Back in Blue River, Mabel’s story continues. Earnest to a fault, when Mabel hears about another missing girl she resolves to remain uninvolved this time…but that turns out to be impossible. In the end, it doesn’t matter that she has kids of her own to worry about, or that the last time she helped withContinue reading “Missed Me by Trevor Wiltzen”
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The Strange Brew
The manuscript that I have worked on for the last couple of years is now with my editor for proofreading. It’s a wonderful feeling for my first novel, named The Strange Brew, to be so close to publication. It’s exciting too because I am now starting the writing process all over again with book twoContinue reading “The Strange Brew”
Roller Derby Vampire Girl by Josh Blackmon
Fun! Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun. Right, now that I’ve got my main feedback down…this is a vampire novel that offers a new slant and isn’t too heavy. Regina heads the local roller derby team at a roller rink that her boyfriend owns. Initially, the drama surrounds the believable, struggling relationship between the two. ThenContinue reading “Roller Derby Vampire Girl by Josh Blackmon”
Heart of a Runaway Girl by Trevor Wiltzen
The main character, Mabel Davison, is the star of this novel. She’s a down-to-earth single mum and a waitress. She owns the diner and an attached motel, but she isn’t rolling in money. Mable works hard and long and tries to raise her kids right. But if anyone lives the expression’ heart of gold’ it’sContinue reading “Heart of a Runaway Girl by Trevor Wiltzen”
Good Dogs Don’t Make it to the South Pole
(Edit (25/01/20): I think this book had a much darker ending that I realised at the time of finishing it. It’s only been two days of course but my mind keeps returning to this story, going over the things that happened in it. This is not a light story – it’s kept buoyant by theContinue reading “Good Dogs Don’t Make it to the South Pole”
10 best reads of 2019
Novels: 1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens If pushed to choose one book for the year it would probably be this one. 2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Agh! So good. I took to Eleanor Oliphant early on, though at first I was unsure of what was happening and whereContinue reading “10 best reads of 2019”
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
I was already a fan of delta blues before I read this book though to be honest I had not (knowingly) heard Robert Johnson’s blues. This book tries to remedy the misinformation, myth and outright lies that still surround Johnson’s life and death. It’s thorough. So thorough. And it’s not written in the style ofContinue reading “Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson”
The Toll
Southern Gothic I will be straight with you. I loved it and a big reason is because Priest created a southern gothic world for me complete with a small town, old crumbly buildings, jaded people, swamps and trees galore draped with spanish moss, mist and humidity. To be honest, I remember the book (which I only finished readingContinue reading “The Toll”
Why read?
There are a lot of good reasons to read. For fun, increasing your vocabulary, reducing stress, gaining knowledge on particular subjects. But I want to talk about a few reasons that mean something to me personally. Let me say first that while I have always been a reader, I have never been voracious. When I wasContinue reading “Why read?”
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
I’m ever careful about seeing reviews prior to reading a novel. I might scan them, looking at ratings (particularly from friends) but if I see something that could be a spoiler I look away. While reading Where the Crawdads Sing I saw a review that said “…can we talk about the ending?” Agh, I thought.Continue reading “Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens”
The Long Hot Spell 