Month: September 2022

Recent Reads: Marple: Twelve New Stories

Posted on by Pam

My review:🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Marple: Twelve New Stories by Agatha Christie; Naomi Alderman; Leigh Bardugo; Alyssa Cole; Lucy Foley; Elly Griffiths; Natalie Haynes; Jean Kwok; Val McDermid; Karen M. McManus; Dreda Say Mitchell; Kate Mosse; Ruth Ware, so 12 short stories, 1 by each author, all with Miss Marple solving crimes in her quiet, overlooked way.

I really enjoyed the different interpretations, and takes on Miss Marple.  There are stories set in lots of different places, and with an amazing range of crime and thriller writers!  

If you enjoy cosy crime, then I recommend this!  And if you haven’t tried any Agatha Christie yet and aren’t sure if you want to, then try this, and go from there!  

Marple: Twelve New Stories was published on 15th September 2022, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

I was given access to this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to HarperCollins UK.

Recent Reads: The Art of the Travel Journal by Abbey Sy

Posted on by Pam

My review:🌟🌟🌟🌟

The Art of the Travel Journal by Abbey Sy is a guide on how to write a travel journal, as you’d guess.  It has photos and descriptions of different versions, such as photo, drawings, writing, and a combination.

It has step by step guide for things like collaging, suggestions on how to decide what type of travel journal you might want to do, tips and suggestions for how to do things like making your own watercolour tin.

I thought this was a very inspiring book, with lots of photos and suggestions of people who use travel journals you can follow, and get ideas from!

The Art of the Travel Journal was published on 13th September 2022, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

You can follow Abbey Sy on Instagram, YouTube and her website.

I was given access to this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Quarto Publishing Group and Quarry Books.