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Blurb A new edition of an invigorating tale of suffragettes and heroes, courage and survival, as World War One ends, a pandemic sweeps the land – and women get to vote! Stella has always looked forward to changing the world. It’s what she was brought up to do, by a suffragette mother who knew all…
I first read Miss Bennett’s Dragon by M. Verant as a 2025 Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) panelist. BBNYA is an annual Indie book award hosted and judged completely by book bloggers from all over the world. Miss Bennet’s Dragon ended up being the 10th place BBNYA 2025 finalist! About BBNYA BBNYA…
‘In the Country of Men’ – the debut novel by American-born British–Libyan novelist, essayist, and memoirist Hisham Matar – tells the poignant story of nine-year-old Suleiman as he navigates the tumultuous rise of Gaddafi’s oppressive regime in Libya in 1979. Through Suleiman’s naive and innocent perspective, we are immersed in the world of 1970s Tripoli…
Orange Wine by Esperanza Hope Snyder My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Mirroring the alchemical process of turning oranges into wine, Inés must create a new life from a bitter pith, pressing sweetness from life’s agonies as she struggles toward artistic freedom and feminine awakening.” This tragedy – set in twentieth-century Colombia – is steeped…
Hola, Readers! Today, I would like to spotlight Clues to You, the winner of BBNYA 2024! About BBNYA BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists (16 in 2024) and one overall winner. If you want some more…
The Christmas Ring: A Holiday Romance by Karen Kingsbury My rating: 2 of 5 stars I only really picked this book to read as it was one of the few available to me for NetGalley’s #CampNetGalley campaign. If you can ignore the blatant Christian and US military propaganda, the love story at its core is…
Description Justice will be served… Therapy just got deadly When Jess Pendle agrees to attend a support group to meet other women who have lived similar experiences, she doesn’t expect much. The group has been set up for like-minded women to come together, but when their therapist leaves, they close the blinds and find a…
Three Daughters of Eve – which in many places was recalled and retitled Confused Quest – depicts an internal and external conflict between secularism/modernity and religion/traditionalism. This is further emphasised through Peri Nalbantoğlu’s inner struggle to appease both her mother – who looks for peace and meaning in religion and more conservative values – and…
Glunda the Veg Witch was the 7th place finalist in BBNYA 2024! About BBNYA BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists (16 in 2024) and one overall winner. If you want some more information about BBNYA, check…
Bella Mackie’s debut novel, How to Kill Your Family, offers a darkly humorous look at vengeance through Grace Bernard, a relatable killer pursuing her mother’s justice, leaving readers captivated by the shocking conclusion.