SPOTLIGHT ~ The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhleca

 

MOST FAMILY REUNIONS END IN TEARS. THIS ONE WILL END IN MURDER.

On a private island off the west coast of Scotland, the Agarwals gather for a much-awaited family reunion.

Raj, the patriarch and business tycoon, who has six weeks to decide how to split his petrochemicals empire between his three children.

Shalini, the fragile mother, who longs to see her family healed.

Myra, the eldest daughter and golden child, who, unbeknownst to the family, is on the brink of bankruptcy.

Aseem, the son and supposed heir, who must choose between his wife and his family.

Aisha, the fun-loving youngest daughter, who is tired of being treated like a child.

And Zoe, the outsider whose #Instaperfect life is built on a foundation of lies.

Everyone has a secret – but only one would kill to protect it…

SPOTLIGHT ~ The Teacher of Auschwitz by Wendy Holden

 

From the bestselling author of Born Survivors, a novel inspired by the powerful true story of a man who risked everything to protect children in Auschwitz.

Fredy built a wall against suffering in their hearts...

Amid the brutality of the Holocaust, one bright spot shone inside the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz. In the shadows of the smokestacks was a wooden hut where children sang, staged plays, wrote poetry, and learned about the world. Within those four walls, brightly adorned with hand-painted cartoons, the youngest prisoners were kept vermin-free, received better food, and were even taught to imagine having full stomachs and a day without fear. Their guiding light was a twenty-seven-year-old gay, Jewish Fredy Hirsch.

Being a teacher in a brutal concentration camp was no mean feat. Forced to beg senior SS officers for better provisions, Fredy risked his life every day to protect his beloved children from mortal danger.

But time was running out for Fredy and the hundreds in his care. Could this kind, compassionate, and brave man find a way to teach them the one lesson they really needed to how to survive?

The Teacher of Auschwitz shines a light on a truly remarkable individual and tells the inspiring story of how he fought to protect innocence and hope amid depravity and despair.

BLOG TOUR ~ Your Child Next by M.J. Arlidge & Andy Maslen

 

 

Hi Everyone,

Today is my stop for the Blog Tour of The Reunion by M.J. Arlidge & Andy Maslen where I've a review of their latest book. I was thrilled to be asked by Tracy Fenton from Compulsive Reading in conjunction with Orion who organised this tour to take part along with some other fab book bloggers. You can find out who else has taken part in this fabulous Blog Tour at the end of this so without further ado, here it is:

THEY'VE FAKED YOUR CHILDS DEATH. AND IF YOU DON'T GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT, THEY'LL MAKE IT A REALITY.

Things have been difficult for Annie since her husband left. Her teenage daughter, Isla, has become a ghost of her former self. Annie's terrified that Isla might do something desperate, and she'll loose her, too. So when Annie receives a video of herself crying at Isla's funeral, her blood runs cold.

Confused and horrified, Annie races upstairs to check on Isla, who is Alice and well. The video has been faked. But who sent it and what do they want?

One dark truth soon becomes clear: Annie is the latest in a string of parents been blackmailed, and Isla will be killed if Annie goes to the police or if she fails to give the sender what they want. Annie has a deadly choice: comply with the demands, or try to unmask the dangerous criminal.

Well, where do I start with this review!? I really enjoyed this book. To be honest I wasn't too sure when I first started the book if it was going to work with joint authors writing a book once again as this was my second time to read a book like this but it was excellent. It started off as a really fast paced read, full of action but then it seemed to dip in the middle for a little while before picking up again but this would'nt put me off recommending this book to anyone. Full of twists and turns in this complex investigation into the blackmailing of parents by these criminals trying to connect the dots. I would even go as far as to say that this would make a great TV Series too.

This is M.J. Arlidge & Andy Maslen's first joint novel together and I hope it won't be their last either.

Your Child Next is published by Orion and is available on Kindle, Audiobooks and is available from all good bookstores and libraries.

SPOTLIGHT ~ Beautiful Liars by Isabel Ashdown

 

Hi Everyone,

Today is my stop for the Blog Tour for Beautiful Liars by Isabel Ashdown where I was supposed to get a copy of the book from the publishers to read and review but it never arrived and my local library wouldn't have had it in in time so unfortunately I didn't get the opportunity to read it so instead I will have to shine a spotlight on the book instead . I was thrilled to be asked by Tracy Fenton from Compulsive Reading in conjunction with who organised this tour to take part along with some other fab book bloggers. You can find out who else has taken part in this fabulous Blog Tour at the end of this spotlight been shone on Beautiful Liars but I really look forward to reading it once it comes back into my local library so without further ado, here it is:

Eighteen years ago Martha said goodbye to best friend Juliet on a moonlit London towpath.
The next morning Juliet's bike was found abandoned at the waterside.
She was never seen again.

Nearly two decades later Martha is a TV celebrity, preparing to host a new crime show... and the first case will be that of missing student Juliet Sherman. After all these years Martha must reach out to old friends and try to piece together the final moments of Juliet's life.

But what happens when your perfect friends turn out to be perfect strangers...?

SPOTLIGHT ~ Little Sister by Isabel Ashdown

 

Hi Everyone,

Today is my stop for the Blog Tour for Little Sister by Isabel Ashdown where I was supposed to get a copy of the book from the publishers to read and review but it never arrived and my local library wouldn't have had it in in time so unfortunately I didnt get the opportunity to read it so instead I will have to shine a spotlight on the book instead . I was thrilled to be asked by Tracy Fenton from Compulsive Reading in conjunction with who organised this tour to take part along with some other fab book bloggers. You can find out who else has taken part in this fabulous Blog Tour at the end of this spotlight been shone on Little Sister but I really look forward to reading it once it comes back into my local library so without further ado, here it is:

If you can't trust your sister, then who can you trust? 

After sixteen years apart sisters Jessica and Emily are reunited. With the past now behind them, the warmth they once shared quickly returns and before long Jess has moved into Emily's comfortable island home. Life couldn't be better. But when baby Daisy disappears while in Jess's care, the perfect life Emily has so carefully built starts to fall apart. Was Emily right to trust her sister after everything that happened before?

BLOG TOUR ~ The Reunion by M.J.Arlidge & Steph Broadribb

 Hi Everyone,

Today is my stop for the Blog Tour of The Reunion by M.J. Arlidge & Steph Broadribb where I've a review of their latest book. I was thrilled to be asked by Tracy Fenton from Compulsive Reading in conjunction with Orion who organised this tour to take part along with some other fab book bloggers. You can find out who else has taken part in this fabulous Blog Tour at the end of this so without further ado, here it is:

A skull looks up at Jennie from the trench, but it's not the chalk-white bone and grimacing teeth that sends her reeling. It's the heart-shaped gold pendant, it's delicate chain snapped in two. The necklace Hannah never took off. It can't be Hannah. But it is......

When Jennie Whitmore arrives at her school reunion, she immediately regrets her decision. Why would she choose to surround herself with people who were never nice to her? Who still aren't, even now she's a police officer? The only person who truly looked out for her all those years ago was charming, beautiful Hannah. Until the day she disappeared.

Jennie is ready to finally put White Cross Academy behind her, the old school building demolished the morning after the party. But with the demolition comes a call: a teenage girl's remains have been found on the grounds.

The instant drop in Jennie's gut tells her that the remains might be Hannah's, but when she's called in to examine them, the truth becomes undeniable. Hannah didn't run away and abandon Jennie thirty years ago; in fact, she never left White Cross at all.

Suddenly, Jennie has a murder to solve. The murder of her best friend. But can she do so before her colleagues discover just how closely connected she is to the victim? Before a mystery stalker makes good on his threats to silence her for good?

Well, where do I start with this review!? I didn't just like it, I absolutely LOVED IT. It was brilliant and I CAN'T recommend it enough, to be honest I wasn't too sure when I first started the book if it was going to work with joint authors writing it as this was my first time to read a book like this but it was excellent. Full of twists and turns in this complex investigation into the murder of Hannah. I even had to slow down reading it as I didn't want it to end, the story flowed really well and at a fast pace too and there were parts in the book I could feel my heart rate raising a little so it's definitely not for the fainthearted. This is M.J. Arlidge & Steph Broadribb's first joint novel together and I hope it won't be their last either.

The Reunion is published by Orion and is available on Kindle, Audiobooks and is available from all good bookstores and libraries.

SPOTLIGHT ~ 33 Women by Isabel Ashtown

 

Hi Everyone,

Today is my stop for the Blog Tour for Home Coming by Isabel Ashdown where I didn't have the chance to read it so instead I will shine a spotlight on it. I was thrilled to be asked by Tracy Fenton from Compulsive Reading in conjunction with who organised this tour to take part along with some other fab book bloggers. You can find out who else has taken part in this fabulous Blog Tour at the end of this spotlight been shone on Home Coming but I really look forward to reading it once I have the chance too so without further ado, here it is:

When sisters Celine and Pip get a call telling them their reclusive mother has died, the women are reunited at her riverside home in Arundel to pick up the pieces. But someone is missing - their middle sister, Vanessa, brutally murdered years ago and the victim of an unsolved case. As the sisters confront ghosts from the past, the discovery of another body in similar circumstances throws new light on Vanessa's death. Could there be more to her case than the police first thought? And what do the mysterious residents of Two Cross Farm, the neighbouring women's commune, have to do with it? What secrets are lurking behind their locked gates? And what is the significance of the number 33?