31.5.10

Book Review: Something Borrowed by Paul Magrs


Brenda longs for a quiet life; a life where she's free to run her B&B and enjoy cups of tea with her friend Effie. Unfortunately for Brenda trouble tends to seek her out.
The whole palaver begins with poison pen letters that start flying around the quiet lanes of Whitby. Then there's Jessie thew Zombie Womanzee, an amorous and strangely unaged professor of Icelandic history and terrifying encounters with bamboo wickerwork gods from the dawn of time.
Lord only knows where it will end- especially if Brenda can't stop herself from going to pieces.

This is the second in the Brenda and Effie series by Paul Magrs, I was really looking forward to it having loved the first one, Never the Bride. However, sadly this one just didn't do it for me. Something Borrowed focuses quite heavily on Brenda and whilst she is a fantastic character, I found that I really missed the dynamic she has with Effie. It was very interesting to learn more about Brenda's colourful and extensive past but I did not find myself as gripped as I was with the first book.
Paul Magrs takes us into the weird and wonderful world of Whitby again and I enjoyed the eccentric characters and goings on, I just wasn't as taken as before.
I shall definitely try the next book in the series and hpoe that Conjugal Rites includes more of Brenda and Effie's wonderful relationship.

28.5.10

New to Dot Scribbles Shelves

It has been a bit of a YA fiction week here at Dot Scribbles! I have bought two more of the Morganville Vampire series books as I loved the first one and I know I will want to read them all:

Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine- Morganville Vampire Series 3 (Allison and Busby)- When Claire Danvers learnt that her college town was run by vampires, she did what any intelligent, self-preserving student would do: she applied for a transfer and stocked up on garlic. The transfer is no longer an option, but that garlic may come in handy. Now Claire has pledged herself to Amelie, the most powerful vampire in town. The protection her contract secures does little to reassure her friends. All of a sudden, people are turning up dead, a stalker resurfaces from Claire's past and an ancient bloodsucker extends a chilling invitation for private lessons in his secluded home.

Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine- Morganville Vampire Series 4 (Allison and Busby)- In the town of Morganville, vampires and humans have learned to live in relative peace.  Still, Claire Danvers knows that after dark, her homework can take a back seat to staying alive. But this tenuous harmony is really turned on it's head with the arrival of Mr Bishop.
Bad to the bone, the ancient old-school vampire cares nothing about keeping the peace. Staying at the top of the food chain is enough. What he wants from the town's living and dead is unthinkably sinister. It's only at a formal ball attended by vampires and their human dates that Claire realises Bishop's plan- and the elaborately evil trap he's set for the warm-blooded souls of Morganville.

Books sent for review this week:

Girl 16: Five Star Fiasco by Sue Limb (Bloomsbury)- The Jess Jordan story continues...with some comically disastrous dates and a very special romance careering towards the rocks.
Jess and Fred are an item! Finally! Now they can spend every moment perfecting their comedy routines together. But the path of true romance is a rocky one. Fred is becoming increasingly distant... in fact, so distant that he and Jess are no longer on speaking terms. What on earth is going on? Can Jess and Fred stop a fab, five-star friendship turning into a five-star fiasco?

Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper (Bloomsbury)- London, 1861. Grace Parkes, a pale but determined figure, clutches a precious bundle closely to her as she travels on the train to the famed Brookwood Cemetery. Grace has a heartbreaking duty to carry out.
Each day Grace must find a new way of earning enough money to pay the rent for the bleak, cold room that she and her sister live in, and to buy them enough, just to eat.
But there is a different danger threatening Grace, a danger linked to an event in her past that she is desperate to forget. Grace has caught the eye of the Unwins, an unscrupulous family whose shady business dealings are those of death and mourning, and who will stop at nothing to defraud two young women of what is rightfully theirs...

If you have read any of these then let me know what you thought! 

26.5.10

Book Review: Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation, where the popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school's social scene: somewhere less than zero. When Claire heads off campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her new roommates don't show any signs of life, but they come out fighting when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood...
Glass Houses is the first in the Morganville Vampire series which consists of seven books. They caught my eye so I bought the first one for my e-reader and I was not disappointed. They are very much in the vein of Stephenie Meyer and I enjoyed Twilight so I had a feeling I would like these.
Claire Danvers carries the whole story, she is very bright, hence starting college at the age of sixteen. Her parents did not want her to attend one of the Ivy League schools too fat from home so they made her enrol at the college in Morganville, having no idea of the huge danger they were placing her in.
Morganville, initially unbeknown to Claire, is run by vampires who are allowed to pick off the college students as and when they please. To avoid becoming vampire food you have to be Protected, otherwise you are an open and easy target.
Claire discovers Morganville's secrets when she has to move in to the Glass House off campus. She fears for her life after being pushed down the stairs by Monica after making the mistake of pointing out her stupidity. Monica is Protected and very much in with the vampires; she has decided to make Claire's life hell or possibly to finish it once and for all.
The Glass House is owned by eighteen year old Michael and he lives there with his friends Shane and Eve. They have always lived in Morganville and unfortunately been on the receiving end of the vampires on more than one occasion. Although Claire is bringing much danger upon them, they set out to help her and make her aware of exactly what she is up against.
It has only taken me a couple of days to read this book, I was completely engrossed in the story. Rachel Caine keeps the plot twisting and turning until you don't really know who is actually good or bad. There were some parts of the book that had me raising my eyebrows but only as I did when reading Twilight. You have to take this book for what it is and leave your sceptical thoughts at the door. Glass Houses ends on a real cliff-hanger so I'm sure it won't be long until I start the second in the series.

24.5.10

Book Review: Kissing Mr Wrong By Sarah Duncan PLUS a giveaway!!!


Lu Edwards believes in travelling light, with not even a goldfish to tie her down. She'd like a Mr Right, and on meeting gorgeous, successful Marcus at a party, she can see him fitting into her streamlined life: if only he wasn't moving to America.
Lu's grandmother is also looking for a man: a soldier from her mysterious past. Lu turns to help from Nick, a military history expert with more baggage than Heathrow, right down to the kids, the ex-wife and hamster. Playing the wicked stepmother was never Lu's plan, so why is she getting so hung up on Mr-Couldn't-Be-More-Wrong? As Nick helps Lu trace her family history, she finds herself falling for his chaotic charms. What will she do when Marcus comes home?

This is the first book by Sarah Duncan that I have read and I thought it was very good. Lu is a very talented illustrator in search of Mr Right and also trying to get her creative mojo back. She is a very interesting character and I instantly liked her. Her work as an illustrator is fascinating and it is obvious that Sarah Duncan has heavily researched the industry.
Lu's grandmother, Delia is a lovely creation too, she pretty much brought Lu up as Pixie, Lu's unconventional mother was still growing up herself. Delia provides the mystery at the heart of the story, she has a photo of a man called Jack who she believes may have been her father (she was adopted). Lu agrees to help Delia find out more about her biological parents and this leads her to the lovely but baggage laden Nick. I identified quite a lot with Lu and Nick's relationship as he helped her to research the military side of her family history. My husband is a little like Nick; he studied the Second World War for his first degree and he is very knowledgeable on it and is always keen to stress that it is an event that should never be forgotten. Sarah Duncan clearly shares some of these feelings and I think that they were expressed very well in her book.
I found Kissing Mr Wrong to be a very good read. It has a little bit of mystery and a lot of romance, you can't help but keep turning the pages.

The lovely, lovely people at Headline have given me an extra copy of Kissing Mr Wrong to give away here on Dot Scribbles. To enter, just leave a comment below, competition open to UK Bloggers and you have until midnight on Sunday 30th May!!

21.5.10

Book Review: A Whiff of Scandal by Carole Matthews


Rose Stevens has left her London life behind her to settle in the quiet village of Great Brayford. She has bought a little cottage where she can live and run her Aromatherapy business from. Rose is looking for a fresh start away from her complicated past with her ex-lover Hugh. However, things don't quite go to plan due to the nosy neighbours jumping to the conclusion that she is offering far more than a back massage and essential oils. Plus she meets Dan, who she is instantly attracted to but he is already spoken for by one of the village's most beautiful and high maintenance residents.
A Whiff of Scandal is another great book from Carole Matthews. The writing is very witty and engaging, I loved all of the characters. Angelica and Anise are the two elderly sisters living opposite Rose, Anise is the driving force behind convincing the other villagers that Rose is actually a lady of the night. I warmed to Dan too, Rose's arrival in Great Brayford makes him realise that his long-term relationship has not been right for a long time. Rose ties all of the characters together and I enjoyed the fact that she had some flaws too. Rose is not proud of some of her past actions yet she appears to be heading towards making the same mistakes all over again.
I think that Carole Matthews really showed eccentric British village life. Rose has to prove who she really is so that the other villagers can't keep jumping to conclusions however comical the results. A Whiff of Scandal is a good, entertaining read that I would recommend.

19.5.10

New to Dot Scribbles' Shelves



I have been quite restrained this week and only bought three books!

Glass Houses- Morganville Vampires Series- No.1 by Rachel Caine (Allison & Busby)- College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation, where the popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school's social scene: somewhere less than zero. When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her new roommates don't show many signs of life, but they come out fighting when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood...

The Dead Girls' Dance- Morganville Vampire Series- No.2 by Rachel Caine (Allison & Busby)- Claire has her share of challenges. Like being a genius in a school that favours beauty over brains' homicidal girls in her dorm, and finding out that her college town is overun with the living dead. On the up side she has a new boyfriend with a vampire-hunting dad. But when a local fraternity throws the Dead Girls' Dance, hell is really going to break loose.

Nearly Departed by Rook Hastings (Harper Collins)- Woodsville is not like other towns. Night falls a little earlier there, the shadows are darker and denser, and everyone knows it's a place where strange things happen. Even if they won't admit it. Bethan would prefer to be anywhere but here. Jay has his theories, but isn't ready to share. Hashim sees more than he'll say, while Kelly's demons are all too flesh and blood. But Emily's freak-out brings them out of denial and face to face with the supernatural. Anywhere else, Friday night would be date night. But not in Weirdsville...


The lovely people at Bloomsbury sent me a book to review as well:

4.3.2.1 by Jim Eldridge (Bloomsbury)- Take four best friends. Give them three days in two cities and totally mess with their lives. Add to the mix a diamond heist, a transatlantic booty call, one seriously professional panic room and a lot of partying. The result is BAFTA award-winner Noel Clarke's new film, 4.3.2.1.



I was also sent this by Headline, I was actually sent 2 copies so I shall be doing a little give away with my review:

Kissing Mr Wrong by Sarah Duncan (Headline Review)- Lu Edwards believes in travelling light, with not even a goldfish to tie her down. She'd like a Mr Right, and on meeting gorgeous, successful Marcus at a party, she can see him fitting into her streamlined life; if only he wasn't moving to America.
Lu's grandmother is also looking for a man: a soldier from her mysterious past. Lu turns for help to Nick, a militery history expert with more baggage than Heathrow, right down to the kids, ex-wife and hamster. Playing the wicked stepmother was never Lu's plan, so why is she getting so hung up on Mr Couldn't-Be-More-Wrong? As Nick helps Lu trace her family history, she finds herself falling for his chaotic charms. What will she do when Marcus comes home?

If you have read any of these then do please let me know what you thought was good/bad!

17.5.10

Book Review: The Named by Marianne Curley


Imagine you were able to change the past. By altering one tiny thing, you could start a chain of catastrophic events...
Ethan is Named- he has the ability to travel back in time, where he must use his special skills to try and interpret dark forces intent on unravelling history. But Ethan is also a normal school boy, and leading a single life with a double identity is becoming just too much to handle, especially when even the normal part is getting more and more complicated.

The Named is the first in The Guardians of Time series by Marianne Curley. It is a young adult fantasy book with a little bit of romance thrown in too. Ethan and Isabel are the central characters and alternate chapters are delivered from each of their perspectives. Isabel is effectively Ethan's apprentice and once she has discovered that she is Named she has to follow Ethan's guidance in order to survive the missions that she is sent on. I was a little irritated by how easily Isabel accepted being told that she has these amazing powers and ability to travel through time. I just thought that a little more could have been made of her coming to terms with this astonishing discovery.
The time travelling aspect of the book was brilliant and I loved the idea of the Named being sprinkled with some kind of magic dust in order to take on the appearance and mannerisms of the people of the time they have returned to.
I think that this book would appeal to male and female readers as it has a little bit of everything. Marianne Curley keeps a good pace up throughout and throws in several twists and turns to keep you turning the pages.
I shall read the next in the series as it will be interesting to learn how the characters develop and what their new time travelling missions will involve.

Many thanks to Bloomsbury for sending me this book to review.

14.5.10

Book Review: Things I Wish I'd Known by Linda Green


When Claire Cooper was fifteen, she'd swear on her Wham album that...
1. Big hair and rah-rah skirts were here to stay
2. Spandau Ballet would never split up
3. She would marry her idol, heart-throb footballer Andy Pailes
Fast-forward twenty years and things haven't quite gone to plan. And when Claire discovers the 'dream list' she wrote as a teenager, she realises how far her life is from the one she imagined. Divorced, stuck in a dead-end job and dating an ambulance-chasing personal injury lawyer, she decides it's time to put her life back on track.
But what really happened between Claire and her teen idol all those years ago?
And is meeting him again the way to make her dreams come true?
Or a huge mistake?

After reading the blurb I was really excited about starting this book. I was born in 1982 and I remember the 80's fondly, my sister is 6 years older than me and she was a proper 80's child; she had the perm, the Bros tapes and subscription to Just Seventeen! This book is a lot of fun and I loved Linda Green's writing style, we jump between Claire in the present and Claire as the 16 year old, learning more and more about her as the book goes on. I can remember having crushes on the celebrities of that time and I think that the author totally captured the feelings of idolisation you have as a teenager. I loved Claire's fantasy scenarios with Andy and the way in which they were mirrored with what really happened between the two of them.
This book made me laugh on so many occasions and also brought back so many memories, shopping trips to Tammy Girl and buying Smash Hits for the posters and song lyrics. However, this book also has a really emotional twist too which I was in no way expecting. As we learn more about what really happened with Claire and Andy we see the dangerous consequences of falling in love with your idol. When Claire is confronted with Andy in the present she has to make herself see him properly for the first time and decide whether she wants him to be part of her life or not.
Things I Wish I'd Known is a very entertaining book, I think that so many readers will identify with Claire's character. I would highly recommend this one and I shall be off in search of Linda Green's other books.

Thank you to Headline for sending me this book to review.

13.5.10

Book Review: Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw


Ten years ago Kate Winters' parents were taken by the High Council's wardens to help with their country's war efforts.
Now the wardens are back...and prisoners including Kate's uncle Artemis, are taken south on the terrifying Night Train. Kate and her friend Edgar are hunted by a far more dangerous enemy. Silas Dane- the High Council's most feared man- recognises Kate as one of the Skilled; a rare group of people able to see the veil between the living and the dead. His spirit was damaged by the High Council's experiments into the veil, and he's convinced that Kate can undo the damage and allow him to find peace.
The knowledge Kate needs lies within Wintercraft- a book thought to be hidden deep beneath the graveyard city of Fume. But the Night of Souls, when the veil between life and death is at it's thinnest, is just days away and the High Council have their own sinister plan for Kate and Wintercraft.
Wintercraft is Jenna Burtenshaw's first novel and I think that it is brilliant. It is a young adult fantasy book and jam-packed full of magic and adventure. The author offers wonderful descriptions of the city of Fume and it's inhabitants. Kate is dragged into this Gothic world full of danger and does not even know if she will be able to do what Silas Dane is asking of her. I loved the idea of the Night Train which took the prisoners and Kate to Fume. The idea that it was barely a skeleton is quite sinister but also showed the destruction that the High Council have been able to cause.
I felt that Kate Winters was an interesting creation. So much responsibility and pressure is places upon her young shoulders. Throughout the book she strives to do what she thinks is best even when her uncle Artemis won't accept that this niece is one of the Skilled.
Silas Dane completely stole the book for me, I'm not sure if I should of but I found myself really liking him. This is quite strange as he is pretty terrifying and ruthless but Jenna Burtenshaw manages to show his vulnerability too. Although he kidnaps Kate and threatens her, she is determined to secure him whatever sense of peace that she can.
I apologise as I do not think that my review has done Wintercraft justice. It deserves all of the hype that it is receiving and I think that it will be a huge hit once it hits the shops today. Jenna Burtenshaw gives her readers a wonderful story set in the mysterious graveyard city of Fume and carried by brilliant characters that I think you will love.

Many thanks to the lovely people at Headline who were kind enough to send me an early review copy!

12.5.10

Nightjar Press

Nicholas Royal who heads up Nightjar Press, a new independent publisher very kindly sent me two of their chapbooks which they specialise in.

When the Door Closed, It Was Dark is written by Alison Moore who lives near Leicester which is where I am. It is an intriguing story with a particularly sinister end.Tina has travelled from Leicester to a foreign country to work as an Au-pair for a family she knows nothing about. Alison Moore explores the feeling of powerlessness when we are placed into unfamiliar situations and cultures, I was gripped! 

Black Country is written by Joel Lane who has always lived in Birmingham which was also where I was born and where I grew up. In Black Country the central character is a police officer returning to his home town in order to investigate a series of incidents with children behaving in a violent manner. Again this chapbook builds up to quite a shocking end that certainly left me with many questions.

I apologise for not giving a lot of detail but as they are short pieces of writing it would be too easy to give it all away. I do not usually enjoy short stories but I have to say that I thought that these two were excellent, the writers made use of every word and you could not help but be drawn into the worlds they were describing. 

If you want to find out more about Nightjar Press then please click here.



There have been a limited number of copies printed for each Chapbook, they are numbered and signed by the author. They cost £3 each plus postage, if you would like to order a copy then you can contact Nicholas Royle: nicholasroyle@mac.com

10.5.10

New to Dot Scribbles Shelves


This week I was sent one book for review and it is Young Adult Fiction, I am so pleased that I have re-discovered this genre, I was clearly missing out on some excellent books:
Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody (Bloomsbury)- In a world struggling back from the brink of apocalypse, life is harsh. But for Elspeth Gordie, born with enhanced mental abilities, it is also dangerous. There is only survival by secrecy, and so she determines never to use her forbidden powers. But they are not easy to keep hidden and their inevitable use brings her to the attention of the totalitarian Council that rules the land.
Sent to remote Obernewtyn, from where escape is said to be impossible, Elspeth must throw off her safe cloak of concealment and pit herself against those who would resurrect the terrible forces of the apocalypse. Only then will she truly learn what and who she is...

I bought the second in the Brenda and Effie series by Paul Magrs which I can't wait to read as I loved Never the Bride:
Something Borrowed by Paul Magrs (Headline)- Brenda longs for the quiet life; a life where she's free to run her B&B and enjoys cups of tea and the occasional night at the bingo with her friend Effie. Unfortunately for Brenda trouble tends to seek her out.
The whole palaver begins with the poison pen letters that start flying around the quiet lanes of Whitby. Then there's Jessie the Zombie Womanzee, an amorous and strangely unaged professor of Icelandic history, and terrifying encounters with bamboo wickerwork gods from the dawn of time. Lord only knows where it will all end- especially if Brenda can't stop herself from going to pieces...

I also saw these two wonderful Sherlock Holmes books on a trip out to Oakham with Mr S, I will admit that I mainly fell in love with the covers but I do enjoy a good mystery!
The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Headline)- As the seamy streets of London drown in a sea of smog, Sherlock Holmes sinks into a drug-induced stupor. That is, until Miss Mary Morstan presents him with a most intriguing case. A terrible death, an unknown benefactor, stolen treasure and a secret pact between criminals stretching back to a mutiny-torn India, lead Holmes into an epic pursuit of the truth.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Headline)- The coroner may have ruled death by natural causes, but Sherlock Holmes knows there's something more sinister behind Sir Charles Baskerville's demise. The question is, could he really have fallen victim to the legendary phantom hound, the curse of the ancestors and said to have haunted his family for generations? Or is this the work of a very real and calculating murderer?

7.5.10

Book Review: The Strange Case of The Composer and his Judge by Patricia Duncker


New Year's Day, 2000. Hunters on their way home through a forest in the Jura stumble across as half-circle of dead bodies lying in the snow. They are questioned and sent away. As they descend the mountain, a large dark car rises past them in the gloom. The woman within barely acknowledges their presence.
The Judge, Dominique Carpenter, is in charge of the investigation. She and the Commissaire Andre Schweigen, have encountered this suicide sect before. They are searching for clues when they find a strange leather-bound book containing maps of the stars. The book of the Faith leads them to the Composer, Freidrich Grosz, who is connected to every one of the dead. And so the pursuit begins. Carpenter and Schweigen are drawn into a world of complex family ties, ancient beliefs and seductive, disturbing music. The Judge, known as the sect hunter, prides herself on her ability to expose frauds and charlatans. She also likes to win. Has she met her match in the Composer?

This books starts with the shocking event of the New Year's Eve suicide. The investigation then builds up slowly and the book is extremely atmospheric. Patricia Duncker explores the world of sects, the kinds of people involved in them and the reasons that ultimately lead them to give up their lives. The Judge is a very complex character, her whole career is based upon her beliefs; the book of the Faith and the Composer come along and challenge everything that she thought she was so sure of.
I enjoyed the story and I particularly liked how the author moves location many times in the book. The Judge often finds herself in unfamiliar surroundings and circumstances which often lead her to make judgements and decisions that she may not normally have done. I found the use of French in the book quite irritating, I just thought that it was unnecessary to have the French immediately followed by the English translation.
The Strange Case of the Composer and his Judge is indeed strange. The events and characters in the book are out of the ordinary and the reader is drawn in the Composer's intense and secretive world. If you are looking for a good mystery with a bit of clout behind it then you should give this one a go.

Thank you to the lovely people at Bloomsbury for sending me this book to review.

5.5.10

Book Review: Montacute House by Lucy Jago


I do like a good cover and the one for Montacute House is just lovely. Montacute House actually exists in Somerset and the author, Lucy Jago spent a lot of time during her childhood exploring it's many rooms and expansive grounds.
The main character is Cess, she is only thirteen and a lowly poultry girl at the great house. Cess and her mother are social outcasts in the village due to Cess having been born out of wedlock and therefore considered the lowest of the low. The villagers are shocked when the body of a young boy is discovered; his body is blackened and bruised and they are at a loss as to who or what could have inflicted such awful injuries.
Cess' friend William then goes missing and she feels that she has to get involved in the mystery in the hope that she will not be too late to save her dearest friend. However, Cess has no idea what she is getting herself involved in. She enters a world of witchcraft, greed, ambition, religious differences and extreme danger and risk. Montacute House appears to be in the centre of it all but it becomes clear that the pain and suffering will be far reaching unless it is stopped.
Lucy Jago has written a very interesting historical mystery. Her knowledge of Montacute House and it's history is evident as she gives the reader vivid descriptions of the rooms and secret passages and what they were used for. The house holds many secrets and they creep through the story tying everything together.
Cess is a particularly likeable character, she is the underdog who is prepared to fight for others experiencing mistreatment and prejudice. She carries the whole story as she fights for peace and justice.
Montacute House is the first book that Lucy Jago has written for young adults and it is published this week. She is an excellent story teller and I will be on the lookout for her future books.

Many thanks to Bloomsbury for sending me this to review.

4.5.10

Book Review: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith


I always feel as though reading a book from this series is like catching up with old friends. They're all here in The Good Husband of Zebra Drive: Precious Ramotswe, Mma Makutsi, Mr J.L.B Makatoni, Mr Polopetsi and the apprentices.
Precious Ramotswe has to investigate a series of deaths at the hospital, possible theft at a printing company and she allows Mr J.L.B Maketoni to head up his own case where a disgruntled wife is accusing her husband of having an affair. Personal lives and business cross paths when Mma Makutsi declares her resignation and Charlie, the apprentice, leaves to set up his own taxi firm.
I am a big, big fan of this series and Alexander McCall Smith's writing in general but unfortunately this one just didn't do it for me. The characters were perfect as usual, they really are brilliant creations. However, I just found it really difficult to immerse myself completely. It was almost as though there were too many competing strands so I found it hard to get fully involved in the story.
This isn't one of my favourites from the series but it was lovely to step back into the world of Mma Ramotswe and her detective agency. I have the next one on my TBR pile and I look forward to finding out what is in store for these wonderful characters.

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I have made the decision to stop doing written reviews on here for a little while. I shall keep this page open but for the time being I sha...