Wandering the world

I'm not normally a reader of historical romances, but The woman at the front piqued my interest. It tells the story of a female doctor's experiences as a civilian treating the wounded on the front lines during WW1. The woman at the Front | Published September 2021 | Read August 2023 Eleanor Atherton graduates in the top percentage of her class in 1917 but her desire to practise medicine and serve in the war is squashed at every turn. The prevailing attitude is that women can

I've almost finished reading the entire Kinsey Millhone alphabet series by the late Sue Grafton. Each book is named after a letter of the alphabet and covers one of PI Kinsey's cases. Kinsey lives in the small fictional Californian town of Santa Teresa in the 1980s. She's one of my favourite book characters: independent, brave, and resourceful but also introverted and kind of dysfunctional. I find Kinsey intriguing and relatable, fleshed out by the cast of enduring eccentric

I've been reading books by writing duo Nicci French for about 20 years now. Their psychological thrillers are beautifully executed and fascinating to read, providing insight into the dark side of human nature. I love their Frieda Klein series - one book for each day of the week - which explores the psychologist's consultant input into criminal cases in London. I would also count some of Nicci French's earlier standalone novels as my favourite psychological thrillers. Ordinar

I know it's you is the first book I've read by prolific British author, Susan Lewis. Apparently the book is number 50 in the author's repertoire. Sadly, I won't be reading the other 49. Read my review to find out why. I know it's you | Published August 2023 | Read September 2023 The premise of I know it's you is interesting, I just don't think it is well executed. The novel is one of two parallel stories, a story within a story. Marina, a publisher, is sent a novel to revie