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Category: Book reviews

North Woods Daniel Mason

December 30, 2025 cheryl

Among my Christmas gifts, I found North Woods by Daniel Mason. The blurb promised a journey through American history via…

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

The Seventh Son Sebastian Faulks

December 16, 2025 cheryl

I’ve read many of Faulk’s books over decades and always loved them for their gentle, insightful humanity and a good…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, Fantasy, literary fiction

The Schimmering Alexandra Peel

November 30, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

At some 700 pages, The Schimmering is not a quick read. But I happily picked up this book during my…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: character driven, epic fantasy, Fantasy, novel

Only Ola Alex Banwell

November 20, 2025 cheryl

As a fan of Alex Banwell’s Just Benny series, I was intrigued to read this novella exploring the background of…

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

The Betrayals Bridget Collins

October 23, 2025 cheryl

My first book of hers, and the thing I most enjoyed was the atmospheric writing which built this half-real half-imagined…

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

Fyneshade Kate Griffin

October 4, 2025 cheryl

Fyneshade by Kate Griffin was a mixed bag for me. Shortly after the death of her grandmère – a woman…

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

Learning to Swim Clare Chambers

September 29, 2025 cheryl

Learning to Swim was a satisfying read, one of those books where the story is simply about growing up. As…

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

Murdered by the Blooms Jodi Casstevens-Short

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This second book in Jodi Casstevens-Short’s Willow Springs cosy mystery series is a worthy follow up to the first, with…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, cosy mystery, cozy mystery, murder mystery

The Husband’s Secret Liane Moriarty

September 25, 2025 cheryl

Another of my favourite authors, and another book of hers where there are multiple characters with their own points of…

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

The Secret Keeper Kate Morton

September 18, 2025 cheryl

I know I keep going back to my favourite authors and this month I have both Morton and Moriaty on…

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

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