Estella by Barbara Havelocke Description. You know Miss Havisham. The world's most famous jilted bride. This is her daughter’s story. Raised in the darkness of Satis House where the clocks never tick, the beautiful Estella is bred to hate men and to keep her heart cold as the grave. She knows she doesn’t feel things quite like other people do but is this just the result of her strange upbringing? As she watches the brutal treatment of women around her, hatred hardens into a core of vengeance and when she finds herself married to the abusive Drummle, she is forced to make a deadly Sho ..read more

My Review  I have to confess I deliberately chose to read this on my holiday as you just can't beat a good romance when reading on the beach. It didn't disappoint, in the romantic stakes as its unashamedly a love story. With a real handsome hunk Cal, ex military Scotsman, male escort and accidental tour guide. There are Sophia and teenage daughter Ida, travelling from their home in Rio de Janeiro to the UK for a medical trip to try and save Ida's failing eyesight prior to Sophias impending marriage to a wealthy businessman. These unlikely comapnions end up touring Scotland together and ..read more

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews ..read more

The Blurb Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life’s complexities all by herself. No matter—she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning, stocking h ..read more

 The Clockwork Girl - Anna Mazzola My Review The new book from the author of the Unseeing. A hugely atmospheric, imaginative historical drama/mystery. Set in 18th century Paris, this made a refreshing change from the locations I am more used to reading about, and what a Paris! A stinking, festering wound of a city plastered over with perfume and lace. As well as the sewage, the corruption runs deep.Madeleine is desperate to escape from the clutches of her unscrupulous Mother, cruel and uncaring she is the owner of a seedy brothel., where Madou lives and has worked. She is coerced b ..read more

The Whistling by Rebecca Netley My rating: 4 of 5 stars Pretty good gothic ghost story about a young woman running from her past who goes to a remote Island to be a nanny to a young selectively mute girl. It has well drawn characters and is satisfactorily puzzling and spooky. For fans of Laura Purcell. View all my reviews ..read more

Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon My rating: 5 of 5 stars Really enjoyed this though one bit broke my heart in pieces and others made me laugh overall its a rather dark coming of age story. View all my reviews ..read more

The Hollows by Mark Edwards The Hollows by Mark Edwards Description from Goodreads: From the bestselling author of The House Guest comes a chilling story set deep in the woods… With his marriage over and his career in freefall, journalist Tom decides to reconnect with his fourteen-year-old daughter, Frankie. Desperate to spend precious time together now that they live an ocean apart, he brings her to Hollow Falls, a cabin resort deep in the woods of Maine. From the outset there’s something a little eerie about the place—strange whispers in the trees, windchimes echoing through the forest—b ..read more

The Girl in the missing poster by Barbara Copperthwaite Today is publication day for the wonderful new thriller by Barbara Copperthwaite entitled The Girl in The Missing Poster. My Review Blooming fantastic read.  This Author never fails to grip me and keep me entertained throughout her superb twisty psychological chillers. This is a kind of who-dunnit with a difference and some really great characters. The main protagonist is Stella, a middle aged single women who is a dog behaviourist, and has some of the best doggy characters I've met in a book. She has spent most of her adult life ..read more

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward My thoughts OMG, this book blew my mind. At many points, especially in the first half I thought what the hell am I reading? So many times I wondered if it was worth sticking with as it was so terribly confusing and strange. There are inconsistencies and utterly bizarre, eerie things going on, yet believe me it does all fall into place, eventually. It is eerie and creepy and worrying and absolutely wonderful. Part who-dunnit mystery, we know right from the beginning about the popsicle girl, a little girl who went missing years earlier, a horr ..read more