Wandering the world

The Second Great Girls' Adventure series T his post is the first in a series on the Second Great Girls' Adventure, a trip we took in October 2022. The "girls" of the title are my daughter [whom I will refer to throughout the series as E] and me! Our adventure included Amsterdam [this post], Paris , Nice , Cinque Terre , and Milan [in that order]. Each place in this incredible list has its own post. Going into the adventure, I was excited to experience all five places and to

If you've read my other Michael Robotham reviews, you'll know that I am a diehard fan of his books. I am continually in awe of his masterful storytelling and character building. This post review his latest series, featuring PC Philomena McCarthy, a London Metropolitan police officer with a dodgy at best criminal at worst family. I absolutely love Phil! Read on for my thoughts on books 1 and 2 of the series. You can also read my reviews of Robotham's two other series, Joe O'Lo

I have to admit, I love a good revenge story. S**ty people getting their comeuppance is totally my jam! That's what led me to pick up Her sweet revenge at my local library. I'd not heard of author Sarah Bonner before. I looked her up and her bio says that she grew up dreaming of a career as a writer but instead became an accountant. She cites the pandemic as the watershed that led her to pursue her passion. Her first novel, Her perfect twin, was published in 2022. I read it p

British author Gilly Macmillan studied Art History and was formerly a photographer before becoming a writer. She is now the author of seven thriller novels and a two-book detective series. I found Macmillan in my Kobo library subscription and have read four of her thrillers so far and the first one in the detective series. I suggest giving Macmillan's books a go as she's a clever and accomplished writer who manages to unsettle the reader with her intelligent approach to the g