Blog tour: The Quality of Mercy by Malia Zaidi
The Quality of Mercy successfully combines mystery, gritty historical realism and escapism.
Blog tour: At the Feet of Mothers by Adnan Mahmutovic
At the Feet of Mothers is an unusual and moving story about family dynamics, identity and the kindness of strangers.
Blog tour: Dead Woman Scorned by Michael Clark
Dead Woman Scorned adds an interesting backstory and exciting new elements to The Patience of a Dead Man.
Blog tour: Anyone for Edmund? by Simon Edge
Anyone for Edmund is a pin-sharp satire that highlights how history is continually rewritten, re-evaluated, and used to varying ends.
Blog tour: The Stray Cats of Homs by Eva Nour
The Stray Cats of Homs is a shocking, moving and unforgettable account of an ordinary young man's experiences of the war in Syria.
Review: The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild by John Ironmonger
The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild is a wonderful, inventive adventure that takes the reader from late eighteenth-century France to mid twenty-first century Britain and beyond.
Review: The Whispering House by Elizabeth Brooks
The Whispering House has some elements that I really liked, but is let down by a weak main character who makes bad decisions.
What I read in July 2020
In which I somehow read 20 books, three of which were by Doug Johnstone.
Review: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
The Space Between Worlds is a riveting and detailed parallel universe sci-fi novel with a lot to say about fortune, privilege and belonging.
Blog tour: Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook by Celia Rees
Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook is a rich, interesting and devastating book to savour.