Life and love in words and books by Shelley Fallows
Month: March 2018
International Women’s Day- A celebration of me – a woman. :)
Today is international Women’s Day. It’s a day to celebrate women. I am one of those. I’m not a man. I’m not gender-neutral. I’m a woman. And I wouldn’t want it any other way. I am proud, sensitive and caring. A nest-builder, a loving parent, a go-getter and a dreamer. I’m ambitious and I want […]
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The Liar’s Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard – a review by Liz Robinson
An absolutely cracking, and thrillingly creepy read. Ten years after her first boyfriend Will confessed to five murders in Dublin and was imprisoned, Alison is still keeping the past at arms length. After several copycat killings, the Garda ask her to return home and speak to Will in prison, and Alison finds herself facing the […]
MoreEvery Man a Menace by Patrick Hoffman – A review by Liz Robinson
Riveting, raw and gritty, this is a story that rockets around like a ball in pinball wizard’s championship run. Focusing on some of the players in a drug smuggling ring, this tale crosses oceans, and proves how cheap life can be when greed takes over. Patrick Hoffman’s first novel was shortlisted for the Crime Writer’s […]
MoreThe Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey – a review by Liz Robinson
Told over a period of three weeks, with forays into the past, this thrilling debut gathers tension into a knotted tangled ball, before hurling it sky high. Set in Australia, a teacher is found murdered in the town lake with roses scattered in the water above her. Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock ignores connections to the […]
MoreThe Misper by Bea Davenport – A review by Liz Robinson
A tale for young adults about friendship, loyalty, and bullying, while a chilling twist of supernatural haunts the pages. Anna and Zoe are stuck with Kerry, she follows them around like a puppy dog. Kerry is always on the edge of things, she’s different, and often bullied, when she disappears, will life ever be the […]
MoreOliver Loving by Stefan Merrill Block – A review by Liz Robinson
Oh, what a truly beautiful read this is, though do prepare for your heart to ache, weep, and possibly even break. For the last ten years, Oliver Loving has been lying in a hospital bed, paralysed and non-communicative, is he trapped in his own mind, can a new test release him? Everyone wants answers, they […]
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