Review: The Night Guest

The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Guilty by Definition

Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Book Release: 15th August 2024

Where do I start with this one, I had high hopes for this book, being a Susie Dent fan and was intrigued how she would weave her magic with words into a novel.

I loved it, Susie has created a wonderful world of characters that fits her own world so perfectly, I didn't want to leave and say goodbye to the characters and I actually feel like I learned so much about language from this novel too.

The story centres around the Clarendon English Dictionary receiving cryptic letters to a ten year old puzzle, the disappearance of one of the lexicographers sister Charlie and the clues that Martha (Charlie's sister), Alex, Zoe and Simon must decipher to find out the mystery of what happened to Charlie all those years ago.

Susie Dent obviously knows words, but the way she weaves the history and meaning of them into this magnificent mystery is just wonderful, it's a world I happily immersed myself in and didn't want to leave.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: The Murders in Great Diddling

The Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Book Published: 13th August 2024

What a lovely cosy mystery this one is I would rate 3.75 out of 5 Stars

Set in the small, rundown village of Great Diddling in which the villagers are suspicious of outsiders, an author Berit Gardner moves there to write her manuscript, but as the deadline draws closer and still no ideas are coming to Berit, until there's a murder. Of course Berit then throws herself into the investigation as she can feel there is a story that needs to be told, she just need to figure out what that story is and of course who the murderer is.

This is a book full of heart and grit with loveable characters, with great personalities and overly ambitious ideas.

I listened to the audio book version of this and the narrator Helen Lloyd did a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life and conveying their personalities through her narration.

If you want to curl up and listen or read a good cosy mystery, with great wit and wonderful characters this is the book for you.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: The Way Through the Woods: The Green Witch’s Guide to Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs

The Way Through the Woods: The Green Witch’s Guide to Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs by Rebecca Beattie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Release Date: 14th August 2024

I really liked this book and the wisdom it offered, it is a lovely book with a great writing style which is accessible to all. I think this is a book that you can really savour with time to process before moving on. As a novice I found it really insightful.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: The Way Through the Woods: The Green Witch’s Guide to Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs

The Way Through the Woods: The Green Witch’s Guide to Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs by Rebecca Beattie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really liked this book and the wisdom it offered, it is a lovely book with a great writing style which is accessible to all. I think this is a book that you can really savour with time to process before moving on. As a novice I found it really insightful.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: The Way Through the Woods: The Green Witch’s Guide to Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs

The Way Through the Woods: The Green Witch’s Guide to Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs by Rebecca Beattie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Guilty by Definition

Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Book Release: 15th August 2024

Where do I start with this one, I had high hopes for this book, being a Susie Dent fan and was intrigued how she would weave her magic with words into a novel.

I loved it, Susie has created a wonderful world of characters that fits her own world so perfectly, I didn't want to leave and say goodbye to the characters and I actually feel like I learned so much about language from this novel too.

The story centres around the Clarendon English Dictionary receiving cryptic letters to a ten year old puzzle, the disappearance of one of the lexicographers sister Charlie and the clues that Martha (Charlie's sister), Alex, Zoe and Simon must decipher to find out the mystery of what happened to Charlie all those years ago.

Susie Dent obviously knows words, but the way she weaves the history and meaning of them into this magnificent mystery is just wonderful, it's a world I happily immersed myself in and didn't want to leave.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: The Murders in Great Diddling

The Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Book Published: 13th August 2024

What a lovely cosy mystery this one is I would rate 3.75 out of 5 Stars

Set in the small, rundown village of Great Diddling in which the villagers are suspicious of outsiders, an author Berit Gardner moves there to write her manuscript, but as the deadline draws closer and still no ideas are coming to Berit, until there's a murder. Of course Berit then throws herself into the investigation as she can feel there is a story that needs to be told, she just need to figure out what that story is and of course who the murderer is.

This is a book full of heart and grit with loveable characters, with great personalities and overly ambitious ideas.

I listened to the audio book version of this and the narrator Helen Lloyd did a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life and conveying their personalities through her narration.

If you want to curl up and listen or read a good cosy mystery, with great wit and wonderful characters this is the book for you.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: Guilty by Definition

Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: You Shouldn't Be Here

You Shouldn't Be Here by Lauren Thoman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The story centres around East Henderson, Pennsylvania and the strange goings on where people just disappear, but no one will talk about it.

Angie has lived here all her life and starts to find life interesting when she hears a ghost, but no one will believe her and she can't figure out what the ghost wants.

Madelyn moves here to start her teaching job, she also hopes to find out what happened to her cousin, who has mysteriously disappeared but in doing so comes across more than she bargains for.

What a brilliant mystery, with some great twists and turns. The characters are adorable, I really loved them and was invested in finding out what was going on with them.

I love the use of articles, emails, clips, etc at the beginning of each chapter to give a little more insight into the plot and the two points of view from Angie and Madelyn and their experiences.

It is quite dark in places and as the trigger warning mentions, the book does cover some difficult situations, but I think it is handled very well and is needed for the plot to enhance characterisation.
I really enjoyed immersing myself in this world and was a little sad when it ended.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: You Shouldn't Be Here

You Shouldn't Be Here by Lauren Thoman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The story centres around East Henderson, Pennsylvania and the strange goings on where people just disappear, but no one will talk about it.

Angie has lived here all her life and starts to find life interesting when she hears a ghost, but no one will believe her and she can't figure out what the ghost wants.

Madelyn moves here to start her teaching job, she also hopes to find out what happened to her cousin, who has mysteriously disappeared but in doing so comes across more than she bargains for.

What a brilliant mystery, with some great twists and turns. The characters are adorable, I really loved them and was invested in finding out what was going on with them.

I love the use of articles, emails, clips, etc at the beginning of each chapter to give a little more insight into the plot and the two points of view from Angie and Madelyn and their experiences.

It is quite dark in places and as the trigger warning mentions, the book does cover some difficult situations, but I think it is handled very well and is needed for the plot to enhance characterisation.
I really enjoyed immersing myself in this world and was a little sad when it ended.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: You Shouldn't Be Here

You Shouldn't Be Here by Lauren Thoman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The story centres around East Henderson, Pennsylvania and the strange goings on where people just disappear, but no one will talk about it.

Angie has lived here all her life and starts to find life interesting when she hears a ghost, but no one will believe her and she can't figure out what the ghost wants.

Madelyn moves here to start her teaching job, she also hopes to find out what happened to her cousin, who has mysteriously disappeared but in doing so comes across more than she bargains for.

What a brilliant mystery, with some great twists and turns. The characters are adorable, I really loved them and was invested in finding out what was going on with them.

I love the use of articles, emails, clips, etc at the beginning of each chapter to give a little more insight into the plot and the two points of view from Angie and Madelyn and their experiences.

It is quite dark in places and as the trigger warning mentions, the book does cover some difficult situations, but I think it is handled very well and is needed for the plot to enhance characterisation.
I really enjoyed immersing myself in this world and was a little sad when it ended.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

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Review: You Shouldn't Be Here

You Shouldn't Be Here by Lauren Thoman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Will post review tomorrow once I've had time to process the book

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