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Pleasure Cruise

Yolanda Wallace

9.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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Spencer Collins lives life virtually, keeping the real world—and everyone in it—at a distance....

Lesbian Action/Adventure

ClareR (5726 KP) rated Black Cake in Books

Jul 12, 2022

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson | 2022 | Fiction & Poetry

8.5

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Black Cake is an absolute cracker of a book. Told in a series of flashbacks, Eleanor Bennett tells her children the story of her “real” life via a recording after her death. And she has a lot of secrets to let go of. It’s a big shock for her children Benny and Byron.

I loved the chapters on the Caribbean island - I felt transported there (or at least I wished I was!). The contrast between the island and the UK was radical, and must have been a shock for the Bennett’s - and for anyone else travelling from warmer climes!

The real story is about Benny and Byron having to relearn everything they thought they knew about their mother. Even her husband hadn’t known the whole story.

This is beautifully told, and it’s one of those books where you turn the last page with a tinge of sadness.

Highly recommended.

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The Dangers of Loving a Rogue

Jeri Black

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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If not for deplorable timing, Celia Breckenridge might have avoided a pirate attack. She’s...

Historical Romance

Hazel (2934 KP) rated Don't Look Back in Books

May 14, 2023

Don't Look Back

Jo Spain | 2023 | Thriller

7.0

(1 Ratings)

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I haven't read anything by Jo Spain before but after reading Don't Look Back, I will certainly be keeping my eyes open in the future as I enjoyed this.

Don't Look Back is a twisty thriller with great characters, not all of whom are likeable, and an intriguing plot with some great twists. Be warned, it deals with domestic violence so if this is a trigger, I would steer clear.

Travelling from London to the Caribbean and to Ireland, this is one twisty book that is told at a good pace, from multiple points of view and with some flashbacks. The plot is complicated but it all comes to a satisfying conclusion in the end.

All in all, an enjoyable thriller that kept me reading into the night and I must thank Quercus Books and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of Don't Look Back.