Happy Friday everyone! The weekend is just about here (mine landed last night) and I’m thrilled to be welcoming the blog tour for Morgen Bailey’s After Jessica.
Massive thanks to the fabulous Sarah Hardy of Book On The Bright Side Publicity for inviting me on the blog tour and for my e-copy of After Jessica. Continue reading
Happy Wednesday everyone! Half way through the week already!! I’m thrilled to be closing the blog tour for Michelle Paver’s Wakenhyrst.
My thanks to Annabelle Wright of ed public relations and Head of Zeus for my copy of Wakenhyrst which I received through Netgalley
“Something has been let loose…”
In Edwardian Suffolk, a manor house stands alone in a lost corner of the Fens: a glinting wilderness of water whose whispering reeds guard ancient secrets. Maud is a lonely child growing up without a mother, ruled by her repressive father.
When he finds a painted medieval devil in a graveyard, unhallowed forces are awakened.
Maud’s battle has begun. She must survive a world haunted by witchcraft, the age-old legends of her beloved fen – and the even more nightmarish demons of her father’s past.
Spanning five centuries, Wakenhyrst is a darkly gothic thriller about murderous obsession and one girl’s longing to fly free.
I don’t normally read historical crime fiction or gothic based fiction but there was something about the blurb for Wakenhyrst that caught my interest. Little did I know what I’d let myself in for!
Wakenhyrst wasn’t just this historical crime thriller that I was expecting; for me it turned into a bit of a historic psychological thriller. Anything that happened to Maud’s father, Edmund I questioned whether it was actually happening, whether someone was causing these things to happen or whether Edmund was just mad! This could actually say more about me and my love of psychological thrillers – the way Ms Paver has written the story made me doubt whether the events I was reading about were real!
Our leading lady Maud, I really didn’t know what to make of her. She’s lived an oppressed life in the shadow of her brother, working as her father’s secretary. But she’s a bright lass and someone who is passionate with a dark side. There is a lot that happens in Maud’s life that is out of her control and as she grows up, she grows in confidence to take control of her life, manipulating those around her. Saying that, I loved her friendship with Clem the gardener; there is a feel of innocence that comes with first love which is endearing
There is a thick air of mystery to the story. The household is shrouded in secrets. I really liked the sinister, gothic feel I got from Wakenhyrst and I’ll be looking out for more!
Michelle Paver is an international bestselling author with over 3 million copies of her books sold in 37 countries across the globe. She writes for both adults and children and her work includes two of the most critically and commercially acclaimed ghost stories of modern times, Dark Matter and Thin Air and the prize-winning, million copy selling, children’s series, Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.
Born in Malawi, Michelle Paver came to England as a child. She studied Biochemistry at Oxford University before becoming a partner in a City of London law firm. She began to write after her father’s death prompted her to take a one-year sabbatical. She has never looked back. Known for her extensive research, Wakenhyrst was inspired by the rich and haunting folklore of the Suffolk fens, chance encounters, and both the personal and universal stories of women’s quest for independence.
Whoop whoop!! It’s Tuesday and I’ve got another fabulous blog tour for you!!
Big thanks to Tracy Fenton of Compulsive Readers for inviting me on the blog tour and to Michael Joseph Books for my e-copy of A Gift For Dying which I received through Netgalley. Continue reading
Woooo hoooooooo!!!!! I am thrilled to be the last stop on the fabulous blog tour for R.C. Bridgestock’s Poetic Justice! And not only am I reviewing the prequel to the DI Dylan series but I’ve got a quick interview for your reading pleasure!
So without further ado, a massive thank you to Emily Glenister of Dome Press for inviting me on the blog tour and for my copy of Poetic Justice. Continue reading
Happy Sunday everyone!! Hope you’re all having a slightly better weekend than me! Casa Knight is suffering from a slight electrical problem but fingers crossed it’ll be sorted soon. Anyhow enough about my problems…today I’m delighted to be hosting the blog tour for Julia Barrett’s My Sister Is Missing.
Big thanks to Anna of Red Door Publishing for inviting me on the blog tour and for my copy of My Sister Is Missing. Continue reading
Wooooooo hoooooooo it’s Friday and it’s the weekend!!!! I’m thrilled to be welcoming the blog tour for Ella Drummond’s My Last Lie to A Knight’s Reads today. My Last Lie is currently a bargain price so don’t miss out:
Kindle: amzn.to/2rfXyto
Kobo: bit.ly/2UgTHt7
Apple: apple.co/2Svgyja
Google Play: bit.ly/2PkUpSy
Big thanks to the brilliant Sarah Hardy of Book on The Bright Side Publicity and to Hera Books for my e-copy of My Last Lie which I received through Netgalley. Continue reading
Some of you will remember my very first guest post from the lovely CS Duffy (you can find it here if you missed it) and the rather unique blog tour that I hosted last year. Well I had actually read the first Episode of Dark of Night back in September but never posted my review #mybad. So better late than never….. Continue reading
