Month: August 2020

Blog Tour / Review: The Search Party by Simon Lelic

Posted August 31, 2020 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: The Search Party by Simon Lelic

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Search Party by Simon Lelic Published by Viking on August 20, 2020 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 352 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads ‘HUGELY GRIPPING’ Mark Billingham’HEART-STOPPING’ Elly Griffiths’CLEVER AND ATMOSPHERIC’ Mark Edwards 16-year-old Sadie Saunders is missing. Five friends set out into the woods to find her. But they’re not just friends… THEY’RE SUSPECTS. You see, this was never a search party. It’s a witch hunt. And not everyone will make it home alive… THE CHALK MAN meets THE HUNTING PARTY in this gripping story; witness four suspects as, alongside DI Fleet, you attempt to discover the truth about what happened to Sadie…_ If you have read my blog before you know that I love any book by Simon Lelic (although The House is still my favourite!). So I was super eager to dive into The Search Party and see if I could unravel the mystery. Let’s […]

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Review: The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

Posted August 26, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

The Happy Pear: Vegan Cooking for Everyone by David Flynn, Stephen Flynn Published by Penguin UK Genres: Food and Drink, Non-Fiction Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Goodreads If you have decided you want to be vegan, where do you start?Or if you are an experienced cook how do you make plant-based meals that are delicious and full of variety?And if you are already vegan but looking for inspiration are there simple principles to help you come up with your own dishes? Ask no more – The Happy Pear: Vegan Cooking for Everyone has the answers. After twenty years of plant-based cooking, bestselling chefs Dave and Steve Flynn have developed an encyclopaedic knowledge of how it works and how to make vegan food simple, creative and totally irresistible. Dave and Steve’s new book distils all their knowledge into ten chapters that are full of master recipes, step-by-step guides, fun variations and top tips, and an approach to plant-based eating that will inspire you to become the best cook of vegan food you can possibly be. Okay, I have to be entirely honest, […]

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Review: Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud

Posted August 24, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud Series: Mirage, #2 Published by Hodder on August 6, 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 336 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Two identical girls, one a princess, the other a rebel. Who will rule the empire? After being swept up into the brutal Vathek court, Amani, the ordinary girl forced to serve as the half-Vathek princess’s body double, has been forced into complete isolation. The cruel but complex princess, Maram, with whom Amani had cultivated a tenuous friendship, discovered Amani’s connection to the rebellion and has forced her into silence, and if Amani crosses Maram once more, her identity – and her betrayal – will be revealed to everyone in the court. Amani is desperate to continue helping the rebellion, to fight for her people’s freedom. But she must make a devastating decision: will she step aside, and watch her people suffer, […]

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