My Review for Compass Points by Jillian Witt read by Kasi Hollowell

Over the last few months, I have been enjoying more and more fantasy books, usually listening to them as an audiobook. When the opportunity arose for me to listen to Compass Points on audio, I leapt at the chance. Slow to begin with as we are immersed into the world in which Rose lives, the story soon picks up as I become familiar with the characters and their purpose in the fae world. Compass Lake is the home of the four Compass Points, north,...

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My Review for Retribution for the Fallen by Madeline Vaughn

I’ve been waiting to read this since Madeline announced when the last book in the Emily Fallon series was coming out! It’s definitely been worth the wait and we pick up exactly where we left Emily, Xander, Maverick and Uncle Paul in the second book - in the throes of trying to bring the head of the US Navy to justice. Once again, Madeline Vaughn has written a fast-paced story with an intriguing and thrilling plot. It gripped me from the start....

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My Review for Hard Times for the East End Library Girls by Patricia McBride

The second in the East End Library Girls series and a welcome return to Cordelia, Jane and Mavis. Since Cordelia arrived at the library, the three have become firm friends. This book continues where the first one left off and we follow the lives of the three women and how they are surviving the war. Houses are bombed, children are evacuated and soldiers are injured, but the three are resilient and manage to cope with whatever is thrown at them.I...

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My Review for The Fury by Alex Michaelides

Although I have The Silent Patient on my bookshelf, it remains unread, and therefore this is my first venture into Alex Michaelides’ world.I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure about this one at the beginning. I don’t know how to describe the style of writing apart from that it’s narrated from the point of view of one of the characters. However, as I settled into the writing and read on, I understood more about what was happening and why it was being written...

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My Review for Summer at the Santorini Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin

Books, sunshine, cocktails, sea, beaches, dogs and handsome Greek men - what’s not to love?! Well, to be honest, Greek men are far too hairy for me but I’m sure others love them!!!Evie has lost her job and joins her eccentric grandmother in Santorini, where she has married for the ninety-millionth time. I loved all the characters. Each had their own quirky ways and were delightful to read about. The dogs were all brilliant! Especially Houdini, who...

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My Review for Timeslayers by Colin Sephton

“There are only two types of being with such power - those who have no vested interest in the contents contained within the artefact, completely ignorant of its contents, of its worth, a rare being indeed; and those born of the Elder God! So, which are you?”The Book of Consciousness is the book that everyone seems to want to get their hands on, some to make their existence better, some to make others’ existence worse. Ignatius and Indigo are just...

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My Review for A Pear-Shaped Life, Written by Carmel Harrington and Read by Amy McAllister

I’m currently on a Carmel Harrington binge listen. I listened to A Mother’s Heart just over a year ago and it was incredible, and now I’ve decided it’s time for more. I love the Irish narrators with their lilting voices and right now I can’t get enough of them. My Pear-Shaped Life was a great listen, with loveable characters and thought-provoking, sometimes difficult themes throughout. Greta is our female protagonist in this book and she’s simply...

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