Book Reviews
About the Author My name is Catherine Hokin and I live in the rather brilliant West End of Glasgow. I write historical fiction which focuses on women whose voices have been misheard or misrepresented and about the challenges of power. I also write contemporary short stories which I like to think are a little twisted... Continue Reading →
To many residents of Beartown, ice hockey is everything. It's their livelihood, their friends and family, and their way out. It's the one thing with any chance of putting Beartown on the map after unemployment and council cuts have ruined the town. This book isn't really about ice hockey, or even Beartown. It's about love,... Continue Reading →
Lois and Carly May were kidnapped at 12 years old by a man known as Zed. They escaped unharmed after six weeks spent in a cabin in the woods. Years later they are reunited and forced to consider what happened that summer. The story is a compelling read from the start. It is clear early... Continue Reading →
It's been a year since Sugar And Snails was first published and i'm pleased to be sharing my review as a part of the birthday blog tour. Anne Goodwin’s debut novel, Sugar and Snails, about a woman who has kept her past identity a secret for thirty years, was published in July 2015 by Inspired Quill... Continue Reading →
It's 1967 and Odelle is offered a job as a typist in a London art gallery. A budding writer from Trinidad, she doesn't realise how much life will change for her whilst working for Marjorie Quick. In 1936 Olive is living with her art dealer father, and her mother in Spain. Isaac and Teresa arrive... Continue Reading →
Typhoon Yolanda hit Tacloban in the Philippines on the 8th of November 2013. Claire Morley was a volunteer in the aftermath and this book is inspired by her experiences there. Tindog Tachloban means Rise up Tachloban. These words appeared all over the city after the typhoon as the community worked together to recover. The book... Continue Reading →
All adults are wiped out after a terrible virus, leaving only six of children stranded on a Scottish island to fend for themselves. The Last of Us is compared to The Lord of The Flies and there are clear common themes between them. It's quite a strong comparison to make, and I wondered if it... Continue Reading →
A story about Jean Taylor, wife of recently deceased Glen Taylor who was accused of abducting a young girl. After his death, Glen's wife is the one key to finding out what happened to little Bella. Does Jean know anything about the abduction? Was Glen even responsible? Is she telling the truth now he is... Continue Reading →
Amy doesn't return home from school one day in 1995. She meets a man who she has kept a secret and is then found a few days later and is hospitalised. Fifteen years later Alex, who grew up nearby, finds her in a hospital bed staring at the curtains with no awareness of her surrounding.... Continue Reading →
