Claire Huston's Blog, page 9
October 6, 2020
Review | Home Stretch by Graham Norton
An involving tale of shame, secrets and acceptance. 4/5 stars. Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley. The blurb: It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a group of young friends, including bride and […]
September 29, 2020
Review | A Deadly Education (Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik
Loved it. Can’t wait for the next installment. 5/5 stars. Thank you to Random House UK for providing me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley. The blurb: Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival […]
September 22, 2020
Review | Skelton’s Guide to Domestic Poisons by David Stafford
A promising murder mystery overwhelmed by character study. 3.5/5 stars. Thank you to Allison & Busby for providing me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley. The blurb: Unassuming Yorkshireman, Arthur Skelton, is one of the most celebrated and recognisable barristers in the land. His success in the high-profile Dryden case – ‘the scandal […]
September 17, 2020
Review | What Are Friends For? by Lizzie O’Hagan
A modern take on Cyrano. 3.5/5 stars. Thank you to Headline for providing me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley. The blurb: Eve doesn’t have time for dating, but having watched her best friend and flatmate have her heart broken one too many times, she reluctantly volunteers to play her Cupid. Max is […]
September 10, 2020
Recipe | Golden syrup sponge cake
Rich, delicious golden syrup sponge cake. Perfect with a cup of tea or as a dessert. I can’t believe I haven’t made this golden syrup sponge cake before. It’s absolutely delicious and I can’t recommend it highly enough! I got the recipe from Baking with Granny. And if you can resist eating it all for […]
September 3, 2020
Review | The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
An enjoyable cosy mystery with great characters. 4/5 stars. Thank you to Penguin UK for providing me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley. The blurb: In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings. But when a local property developer shows up dead, ‘The Thursday […]
August 27, 2020
Review | Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi
An intriguing collection of murder mysteries in a clever frame. 4/5 stars. Thank you to Penguin UK – Michael Joseph for providing me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley. The blurb: All murder mysteries follow a simple set of rules. Grant McAllister, an author of crime fiction and professor of mathematics, once sat […]
August 20, 2020
Review | Knife Edge by Simon Mayo
Perfect mini-series material. 4/5 stars. Thank you to Random House UK for providing me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley. The blurb: You never know where danger may come from… 6.45am. A sweltering London rush hour. And in the last 27 minutes, seven people have been murdered. In a series of coordinated attacks, […]
August 11, 2020
Review | The Girl You Forgot by Giselle Green
A great set-up leads to an emotional rollercoaster. 4/5 stars. Thank you to Boldwood Books and the author for providing me with an e-copy of this book. The blurb: When Ava’s partner Will is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour, the doctors give Will one chance to survive – an operation which means he will […]
August 7, 2020
Review | The Moon’s a Balloon by David Niven
Unbelievably charming. 5 shining Hollywood stars. The blurb: One of the bestselling memoirs of all time, David Niven’s The Moon’s a Balloon is an account of one of the most remarkable lives Hollywood has ever seen. Beginning with the tragic early loss of his aristocratic father, then regaling us with tales of school, army and […]
