UK & EU Summer Hop
Finally, a giveaway hop for Europeans! Apologies to followers in the rest of this world but this one is limited to people living in the European Union. Remember to visit all the blogs taking part, you can check out what…
Paris in July Round-Up
So July is over and I’ve really enjoyed reading and watching something a bit different from normal. I haven’t quite read everything I set out to but I will be reviewing Badfellas in the near future and I do need…
Chick-Lit is Not a Bad Word
Everyone now and then, someone gets their knickers in a twist over the use of the term “chick-lit” and it being demeaning to their work. It’s certainly not the readers of the genre, who use it with affection. We can’t…
From London With Love
Jessica is the daughter of James Bond and Heavenly Melons, or at least the actors behind those much loved roles. She’s fed up of everyone treating her differently because of who her parents are and decides to jump on a…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
IMWAYR is hosted by Sheila @ Book Journey and is a little round-up of the week for bloggers that read. Books I’ve read: The Magicians by Lev Grossman 4/5 The Beast of the Camargue by Xavier-Marie Bonnot 3/5 Blow on…
Kitty’s Big Trouble
The 9th book in the Kitty the Werewolf series, this could be alternately titled Kitty Goes to San Francisco. Had I been one to read cover blurb I would have saved it for my flight there in September. It was…
Blow on a Dead Man’s Embers
Something is weighing on her breast, squeezing her heart. For a moment Non cannot move, not sure if she is awake or still in a dream. She breathes evenly to keep panic at bay, and her heart-beat steadies. The dream…
The Beast of the Camargue
Originally published in French as La Bete du Marais and translated into English by Ian Monk, The Beast of the Camargue is the second instalment of the Commandant de Palma crime series by Xavier-Marie Bonnot. Set in Provence and the…