Book Tour: DO NO HARM, by Jack Jordan

This is one book I was chomping at the bit to read. I had heard great things so I had high expectations. I am thrilled to share my thoughts on Do No Harm, as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for sending

Book Tour: I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING, by Phill Featherstone

I’m so thrilled to share my thoughts on Kiss Her Goodnight, as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for sending me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. My other book reviews and blogs can be viewed

Book Tour: THE FORBIDDEN, by Lori Holmes

Well, I did it again. I have difficulty with remembering dates (among other things) due to short term cognitive problems related to PTSD. I hadn’t written this one down and thought it was due on 6 June. Alas, I was completely wrong. So, here we are, a little late, my thoughts on The Forbidden, as

Blog Tour: THE MIRROR MAN, by Lars Kepler

It is my privilege to share my thoughts on The Midwife Of Auschwitz, as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for sending me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. My other book reviews and blogs can

Book Tour: TELL ME AN ENDING, by Jo Harkin

It’s my turn to share my thoughts on Tell Me An Ending, as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for sending me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. My other book reviews and blogs can be viewed here. Synopsis What if you didn’t

Book Tour: GODS GALORE, by Rupert Stanbury

It’s my turn to share my thoughts on Gods Galore, as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for sending me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. My other book reviews and blogs can be viewed here. Synopsis The Olympian Gods have made it

Book Tour: KALMANN, by Joachim B. Schmidt

I’m thrilled to share my thoughts on Kalmann, as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for sending me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. My other book reviews and blogs can be viewed here. Synopsis Kalmann is the self-appointed Sheriff of Raufarhöfn. Day

Book Tour: CODENAME EDELWEISS, by Justin Kerr-Smiley

I’m thrilled to share my thoughts on Codename Edelweiss, as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for sending me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. My other book reviews and blogs can be viewed here. Synopsis In 1976, Argentina is governed by a

Book Tour: REQUIEM IN LAROSSA, by Tom Benjamin

I’m thrilled to share my thoughts on Requiem In LaRossa, as part of the book tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for sending me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. My other book reviews and blogs can be viewed here. Synopsis In the sweltering heat of a

Book Tour: THROUGH A VET’S EYES, by Dr Sean Wensley

Once in a while I come across a book that changes my perception of the world and how we affect everything around us. This is one such book. I’m privileged to be sharing my thoughts on Through A Vet’s Eyes, as part of the book tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for sending

Book Tour: HOW TO SPOT A PSYCHOPATH, by M. Q. Webb

I’m thrilled to share my thoughts on How To Spot A Psychopath , as part of the book tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for sending me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. My other book reviews and blogs can be viewed here. Synopsis Could you tell…

Can you make them disappear?”

Disappear – Hoobastank (2005) Recently I’ve been going through the website, tidying up a few things, trying to reduce the wasted space, and streamlining my book reviews pages. And that’s when I noticed something odd. Actually odd isn’t the word. More like surprising, shocking, bizarre, and many other words from my thesaurus. Now, when I

This Week’s Book Mail

I’m privileged to be taking part in book and blog tours for some great books. I normally receive ebooks, either in mobi or pdf format, which are convenient to read on my Amazon Fire tablet (which is the worst tablet I have owned, but that’s a different story), but can never replace the feeling of

Book Tour: UPON ALL MEN, by Sophy Layzell

There comes a time in the lives of those of us with cognitive problems when we find ourselves saying, “That was yesterday?” This is one such time. I’m very pleased, if a day late, to present my thoughts on Upon All Men as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours, on behalf

Book Tour: THE BLOOD TRIALS, by N. E. Davenport

After around a week with no book tours, my next read certainly set a high standard for others to follow. My gratitude to Random Things Tours for sending me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. My other book reviews and blogs can be viewed here. Synopsis It’s all about

Blog Tour: HOME, by Mark Ballabon

Today I’m privileged to share my thoughts about Home, which I read as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for the copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. My other book reviews and blogs can be viewed here. Synopsis

Blog Tour: THE DIAMOND EYE, by Kate Quinn

I love a bit of historical fiction, especially when the author melds fictional characters and events with real history and people. I have also been a fan of historical memoires, mostly of a military nature, when you can almost feel yourself there, experiencing the same things. So when I heard about this book, I was

Blog Tour: SHADOW FLICKER, by Gregory Bastianelli

My only book review of the day is Shadow Flicker, which I read as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours, on behalf of Flame Tree Press. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for the copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. My other book reviews

Blog Tour: WAY OF THE WORM, by Ramsey Campbell

My third book review of the day is the finale of the Birth Of Daoloth trilogy, which I read as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. My other book reviews

Blog Tour: THE BETTER BROTHER, BY Simon Gravatt

While I’ve been ill this week, I have needed a bit of comedy to add some levity to my indescribable suffering (okay, I have had a really rattly chest, each cough is like being kicked in my spine, and worst of all I have almost no sense of taste or smell, except when my dog

Blog Tour: THE INTERPRETER, BY Isabella Pallavicini

Like millions of others this week, I have been struggling with COVID. I had managed to avoid it for almost two years to the day of the first UK national lockdown in 2020. But following a theatre trip to watch Les Miserables I began to feel like I had been hit by a bus. The

Blog Tour: FACELESS, by Vanda Symon

Today, it is my turn to share my thoughts about the brilliant Faceless, as part of the blog tour hosted by Random Things Tours, on behalf of Orenda Books. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. My other book reviews and

Blog Tour: FAIR GAME, by R. D. Nixon

I have been very lucky over the last year to have read some great books as part of book and blog tours.   I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of books I really didn’t get along with. And every now and again I take part in a tour where the book

Blog Tour: CROW COURT, by Andy Charman

Today, I’m more than thrilled to share my thoughts about Crow Court, as part of the book tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. To read my other book reviews and blogs, click here. Synopsis

Blog Tour: JAMES THE THIRD, by Maggie Ballinger

Today, I’m more than thrilled to share my thoughts about James The Third, as part of the book tour hosted by Random Things Tours. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. If you want to read my other book reviews, click

Book Tour: OFF TARGET, by Eve Smith

Today, I am taking my turn on the book tour of Off Target, hosted by Random Things Tours on behalf of Orenda Books. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. If you want to read my other book reviews, click here.

Book Tour: MUSIC OF THE NIGHT, edited by Martin Edwards

From The Crime Writer’s Association I am taking my turn on the blog tour of Music Of The Night, hosted Random Things Tours on behalf of Flame Tree Press. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. If you want to read

Book Tour: UNHINGED, by Jorn Lier Horst, and Thomas Enger

Today, I am taking my turn on the book tour of Unhinged (Blix and Ramm book 3), hosted Random Things Tours on behalf of Orenda Books. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. If you want to read my other book

Blog Tour: THE GO-BETWEEN, by Osman Yousefzada

Today, I am taking my turn on the blog tour of The Go-Between, hosted by Random Things Tours on behalf of Canongate Books. Thank you for my spot on the tour, and for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. If you want to read my other book reviews, click here.

Blog Tour: THE MATCHMAKER, by Paul Vidich

Once in a while a book turns up that takes you back in your own history, makes you remember long forgotten details, and awakens feelings you experienced at the time. I was serving in the British Army in West Berlin between 1986-1988. The height of the Cold War. Constant exercise drills for the expected invasion