Tag: bullying
+ 1950s, alcoholism, bullying, childhood, family, family drama, fiction, marriage, motherhood, review
The Butterfly Bush by Josephine DeFalco (Book 1 of The Butterfly Series)
Growing up and figuring out who you are has never been easy. It’s the early 1950s, and following her husband’s death in WWII, Leandra’s mama yanks her off the family’s Appalachian farm to fulfill her personal dream to live in a big city. Leandra, only thirteen years old, learns that survival is best accomplished by pushing aside her country identity to fit into city … Read More The Butterfly Bush by Josephine DeFalco (Book 1 of The Butterfly Series)
Blood Axe by Menno Meyjes guest post
Bafta and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Menno Meyjes’ first novel is the exhilarating and highly original Blood Axe.Meet Alistair…Alistair is a Norse-mythology obsessed, neurotic, well-read and deeply unpopular teenage boy. He lives in Staines with his bulimic older sister Belle and their depressive single mother, an Amazon worker and weekend protester of the third runway at Heathrow. Alistair is in therapy. And he does not … Read More Blood Axe by Menno Meyjes guest post
+ brothers, bullying, child abuse, childhood, dark humour, depression, fiction, journal, loss, love, mental illness, obsession, psychiatric hospital, psychiatrist, review, therapy
The Funeral Portrait by Vincent Viñas
Guy doesn’t smile easily. He could be described as fundamentally glum. Tallulah doesn’t die easily. She could be described as annoyingly immortal. What if you wanted to die but were unable to? Such is the case with Guy Edwards and Tallulah Leigh, who want to end their miserable lives for different reasons. The only problem is, she’s been stricken with an unexplained (and unwelcome) … Read More The Funeral Portrait by Vincent Viñas
+ bullying, celebrity, cosy mystery, crime fiction, Dogs, fiction, murder, murder mystery, revenge, review
The Boot Camp Murder by Matthew Ross
An an ambitious high-achieving young woman, unfairly bullied from her job, her career in ruins; her brother, a charming slacker getting by on good looks and charisma; an out-of-control unstoppable terrier called Winkle, and a popular social media star bludgeoned to death – who said pet-sitting would be a walk in the park? Monica was on the corporate ladder striving to be a high-flying … Read More The Boot Camp Murder by Matthew Ross
+ bullying, child abduction, crime fiction, Detective novel, Dogs, family, fiction, friendship, lycanthropy, murder, mythology, obsession, psychiatric hospital, review, serial killer, sisters, superstition, thriller, werewolf
Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
Thirteen-year-old Ava Bonney is unlike other children. Exceptionally bright, she has an obsessive interest in the rate at which dead animals decompose. The motorway she lives by regularly offers up roadkill, and in the dead of night Ava likes nothing better than to pull her latest discovery into her roadside den so she can study it. #DeadlyAnimals #MarieTierney @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour But one day when she … Read More Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
+ bullying, crime fiction, domestic noir, fiction, murder, narcissist, Psychological fiction, psychopath, review, stalker, thriller
It’s Your Turn Now by Theo Baxter
Daisy is desperate to escape her husband. But has she made a deal with the devil? Daisy Costigan is desperate to leave her violent, controlling husband, Bruce. But she knows he’ll never let her go. And if she tries to escape, he’s promised he’ll do whatever it takes to track her down and have his revenge. She’s trapped. Twitter/X #ItsYourTurnNow #TheoBaxter @inkubatorbooks @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour Instagram @zooloosbooktours @inkubatorbooks … Read More It’s Your Turn Now by Theo Baxter
+ abuse, bullying, care home, child abduction, child abuse, childhood, crime fiction, dementia, family, fiction, kidnapping, mental illness, murder, obsession, revenge, review, serial killer, thriller
His Favourite Graves by Paul Cleave
To catch a killer… Maybe you’ve got to be one… Acacia Pines, USA. Sheriff Cohen’s life is falling apart – his father accidently burned down the retirement home, his wife has moved out, and his son is bullying other kids at school. When high-school student, Lucas Connor, is abducted, Cohen sees a chance to get his life back on track – to win back … Read More His Favourite Graves by Paul Cleave
+ abuse, bullying, child abuse, childhood, depression, domestic noir, family, fiction, friendship, lies, love, marriage, mental health, mental illness, motherhood, psychiatric hospital, relationships, review, schizophrenia, sisters
Geraniums by Marlene Hauser
The second book by professional writer and producer, Marlene Hauser, is inspired by many women and men who have overcome challenging childhoods to become contributing and outstanding adults. Lily Preston, clever beyond her years, is only four when she realises her family is headed for disaster. While she, older sister Mags and younger brother Artie are dragged around America and the world during the … Read More Geraniums by Marlene Hauser
+ bullying, child abuse, childhood, crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, friendship, murder, police drama, police procedural, review, serial killer, thriller
The Silent Man (DI Grace Archer & DS Harry Quinn) #3 by David Fennell
A father is murdered in the dead of night in his London home, his head wrapped tightly in tape, a crude sad face penned over his facial features. But the victim’s only child is left alive and unharmed at the scene. Met Police detectives Grace Archer and Harry Quinn have more immediate concerns. Notorious gangster Frankie White has placed a target on Archer’s back, … Read More The Silent Man (DI Grace Archer & DS Harry Quinn) #3 by David Fennell
+ bullying, Canada, fiction, France, Historical fiction, magic, Paris, review, satanism, supernatural, witchcraft
The Bleeding by Johana Gustawsson translated by David Warriner
1899, Belle Époque Paris. Lucienne’s two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community to find them. 1949, Post-War Québec. Teenager Lina’s father has died in the French Resistance, and as she struggles to fit in at school, her … Read More The Bleeding by Johana Gustawsson translated by David Warriner
+ feel-good, female friendship, fiction, forgiveness, friendship, grief, List, literature, loneliness, loss, love, motherhood, music hall, obsession, psychiatric hospital, relationships, review, secrets, strongman, strongwoman, suffragette movement, whimsical
My Top 8 Books of 2023 – Part Two
Here are my favourite eight books of the second quarter of 2023. One or two of these might make it into my top four books of 2023. Still a long way to go. While I read a lot of crime novels all of these books are other genres, as a crime novel needs to be totally unique and exceptional to make it into my favourites. So … Read More My Top 8 Books of 2023 – Part Two
What’s In My Fridge? by Paul Guy Hurrell
Terry, ten years old, is being bullied at school due to his weight. He particularly hates going to school on Fridays because this is P.E. day. One Friday, feeling glum as ever at the prospect of going to school, Terry reaches into the fridge for his packed lunch box, and is suddenly pulled into the fridge, thrusted into a magical world where an adventure … Read More What’s In My Fridge? by Paul Guy Hurrell
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