The Shell House Detectives by Emylia Hall | #bookpost #bookfeature #cosycrime #summerreading #TuesdayBookBlog | @EmyliaHall @FMcMAssociates @AmazonPub

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Gloria

I was very pleased to receive this book post last week. Huge thanks to Kashmini at FMcM Associates for sending a copy of The Shell House Detectives my way. I’ll be sharing an extract from the book at the beginning of July as part of the blogtour and I’ll be reviewing at some point over the summer. It’s due out on July 1st from Thomas & Mercer. I see there’s already a second book in the series, The Harbour Lights Mystery, scheduled for publication in October.

About the book

Welcome to the coastal paradise of Porthpella, where murder lurks among the dunes…

Late one night, a distraught young man knocks on the door of retired and recently widowed Ally Bright’s remote home on the Cornish coast. But before she can make sense of his confused words, he’s gone—not to be seen again until he’s found the next morning at…

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#TuesdayBookBlog The Birdcage by Eve Chase (@EvePollyChase) (@MichaelJBooks)

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Gloria

Reblogged this fantastic review from https://olganm.wordpress.com

Check it out!

Hi, all: I bring you the review by an author whose novel The Glass House truly impressed me. And I think she is onto another winner. The Birdcage by Eve Chase The Birdcage by Eve Chase. Beautiful writing, Gothic touches, and complex families in an astounding setting Three sisters. A twenty year old secret. One […]
#TuesdayBookBlog The Birdcage by Eve Chase (@EvePollyChase) (@MichaelJBooks)

I have this one in the post. Looking forward to reading it!

Book Club Discussion – All The Broken Places by John Boyne

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Gloria

This post contains spoilers.

Are you a member of a book club? If so, do you meet virtually or in-person?

I attend a book club run by Pangur Bán Bookshop in conjunction with Craoibhín Ballina. We meet in-person once a month.

At our last meeting we talked about All the Broken Places by John Boyne. All The Broken Places is the sequel to The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. If you’ve read the book, I’d love for you to share your opinion in the comment box below.

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How I like it – #99WordStories

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Gloria

Some call me a hermit. Others say I’m odd. They don’t want to know me and that’s how I like it.

I look at myself in the mirror. My grey bob hairstyle, almost invisible in comparison to the long dark locks it once was. My eyes like pools of coffee with no need for makeup around them.

Before I embraced this simple life, I lit up the big screens and adorned the pages of glamour magazines. I unwittingly paid for every friend I had. I was owned.

I’m not their dark-eyed beauty anymore and that’s how I like it.

Written for Charli Mills #99WordStory Challenge. April 17, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story of something/someone dark-eyed. What could be a dark-eyed situation? Or is it a dark-eyed beauty? A dark-eyed junco? Maybe it’s a futuristic piece of technology. Go where the prompt leads!

Thank you for reading.

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