Best of 2012: Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann – Guest Post by Emma Chapman

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This post has been very kindly written by the author Emma Chapman. Emma's debut novel, How To Be A Good Wife, is a tense psychological thriller that will be published on 3rd January 2013 by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan. Click here to see my review. Here Emma talks about her favourite book of… Continue reading Best of 2012: Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann – Guest Post by Emma Chapman

A Treacherous Likeness by Lynn Shepherd

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I thought I'd take a break from my Best of 2012 series to write about a book I've just finished and am sure will feature in my best books of 2013 - keep an eye out for it in February! A Treacherous Likeness is the follow up (though not strictly a sequel) to Tom-All-Alone's (published… Continue reading A Treacherous Likeness by Lynn Shepherd

Best of 2012: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick De Witt – Guest Post by Lyndsay Wheble

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Lyndsay Wheble is a blogger I've been reading for a while, and I'm always impressed by her choices of books to feature on her blog, Tolstoy Is My Cat. She is a dedicated reader and her blog is a joy to read. Here she talks about her pick for 2012, The Sisters Brothers by Patrick… Continue reading Best of 2012: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick De Witt – Guest Post by Lyndsay Wheble

Best of 2012: The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye – Guest Post by Lynn Shepherd

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This guest post was very kindly written by author Lynn Shepherd. Lynn is the author of two historical crime fiction novels, Murder at Mansfield Park and Tom-All-Alone's. A Treacherous Likeness, the follow-up to Tom-All-Alone's, will be published in February 2013. All Lynn's books are published by Corsair, an imprint of Constable and Robinson. Here she… Continue reading Best of 2012: The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye – Guest Post by Lynn Shepherd

Best of 2012: After Such Kindness by Gaynor Arnold

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In August I wrote my first review for Fiction Uncovered (my only so far but there will hopefully be more!) - the book in question was After Such Kindness by Gaynor Arnold. I hadn't heard of it until Fiction Uncovered sent it to me, and I'm so glad they did. The novel is 'inspired by… Continue reading Best of 2012: After Such Kindness by Gaynor Arnold

Best of 2012: When Nights Were Cold by Susanna Jones

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I've decided not to write about my best books of 2012 in any sort of order - though I have one or two that stand out as favourites I've decided not to do a Top 10, or to write chronologically. However, by chance, the first book in my Best of 2012 series was published in… Continue reading Best of 2012: When Nights Were Cold by Susanna Jones

Best of 2012 Mini Series

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It is ALREADY November, and we are already reading a lot of 2013 proofs (very exciting!) - so it's time to look back on 2012. I already have a list of about eight titles that I really loved this year, and will write a short post about each one. I would also love other bloggers,… Continue reading Best of 2012 Mini Series

Notes: Tom-All-Alone’s by Lynn Shepherd

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Tom-All-Alone's caused a lot of (positive) fuss when it came out earlier this year, but I don't really have a good reason for not having read it before now, except that its association with Charles Dickens seemed to be a big selling point and I have honestly never been a fan of Dickens. I know, I… Continue reading Notes: Tom-All-Alone’s by Lynn Shepherd

Instructions For A Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell

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Instructions For A Heatwave is the sixth novel from the extremely popular Maggie O'Farrell, one of the titles from new imprint Tinder Press, and the first of her books I have read. O'Farrell was yet another one of those authors I had always heard good things about but for some reason had never actually read. To… Continue reading Instructions For A Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell

Freshta by Petra Prochazkova

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I was sent a copy of Freshta from Stork Press, and to be honest, I might not have chosen to read it otherwise. Despite now knowing it's rather good, I wasn't instantly drawn in by the words on the back cover: Welcome to Kabul: one family, countless secrets When Herra falls in love with Nazir,… Continue reading Freshta by Petra Prochazkova