A Victim at Valentine’s is book 5 in Ellie Alexander’s Secret Bookcase Mystery series. Annie Murray is co-owner of the Secret Bookcase bookshop, and studying to become a detective. When a popular local philanthropist is found dead on the grounds the morning after an event at the bookshop, Annie is pulled into the investigation. ThisContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: A Victim at Valentine’s by Ellie Alexander”
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ARC Review: The Secret Life of Beatrice Alright by Brooke Harris
I almost have no words to describe The Secret Life of Beatrice Alright by Brooke Harris. This was a beautiful, thought provoking and heartbreaking story. Beatrice (Bea) is almost wholly dependent on Declan, her longtime boyfriend and father of her four year old daughter, Ellie. When Declan suddenly announces that he is married and isContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The Secret Life of Beatrice Alright by Brooke Harris”
ARC Review: Crumpled: Stories from the Horror Archives
Crumpled: Stories from the Horror Archives is an enjoyable book of short stories from a grouip of authors. The collection of stories contains a variety of horror styles, from creepy and mildly paranormal, to violent and gory. I’m not the hugest horror fan in the world, I prefer my horror on the milder side, andContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: Crumpled: Stories from the Horror Archives”
ARC Review: The Old Girls’ Chateau Escape by Kate Galley
Maybe it’s just because I’m getting older myself (although I’m still significantly younger than the characters in the book) but The Old Girls’ Chateau Escape by Kate Galley proves that seniors can make for interesting main characters. Gina has been convinced by her friend and current boss, Dorothy, to act as carer for an elderlyContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The Old Girls’ Chateau Escape by Kate Galley”
ARC Review: Murder at the Opera House by Dawn Brookes
Murder at the Opera House by Dawn Brookes is book 1 in her Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe series about a group of seniors who travel the world, solving the murders that occur around them. I really enjoyed Murder at the Opera House. The book had a great cast of characters, from our elderly sleuths, to theContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: Murder at the Opera House by Dawn Brookes”
Life, Tea, and Everything 