Here's what I've been reading in July:
*copy generously provided by the publisher via netgalley/direct from the publisher
*The Last Stage by Louise Voss - I took part in the blog tour for this un-put-downable read. See my review HERE.
*The Closer I Get by Paul Burston - oh my! Again, I took part in the blog tour. Amazing read. See my review HERE.
In the Silence (Anna Scavolini #1) by M R MacKenzie - this book is set in Glasgow and being from the West I recognise many of the places within it's pages.
Anna, a criminology lecturer returns to Glasgow from Rome during the coldest winter in memory. She's there to catch up with her oldest pal, Zoe. They head to the pub to celebrate Zoe's birthday and while there she meets a guy she had a huge crush on at school. They chat and catch up for a while before he disappears while she's at the toilet. Later, when the pair are walking back to Zoe & Victor's they hear a scream from inside Kelvingrove Park..
Anna can't let it go and is shocked by what she discovers. She sets out to investigate even though the Police want her to drop it. Soon, there are other tragedies which seem to be connected... A fast paced and exciting debut novel which I loved.
Anna, a criminology lecturer returns to Glasgow from Rome during the coldest winter in memory. She's there to catch up with her oldest pal, Zoe. They head to the pub to celebrate Zoe's birthday and while there she meets a guy she had a huge crush on at school. They chat and catch up for a while before he disappears while she's at the toilet. Later, when the pair are walking back to Zoe & Victor's they hear a scream from inside Kelvingrove Park..
Anna can't let it go and is shocked by what she discovers. She sets out to investigate even though the Police want her to drop it. Soon, there are other tragedies which seem to be connected... A fast paced and exciting debut novel which I loved.
*A Sinner's Prayer by M P Wright - this is the last book in the JT Ellington series. I took part in the blog tour. See my review HERE.
Cruel Summer (Anna Scavolini #2) by M R MacKenzie - this second book in the Kelvingrove Park trilogy features Anna's pal, Zoe.
Zoe's in a job she hates, her relationship is all up and down and the memory of the Kelvingrove Park murders still in the forefront of her mind. When a neighbour, who works as a prostitute is badly beaten by a politician she decides she's going to bring him to justice. She finds herself on the wrong side of the law and some dangerous people. What follows is a fast paced, sometimes humorous and sometimes scary read which I raced through. Would recommend.
Zoe's in a job she hates, her relationship is all up and down and the memory of the Kelvingrove Park murders still in the forefront of her mind. When a neighbour, who works as a prostitute is badly beaten by a politician she decides she's going to bring him to justice. She finds herself on the wrong side of the law and some dangerous people. What follows is a fast paced, sometimes humorous and sometimes scary read which I raced through. Would recommend.
*The July Girls by Phoebe Locke - Once I picked this book up I just couldn't put it down and read it in just over a day. The story is set in London against a background of real life events at the time including 7/7 London bombings and the riots of 2011.
Addie is celebrating her 10th birthday on 7th July and it's the date the first woman goes missing. Her family presume she's been caught up in the tube bombings. Some time later Jessie and Addie go to the Emerson's house on some pretence and Jessie integrates herself into the lives of the missing woman's husband and child, for reasons that aren't clear at the time.
Addie saw something she wish she hadn't on her 10th birthday and can't get it out of her mind. Her sister, Jessie who works part-time at the wig shop with Laine looks after her like a mum, since their mum moved abroad and encourages her to forget it.
Another woman goes missing the next year on the 7th July and then the next... The police are looking closely to see if there are any connections. They find out Addie's been receiving something on her birthday from the man they believe can help with their enquiries.
I had of course accepted who the Magpie was for the story to head off on another curveball. A twisty read which I enjoyed (and I never saw that ending coming!)
Addie is celebrating her 10th birthday on 7th July and it's the date the first woman goes missing. Her family presume she's been caught up in the tube bombings. Some time later Jessie and Addie go to the Emerson's house on some pretence and Jessie integrates herself into the lives of the missing woman's husband and child, for reasons that aren't clear at the time.
Addie saw something she wish she hadn't on her 10th birthday and can't get it out of her mind. Her sister, Jessie who works part-time at the wig shop with Laine looks after her like a mum, since their mum moved abroad and encourages her to forget it.
Another woman goes missing the next year on the 7th July and then the next... The police are looking closely to see if there are any connections. They find out Addie's been receiving something on her birthday from the man they believe can help with their enquiries.
I had of course accepted who the Magpie was for the story to head off on another curveball. A twisty read which I enjoyed (and I never saw that ending coming!)
*Expectation by Anna Hope - I was immediately drawn into the story about three friends. The story is told in the heady and carefree days of the past and the more sensible present. Lissa and Hannah met at Uni and Hannah and Cate at school where they were forever rivals but always friends. After Uni they lived in a rambling old house on the edge of the common, paying low rent and having no worries that a bottle of Rioja couldn't sort.
In the present day life is hard for all three girls. Cate rushes into marriage with a man she met online when she falls pregnant and struggles with the baby and her life. Hannah is desperate to have a baby and she and her husband, Nath have gone through several rounds of IVF, he wants her to give up but she's determined to start a family no matter what. And Lissa, the struggling actress who still blames Cate for her loosing out on the starring role which woud have made her a star. One of the women betrays her friend so deeply you wonder if there is any coming back from it...
However there are happy moments, dark times, disappointment, love, choices and the usual highs and lows of life. I simply loved the stories and the girls. It's so beautifully written and one of my favourite reads this year.
In the present day life is hard for all three girls. Cate rushes into marriage with a man she met online when she falls pregnant and struggles with the baby and her life. Hannah is desperate to have a baby and she and her husband, Nath have gone through several rounds of IVF, he wants her to give up but she's determined to start a family no matter what. And Lissa, the struggling actress who still blames Cate for her loosing out on the starring role which woud have made her a star. One of the women betrays her friend so deeply you wonder if there is any coming back from it...
However there are happy moments, dark times, disappointment, love, choices and the usual highs and lows of life. I simply loved the stories and the girls. It's so beautifully written and one of my favourite reads this year.
What have you been reading this month?
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