Book review: Frailty by Betsy Reavley

Wow, what more can i say. Wow.

This was a great read. Quick, well written, gripping, and consuming. It jept me away at night, made me late for work, and had me neglecting my daughter. If you have a life be prepared to put it on hold for the duration while you read this. And read it you should.

Saying that i will out a trigger warning on this book. It had me crying, it had me fearing for my family, it was emotional and it's a book that will stick with me for a while. I finished this book a few days ago and I've not been able to get it out of my mind. I've tried to read a few other books since, I can't focus on any.

Go forth, click here an read: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Frailty-Betsy-Reavley/dp/0995621209

Giveaway

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I'm please to be able to announce that I'm in the fortunate position to be able to run a fantastic competition. The prize of three brilliant books by Rob Sinclair! Rob is the author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling Enemy series of espionage thrillers featuring embattled agent Carl Logan.

His explosive debut, Dance with the Enemy, was published in 2014 and introduced the world to the enigmatic Carl Logan. The second novel in the series, Rise of the Enemy, was released in April 2015 with the third, Hunt for the Enemy, released in February 2016. You can be in the running to win all three of these books. And what's more, Rise of the Enemy is a Hardback edition. All three are ready to be posted right now. Keep reading to find out how to enter this fabulous competition

 

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Book review: What the Clock Knows - Rumer Haven

I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this up, it was sold to me as paranormal "fiction for weirdos", well, who could say no to that. But that I think was an undue description. I'd descride it more as contemporary fiction with a paranormal twist. Here is the blurb from the book so you can make up your own mind:

Twenty-six-year-old Margot sets out on a journey of self-discovery - she dumps her New York boyfriend, quits her Chicago job, and crashes at her friend's flat in London.

Rather than find herself, though, she only feels more lost. An unsettling energy affects her from the moment she enters the old Victorian residence, and she spirals into depression. Frightened and questioning her perceptions, she gradually suspects her dark emotions belong to Charlotte instead.

Who is Charlotte? The name on a local gravestone could relate to Margot's dreams and the grey woman weeping at the window.

Finding a ghost isn't what she had in mind when she went 'soul searching', but somehow Margot's future may depend on Charlotte's past.

Woven between 21st-century and Victorian London, What the Clocks Know is a haunting story of love and identity.

My thoughts:
I read this during a difficult time at home so it took me longer than perhaps it should have. It was an easy read and one that ordinarily I'd have flown through. The main character was likeable, even if i couldn't relate to her decision to move to another country. However, we've all been in the situation where we've been alone, and paranoid and Margot's real life reaction to the events happening around her is why I'd describe this as a contemporary novel. It's a novel I'll recommend and it's a novel I'll be keeping on my kindle.

Pick up your copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Clocks-Know-Rumer-Haven-ebook/dp/B01C8PQHAQ//?tag=371-21#immersive-view_1478719429734