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Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

Posted November 6, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 3 Comments
Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

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.The Grownup by Gillian Flynn Published by W&N on June 17, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Short Stories, Thriller Pages: 79 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A young woman is making a living, faking it as a cut-price psychic working at Spiritual Palms (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage – mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke. Susan moved to the city one year ago with her husband and 15-year old stepson Miles. They live in a Victorian house called Carterhook Manor, built in 1893. Susan has become convinced that some malevolent spirit is inhabiting their home, and taking possession of the stepson. She has even found trickles of blood on the wall. The young woman doesn’t believe in exorcism or the supernatural, but she does see an opportunity to make a lot of […]

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Review: The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North

Posted May 20, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North

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.The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on February 11, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 304 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The highly anticipated first UK print publication of an electrifying novel which has taken the US by storm. Who is the real Sophie Stark? The Life and Death of Sophie Stark is the story of an enigmatic film director, told by the six people who loved her most. Brilliant, infuriating, all-seeing and unknowable, Sophie Stark makes films said to be ‘more like life than life itself’. But her genius comes at a terrible cost: to her husband, to the brother she left behind, and to an actress who knows too much. With shades of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, A Visit from the Goon Squad and Where’d You Go, Bernadette, it combines a uniquely appealing sensibility with a compulsively […]

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Review: Her by Harriet Lane

Posted August 15, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Her by Harriet Lane

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.Her by Harriet Lane Published by W&N on June 12, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Thriller Pages: 235 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Two different women; two different worlds. On the face of it, Emma and Nina have very little in common. Isolated and exhausted by early motherhood, Emma finds her confidence is fading fast. Nina is sophisticated and assured, a successful artist who seems to have it all under control, yet when the two women meet, they are irresistibly drawn to each other. As the friendship develops, as Emma gratefully invites Nina into her life, it emerges that someone is playing games–and the stakes could not be higher. What, exactly, does Nina see in Emma? What does she want? And how far will she go in pursuit of it? The narrative of Her is told from the differing perspectives of the two protagonists – Nina and Emma. This lead […]

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