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Liz Robinson - Editorial Expert
Liz has been an Editorial Expert writing reviews for LoveReading since 2014. Reading has always played a huge part in her life and she happily describes herself as a fully fledged bookworm. By day she works for a charity, and at every other free moment devours books of all genres. She video interviews authors for LoveReading and has previously judged the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Gold Dagger and Crime Fiction in Translation Awards, the Romantic Novelists’ Association Romantic Novel of the Year Award, the Chiddingstone Castle Literary Festival Short Story Competition, and the LoveReading Very Short Story Award. It’s simply all about sharing the book love!
Absolutely blimmin wonderful! I fell in love with this novel from the synopsis and even more in love as each page turned. If you feel even the tiniest bit under-appreciated in your life, if you crave a feel-good read with wit and humour, if you are on the hunt for a novel that feels fresh and different, then step this way. In her forties, supporting everyone and getting very little in return, Laura puts on her ‘out of office’ at work and leaves. As everyone begins to realise they don’t know when she is coming back, ... View Full Review
This near future techno-thriller mixes genres with its advanced tech and action, and contains elements that feel similar to films National Treasure and Thelma and Louise. After her Nobel prize-winning husband is kidnapped Aisha joins forces with his ex-girlfriend Sara to follow clues in a race across the US with crooks and various agencies chasing after them. In a tale full of misdirection the lies start from the very beginning when a meteor falls to earth, the story pinballs a little before settling and taking off. As well as an author, Ajay Chowdhury has a background as a tech entrepreneur ... View Full Review
This gripping standalone historical novel by author David Gilman is a slightly different offering from his Master of War and The Englishman series of books. His storytelling skills are just as vibrantly evident, however battlefields galore and action-packed operations are exchanged for a story where the bond between brother and sister, Richard and Elizabeth, sits at the forefront as they attempt to survive a slavers ship and the bloody politics of Venice in 1604. The time it takes for the slavers ship to leave Devon and enter the port of Venice allows the picture to expand and understanding to grow. The ... View Full Review
Not only an incredibly personal and intimate story, this memoir by fiction author Hannah Richell opens its arms wide to gather in and connect to those living with grief. If you have already explored A Manual for Heartache by Cathy Rentzenbrink and I Promise It Won’t Always Hurt Like This by Clare Mackintosh, then do step into An Ocean and a Day. It charts the story of the author meeting and falling in love with her husband in 2001 through to his death in 2014 followed by her grief and life with her young children through to 2024. Moving backwards and ... View Full Review
In Loose Threads we meet a whole host of criminals from the bottom to the very top of the criminal underworld as the police call in Robbie Gould, to assist in a missing person case while they investigate a case of another kind, one containing a very dead body. If you get a kick out of the quick and deadly dark humour of M.W Craven, Mark Billingham, and Chris Brookmyre then come try out Martin Stewart. I experienced the same reading joy of being on the edge, of not knowing what the main character or plot was going to ... View Full Review
If you usually turn your back on science fiction and fantasy, please pause and consider this beautifully creative and thought-provoking novel. Set in the near future and character-driven, it feels authentic and almost touchable. A number of sentient appliances look after Harold and his home, when the Grid determines Harold should be moved after his wife dies, a plan is set in motion. The human capacity for creativity, kindness and empathy are themes that resonate throughout the novel as music and literature play across the pages. The majority of the novel is set within the home and recognisable even with ... View Full Review
An intriguing glimpse into reported sightings of unidentified flying objects seen in UK skies by police officers. Covering six decades since 1960, over 70 encounters are included in this book by current serving police inspector Roy Teague. There are several reasons why this particular group of sightings is so interesting, officers reputations are potentially at risk if they report and they are used to submitting evidence, which immediately lends a feeling of authenticity. Some of the reports are also anonymous, so just how many unreported sightings are there? The author submits the evidence in a straightforward format, in each case he has ... View Full Review
Imagine a pumped up bio-punk Watership Down with an almost down but not quite out freelance investigating racoon as the central character and you nearly have Green City Wars. The animals range from pigeons to weasels to mice and squirrels, all living as a social underclass hidden from humanity. As a freelancer on the edge Skotch the racoon has no option than to investigate a missing mouse, and soon realises the case has much wider consequences. Award-winning Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of my favourite authors for his sheer inventiveness and ability to point out the ridiculous nature of humanity. The ... View Full Review
The Chronicles of the Black Company spins away from military fantasy into a more character driven novel, it’s amusing almost playful at times, and ends on one hell of a cliffhanger so you can expect more to come! Existing fans will no doubt be celebrating, the first novel was published over 40 years ago and there has been a considerable gap since author Glen Cook has visited this particular series. If you are new then I really do recommend starting with The Black Company and working your way forward, much of this novel will potentially pass you by otherwise. ... View Full Review
At its beating heart, this is a modern LA based urban fantasy which also crosses into romance and crime. Debut author Julia Bianco is a screenwriter, and has a vivid eye-catching style. This is already set up as the start of the Broken Coven series, and the world building of the social and political class system of the witches is interesting. Witches are either born with power or unsettled, unsettled witches are unpredictable as their power hunts them down. It is worth noting that most witches cut into their skin to release their magic, while showing pain is the price ... View Full Review
This charming observational novel is the most lovely and whimsical of reads. A family move from city living in California across the US to country living in Vermont and find an entirely different world awaits. Prize-winning and bestselling don’t always go hand in hand, but they do with author Daniel Mason. He writes so beautifully, from the lightest of touches to the most devastating, each sentence flows and owns the page. I absolutely adored the unforgettable North Woods which is on my list of all time favourite novels, it roams centuries but remains in place, concentrating on a ... View Full Review
Full of fire and ice, this novel set in the latter years of the Roman Empire, lives alongside Sparrow as he is taken to be the plaything of his powerful master. I recommend with all my heart beginning this immersive experience with Sparrow, as this young boy deserves your attention from the start of his story. Both novels are LoveReading Star Books, both have the ability to capture and hold your attention to deliver the most powerful of reads. Please note that there are disturbing themes throughout, the author James Hynes, while empathetic, does not shy away from the reality ... View Full Review
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