This just didn‘t do it for me- it tries too hard to be many things. Novel/biography/family memories.
And I just didn‘t like Francis and Gabriele infantilising him just really annoyed me. And their poor kids.
The actual family facts were really interesting.

As true today as 1912.

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Very busy work/social week/ not much reading done
Loved Air- tidied up the series well.
Show Me Where it Hurts was great and 💔
Started Gabriele last night.

Thanks to Helen for putting on my radar!
Totally absorbing, very real and heart wrenchingly sad- but you can‘t look away.
Stellar debut novel.

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Thanks to @squirrelbrain for putting this book on my tbr!

Last one in the series- not quite as traumatic as others, but revisits some past characters and ties up the stories.
These have been incredible, dark and emotional reads.

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Not much reading has happened this week, work been very busy and I‘ve been busy celebrating Liverpool as Premier League Champions 🏆♥️
Senseless was a good thriller.
Small Rain was a great read.
Savage, Noble Death was recommended in The Guardian crime reads but it just didn‘t do it for me. Just a bit meh.

Took the day off to have an extra long weekend. Starting it with breakfast and a read in my favourite cafe 😁

Brought this after @squirrelbrain review and then bumped it up the list after @BarbaraBB review this week.
Thoughtful, reflective, detailed musings on life,death and poetry after an emergency medical event. Beautifully written.

Although billed as a horror/thriller mix, there‘s very little horror. But it‘s a good read and lots of twists in it. My 2nd by this author but will definitely be looking into reading some more.

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Other People‘s Houses was a good read in a really good series.
A Room Above a Shop was 💔
Enjoyed Death at the White Hart, assuming it‘s a series I will buy the next one.
Loving Senseless so far.

#quicklunchtimeread the only blessing of the day so far!

Beautifully written and devastatingly sad 😢

Beautiful writing in this book ♥️

Really enjoying this series. Good crime plots and interesting character stories/developments.

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Even with Bank Holidays, busy week last week.
I enjoy the Kathy Reichs series but it might be running out of steam finally.
Loved Brotherless Night, a brilliant read.
Currently reading Other People‘s Houses.

Had this on the pile since it won the Women‘s Prize last year. One of those where the hype just put me off at the time. Well, that serves me right doesn‘t it!
I loved it. So sad, so real and a vivid reminder of the impact these ongoing conflicts bring to day to day lives.

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Can‘t believe it‘s that time again! Thank you ladies for hosting again. Love seeing everyone‘s nominations.
Look forward to the discussions!

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Good week of reading.
William Marshall‘s wife was a bit disappointing.
Thrillers were all entertaining reads.
Tidal Zone was beautifully written.

Lovely days reading and finished this one 😁
I‘m working my way through Moss‘s back catalogue that I haven‘t read.
There‘s not much of a plot, but beautiful, insightful writing as always.

I‘m on a day reading retreat in a hotel in Liverpool 😁

Really good psychological thriller 👍🏻 I guessed a couple of the twists, but not all. Good read and currently 99p on kindle.

New to me detective series. Loved it nearly straight away. Good characters are introduced and a good twisty crime story. Oh, and set in Liverpool.

If you‘ve read everything on William Marshall then you will know all this. There‘s nothing new here. Which is not surprising because women are very seldom in history as themselves.
Don‘t be fooled by the bookmark, the Normans and then Marshall built Pembroke Castle, not the bloody Tudors! Bah….

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The Devil‘s Code was great.
Loved Stone Yard Devotional.
A Death in Cornwall was so-so. This series should be coming to an end.
Started William Marshall‘s Wife this morning.

Third book I‘ve picked up this morning as couldn‘t decide what to read! I‘d have preferred the title to be the other way round. 🤷‍♀️ Let‘s see how the book goes.

Wood‘s ‘other‘ series- I‘m glad I gave this series a second book as I wasn‘t too sure after the first. I‘m now warmed up to the characters.
Author always writes a good (also gory!) serial killer story.

The mice did freak me out a bit…..otherwise, a quiet novel packing a punch about life.
Don‘t we all wish we could disengage sometimes. And that we knew how to handle grief and dying. And that we‘d always done the right thing at the right time.
But my bookmark is perfect ❤️

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Entertaining reads this week.

I have lots to say to the author and would love to sit down and chat with him. I agree with about 70% of his writing….some had me laughing. Outside of Liverpool, people with Liverpool connections or interested in social history- I‘m not sure who it appeals to.
Lots of people I work with get a mention which is always a bit weird! (Historians who write about Liverpool).
It‘s a definite pick though.

Next up - a book about home ♥️

As many twists and turns as you would expect in a Barclay thriller. Good entertaining read 👍🏻

#petpeeve
This title has not existed since 1707….

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Current read is I Will Ruin You, enjoyable thriller so far.
Loved all my other reads this week.

The previous book I read by this author really tugged at the heart strings. This one is no different, although I guessed what was coming it was still really sad 😢
Really well written and I liked the way the two timelines came together.

Thought the writing was beautiful, the story great and I‘m in love with the cover ❤️

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Daughter started the Collins the minute she got in from work!

Scary dystopian shit, that‘s not really dystopian. Claustrophobic and you can feel this isn‘t far away.
Great read, even if terrifying.

Have read the last 2 in the series back to back because of a cliff hanger and now this one ends on a similar one!! But the next one isn‘t out yet 😮
Great series.

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So it looks like I‘m on a crime run, brain too tired after work this week!
Model Home was just a so- so for me, I struggled with the style of writing maybe it was the tired brain!

My bad week/double Waterstones points book haul.

There hasn‘t been a bad one in this series yet and I‘m at no 11. Roller coaster ride of action and a jaw dropping cliff hanger of an ending.

If you love Rose‘s books you‘ll love this one. A lot of horrible things happen to a lot of people, but (mostly) the baddies are caught.

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Loved The Dark Mirror ❤️
The Other Tenant was an ok thriller.
Penitence was good- lots of unresolved questions at the end, so if you like all things tied up, probably not for you.
Currently reading the new Karen Rose.

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It‘s been a while!

Soft pick. Entertaining and you really want to know what‘s going on.

Brilliant story telling as always ♥️ Paige continues to make bad decisions and deal with the consequences and have lots of battles!
This one is set outside Scion (not a spoiler -it‘s in the blurb!) which is really interesting to see the free worlds perspective.
Hopefully not 4 years until the next one!

Making progress!

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Got 50% through Nemisis, usually love this series but this one is flat and boring….may finish.
Loved My Good Bright Wolf.
Started Dark Mirror this morning and it‘s great 😁

It‘s time 😁 I have so much to do today, but…