Tag: Penguin

Blog Tour / Review: The Lies We Tell by Jane Corey

Posted June 28, 2021 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: The Lies We Tell by Jane Corey

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 Lies We Tell by Jane Corry Published by Penquin Genres: Fiction, Suspense, Thriller Pages: 512 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads WHAT IF YOUR SON HAD MURDERED SOMEONE? Sarah always thought of herself and her husband, Tom, as good people. But that was before their son Freddy came home saying he’d done something terrible. Begging them not to tell the police. Soon Sarah and Tom must find out just how far they are willing to push themselves, and their marriage, to protect their only child . . . As the lies build up and Sarah is presented with the perfect opportunity to get Freddy off the hook, she is faced with a terrifying decision . . . Save her son . . . or save herself? The Lies We Tell is a great thriller, even if it is not an edge of your seat type of book. This is […]

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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: I Made a Mistake by Jane Corry

Posted June 17, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: I Made a Mistake by Jane Corry

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.I Made a Mistake by Jane Corry Published by Penguin on 28th May 2020 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller Pages: 464 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads YOU DIDN’T MEAN TO DO IT.IT WAS ONLY ONCE.BUT NOW HE’S DEAD, AND SOMEONE HAS TO PAY . . . The darkly addictive new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of I Looked Away, Blood Sisters and My Husband’s Wife. In Poppy Page’s mind, there are two types of women in this world: those who are faithful to their husbands, and those who are not. Until now, Poppy has never questioned which she was. But when handsome, charming Matthew Gordon walks back into her life after almost two decades, that changes. Poppy makes a single mistake – and that mistake will be far more dangerous than she could imagine. Someone is going to pay for it with their life […]

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Review: The Liar’s Room by Simon Lelic

Posted August 31, 2018 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Liar’s Room by Simon Lelic

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Liar’s Room by Simon Lelic Published by Penguin on September 25, 2018 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 352 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads ONE ROOM. TWO LIARS. NO WAY OUT. THE NEXT SPINE-TINGLING THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE Susanna Fenton has a secret. Fourteen years ago she left her identity behind, reinventing herself as a counsellor and starting a new life. It was the only way to keep her daughter safe. But everything changes when Adam Geraghty walks into her office. She’s never met this young man before – so why does she feel like she knows him? Adam starts to tell her about a girl. A girl he wants to hurt. And that’s when Susanna realises she was wrong. She doesn’t know him.He knows her.And the girl he plans to hurt is her daughter. After reading The House last year and devouring […]

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Blog Tour / Review: Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy

Posted July 8, 2017 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy

Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy Published by Penguin on July 6th 2017 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 304 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads When Liv and Nora decide to take their husbands and children on a holiday cruise, everyone is thrilled. The ship’s comforts and possibilities seem infinite. But when they all go ashore in beautiful Central America, a series of minor mishaps lead the families further from the ship’s safety. One minute the children are there, and the next they’re gone. What follows is a heart-racing story told from the perspectives of the adults and the children, as the distraught parents – now turning on one another and blaming themselves – try to recover their children and their shattered lives. In Do Not Become Alarmed this is a situation that I cannot possibly fathom. And a situation I definitely do not ever want to be in. What starts off as the perfect holiday ends up being a nightmare. One minor incident is the start of a terrifying few days as families become […]

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