The Power of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

Hello and welcome. Today I have a review for a non-fiction book from the Sunday Times Bestseller, Peter Wohllenben, The Power of Trees. Blurb TREES CAN SURVIVE without humans, but we can’t live without trees. Even if human-caused climate change devastates our planet, trees will return—as they do, always and everywhere, even after ice ages,…

Awakening the Power of Self-Publishing by Rudo Muchoko

Good Morning. Today I have a review for you for a non-fiction book on self-publishing. Huge thanks again to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for providing me this read-and-review opportunity. Blurb Having worked in the publishing industry, it is fascinating how, once a book has been created and placed on Amazon, self-published authors tend…

Hello 2023 – Writing Life Update and A Look at the Year Ahead

Hello and welcome back to my blog and Happy 2023. I know, traditionally speaking, this welcome to 2023 post seems a little delayed. Usually, posts like this occur in early January and are full of optimism and a lot of goal-setting. However, I have found that over the last year, I've learned a lot about…

The Silence Project by Carole Hailey

Hello and Welcome back to my blog. I hope everyone has had a great start to 2023. Today I have a review for The Silence Project by Carole Hailey. A massive thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for providing me a copy of this book to read and review. Blurb Monster. Martyr. Mother.On…

The App by Stuart James

Hello and welcome back to the blog. Today I have a review for Stuart James latest novel The App. Thank you to Stuart and Zoe-Lee of Zooloo's Tours for providing me this review copy. Blurb The App... Once you're in, they'll never let you leave. Whatever happens, don't download The App. * It will come…

Preptober for Pantsers

The definitive prelude to NaNoWriMo for the Pansters out there.Hello and Welcome to October’s Newsletter.I cannot believe it is October already. For me this is really where the writing season starts. I take part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) which is in November. In order to prepare myself for that intense month of writing…

The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais

(Ad) Today I've got a witchy review for you. Thank you to Tracy at Compulsive Readers for arranging this Random Things Tour read and review. Blurb A coven of modern-day witches. A magical heist-gone-wrong. A looming threat. Summoned by an alarm, five octogenarian witches gather around Ursula when danger is revealed to her in a…

Writing Season

I don't know about you but I love this time of year. Autumn is my favourite season. I love the colour changes in the leaves, hearing the crunch underfoot, the chill in the breeze and of course, lighting all the candles. There are other reasons I love this season the main one being what I…

Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs

(Ad) Good Morning! I have a review for the upcoming release of Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs for you today, this is the 21st book in the series. Blurb Sometimes, revisiting the past is the only way to rescue the present . . . Winter has come to North Carolina and, with it, a…

The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin

(Ad) Good Morning, today I have a review for The Dark Remain by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin. Blurb If the truth's in the shadows, get out of the light . . .Lawyer Bobby Carter did a lot of work for the wrong type of people. Now he's dead and it was no accident. Besides…