Review: By Your Side

By Your Side by Ruth Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ruth Jones the queen of the emotional rollercoasters does it again!

This is a wonderfully told story with multiple points of view, with heart joy and sadness - as always Ruth Jones understands people and relationships and portrays them beautifully across generations and this new book is no different.

When Linda in her role at the council’s Unclaimed Heirs Unit has one last case before retiring, takes her on a trip to an island off the coast of Scotland, where her adventures begin and she is absorbed into the life of dead Welsh Man Levi Norman. The story takes you on a journey through different times as well as perspectives.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: By Your Side

By Your Side by Ruth Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ruth Jones the queen of the emotional rollercoasters does it again!

This is a wonderfully told story with multiple points of view, with heart joy and sadness - as always Ruth Jones understands people and relationships and portrays them beautifully across generations and this new book is no different.

When Linda in her role at the council’s Unclaimed Heirs Unit has one last case before retiring, takes her on a trip to an island off the coast of Scotland, where her adventures begin and she is absorbed into the life of dead Welsh Man Levi Norman. The story takes you on a journey through different times as well as perspectives.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: By Your Side

By Your Side by Ruth Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Review: The Serial Killer Support Group

The Serial Killer Support Group by D B Stephens
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A wonderfully unexpected book, I loved this angle and the twists and turns that came at me, leaving me hooked.

I really wish and hope that this book starts the right conversations about domestic abuse and makes people more aware of what is happening behind closed doors, the isolation of those who suffer at the hands of abusive relationships, without needing to be as drastic as this book.

I felt that this book focused more on the strengths of those being abused without diminishing the horrors they experienced. It is a book of power and support.

This is a fast paced book about revenge with plenty of gore and intrigue.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: The Serial Killer Support Group

The Serial Killer Support Group by D B Stephens
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Review: How To Seal Your Own Fate

How To Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Review: I Did Warn Her

I Did Warn Her by Sian Gilbert
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great read from Sian Gilbert.

Such a twisty story, that kept me turning those pages, wanting to know what would happen next.

With great characters some I loved some I disliked, but they all brought something special to the story.

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Review: Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes by Rachel Abbott
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow the 12th book in this series and the return of some of my favourite people. (this can be read as a standalone).

What an emotional rollercoaster this book is. With all the usual grit and heart of a Rachel Abbott book, I was hooked back in straight away and couldn't put the book down, I just had to know what happened!

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Review: The Midnight Feast

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another solid locked location mystery.
some great twists and brilliant location setting that I've come to expect and love from Lucy Foley along with some likeable and not so likeable characters made for an interesting story that kept me reading to the end.

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Review: Twisted

Twisted by Maggie Giles
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Into the Fire

Into the Fire by G.D. Wright
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Release Date: 5th June 2025

HE RUNS INTO THE FLAMES A HERO. HE EMERGES FROM THE ASHES A SUSPECT.


GD Wright has done it again, with his second novel. What a punch of a book this is!

I love how this book evokes strong emotions and keeps you hooked, but in a totally different way to After the Storm.

When Steve goes into a fire and comes out a hero, he struggles to come to terms with this new title and all the attention that comes with it, but the tides quickly turn when he comes out a suspect...

G.D Wright is the master of getting to the heart of a matter in a really human way, with so much raw emotion, I felt it all as I read along and this book will also stay with me. What a triumph of a book, that isn't straight forward nor predictable.

I'm excited to see where book 3 goes.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: Into the Fire

Into the Fire by G.D. Wright
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Bitterfrost

Bitterfrost by Bryan Gruley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Release Date: 1st April 2025

Feisty defence attorney Devyn Payne faces off against veteran detective Garth Klimmek as they work to solve a vicious double homicide in their small, icy town of Bitterfrost.

When two out of towners turn up dead after causing a scene in the local bar and the local Zamboni driver Jimmy Baker wakes up with no memory of what happened after he left the bar, he becomes the prime suspect.

This is a fast paced book, that hooked me really quickly into the story and I really enjoyed the characters, I believe this is the first in a series, so I can't wait to read more and see how these characters develop.


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