Claire Huston's Blog, page 2
March 28, 2024
Recipe | Double layer rockie road with mini eggs
A no-bake, sweet Easter treat with plenty of chocolate and mini eggs I found this recipe at Good Housekeeping. A very sweet Easter treat with no baking required. A slice of this double layer rocky road is perfect with an afternoon cup of tea! The rice cereal base layer is a nice addition to the […]
March 26, 2024
Review | How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
An enjoyable village murder mystery. 4/5. Thank you to Quercus Books for providing me with an e-copy of this book via and NetGalley. The blurb: In 1965, when Frances Adams was seventeen, a fortune teller told her that one day she’d be murdered. Thus began a lifetime of trying to prevent the crime that would […]
December 27, 2023
Book sale: 99p / 99c romcom-cosy mystery | #CluesToYou #RomanceReads
Just in case you haven’t received enough books this festive season, my latest book, Clues to You, is on worldwide 99p/99c sale until the end of Twelfth Night, Saturday 6th January. The story takes place at a murder mystery weekend so the book is a romcom and cosy mystery in one! If you know fellow […]
November 19, 2023
UK Christmas Giveaway! Win a Yoshi card holder and a paperback copy of Clues to You!
My Christmas giveaway is back! This year I’m giving UK-based readers the chance to win one of seven paperback copies of my latest romcom, Clues to You. One extra lucky winner will also receive a beautiful Yoshi card holder which is, of course, book themed! I’ll sign the book if you like: a nice surprise […]
September 19, 2023
My latest book, Clues to You, is out today! #PublicationDay #RomanceReads
Romance and cosy mystery fans: a book for you! Clues to You is out today Today is publication day for my latest book, Clues to You. It’s a romcom which takes place at a murder mystery weekend, so there’s lots in there for fans of cosy mysteries too. Here’s the blurb: One murder mystery weekend. […]
August 4, 2023
Recipe | Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
This easy traybake gives you all the sweet chewiness of a choc chip cookie in a delicious slice I found this recipe at JoyFoodSunshine and just left the salt out. These chocolate chip cookie bars are so easy to make. None of the messing about involved in making actual cookies! You just have to make […]
July 20, 2023
Review | The Revels by Stacey Thomas
Tough at the start but it’s worth persevering. 3.5/5 stars. I received an e-copy of this book from the publisher (HQ) via NetGalley in return of an honest review. The blurb: England, 1645. After his half-brother dies, aspiring playwright Nicholas Pearce is apprenticed to Judge William Percival, an infamous former witch-hunter who is under pressure […]
July 4, 2023
Review | The Only One Left by Riley Sager
A twisty mystery with plenty of surprises. 3.5/5. Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with an e-copy of this book via and NetGalley. The blurb: The Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one bloody night in 1929. While most people assume seventeen-year-old Lenora was responsible, the police were never able to […]
June 9, 2023
Recipe | Italian angeletti cookies
These Italian angeletti biscuits/cookies have a unique texture: somewhere between cake and a shortbread I wanted a recipe to use up lots of eggs and this is what I came across! Apparently these Italian angeletti cookies are traditionally made in Italy at Christmas and on other special occasions. I found and adapted this recipe. The […]
May 16, 2023
Review | Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman (Scarlet Revolution 1)
A promising start to a new historical fantasy series. 3.5/5 stars. I received an e-copy of this book from the publisher (Tor) via NetGalley in return of an honest review. The blurb: Revolution is a bloodthirsty business . . . especially when vampires are involved. It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full […]
