Book Reviews

This is such a lovely, family historic fiction. Set in 1950 Stella has a simple life with a loving mum and a difficult father with her...

Chasing a Dream is a historical fiction book set in 1950 in a small mining village in Derbyshire. We are introduced to Stella, who has a...

One Paw At A Time is written in diary form. Each day we follow Reba's progress from quadriplegic to restored mobility (up to a point)....

I will start by saying that this isn't my usual chosen genre being a memoir but I'm an eclectic reader and happy to read most books. Not...

This was my first read by this author and I wasn't sure what to expect at all. The cover also doesn't give too much away - and I never...

Anyone who knows me will know instantly, that this is most definitely not my kind of read! I shy away from anything remotely historical...

Radcliffe Road by Betty Valentine, is told in the form of a diary, written by male protagonist, George. George is in a care home and is...

Not my usual read, but One Day in May was an interesting trip into 18th-century life and one man’s tragic journey. Told through the eyes...

What a delightful yet emotional story. Rob is born into a world with limited opportunities for someone such as him. Mocked and ridiculed,...

This life-affirming story follows the lives of George and Henry. George and Henry are best friends, until a kiss in a garden shed changes...

I have always enjoyed books where there are mintrels, but I have always been aware that they are often built to a beauty of the...

I will start by saying that this isn't my usual chosen genre but I'm an eclectic reader and happy to read most books. I must say that if...

I was recommended this book by the author's son. A quick read of the synopsis and I realised it was my type of book. I won't add any...

As an author and editor, I have great experience of what the most common writing mistakes, or rather confusions, are. Some are...

If any avid poetry lover wishes to add a book to their poetry library, then look no further than Pratibha Savani and her superb Tangles...

"Legend of the Lost" focuses on a world of fairies, nymphs, witches and were-beasts which discreetly exists alongside our own. It begins...

Having read and totally loved ‘A Bustle in the Hedgerow’ I couldn’t wait to get the second book in the series (Book 3 is planned and I am...

Sarfraz Ahmed has a true poet's heart. He writes in a style that feels as if he is a friend of the reader, letting us into the deep...

Unbelievable treks and giggles galore in this second book by Author Barns in his Witch and Jet Splinters fantasy series. An encounter...

I bought this book because the author expressed her desire to share her journey in life through poetry and art. That the book exercises...