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Review: The Bride Test, by Helen Hoang

July 25, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer 1 Comment

The Bride Test, by Helen Hoang (sq)

I read The Bride Test, by Helen Hoang, when I was flat on my back with the flu. It was such a fun, heartwarming and easy read. It’s an unusual premise with echoes of familiar stories. If you transported Pride and Prejudice to the modern day, mashed it up with Pretty Woman themes and then […]

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Teens, drugs and dementia – Love And Other Battles, by Tess Woods

July 16, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Love And Other Battles, by Tess Woods (sq)

I picked up Love and Other Battles, by Tess Woods because I’d heard others rave about it, and I’m really glad I did. It’s a wonderfully warm and inspiring story of mothers, daughters and lovers across three generations. It made me laugh and cry and I even learned a thing or two about parenting teenagers. I […]

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Review: The Paper Wasp, by Lauren Acampora

June 23, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

The Paper Wasp by Lauren Acampora

This a truly strange book that I somehow couldn’t put down. A very dark story, it’s the antithesis of Hollywood though it’s set in L.A. Reading The Paper Wasp was a little like watching film noir. You don’t really understand what it’s about and you arrive at the end none the wiser but somehow you […]

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Review: This Taste For Silence – short stories by Amanda O’Callaghan

June 16, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer 1 Comment

This Taste for Silence by Amanda OCallaghan

This Taste For Silence is a stunning collection of stories about silences. From comfortable ones to sinister ones, we’re reminded that among the constant noise it’s the silences that sometimes carry the most meaning. The balance of power in a marriage shifts, with shocking consequences. An elderly woman recounts a chilling childhood memory on the […]

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Review: The Farm, by Joanne Ramos

May 19, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

The Farm by Joanne Ramos

The Farm, by Joanne Ramos, is even more terrifying than The Handmaid’s Tale because it’s not future fiction. It’s entirely plausible that right now, somewhere in the U.S., there is a secret high-end surrogacy facility for the mega-wealthy operating at the same time you’re reading these words. Reagan and Jane are roommates at The Golden […]

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Review: The Book of Dreams, by Nina George

May 8, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

The Book of Dreams by Nina George

Nina George’s incredible new novel, The Book of Dreams, is about the dream world that exists between life and death. 13-year-old Sam sees the world in colours and can sense things most others can’t. He meets his father, Henri, for the first time in hospital. Henri is in a deep coma after being struck by a […]

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