoria Cornwall @VickieCornwall @ChocLituk #BookReview #BookBlogger #histfic
Happy Publication Day!! There are some books which make you smile and sigh and just feel glad you got the opportunity to read them. This was one such book, and Victoria Cornwall was one such author who could fill my heart with the beauty of her words. Ah, yes... I loved the book, and it … Continue reading Book Review – Daniel’s Daughter by Victoria Cornwall @VickieCornwall @ChocLituk #BookReview #BookBlogger #histfic
Book Review – The Girl I Thought I Knew Before by Kelly Heard @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary
Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Quite a different story. Years ago when Daisy was a teen she saw a girl dying in a fire, but nobody in her town believed her, including her parents. She was sent away, her best friend and budding love betrayed her. Alone, she … Continue reading Book Review – The Girl I Thought I Knew Before by Kelly Heard @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary
Cover Reveal – The Life We Almost Had by Amelia Henley @MsAmeliaHenley @Choconwaffles @HQstories #CoverReveal #BookBlogger #contemporary
Many thanks to Meggy and the author for considering me for this Cover Reveal. Meggy girl, have I told you how much I love and admire you? This is not a typical love story, but it’s our love story. Anna wasn’t looking for love when Adam swept her off her feet but there was no … Continue reading Cover Reveal – The Life We Almost Had by Amelia Henley @MsAmeliaHenley @Choconwaffles @HQstories #CoverReveal #BookBlogger #contemporary
Book Review – For Better, For Worse by Jane Isaac @JaneIsaacAuthor @Aria_Fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #policeprocedural
Many thanks to publisher Aria for my spot on this Blog Tour. The title and the cover caught my eye and simply wouldn't let go. Jane Isaac had done it again, captured my interest from the first line to the end, briningong me slowly into the center of the plot where I could see everything … Continue reading Book Review – For Better, For Worse by Jane Isaac @JaneIsaacAuthor @Aria_Fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #policeprocedural
Book Review – No Stone Unturned by Andrea Kane @partnersincr1me #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Many thanks to Gina and Cheryl and PICT for my spot on this Blog Tour. A fun book by author Andrea Kane (she has launched her website fionamckayjewelry.com) which had a mystery swilumg into its depths, with clues drawn in the tapestry panels. Fiona's mentor Rose was the antiquities dealer who was highly knowledgeable about … Continue reading Book Review – No Stone Unturned by Andrea Kane @partnersincr1me #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Book Review – The Girl You Gave Away by Jess Ryder @jessryderauthor @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense
Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. This book had all the subplots of a thriller with attempted murder, kidnapping, revenge, false identity, secrets, lies, infidelity, teenage pregnancy, blackmail. I was quite taken aback at the roller coaster that these subplots converted the book into. I had fun with it. … Continue reading Book Review – The Girl You Gave Away by Jess Ryder @jessryderauthor @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense
Book Review – Starting Over at Acorn Cottage by Kate Forster @kateforster @HoZ_Books @Aria_Fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Many thanks to Vicky and publisher Aria for my spot on this Blog Tour. A super cute book which was simply perfect between my police procedurals. Having been betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend, Clara needed a change of scene. Off she went to the country after buying a ramshackle cottage in dire need … Continue reading Book Review – Starting Over at Acorn Cottage by Kate Forster @kateforster @HoZ_Books @Aria_Fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Book Review – Knock Knock by Chris Merritt @DrCJMerritt @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #policeprocedural
Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Move over, the book boyfriends of Bookouture. Dan Lockhart is here!! The new heartthrob... Or should I say Chris Merritt is here!! Well, it is my first Chris book. A woman found dead with a metal ball deep in her mouth, choking her. … Continue reading Book Review – Knock Knock by Chris Merritt @DrCJMerritt @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #policeprocedural
Book Review – Her Lost Sister by Gretta Mulrooney @joffebooks @Books_n_all #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Many thanks to Jill and Books 'n' All Promotions for my spot on this Blog Tour. What a premise... 2 sisters on a feet crossing. Bothwere hit by an unknown assailant on their heads by a hammer. Kelly was thrown overboard, and Faith left for dead. She had no memory when she got up. Private … Continue reading Book Review – Her Lost Sister by Gretta Mulrooney @joffebooks @Books_n_all #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Book Review – Murder At Enderley Hall by Helena Dixon @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #murdermystery
Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Matt and Kitty were back in the summer of 1933 investigating the disappearance of important papers from a safe and a murder mystery. Were both connected, or was it connected to Kitty's parents? My second book by author Helena Dixon, the entire setting … Continue reading Book Review – Murder At Enderley Hall by Helena Dixon @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #murdermystery
