Much though I'm a sucker for a big chunky book or a long series, in recent years I have had a growing love for the short story. Short stories can be incredibly powerful, but it takes real skill to craft them effectively. Dreena Collins has well and truly mastered that skill. In her forward to [...]
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Believe Me – Social Media Tour
I will admit that when I'm looking for a new read thrillers are rarely my go to. In fact, they're never my go to. But when Quercus contacted me to ask if I'd be interested in receiving a review copy of JP Delaney's Believe Me, and I read the marketing blurb, I was intrigued. From the Quercus [...]
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Hello lovely people. It's been a whole month since I last spent any time in my little corner of the internet; I kept thinking about writing various posts but never actually managed to get around to doing it, partly because it's been ridiculously busy and partly because I've had a bit of a rough mental [...]
How I Fell in Love with Reading
Last week I shared the questions we had been asking students at school, to celebrate world book day. I promised you my answers so here they are: 1) What is your first memory of reading? Honestly, reading has been part of my life since before I can remember. So much so that there isn't [...]