Nabokov’s Favourite Word Is Mauve by Ben Blatt (Book Review) @BenBlatt @simonschusterUK #Non-Fiction #Giveaway

Sent to me by Simon & Schuster UK in exchange for an honest review. Release Date: 23/03/17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK ISBN: 978-1471152825 Format: Hardback, 288pp Genre: Non-Fiction Rating: 4/5 Summed up in a word: Inquisitive First Impressions It was great to be back reading analytical non-fiction after quite a while away. I love reviewing thought-provoking…

Blackwing by Ed McDonald (Book Review) @Gollancz @EdMcDonaldTFK #Dark #Fantasy #Scifi #Brilliant

Sent to me by Gollancz in exchange for an honest review. Release Date: 27/07/17 Publisher: Gollancz ISBN: 978-1473222014 Format: Paperback, 382pp Genre: Epic Fantasy/Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 Summed up in a word: Legendary First Impressions It has been quite a while since I dared let myself get pulled into a fantasy trilogy. I love fantasy (especially mixed…

Sweet After Death by Valentina Giambanco (Book Review) #BlogTour @QuercusBooks @vm_giambanco

Sent to me by Quercus Books in exchange for an honest review. Release Date: 15/06/17 Publisher: Quercus Books ISBN: 978-1784299637 Format: Paperback, 496pp Genre: Crime/Thriller Rating: 4/5 Summed up in a word: Remote First Impressions Welcome to my stop on the Sweet After Death Blog Tour. I have a review to share with you. I have been…

The Asset by Shane Kuhn (Book Review) #Sphere #LittleBrown

Sent to me by Sphere in exchange for an honest review. Release Date: 23/02/17 Publisher: Sphere ISBN: 978-0751567366 Format: Paperback, 400pp Genre: Action/Thriller Rating: 4/5 Summed up in a word: Security First Impressions I was impressed with Kill Your Boss and could not wait to delve back into Shane Kuhn's work. The Asset had me worried... The first…

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (Book Review) @TitanBooks @SureAsMel #BlogTour

Sent to me by Titan Books in exchange for an honest review. Release Date: 13/06/17 Publisher: Titan Books ISBN: 978-1785656477 Format: Paperback, 432pp Genre: Drama Rating: 5/5 Summed up in a word: Tragedy First Impressions I wasn't so sure about If We Were Villains... Titan Books asked me if I would review it on the blog tour and I hesitantly…

Warlock Holmes: The Hell-Hound of the Baskervilles by G. S. Denning (Book Review) @TitanBooks @GS_Denning #Sherlock

Sent to me by Titan Books in exchange for an honest review. Release Date: 16/05/17 Publisher: Titan Books ISBN: 978-1783299737 Format: Paperback, 400pp Genre: Crime/Fantasy Rating: 4.5/5 Summed up in a word: Hilarious First Impressions After reading A Study In Brimstone I jumped straight into The Hell-Hound Of The Baskervilles. I didn't think G. S. Denning could get any…

Warlock Holmes: A Study In Brimstone by G. S. Denning (Book Review) @TitanBooks @GS_Denning #Sherlock

Sent to me by Titan Books in exchange for an honest review. Release Date: 27/05/16 Publisher: Titan Books ISBN: 978-1783299713 Format: Paperback, 384pp Genre: Crime/Fantasy Rating: 4.5/5 Summed up in a word: phantasmagorical First Impressions I was seriously excited about reading A Study In Brimstone and The Hell-Hound Of The Baskervilles, so much so that I started reading them as…

The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida (Book Review) #Sceptre

This was sent to me by another blogger after I won it in a giveaway. I am certainly going to be passing it along to another blogger. Release Date: 24/04/14 Publisher: Sceptre ISBN: 978-1444776775 Format: Paperback, 192pp Genre: Non-Fiction Rating: 5/5 Summed up in a word: Exceptional First Impressions I have been reading quite a few…

The Lies Within by Jane Isaac (Book Review) #LegendPress #BlogTour

Sent to me by Legend Press in exchange for an honest review. Release Date: 02/05/17 Publisher: Legend Press ISBN: 978-1785079276 Format: Paperback, 362pp Genre: Crime/Drama Rating: 4.5/5 Summed up in a word: Challenging First Impressions Jane Isaac caught my attention last year with Beneath The Ashes, which I reviewed for Legend Press, and I was seriously impressed. I was…

Your Brain Is A Time Machine by Dean Buonomano (Q&A) #Interview #nonfiction

Welcome to my first  interview with a non-fiction author here on Always Trust In Books. I have had the excellent opportunity to put some questions to Dean Buonomano, author of Your Brain Is A Time Machine which is released today! I really appreciate the ideas and subject matter that Dean explored in this book. It…