Short hiatus

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Jess @ beyondthefrontcover1 Comment

Hi everyone, I just wanted to put a quick post out to say that I'll be taking a brief hiatus. It will only be for the next two weeks (hopefully one if I get myself together in time). I've been playing catch up for a little while and haven't got everything together as I would… Continue reading Short hiatus

Books

A book review: The Feather Thief

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 Jess @ beyondthefrontcover8 Comments

TITLE: The Feather Thief AUTHOR: Kirk Wallace Johnson PUBLISHED: 2018 GENRE: Non-fiction MY RATING: 3.5/5 *Synopsis taken from Goodreads* On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History.… Continue reading A book review: The Feather Thief

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Mr B’s Reading Subscription Box (July)

July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 Jess @ beyondthefrontcover2 Comments

Another month, and another instalment of the Mr B's Reading Subscription Box to unpack. I am so excited for this one, to say this book is suited to me and my reading tastes is an understatement - you'll know what I mean when I get to it. As always the service has been second to… Continue reading Mr B’s Reading Subscription Box (July)

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A book review: Fifty Fifty

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Jess @ beyondthefrontcover6 Comments

TITLE: Fifty Fifty AUTHOR: Steve Cavanagh PUBLISHED: 2020 GENRE: Crime Thriller MY RATING: 5/5 *Synopsis taken from Goodreads* Two sisters on trial for murder. Both accuse each other.Who do YOU believe?Alexandra Avellino has just found her father's mutilated body, and needs the police right away. She believes her sister killed him, and that she is still… Continue reading A book review: Fifty Fifty

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A book review: The Blinds

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Jess @ beyondthefrontcover12 Comments

TITLE: The Blinds AUTHOR: Adam Sternbergh PUBLISHED: 2017 GENRE: Thriller MY RATING: 5/5 *Synopsis taken from Goodreads* A blistering thriller from the Edgar-nominated author of Shovel Ready—a speculative modern Western with elements of Cormac McCarthy, Jim Thompson, and the Coen brothers that is wickedly funny, razor-sharp, and totally engrossing Imagine a place populated by criminals-people plucked… Continue reading A book review: The Blinds