Category Archives: Book Reviews

“Someone We Know” by Shari Lapena – Book Review @PamelaDormanBks #SomeoneWeKnow #BookReview #DomesticThriller @sharilapena #Edelweiss

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Fictionophile

This is my third time reading the work of Shari Lapena and she never disappoints. This time around we read of a suburban neighborhood in New York’s Hudson Valley. Olivia Sharpe is married to Paul and the mother of sixteen … Continue reading →

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#BookRecommendations with titles that start with the letter ‘F’ #booklovers #bookbloggers #GreatReads

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Fictionophile

This year I plan to go through the entire alphabet, one letter per month. For June 2021, the sixth month, I’m listing all of my favourite novels that begin with the letter ‘F‘. I am choosing these titles from the … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday – June 15, 2021 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday #bookbloggers @LibbyPageWrites #TheIslandHome

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Fictionophile

My Tuesday post where I’ll ‘tease‘ you with the cover, blurb, and first paragraph of one of the advanced reader’s copies from my own TBR. This book is a title I downloaded from NetGalley. Today, Tuesday June 15th, 2021 I … Continue reading →

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“The Skylark’s Secret” by Fiona Valpy – Book Review

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Fictionophile

Told via two separate timelines, this story relays the story of a mother and daughter. The mother, Flora, was a WREN during WWII. She drove ambulances when her small croft fishing community was commandeered by the Home Fleet as a … Continue reading →

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“Summer At Sandcastle Cottage” by Christina Jones – Book Review

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Fictionophile

Kitty has had a rough run of luck. After a hurtful breakup, the subsequent result is that she has lost her home, her car, and her job. Now, though, she couldn’t be happier. She has found a new home, albeit … Continue reading →

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“Look What You Made Me Do” by Nikki Smith – Book Review

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Fictionophile

This is the story of two sisters who are both adults with children of their own. The sisters have always had a somewhat rocky relationship. This is largely down to the fact that the eldest daughter Caroline was her mother’s … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday – June 8, 2021 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday #bookbloggers #TheDevilsFjord @canongatebooks

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Fictionophile

My Tuesday post where I’ll ‘tease‘ you with the cover, blurb, and first paragraph of one of the advanced reader’s copies from my own TBR. This one is a title I downloaded from NetGalley. Today, Tuesday June 8th, 2021 I … Continue reading →

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“The Woman In The Park” by Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist- Book Review

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Fictionophile

Sarah Rock is an emotionally unstable woman in her late thirties. She is married and the mother of two children: Jason aged fourteen, and Darcy, aged twelve. From an upper class background, Sarah lives in a gothic style apartment building … Continue reading →

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“The Choice” by Gillian McAllister – Book Review

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Fictionophile

Joanna Oliva is a happily married thirty year old woman who lives in a basement flat in London. She adores her husband Reuben, and enjoys her job working on one of London’s mobile library buses. She goes out one night … Continue reading →

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“The Searcher” by Tana French – Book Review @VikingBooks #TheSearcher #TanaFrench #BookReview

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Fictionophile

Cal Hooper is a very likable and strong protagonist. Not long divorced from his wife whom he loves, he is still reeling from the failure of his marriage. He is a father to an adult daughter who lives on the … Continue reading →

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Spell the Month in Books – JUNE #SpellTheMonthInBooks #BookRecommendations

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Fictionophile

I first saw this on Nicki’s Secret Library Blog and Carla’s Love to Read, but it originated from Jana at ‘Reviews from the Stacks‘. Every month I will spell the month in books that I have already read, linking back … Continue reading →

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“The Lifeline” by Margaret Mayhew – Book Review

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Fictionophile

Frog End is a traditional, bucolic English village. Charming houses, a village green, and a population that is for the most part, no longer young. The young doctor of Frog End is a very caring and sympathetic man who seeks … Continue reading →

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“White Oaks” by Jill Hand – Book Review

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Fictionophile

In a Greek Revival plantation mansion in Georgia, Blanton Toombs Trapnell is celebrating his ninetieth birthday. He is an abrasive and ornery old man. His three adult children come home to celebrate with him – all with a view to … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday – “The Twilight Wife” by A.J. Banner – #BookReview #ThrowbackThursday

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Fictionophile

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 →

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“The Woman On The Stairs” by Bernhard Schlink – Book Review

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Fictionophile

One upon a time there was a wealthy man named Peter Gundlach who had a beautiful wife named Irene. He commissioned artist Karl Schwind to paint her portrait. Irene took a liking to the artist and left her husband for … Continue reading →

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