Tag Archives: recommended reading

“Just After Midnight” by Catherine Ryan Hyde – Book Review

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Fictionophile

Faith – very recently separated from her emotionally abusive husband Robert, Faith is living at her family’s California beach house to re-access her life and come to terms with her new situation. She realizes that she has turned into a … Continue reading →

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“The Love Story Of Missy Carmichael” by Beth Morrey – Book Review

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Fictionophile

“The outcome was always the same, alone in my barren old house, thinking of the people who’d gone.” Missy Carmichael – lives alone in a large house in Stoke Newington, London. The rooms echo her loneliness. Her husband is gone. … Continue reading →

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“Someone We Know” by Shari Lapena – Book Review

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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“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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“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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Fictionophile’s MAY 2021 Reading Wrap-Up

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Fictionophile

May turned out to be a productive month – reading wise, probably due mostly to the fact that Nova Scotia is still in lockdown. In the past month I’ve read thirteen novels.  I had aimed for a dozen, but managed … 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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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 Winter Sea” by Susanna Kearsley – Book Review

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Fictionophile

Present Day – Canadian novelist Carrie McClelland travels to Aberdeenshire Scotland to write her latest novel which is set in the historic Slains Castle. Once there, she finds that the book is almost writing itself as she seems to be … Continue reading →

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“The Less Dead” by Denise Mina – Book Review

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Fictionophile

“The Less Dead” was shortlisted for the COSTA Prize 2020. Margot – an adoptee whose adoptive mother has recently died. She had a good upbringing and good education and now works as a doctor. She has recently left her boyfriend, … Continue reading →

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“The Guest Book” by C.L. Pattison – Book Review

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Fictionophile

Charles and Grace are on their way to St. Ives. They have booked a luxury hotel and are eager to get their honeymoon started. A vicious storm rises as their train goes through Cornwall and a large oak tree falls … Continue reading →

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“Web Of Lies” by Sally Rigby – Book Review

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Fictionophile

“Web Of Lies” is the first novel in the Detective Sebastian Clifford crime series. Detective Sebastian Clifford – the 38 year old second son of Viscount Worthington, Seb comes from a wealthy and influential background. As his elder brother is … Continue reading →

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“The Bass Rock” by Evie Wyld – Book Review

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Fictionophile

Ruth – Recently married to a widower with two boys. She has just moved into the large house in North Berwick, and is finding herself alone more often than not. Her two stepsons are sent off to boarding school and … Continue reading →

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