I was informed by the author's sister of this really cute bedtime storybook. These stories are the real bedtime stories of the authors daughter. Reenie odd socks and her dog Bruno embark on on magical adventures. 

There are stories for winter coziness - Reenie Odd Socks and the cold snowman to Halloween and the lonley Ghost.

Beautifully written and just lovely stories which children will love at bedtime - passing on Charles own stories told to his child.

Available on Amazon - so head there for an Easter treat.

 

I was asked by NetGalley to review this book.

Wow this was a psychological thriller with no holds barred. This also gave an insight into marriage also, with how life can be.

Edward and his wife Isobel face a serial killer one night and life would never be the same again.

They are brought back together some 25 years later and for the killers trial after the killer is caught. It is then that we learn just how much carnage this has caused and you go on as a different person.

Wow I got to the end of the book and all I can say is I am lost for words.

A really recommended read even if it is worts and all.

 

I was asked by the publisher to review this lovely book.

This will be a great sunbed read this summer.

Thea has come to Italy to sort out her late husbands holiday home, she takes her children with her - the plan is to sell to enable them to have better lives in the UK. Alongside sorting this house, they are drawn to the community kitchen- wow you want to go there just for the food - the author really knows about seasonal and italian food. 

This is about, community, love, friendship and new beginnings you were not expecting.

Beautifully written loved this story.

 

I was asked by NetGalley to review another of Rob Rinders great court novels. This is another Adam Green a junior barrister with his own cases- who always goes above a beyond and his fab Jewish mother.

There is an art exhibition at the Royal Accademy where the artist witnesses her art being sabotaged with blue paint as a protest of war - but goes a little further in that the protestor laces this with cyandide ( a touch of Agatha Christie here) and the artist drops down dead! looking for the police to be an open and shut case witnessed by attendees and caught on a mobile phone. Then there is a court martial of a soldier accused of murdering a civilian child whist on duty in Kandistan.

So ow will these cases proceed?

Rob Rinder pulls on his experience in law and can tell a good story also. Well written and recommended.

Due for publication Jun 19th 2025

 

I was asked by NetGalley to review this book and I was so pleased to do so as I love Rachel Hore and her stories. This one did not disapoint.

A dual timeline of two women- Nancy who studied Zoology and feels her life has been ruined. Then she meets journalist Stef and as friendship blossoms and Nancy feels she can tell her story now she is older.  Stef realises that post war Nancy suffered predudices as a woman scientist. 

The story is powerful and interesting and keeps the reader interested till the end of the story. 

Recommended read - due for publication 30 July 2025.

 

I was asked to review by NetGalley and the publishers 

Reading this in February I have to close my eyes and think of those long balmy summer days during the long holidays.

The author paints such a wonderful picture of Cornwall and I am there- this is friendship, romance a bit of intrigue and personal history all thrown into the mix. 

The author creates such wonderful characters- a story that you may think is predictable but with lots of twists and tuens along the way.

A perfect sun bed read whether in a cottage in the South West or lying under a palm tree this will be up there in the top ten this summer. Due for publication on the 5th June 2025.

I loved this story.

 

An interesting look at Evolution 

I was asked to review this book by Lovereading. 

Wow what a read and will always be apt. At present with conflicts around the world, I keep asking the questions why are human the way they are? how are we shaped how did evoution occur. Reading this book is less complicated and the author gets it. I had not thought about evolution from a process point of view as spiritualism sometimes overtakes and we then look at this really from just one perspective here the author looks at this from all angles. Some are known as we have grown up with Darwins theory but it is also interesting from the authors perspective also.  It is all part of the bigger picture. 

Well researched, well written and authors exploration of his own theories also.