Category Archives: debut novels

Throwback Thursday – “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” by Iain Reid – Book Review

Posted on September 17, 2020 by

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 Silence” by Susan Allott – Book Review

Posted on August 15, 2020 by

“…two neighbor families, and shameful secrets from the past that refuse to stay buried.” THEN 1967 – On a quiet street by the sea, two young couples live as next-door neighbours. Mandy and Steve Mallory‘s marriage is floundering. Mandy fears … Continue reading →

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“The Borrowed Boy” by Deborah Klée – Book Review

Posted on August 1, 2020 by

Angie Winkle, in her mid-fifties is a lonely woman with a small life. She still resides in the terraced house where she grew up. She has never married, never traveled, and has no social life to speak of. She spends … Continue reading →

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“Seven Lies” by Elizabeth Kay – Book Review

Posted on June 27, 2020 by

Two lonely little girls met in school at the age of twelve. From then on they were inseparable – finding in each other someone to share their innermost thoughts. As is often the case, the girls were opposite in many … Continue reading →

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“Catherine House” by Elisabeth Thomas – Book Review

Posted on May 7, 2020 by

“A gothic-infused debut of literary suspense, set within a secluded, elite university and following a dangerously curious, rebellious undergraduate who uncovers a shocking secret about an exclusive circle of students . . . and the dark truth beneath her school’s … Continue reading →

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“All In Her Head” by Nikki Smith – Book Review

Posted on April 12, 2020 by

NOW – Alison Reid is a nervous, edgy, woman who works in a library. She feels insecure in her life and in her job. She feels that her boss wants to get rid of her, and she is certain that … Continue reading →

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“The Companion” by Kim Taylor Blakemore – Book Review

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

At a tender age, Mary Blunt used deception to wheedle her way into a position as maid at the mansion of the Burton family, in mid-19th century New Hampshire. It is a household with six servants who work for Mr. … Continue reading →

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“The Authenticity Project” by Clare Pooley – Book Review

Posted on February 7, 2020 by

What Happens When You Tell Your Truth? Monica – 37 years old, a former corporate lawyer, she now owns and runs “Monica’s Cafe” in Fulham, London.  Monica is in her mid-thirties and her biological clock is ticking louder and louder … Continue reading →

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“Mercy House” by Alena Dillon – Book Review

Posted on February 1, 2020 by

Mercy House, a women’s shelter in Brooklyn, is run by three aging nuns. It opens its doors to all manner of woman, regardless of religion, race, or bias. It gives succor to women who have been abused, either mentally or … Continue reading →

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“The Doll Factory” by Elizabeth Macneal – Book Review

Posted on January 18, 2020 by

Twins, the Whittle sisters are twenty-one years old and working in a doll factory when we first meet them. They are in the employ of a drug-addled despot named Mrs. Salter. They work grueling hours and live in a damp … Continue reading →

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“The Whisper Man” by Alex North – Book Review

Posted on December 29, 2019 by

“If you leave a door half open, soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken. If you play outside alone, soon you won’t be going home. If your window’s left unlatched, you’ll hear him tapping at the glass. If you’re lonely, sad, … Continue reading →

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“Blackberry & Wild Rose” by Sonia Velton – Book Review

Posted on December 15, 2019 by

Inspired by the life of Anna Maria Garthwaite, “Blackberry & Wild Rose” is a fictional rendering of  the mid-eighteenth century silk industry in Spitalfields, London. Esther Thorel – married into money and privilege, she is an Englishwoman in her late … Continue reading →

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“The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides – Book Review

Posted on December 12, 2019 by

Theo Faber contrives to work at a forensic psychiatric hospital in North London so that he might get the opportunity to work with Alicia Berenson. Her case is interesting in that following the murder of her husband, she has not … Continue reading →

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“The Woman in the Dark” by Vanessa Savage – Book Review

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

Sarah and Patrick are married and have two children, Joe who is seventeen and Mia who is fifteen. Since Sarah’s mother passed away, she is riddled with guilt and her emotional state is fragile. Now, she is told she tried … Continue reading →

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“She Lies in Wait” by Gytha Lodge – Book Review @randomhouse

Posted on November 9, 2019 by

“Seven kids had bedded down thirty years ago but only six of them had got up in the morning”. When a rebellious young girl hides from her parents at a camping site in the Brinken Wood of the New Forest, … Continue reading →

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