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In my opinion... I love a locked room mystery, in the style of Agatha Christie, so was looking forward to this novel where an island is effectively the ‘locked room’ The cast of characters are invited to Tregowan Castle for a Halloween weekend party, but by the end of the evening someone has been murdered. The story moves at speed using numerous narrators to give multiple points of view. It could be confusing, but the voices of the characters are all quite distinctive, and ma

In my opinion... An interesting and unusual novel. Its evocative language brings to life a world I knew nothing about. Nadia is in hospital, and Carol Cooper is expert in her descriptions & the frustrations of an older person struggling with dementia. Her medical insight both here and in descriptions of Nadia's life as a younger woman are frequently uncomfortable. and unflinching when she also turns her attention to the medical profession The story's timelines move between 'n

In my opinion... A very different & human ( or should that be equine?) tale. I wasn’t really sure what to expect- & much as I love horses, and in the past devoured every magazine, book and tv programme that was available, I wasn’t convinced this would be for me. But gently and slowly, somewhat like Pam's treatment of her clients & her horses, I was won over. The stories she tells are varied, the timeframe goes from one location to another, emotions move from sadness to succes

In my opinion... For a first novel, this quick read with a glitzy setting had a plot that did keep me hanging on to the end, even though I felt I knew what was going to happen. At times the dialogue felt a little sign posted and clunky in explaining the story; maybe I’ve read one too many novels in this genre recently, as I just wasn’t convinced by the characters, and expected the detective to do more detecting! The story is full of twists and lies, and I would also have like

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In my opinion.... Where do I start with this book? I’m excited, I’m desperate to start it but don’t want to read too quickly, as then I have to wait for Lucy to crack on with her next novel *taps toes & sighs*- actually, I’m kidding, as I already know she’s all over this! Regardless, I approach with trepidation, maybe this is the novel where I’m going to feel that she didn’t quite have ‘it’- but no, as usual, she nailed it! So, I find myself propping my eyes open to find out

In my opinion... I was really looking forward to reading Mel McGrath’s latest thriller- and it certainly touched on some unsettling and current topics. The story is told from three different viewpoints; Nevis, the frequently spikey student, slightly disfunctional but nonetheless with a strong moral compass; Honor, Nevis’s ‘mother’ and Cullen, the Dean of the University. They all had very clear roles, but I particularly liked Honor, and found her to be a sympathetic character,

In my opinion... A very different read to everything I’ve been reading recently, that's for sure! Firmly set in the 70s, it is the sequel to Erica Jong’s famous ‘Fear of Flying’, narrated by Isadora and appears to be loosely based on Jong’s own life. It is very much an intellectual novel, but also is quite graphic with a lot of bad language and so will not be for everyone. Isadora is a strong, outrageous character who challenges women to look at themselves and their relations