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🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 Finding happiness one stitch at a time When Dee Blackthorn’s brother, JP, breaks both wrists not only is he in need of a helping hand – or two – but the knitting shop he owns can’t function. Sisterly duties take Dee away from her demanding job and she is unceremoniously fired … Continue reading The Wooly Hat Knitting Club, by Poppy Dolan
🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 The young friends were unaware of the man who had followed them through the park. With his trilby pulled down, he moved stealthily through the trees. He was careful and kept to the shadows. He worried it might not have been his wisest move to join the girl on the bench … Continue reading The Girl at My Door, by Rebecca Griffiths
It’s just a normal morning when Anna's husband announces that he's leaving her for her best friend and taking their two daughters with him. With her safe, comfortable world shattered, Anna distracts herself with someone else's story: a true-crime podcast. That is until she recognises the name of one of the victims and becomes convinced … Continue reading Conviction, by Denise Mina
🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 Ghost-writer Joely Foster has been asked to write the memoir of an eccentric old lady with a troubling past. Relieved to have a break from her own marital difficulties, Joely escapes to the woman’s isolated house, where she gets to work writing about a pivotal event in Freda Donahoe’s life. On its surface, … Continue reading My Lies, Your Lies, by Susan Lewis
Boyle and Keneally book #1 🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 She had taken only one step towards the hotel when she heard the car door opening, and then something had her by the shoulders in a grip like steel. Penny tried to fight, but it was no good. The last thing she heard as consciousness drifted … Continue reading Bring Her Home, by S.A. Dunphy
🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 Maybe Tess is overprotective, but passing her daughter off to her ex and his new young wife fills her with a sense of dread. It's not that Jason is a bad father--it just hurts to see him enjoying married life with someone else. Still, she owes it to her daughter Poppy … Continue reading The Unheard, by Nicci French
🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 When Stina and Jack move to an old rural cottage, they’re hoping for a fresh start. Their new home is run-down compared to their neighbour’s, but generous Mrs Barley quickly becomes a friend. Until Stina sees a mysterious figure in the widow’s garden, and her happy new life begins to unravel. … Continue reading Whisper Cottage, by Anne Wyn Clark
NOAH AND KATE WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER FOREVER. Married with two gorgeous sons, it looked like they'd got their happy ever after. But marriage isn't easy. And one day, Kate left, taking their two boys with her. These days, Noah is a weekend dad - and it breaks his heart. He misses the chaotic … Continue reading Until Next Weekend, by Rachel Marks
Grumpy the Iguana #1 🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 GRUMPY THE IGUANA is a happy iguana until one day when something turns his life upside down. It is not until Grumpy meets a new friend that he is able to put his like back together and move forward. He also learns the meaning of true friendship … Continue reading Grumpy the Iguana, by Susan Marie Chapman
An Introduction to Safe and Unsafe Touch Where Hands Go is a lovely, gentle introduction to teaching very young children about consent. I don't think it's ever too soon to teach kids about bodily autonomy, about what kind of touch is acceptable and what isn't. It can be a difficult subject for parents to bring … Continue reading Where Hands Go, by Krystaelynne Sanders Diggs and Ananta Mohanta
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