The Character Review

One tweet, three word #bookreviews of my favourite reads. Book recommendations ⬇️

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#TrialOfTheSunQueen @NishaJT - Ten women must compete in a deadly contest to win the Sun King’s heart. But for Lor, it’s not just love on the line - it’s her freedom. Fun, fiery, thrilling.

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#WrongPlaceWrongTime @GillianMAuthor - Jen watches in horror as her perfect son kills a stranger. Day by day, she goes back in time from that moment to find the trigger, and to stop it. But can you prevent a murder that’s already happened? Ambitious, ingenious, blockbuster.

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#TheLastThingToBurn @willrdean - Her name is Thanh Dao. Her husband calls her Jane. He watches her every move and punishes her if he doesn’t like what he sees. Now she is watching him… and planning her escape. Visceral, affecting, arresting.

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@williamlstuart Ha! Thanks so much! ✨

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#Hostage @claremackint0sh - The world watches as the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney takes off. But in the air, Mina learns that someone doesn’t want them to land. And knows exactly which buttons to press to get her to cooperate. Nail-biting, high-speed, first-class.

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#TheCoupleAtNo9 @Dougieclaire - Two bodies have been found under the patio by the couple at no.9. The victims have been buried for over thirty years, but the police are pointing fingers much too close to home… Claustrophobic, complex, compelling.

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#InFiveYears @RebeccaASerle - Where do you see yourself in five years? Dannie has the perfect answer and everything is on track. But on the same night she aces her dream job interview and gets engaged, she dreams of another man, another future… Beaming, transporting, beautiful.

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#TheMaid @NitaProse - Molly struggles to read the world around her. And since Gran died, she’s been navigating that difficulty alone. A hotel maid, she spends her days cleaning and ‘restoring perfection’- a job she loves. That is, until she finds a body… Fresh, deft, delightful.

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@williamlstuart Thank you!!

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#TheDevotionOfSuspectX #KeigoHigashino (translated by Alexander O. Smith) - When Yasuko murders her abusive ex-husband to protect her daughter, she relies on her neighbour - maths teacher and genius, Ishigami - to cover it up. Dark, devious, disarming.

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#The24HourCafe @LibbyPageWrites - Day and night, best friends Hannah and Mona serve customers and dream big in Stella's 24-hour café. True, stirring, sparkling.

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#TheSanatorium @SarahVPearse - Two women have vanished from an isolated hotel in the Swiss Alps. With a threatening storm keeping everyone inside, anyone could be next. Insistent, catching, clever.

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@williamlstuart Thanks so much!

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@williamlstuart Thanks so much!

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#ThePush @audrain - Blythe always thought the women in her family weren’t meant to be mothers. As she holds her baby for the first time, she is sure of it. Something is wrong with Violet. Visceral, piercing, primal.

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#TheOtherBlackGirl @zakiya_harris - Ambitious, hard-working Nella is delighted when another black girl, Hazel, starts working for Wagner Books. That is, until Hazel becomes a rising star and Nella starts to receive threatening notes… Creative, daring, disturbing.

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@Rocktheboatnews 🙏🏻

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#TheSummerJob @DentLizzy - Birdy Finch needs to get away. What better escape than a summer working at a luxury Scottish hotel? All she needs to do is pretend to be Heather, her best friend... and a world-class wine expert. Hearty, hilarious, intoxicating.

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#GirlA @abigailsdean - Lex was a teenager when she escaped her parents’ House of Horrors. Years later, when her mother dies in prison and leaves the house to her children, Lex must come to terms with her siblings and the past they shared. Unflinching, powerful, exceptional.

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@RachintheFax @stacey_halls Yes! I loved that one too. A must read!

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#TheFoundling @stacey_halls - London’s Foundling Hospital, 1754. Six years after leaving her newborn daughter, Bess returns to reclaim her. She is astonished to learn that Clara has already been reclaimed... by Bess. Tender, alluring, captivating.