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** I am currently unable to take on any more speculative book requests** Here at Chapterinmylife I am always happy to consider books for review. Any reviews I provide are only my opinion and are always constructive. I will try my best to explain what it was I enjoyed about the book or why it …

#BookReview #FightBack Anna Smith @annasmithauthor @QuercusBooks

I'm loving this new series by Anna Smith. Featuring Kerry Casey who heads up one of the top gangs in Glasgow, Anna Smith is right up there putting the grit into Glasgow. Thanks to the author and publisher for the copy for review. Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says: Kerry …

#BookReview #OnMyLife Angela Clarke @TheAngelaClarke @mulhollandbooks

I'm making a confession here, I have not read any of Angela Clarke's books before. And on top of that confession comes a pledge...I shall be reading more after reading "On My Life" which left me literally speechless! Thank you to the publishers, the author and Netgalley for the ARC. Before I share my thoughts, …

#BookReview #BloodyJanuary Alan Parks @AlanJParks @canongatebooks

Before I share my review here's what the official blurb says: When a teenage boy shoots a young woman dead in the middle of a busy Glasgow street and then commits suicide, Detective Harry McCoy is sure of one thing. It wasn't a random act of violence. With his new partner in tow, McCoy uses …

#CoverReveal #WorstCaseScenario Helen Fitzgerald @FitzHelen @OrendaBooks

I'm a little bit excited, well actually I'm A LOT excited! Scrub that I'm actually UBER excited! Today I have an exclusive #Orenda #CoverReveal for you all! I love me a cover reveal at the best of times but an Orenda cover reveal gives me goosebumps, it sends delightful little shivers down my spine! And …

#BookLaunch Owen Mullen @OwenMullen6 #OutOfTheSilence @BloodhoundBook @WaterstonesGla @CollinsJacky

Sometimes I feel like I live in Waterstones, Sauchiehall St. Sometimes I think the staff think I do too! But it's ok, so far they haven't take a restraining order out against me! Tonight I was back in store for the brilliant Owen Mullen in conversation with the one and only Dr Noir, Dr Jacky …

#BlogBlitz #YouBelongToMe Mark Tilbury @MTilburyAuthor @BloodhoundBook

It is a delight to be involved in the blog tour for Mark Tilbury's latest novel, "You Belong To Me". One of my favourite writers, I know that I am always guaranteed a read that will poke and prod at my brain and leave me reeling! Thanks to the author and to Bloodhound Books for …

#KeepTheBookLoveReal #WhatMattersMost #BookBloggers #BookLove

A short rant of a post...apologies now! I despaired today! I read a blog post where a blogger described (and admitted to doing it themselves) faking coffee and tea for their Bookstagram pics! The sad thing is that this person and their followers thought that this was funny, they thought it was a great idea? …

#BookLaunch Kimberley Chambers #TheSting and Anna Smith #FightBack Waterstones Sauchiehall St, Glasgow @kimbochambers @HarperCollins@annasmithauthor @QuercusFiction @WaterstonesGla

When James at Waterstones in Sauchiehall St messaged me to ask me if I'd like to interview Kimberley Chambers...THE Kimberley Chambers I was completely gobsmacked and honoured to have been asked and when I found out Anna Smith would be joining us as well then I was over the bloody moon! Feeling a little bit …

#BookReview #TheSting Kimberley Chambers @kimbochambers @HarperFiction

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of Kimberley Chambers latest novel, The Sting, in preparation for interviewing her at Waterstones in Glasgow this month! So thanks to the publisher and the author for the copy. Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says: TWO CHILDHOOD FRIENDS Best friends Tommy Boyle …

BlogTour #TheSuspect by Fiona Barton @figbarton @TransworldBooks #RandomThingsTours

I was delighted to have been asked to review the latest novel from Fiona Barton, The Suspect, as part of the Blog Tour. As a huge fan of her previous two novels, The Widow and The Child, I was really looking forward to the third one featuring journalist Kate Waters. Thank you to  Anne over …