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• Introvert Things: Pens

  By shelleyfallows on March 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on The INFJ PhD:
  Staples for introverts, pens & post-its. Practically all introverts I know appreciate the gift of a good pen. Most have very specific favorites (having only one is difficult!), & they can tell you how…

• The Liar’s Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard – a review by Liz Robinson

  By shelleyfallows on March 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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… Read More ›

• Every Man a Menace by Patrick Hoffman – A review by Liz Robinson

  By shelleyfallows on March 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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… Read More ›

• The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey – a review by Liz Robinson

  By shelleyfallows on March 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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… Read More ›

• The Misper by Bea Davenport – A review by Liz Robinson

  By shelleyfallows on March 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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… Read More ›

• Oliver Loving by Stefan Merrill Block – A review by Liz Robinson

  By shelleyfallows on March 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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… Read More ›

• The Woman In The Window by A J Finn

  By shelleyfallows on February 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  For a few months now I’ve been doing some freelance work back at Lovereading. It’s been lovely working back with some of the old team. New owners, a whole new team and very soon an updated and refreshed new website,… Read More ›

• Guest Post – Liz Robinson, Expert Reviewer and all round book nut.

  By shelleyfallows on February 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Liz Robinson has been providing expert reviews since 2014.   She is one of the most prolific readers I know and has excellent taste and knows good fiction when she sees it.  I’m therefore delighted to welcome her to Tales Before Bedtime… Read More ›

• New books…

  By shelleyfallows on February 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Today I came home to some wonderful book post kindly sent to be by lovely people at Walker Books. All three titles look amazing and I can’t wait to read them. Landscape with Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson A sharply… Read More ›

• A Far Away Magic by Amy Wilson

  By shelleyfallows on January 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Haunting prose that feeds the magical story as monsters are battled, fears are faced and grief is overcome. There is something quite beautiful in Bavar and Angel’s relationship. A special connection that makes them gentler, braver and more compassionate. Angel… Read More ›