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Category: Book reviews

A Game of Wings and Marks

May 1, 2025 cheryl

A Game of Wings and Marks by Rebecca Crunden appealed to the magical realism fan in me, although this is…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: angels and demons, book review, Fantasy, novels, paranormal romance, romance

Coming Home to Hummingbird House Jane Harvey

March 4, 2025 cheryl

Jane Harvey’s Hummingbird House series brims with real life characters struggling with life’s messiness, and Coming Home continues the tradition…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: contemporary fiction, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction

Just Benny Alex Banwell

February 27, 2025 cheryl

Just Benny by Alex Banwell has penned a heart warming story of the struggles of a young boy with epilepsy…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: coming of age, contemporary fiction, epilepsy, novel

Broken Chances Eve Kocuge

December 31, 2024 cheryl

Broken Chances is a book written from the heart. Margo, in her mid 20s, has a life in Latvia with…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: romance, women's fiction, writing

And Then You Were Gone Ivy Logan

December 20, 2024 cheryl

And Then You Were Gone is a short and intense read, as we follow Nina, a fantasy author, and her…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: psychological fiction, women's fiction, writing, young adult fiction

Hope by the sea Tessy Braun

November 28, 2024 cheryl

After more than twenty years, Lorelei has divorced her abusive husband and is about to make a new life for herself…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, romance, women's fiction

The Chronicles of Narnia

November 24, 2024 cheryl

I first read The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis when I was about 10, some 60 plus years…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: book review, books for kids, C S Lewis, classic books, Fantasy, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, writing

The Shadow Key Susan Stokes-Chapman

October 25, 2024 cheryl

The Shadow Key drew me in with its gorgeous cover, the time period (18th century) and the Welsh setting. Throw…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: Fantasy, historical fiction, magical realism, romance

Guilty by Definition Susie Dent

October 17, 2024 cheryl

Guilty by Definition will expand your mind! As a matter of principle, I don’t buy books by celebrity authors, but…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: books, debut novel, murder mystery, mystery books, susie dent, writing

The Haunted Carousel K L Small

September 1, 2024 cheryl

The Haunted Carousel is an engaging read from the get go! A taut, pacy read which will have kids and…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: childrens books, kids books, middle grade fantasy, middle grade fiction, reading, reading to children

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