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Monthly Archives: November 2020
Fictionophile’s November 2020 #BookHaul #Bookbloggers #TBR
I’ve added ELEVEN titles to my TBR this month. I received SEVEN of these titles from NetGalley and ONE from Edelweiss. Also, I received TWO books directly from the publishers and ONE directly from the author. AND… I downloaded … Continue reading
20 Questions for author M. Jonathan Lee #AuthorInterview @mjonathanlee @hideawayfall #337LEE
M. Jonathan Lee is a nationally shortlisted British author. His debut novel, The Radio was nationally shortlisted in The Novel Prize 2012. He has released four further novels, The Page, A Tiny Feeling of Fear, Broken Branches, and the critically … Continue reading
“Bitter Orange” by Claire Fuller – Book Review
“Pain as well as joy makes us who we are.” Frances Jellico 1969 – nearing her fortieth birthday, she is socially inept and has never experienced love, or even a man’s attentions. She left her place at Oxford to take … Continue reading
Posted in #FFRC2020, Book Reviews, Edelweiss
Tagged characters, crime fiction, England, stand-alone novels
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Wednesday’s Word = WRONG
Most readers will acknowledge that some words reappear time and time again in titles. Often these words are associated with a particular genre. Case in point: “The girl on the train” and “Gone girl” spawned countless thriller titles with the … Continue reading
“The Woods” by Vanessa Savage – Book Review
Tess Cooper, in her mid-twenties, is a teacher. She does not enjoy her work or the teenagers who are in her class. She lashes out at one teenager which effectively ends her teaching career. It is no coincidence that her … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, NetGalley, Psychological thrillers
Tagged recommended reading, stand-alone novels, thrillers, Wales
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WWW Wednesday – November 18, 2020 #readingforpleasure #bookbloggers #WWWWednesday #bookworms
I quite like a nosy look at what others are reading. To that end, (and because I’m feeling too lazy today to put together a ‘Wednesday Word’ post), I’m once again participating in WWW Wednesday. Welcome to this week’s … Continue reading
Posted in Anticipated titles, Fictionophile report, Reading, WWW Wednesdays
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“The Au Pair” by Emma Rous – Book Review
Seraphine Mayes – 2017 – Twenty-five years old and still reeling from the accidental death of her beloved father, Seraphine lives at Summerbourne. Her twin brother Danny travels a lot, and her older brother Edwin lives in town in the … Continue reading
Posted in #FFRC2020, Book Reviews, Edelweiss, Mystery fiction
Tagged England, recommended reading, stand-alone novels, thrillers
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HBO #thriller you won’t want to miss! #TheUndoing
I’ve never recommended a television show or series on this blog before but I must make an exception. “The Undoing” was recommended to me by a friend and I’m SO happy she let me know about it. Now showing on … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday – “Lie with me” by Sabine Durrant – Book Review
The Throwback Thursday meme was created by Renee over at It’s Book Talk. She made this meme to share some of her old favorites. Although all bookbloggers have an endless TBR pile, we seldom take the time to reflect back … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Psychological thrillers, Throwback Thursday
Tagged Greece, recommended reading, stand-alone novels, thrillers
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Has the Pandemic influenced the genres you read? #TuesdayBookBlog #bookbloggers #genres
The pandemic has affected us all in myriad ways. In addition to the illness itself it has changed how we all live our lives, work, interact with others, and conduct our day-to-day activities. But has it changed your reading habits? … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Genre list, Reading
Tagged choosing books, discussion post, genres, Reading
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“Little Cruelties” by Liz Nugent – Book Review
William Drumm – the eldest brother is disdainful of his siblings. He has always been his mother’s favorite (in as much as she has a favourite…) William always felt entitled and he was a womanizer and film producer. He marries … Continue reading
“Playing Nice” by J.P. Delaney – Book Review
Pete and Maddie – are the middle-class parents of two year old Theo. When Theo was born, he was premature and suffered from complications. Now though, he is a healthy, boisterous, active, charming little boy. Miles and Lucy … Continue reading
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Tagged domestic drama, England, recommended reading, thrillers
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Cover Love: part 94 – Hair
They say you can never have a second chance to make a good first impression. A book’s cover does just that – gives a first impression. A good cover can make a reader pick up a book. A bad cover … Continue reading
Taking stock of the blog and making plans for 2021
Come January 2021 I will have been seriously blogging for five years – the same amount of time that I’ve been retired. Fictionophile has come a long way in that time and I’m grateful to everyone who has ever commented, … Continue reading