Today it's over to Mandie who is sharing her thoughts on the audiobook version of the latest novel from Jane Casey, Everything She Didn't Say. I was very fortunate to receive an invite to read an early copy of the book and you can check out my review here. Here's what the book is all about: Source: NetgalleyRelease Date: 16 July 2026

A groundbreaking investigative account of the shocking rise and fall of the mogul who brought hip-hop to the mainstream, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at the music industry and the destructive power of celebrity. This is Bad Boy for Life: The Rise and Fall of Sean Combs Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below.

'Wonderfully over the top and wickedly irreverent. Like the show, it’s secretly affectionate in its on-target, take-no-prisoners approach. It’s a miracle he’s not in the Tower by now' S J Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) …

It's time to explore my ever-dwindling TBR pile! From Denise Brown—older sister of Nicole Brown Simpson—comes a vital, trauma-informed book that illuminates intimate partner violence and the systems that enable it. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Librio.fm) (Audiobooks.com) (Booksamillion) (Alibris: Books Music & Movies)

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Today I hand the reins back to Mandie for her review of The Suffragette of Ironbridge by Mollie Walton. Out thanks to Anne Cater for the tour invite, and publisher Mountain Leopard Press for the copy of the book for review. Here's what it's all about: SourceL Advance Reader CopyRelease Date: 13 August 2026

I can finally turn my attention to a new historical romance series that’s been on my mind for many years now. It’s a spinoff of the A More Perfect Union series set in Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Revolution. This new series will feature the three brothers who fought in that war and have come home, letting my readers get to know who they are and what their goals are as America establishes what kind of country it wants to be. I’ve started doing the preliminary research into what life was like in the 1780s—the series will run from 1783 to 1786.

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Some days it just didn't pay to be a soldier. Captain Rick Galloway and his men had been talked i...

2024 was quite the year. There was a lot to be happy about, and some things that ended up being extremely difficult. But we soldier on! Book-wise, this was another great twelve months! I traveled t…

Today it's over to Mandie who has her review of The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen, which is so wonderfully translated by David Hackston. With thanks to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for the tour invite. Here's what the book is all about: Source: Advance Reader CopyRelease Date: 23 October 2025

General Smedley Butler's frank book shows how American war efforts were animated by big-business ...

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the first book in the Dead End Duncans series from Beck Lewis, Double Take. I was very lucky to be gifted a copy by the author at Capital Crime. Here is what it's all about: Source: Review Copy / Owned Kindle CopyRelease Date: 10 April 2026