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1 week ago | 
myweekly.co.uk | Linda Hill |Holly McCulloch |Hannah McLaren
Thirty something Gem never has a steady boyfriend because she always finds something about the men in her life that give her ‘the ick’. When flatmate Shanti bribes Gem to try dating the physically attractive Atlas as part of Shanti’s research, will Gem’s pattern of failed relationships be over, or might it be worse than ever?
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2 months ago | 
myweekly.co.uk | Linda Hill |Simon Mayo |Allison Hay
REVIEWED BY LINDA HILLWhen a demonstration in London’s exclusive Coal Drops Yard leads to a catastrophic fire at the West End Gallery owned by wealthy philanthropists the Nash family, no-one expects an unidentified body to be found in the ashes. It soon becomes clear to investigative journalist Famie Maden that there’s more to this story than meets the eye. Black Tag: book review & synopsisBlack Tag is absolutely thrilling.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
myweekly.co.uk | Linda Hill
Our book critic Linda Hill has been reviewing new releases throughout the year, but what were the titles that affected her the most?
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
myweekly.co.uk | Linda Hill
REVIEWED BY LINDA HILLLexie spends her life on the move, seeking new people and new adventures. The only constant in her life is a “wish jar” from her childhood that she takes everywhere. But that wish jar is a link with her estranged father and when Lexie learns he’s died, it might just become all the more important. Home Again For Christmas: book review & synopsisOh goodness.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
myweekly.co.uk | Linda Hill
REVIEWED BY LINDA HILLHigh flying, and hugely successful events manager, Imogen, seems to be in total control. But little do her colleagues know just what painful personal secrets she’s hiding… until Imogen’s carefully curated life starts to unravel. The Christmas Cottage: book review & synopsisWhat an absolute joy! Readers looking for fantastic storytelling, believable characters, love and tragedy all blended into a perfect Christmas narrative should look no further.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
myweekly.co.uk | Linda Hill |Sue Moorcroft |Allison Hay
REVIEWED BY LINDA HILLEzzie Wynter is relishing her role as manager at Rothach Hall on the Isle of Skye. Life seems settled into a secure and satisfying rhythm. But life has a habit of taking unexpected turns and Ezzie’s calm is about to be shattered in more ways than she can imagine!A Skye Full Of Stars: book review & synopsisIf you’re looking for the perfect Christmas read, look no further.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
myweekly.co.uk | Linda Hill |Val Wood |Allison Hay
REVIEWED BY LINDA HILLElizabeth (Liz) Foster is a Tillington girl through and through and desperate to reclaim the mill that has been part of her family’s history. But in 1988 the sea is destroying more and more of the village each year. Can newly arrived teacher Chris help her return to her ancestral home or is it too late? Foster’s Mill: book review & synopsisFoster’s Mill is a really intriguing read. It has so many layers that it took me by surprise.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
myweekly.co.uk | Linda Hill |Karen Swan |Allison Hay
REVIEWED BY LINDA HILLDarcy Cotterell is in Copenhagen working on her art history Ph.D. Her flatmate and friend, Freja, thinks Darcy spends too much time working and not enough time playing, so signs her up to a dating app. But work and play are about to get messy as Darcy finds herself investigating a previously unknown artistic portrait…All I Want For Christmas: book review & synopsisDo not be fooled by the cover and title of All I Want for Christmas.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
myweekly.co.uk | Linda Hill |Allison Hay |Glennis Virgo
REVIEWED BY LINDA HILLIn 1575’s Bologna, skilled seamstress Elena is determined to be a tailor, despite the fact that being a woman means the profession is unavailable to her. She’s equally determined to escape the malevolent influence of the all powerful and abusive Antonio della Fortuna. Neither task seems possible…City Of Silk: book review & synopsisCity of Silk is a wonderful debut novel. Glennis Virgo transports her readers right to the heart of sixteenth century Bologna.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
myweekly.co.uk | Linda Hill |Allison Hay
REVIEWED BY LINDA HILLJenny has returned home briefly to the north east for her father’s funeral. But the past hasn’t entirely finished with her, and it isn’t just the landscape that is in danger of being overwhelmed, as the global pandemic leaves Jenny locked down with a mother who has never seemed to love her.
