Maddy's Book Blog

Her Last Move by John Marrs Started: 20th October 2018 Finished: 25th October 2018 Published: 8th November 2018 Well I was late for work today and I am laying the blame squarely at John Marr’s door! I was close to the end and NOTHING was going to make me stop reading. Wow, what a novel. In the best style of John Marrs- brilliant writing, great characterisation and amazing plat lines. There aren’t enough superlatives. The only thing I would have changed is something that happened near the end but that may be just personal preference. Two detectives on the hunt for a serial killer - a particularly sadistic killer, who seems to be picking random people and killing each in a different way. What’s the connection? Who will be next? Can Becca and Joe find the killer before he kills again? The other question is, is he being helped and by whom? Wow, a real ‘must read’ book. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Last-Move-John-Marrs-ebook/dp/B07CGXQH2Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8...

Fatal Promise (DI Kim Stone #9) by Angela Marsons Started: 25th September 2018 Finished: 26th September 2018 Published: 19th October 2018 I love DI Kim Stone. A deeply troubled lady but the one you would want on your side in times of trouble. She and her team are not afraid to think, and act, outside the box. When Dr Gordon Cordell (live the surname), ends up dead, Kim and her team spring into action, however having just lost one of her team in sad circumstances she is struggling to accept his replacement. Can the team pull together to solve the murder? Especially when Gordon’s son dies too, and then 2 more associated people. Can this serial killer be stopped before he kills again? Will Kim Stone be signed off as medically and emotionally fit or is this the end of her career? Angela Marsons has perfect suspense fuelled timing, and you will be on the edge of your seat by the end.  Another amazing Kim Stone book Ms Marsons. Well done. 👍 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fatal...

In her Shadow - Mark Edwards Started: 16th September 2018 Finished: 25th September 2018 Published: 4th October 2018 Another Mark Edwards masterpiece with the characteristic chill factor. He is the master of weaving a complex plot which will have you on the edge of your seat. Jessica has lived her life in the shadow of her extremely successful older sister Izzy. Izzy seemed to have everything- money, the perfect husband, house and job. Until one day she falls off the balcony and dies - or was she pushed? When Jessica’s daughter starts talking about (and to) her Aunt, and relaying information she can’t know, Jessica wonders if Izzy is trying to tell her something.  Amazing book and highly recommended. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Shadow-Mark-Edwards-ebook/dp/B07CBVH3JZ/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1546810470&sr=1-1&keywords=mark+edwards+in+her+shadow https://www.facebook.com/markedwardsbooks/

Ridley Road by Jo Bloom Started: 18th June 2018 Finished: 7th July 2018 Published: 11th December 2014 Vivien is a hairdresser, and when her beloved father dies she comes to London in search of Jack, a man she met briefly but fell in love with.  When she comes down, she is upset to find he has given her a false address. She finds herself a good job, and somewhere to live, and is fine, until she bumps into Jack again and her world is turned upside down.  What is Jack’s secret? Read the book and find out. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ridley-Road-Jo-Bloom-ebook/dp/B00L845MSC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546812438&sr=8-1&keywords=ridley+road https://www.facebook.com/Jo-Bloom-317713641760903/

The Coordinates of Loss by Amanda Prowse Started: 25th June 2018 Finished: 30th June 2018 Published: 25th September 2018 B e prepared for an emotional roller coaster, a massive book hangover with this fabulous new book from Amanda Prowse. The writing is fabulous as are all her books, and she managed to portray every parent’s worst nightmare in an all too realistic way.  Rachel and James have the perfect life in Bermuda. The perfect house, the perfect son, the perfect housekeeper and the perfect boat. When they wake up from an idyllic night at sea, and the find their son Oscar gone the idyllic life turns into a nightmare from which there is no escape. Can their marriage survive this loss? Do they want to carry on in this nightmare situation? Only their faithful housekeeper really understands what they are going through.  Be prepared for some serious heartache, and to want to go and cuddle your children and thank the Lord they are OK. An excellent book though - I high...

Days of Wonder by Keith Stuart Started: 23rd May 2018 Finished: 24th May 2018 Published: 7th June 2018 I loved a Boy Made Of Blocks, and was hoping this would be equally as good, and it was even better! I have just finished the book with tears in my eyes, but feeling amazing. This will give me a ‘book hangover’ for a while! This is the story of Tom, the Theatre Manager, who is bringing up his daughter Hannah after his wife left them - deciding she wasn’t cut out to be a wife or mother. Hannah has a faulty hear, which gets worse over time, so the father and daughter are as close as they can be. Every year on her birthday Tom makes magic happen for his daughter and her friends, by putting on a magical play for her in the theatre, supported by all the cast and crew. When Hannah reaches 15, her heart is finally bad enough to reach the transplant list, her beloved Theatre is in danger of being closed, and Hannah decides to take matters into her own hands - to set up her father w...

The Cliff House by Amanda Jennings Started: 7th May 2018 Finished: 13th May 2018 Published: 17th May 2018 Absolutely loved this book. It kept me reading into the night, and at times I really should have been doing other things. It’s not often you read about a local vet affair between a 16 year old girl and a house, but Tamsyn falls in love with the Cliff House because of the wonderful memories of spending time there with her late father. When she meets the family, she feels envy for their seemingly perfect life. However everything is not always what it seems, and Tamsyn gets sucked into relationships which are very unhealthy for an emotionally damaged teenager. A great book you won’t want to put down.   https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_18?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=the+cliff+house+by+amanda+jennings&sprefix=cliff+house+amanda%2Cdigital-text%2C135&crid=36U7E5FKFWLPY https://www.facebook.com/events/726625800724693/