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• Sweetpea by C J Skuse
  ...fact a serial killer. She's harmless though... as long as you stay off her list. ...language - but within Rhiannon's perspective I think this works. She sees the world in such an unfeeling way, it makes sense that she calls a spade a spa
  3 KB (485 words) - 13:08, 11 October 2020
• Mother of the Year by Karen Ross
  |title=Mother of the Year |summary=One of the funniest books I've read this year, this is feel good fiction for mums and
  3 KB (492 words) - 11:48, 25 February 2018
• Bad Boy by Peter Robinson
  |summary=The 19th DCI Banks story see Banks' daughter held hostage by the ultimate bad boy. A good read. ...nnocent man might still be alive and Banks' daughter Tracy might not be on the run with a wanted man.
  3 KB (558 words) - 19:41, 11 August 2020
• Welcome To Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop Of Dreams by Jenny Colgan
  ..., country mud and peanut brittle, this is another winning read from one of the most versatile and reliable queens of British chick-lit. '''Overall Winner: Romantic Novel of the Year 2013'''
  5 KB (811 words) - 12:59, 1 March 2018
• Over My Dead Body by Hazel McHaffie
  ...ntentious issues of medical ethics in works of fiction, does the same with the matter of organ donation in this book. ..., the situation of this mother quite successfully conveys just how complex the ethics of organ donation are.
  4 KB (603 words) - 15:12, 30 March 2018
• Keeper by Jessica Moor
  ...exceptional debut reveals an author who is now firmly on my 'must follow' list. A cracking story about domestic violence which I finished all too quickly ...d there be for her death? The police are convinced that it's suicide, but the women who knew her believe otherwise.
  3 KB (599 words) - 20:06, 11 August 2020
• Adorkable by Sarra Manning
  |summary=I found the instant romance between the two main characters a bit too quick, but this is still an interesting read '''Shortlisted for Romantic Novelists Association Award 2013: The Young Adult Romantic Novel'''
  3 KB (540 words) - 15:05, 31 August 2020
• Bitter Edge (D I Kelly Porter) by Rachel Lynch
  |summary=It's the fourth book in the series but reads well as a standalone and is a recommended read. ...has paedophilia on his computer, but the downloading eerily coincides with the girl's visit to his flat. What is going on, but - most importantly - where
  3 KB (623 words) - 09:14, 20 February 2019
• Don't Do That! by Tony Ross
  ...dults often do know best. Children will also love this tale as it features the delightful habit of nose picking! ...of the hazardous implements he is holding at various times. So can any of the sensible grown ups help Nellie or is she facing a future with a permanent f
  4 KB (660 words) - 15:52, 2 September 2020
• It Happened In Venice by Molly Hopkins
  |summary=Tour guide Evie is back, juggling demanding clients and a demanding boyfriend as she divides her time between home in London and tours in Europe. It's no ...r pleasure, not work. She’s back with Rob, her boyfriend who also works on the tour circuit. She’s just about forgiven him for cheating on her and this
  6 KB (1,087 words) - 12:03, 5 April 2018
• If I Stay by Gayle Forman
  ...e to be in love. Mia has two loves in her life – her first love music, and boyfriend Adam. Half of Mia wants more than anything to go to Juilliard, a prestigiou ...y. She can't feel or do anything, just watch as her body is transported to the hospital, put on a ventilator and operated on. Then she watches as her fami
  3 KB (521 words) - 12:25, 18 August 2020
• Three Jumpers by Michael Marr
  ...ed an ad in the paper proclaiming he was a writer, he thought he might get the odd request to write a speech or two. Maybe, if he was very lucky, a compan ...ust one disappointment after another. He realises that he has no impact on the world whatsoever and decides to commit suicide. In a last ditch attempt to
  3 KB (535 words) - 16:31, 21 February 2018
• Wedding Season by Katie Fforde
  ...he chief bridesmaid decides that she's rather go off to Paris with her new boyfriend than attend her best friend's wedding. It's an even more difficult job whe ...makes the most wonderful wedding cakes. All's not happy at home though. Boyfriend Roger hardly qualifies as New Man and you long for something nasty to happe
  7 KB (1,155 words) - 12:57, 1 March 2018
• Pretty Face by Mary Hogan
  ...tried to get a handle on her eating habits. But with the destination being the Pizza, Pasta and Gelato soaked Italy, this won't be as easy as she imagines ...od elite and to spend her summer in somewhere a little less low key, where the folk are a little less high maintenance and appearance-obsessed. She's off
  3 KB (587 words) - 14:24, 4 March 2018
• Infinity (Pocket Money Puffins) by Sarah Dessen
  ...It's not a good start, and it doesn't get much better but the previews of the author's full length works are worth a look. Infinity's heroine does not have a name but since ''the heroine'' sounds rather fusty or formal, and entirely unfitting for a 30 pa
  3 KB (587 words) - 11:11, 11 April 2018
• A Cupboard Full of Coats by Yvvette Edwards
  ''He just knocked, that was all, knocked and the front door and waited, like the fourteen years since I'd killed my mother hadn't happened...'' ...d offers sustenance, not comfort. In fact, Jinx feels most at home amongst the dead people she works with as a funeral home cosmetologist.
  3 KB (512 words) - 10:21, 11 February 2024
• All You Need is Love by Carole Matthews
  ...witty outing from your friendly, neighbourhood regular-in-the-best-seller-list, Carole Matthews. ...computer course, laid on for those with the greatest need and interest, by the local authority.
  5 KB (840 words) - 07:37, 9 October 2020
• Livin' La Vida Lola by Lisa Clark
  ...Lola love is everything her fans would hope it to be. You can also read [[The Interview: Bookbag talks to Lisa Clark|Bookbag's interview with Lisa Clark] ...m. She wants a 'thing' - she wants something cool that makes her her. When the going gets tough, there's only one thing to do: think pink.
  4 KB (600 words) - 09:37, 4 March 2018
• Bloody Women by Helen Fitzgerald
  ...novel was a kind of black comedy and written with wit and humour, despite the theme of murder and violence. .... This is shocking, but the humour comes through and Cat is very likeable. The reader wants to follow her story and discover more about what has happened.
  4 KB (631 words) - 08:15, 16 September 2020
• The Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox
  |title=The Dead Girls Detective Agency |sort=Dead Girls Detective Agency, The
  4 KB (635 words) - 19:38, 29 August 2020

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