The Reading Shed

I've been an avid reader from the age of 3. Starting with the Janet & John books! Nowadays I like to sink my old teeth into a British Murder Thriller. I also love Contemporary Romantic Fiction too. Comedy, Biography, a bit of Romance ( nothing Mills & Boon though) I love reading in the early hours, when it's all quiet. I hate noise when I'm reading. I have a Romanian Rescue Dog who I adopted this year, she is an old lady and has always lived on the streets before coming to live with me. I adore all animals. I giggle a lot, and silly things leave my mouth before I've had time to think

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reviewed: The Doorstep Girls
This was my first ever step into historical fiction And I really enjoyed it. But only because it was set in places I could as...
The Doorstep Girls - Val Wood
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2017
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reviewed: Isolation Junction: Breaking free from the isolation of emotional abuse
I knew I had to read "Isolation Junction" as soon as I heard about it as it is a subject so close to my heart, yet something...
Isolation Junction: Breaking free from the isolation of emotional abuse - Jennifer Gilmour
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2017
22
reviewed: The Fifth Letter
This is the first of Nicola’s work I have read and I can honestly say how much I thoroughly enjoyed every single page. The st...
The Fifth Letter - Nicola Moriarty
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2017
16
reviewed: Welcome to Lagos
What a wonderful writer Chibundu is, who certainly seems to have researched before putting pen to paper. This book is so powe...
Welcome to Lagos - Chibundu Onuzo
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2017
14
reviewed: The Two O'Clock Boy
yet another great book to get my mind blowing! This certainly did that from the very beginning. I had no idea who I should tr...
The Two O'Clock Boy - Mark Hill
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2017
04
reviewed: My Sweet Revenge
What a great book to start my new year reading on its way. It was funny, lighthearted and had likeable characters too. Paula,...
My Sweet Revenge - Jane Fallon
finished reading:
2016
16
reviewed: Exposure: The Most Provocative Thriller You’ll Read All Year
I’ve not read any of Ava’s work before so had no idea what to expect but I can tell you, that her writing style is like no ot...
Exposure: The Most Provocative Thriller You’ll Read All Year - Ava Marsh
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2016
01
reviewed: Ragdoll
This is going to be the most wanted crime thriller of 2017. It has it all. It is amusing in parts,in a dark kind of way. It ...
Ragdoll - Daniel Cole
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2016
11
reviewed: Dark Fragments
This is a fast paced Thriller by Rob Sinclair which had me gripped from the very start. Dark Fragments is one of those books ...
Dark Fragments - Rob   Sinclair
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2016
29
reviewed: The Secret
Thank You to Headline and Netgalley for allowing me to review this wonderful book xxThis book is a wonderful read which I tho...
The Secret - Kathryn Hughes
finished reading:
2016
01
reviewed: My Husband the Stranger: An emotional page-turner with a shocking twist you'll never see coming
This certainly was an emotional rollercoaster of a love story. The story had me gripped throughout. I have not read Rebecca’...
My Husband the Stranger: An emotional page-turner with a shocking twist you'll never see coming - Rebecca Done
reviewed: The Charming Predator
This is a truly powerful story. How the author fell in love, was betrayed and lied to.I kind of got rather bored half way thr...
The Charming Predator - Lee MacKenzie
reviewed: Christmas Under a Starlit Sky
Once again I must thank bookouture and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to review holly martins 2nd book in the series...
Christmas Under a Starlit Sky - Holly Martin
reviewed: Brake Failure
The cover of this book made me feel happy inside, as if the driver doesn't have a care in the world and is fun loving. On rea...
Brake Failure - Alison Brodie
reviewed: The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul
This really didn't float my boat. It was a bit too "Slushy" in the romantic side for my tastes, you knew what was coming next...
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul - Deborah Rodriguez
reviewed: Christmas Under a Cranberry Sky
Thank you Bookouture and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to review this book xxWhat a lovely cover this book has it m...
Christmas Under a Cranberry Sky - Holly Martin
reviewed: Mistletoe on 34th Street
Thank you to the publishers and netgalley for giving me the chance to review this book xx I adored the cover, it gave me a fu...
Mistletoe on 34th Street - Lisa Dickenson
reviewed: Christmas at the Cornish Café: The only Christmas romance to fall in love with this year!
This was an absolute joy of a book to read, although I fear my waistline may well suffer. I felt my visit to this gorgeous c...
Christmas at the Cornish Café: The only Christmas romance to fall in love with this year! - Phillipa Ashley
reviewed: Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery
Thank you so much to the publishers and netgalley xxI’ve always loved Jenny’s work and this is another belted. I adore the co...
Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery - Jenny Colgan
reviewed: Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey from War-torn Syria in a Wheelchair
Firstly thank you to goodreads for posting me this book and also the publishers for the arc via netgalley which both arrived ...
Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey from War-torn Syria in a Wheelchair - Nujeen Mustafa, Christina Lamb
reviewed: The Futures
This is a debut novel by @annapitoniak. I love the cover, the characters are likeable too. Anna writes really well, I especia...
The Futures - Anna Pitoniak
reviewed: Christmas Cheer
Those lovely people over at AvonBooksUK and the great NetGalley gave me a preview copy of Bella Osbourne's Willow Cottage par...
Christmas Cheer - Bella Osborne
reviewed: Calling Major Tom
Thank you so much to the publishers and netgalley for this wonderful book xxI cannot get the late great David Bowie song out ...
Calling Major Tom - David M.  Barnett
reviewed: Small Admissions
This was a well written witty book with some characters I liked yet I didn’t if that makes sense. It was definitely a page tu...
Small Admissions - Amy Poeppel
reviewed: The One That Got Away
Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for this fabulous book to review xxI never start a review quite like this, infact i ne...
The One That Got Away - Melissa Pimentel
reviewed: Miracle on 5th Avenue
Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for allowing me to review this book. This book has it all. It has great characters, ...
Miracle on 5th Avenue - Sarah Morgan
reviewed: All I Ever Wanted
Thanks so much to the publisher and netgalley for sending me this book to review xxthis wasn’t my usual type of book but I wa...
All I Ever Wanted - Lucy Dillon
reviewed: The Smoke Hunter
This book was rather like Lara Croft meets Indiana Jones. We have adventure, mystery, humour, strong characters and even a bi...
The Smoke Hunter - Jacquelyn Benson
reviewed: Between Sisters
Thank you so much to the publishers and netgalley, I couldn't chance not winning this book. Its such a great read. I've enter...
Between Sisters - Cathy Kelly
reviewed: Kids of Appetite
This is a book for 14 to 18 year olds and pure fiction. Its a murder mystery, who dunnit kind of book which I am sure teenage...
Kids of Appetite - David Arnold
reviewed: Slow Cooking Curry and Spice Dishes
I use my slow cooker a lot so thought i'd treat myself to this book.. Had a flick through and the recipes look gorgeous.. loo...
Slow Cooking Curry and Spice Dishes - Carolyn Humphries
reviewed: The Little Shop of Happy Ever After
A bookshop on a bus!!! Let me at it... This book was an absolute dream, set in Scotland it had me hooked from the front cover...
The Little Shop of Happy Ever After - Jenny Colgan
reviewed: A Family Holiday
Thank you to Harper Collins Uk and Netgalley for allowing me to review this book.I adored the cover, so clean and welcoming a...
A Family Holiday - Bella Osborne
reviewed: Summer at Oyster Bay
@bookouture another #winner, Thank You & @jhaleauthor & @NetGalley for allowing me to review this book that at first reading ...
Summer at Oyster Bay - Jenny  Hale
reviewed: The Life of a Scilly Sergeant
When I first saw the cover I just knew I had to read this book. Mad man zooming about on small bike, just my cuppa.I really l...
The Life of a Scilly Sergeant - Colin  Taylor
reviewed: Four Weddings and a Fiasco
Thank you Harper Collins UK, Netgalley and Catherine Ferguson for allowing me to review this wonderful read.I read it in one ...
Four Weddings and a Fiasco - Catherine Ferguson
reviewed: Everything Love Is
Thank you to Bloomsbury UK, Claire King and Netgalley for allowing me to review this wonderful bookA heartfelt book that need...
Everything Love Is - Claire  King
reviewed: Miss You
Thanks so much Pan MacMillan and Netgalley for allowing me to review thus upcoming #SummerreadI enjoyed the story of how the ...
Miss You - Kate Eberlen
reviewed: When Breath Becomes Air
Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for allowing me to review this memoirAn absolutely wonderful powerful memoir of true...
When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
reviewed: A Year of Marvellous Ways
Thank You Headline and Netgalley for allowing me to review this book.I was a bit confused reading this book and still cannot ...
A Year of Marvellous Ways - Sarah Winman
reviewed: The Dress (Everyday Magic, #1)
Thank you Bonnier Publishing and Netgalley for allowing me to review thus book The story is set in York, just up the road fro...
The Dress (Everyday Magic, #1) - Sophie Nicholls
reviewed: Jade: Fighting to the End: My Autobiography 1981�2009
Whether you loved Jade or not this book is a wonderful read.. Close to my heart too as i too was diagnosed with Cervical Canc...
Jade: Fighting to the End: My Autobiography 1981�2009 - Jade Goody, Lucie Cave
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