#TuesdayBookBlog THE PEACEFUL VILLAGE by Paulette Mahurin (@MahurinPaulette) A heartfelt homage and a very timely reminder of the fragility of peace #RBRT #WWII

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Hi all: I have mentioned my family’s involvement in the French Resistance, and that and the fabulous reviews of this novel, another one of Rosie’s Book Review Team discoveries, meant that I had to read it (and I’d wanted to read one of the author’s novels for quite a while). Well, the novel is a
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#TuesdayBookBlog WHEN EMMA CAME TO STAY: WHEN FAMILY TIES UNCOVER FAMILY LIES BY CHERYL WATERS (@cheryl_writes) A light and upbeat romantic story, with family secrets and wish-fulfilment included #RBRT

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Hi all: I bring you a lighter read than I have you accustomed to and another one from Rosie’s Book Review Team. Don’t forget to visit her blog! When Emma Came to Stay: When family ties uncover family lies by Cheryl Waters Emma’s just turned thirty. She’s just lost her job. And she’s just as single as
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#TuesdayBookBlog MICHEL: FALLEN ANGEL OF PARIS by Hans M Hirschi (@Hans_Hirschi) A coming of age story, a love story, and a story of another pandemic that changed everything #LGTBI

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Hi all: Today I review a novel by an author who never fails to impress me (and to make me cry as well), one linked to the first of his novels I ever read. Michel: Fallen Angel of Paris by Hans M Hirschi Preparing to evacuate from an approaching hurricane, Haakon Chitragar stumbles upon the
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#Bookreview OUTSIDE by Ragnar Jónasson (@ragnarjo) (@MichaelJBooks) #Nordicthriller A solid mystery with few (and not very likeable) protagonists, and where the Icelandic highlands play a big part

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Hi all: I bring you the review of a novel by an Icelandic author I have read before, and who has become quite popular in recent times. Outside by Ragnar Jónasson With three million copies of his books sold worldwide, “world-class crime writer”(The Sunday Times, UK) Ragnar Jónasson brings us a chilling new standalone thriller
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#TuesdayBookBlog LAKE OF ECHOES: A NOVEL OF 1960s FRANCE by Liza Perrat (@LizaPerrat) Recent history and a gripping and compelling story in a fabulous setting

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Hi all: I bring you a novel by one of my favourite authors, another one I discovered thanks to Rosie’s Book Review Team. And this is another great book. Lake of Echoes: A Novel of 1960s France by Liza Perrat A vanished daughter. A failing marriage. A mother’s life in ruins. 1969. As France seethes
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#TuesdayBookBlog THE DEVIL’S WHISPERS: A GOTHIC HORROR NOVEL by Lucas Hault (@TCKPublishing) A Dracula variation for lovers of old-fashioned horror and Gothic stories

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Hi all: Well, I love horror, but this one is for lovers of old-fashioned horror. The Devil’s Whispers by Lucas Hault In a silent, sleepy castle, evil has awakened… Famed British lawyer Gerard Woodward is summoned to an ancient Welsh castle to assist a dying lord in his final affairs. But as his host slips
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#TuesdayBookBlog DEAD OF WINTER: JOURNEY 14, THE VEIL by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene (@teagangeneviene). All is well that ends well. A fitting ending to a totally immersive journey

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Hi all: I promised recently that I’d bring you the review of the last journey in Dead of Winter pretty soon, and here it is. What an ending! Dead of Winter: Journey 14, The Veil by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene From the very beginning, a prophecy from a creepy voice threaded throughout this story. “Winter is
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#TuesdayBookBlog DREAM TOWN (ALOYSIUS ARCHER SERIES BOOK 3) by David Baldacci (@davidbaldacci) (@panmacmillan) A solid, well-written and complex mystery with a good dose of 1050s historical detail

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Hi all: I bring you a novel by a best-selling author you all know. I read one of his books recently, and I thought I tried another one. I think I enjoyed this one a little bit more, even though it is the third in a series, but it can be read as a standalone.
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#Bookreview THE OTFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY by John Dolan (@JohnDolanAuthor) Put your sense of humour to the test if you dare! #humour

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Hi all: One of my favourite authors is back again, and this time he’s thrown us a curb-ball. The Otford English Dictionary by John Dolan Not to be confused with The Oxford English Dictionary, this is a reference book for the incurably cynical. Containing hundreds of definitions of a corny or inappropriate nature, it is the
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#TuesdayBookBlog THE SILENT BROTHER by Simon Van der Velde (@SimonVdVwriter) A hard-hitting novel, beautifully written and observed, and a lesson in narrative

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Hi all: I bring you another book by an author whose very special book of short stories, Backstories, I featured recently. This one is a novel, and it is quite a novel. The Silent Brother by Simon Van der Velde  When his beloved little brother is stolen away, five-year-old Tommy Farrier is left alone with
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