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The Bordeaux Book Club by Gillian Harvey #Review #PublicationDay

  Happy Publication Day to Gillian Harvey and Boldwood Books for her latest novel, The Bordeaux Book Club!   Love books? The Bordeaux Book Club is seeking new members! When Leah and her husband moved to France, it was with the dream of becoming self-sufficient. But in truth, it’s not the ‘good life’ she’d imagined, as three hours of digging barely yields a single straggly carrot. Worse, her teenage daughter is acting up, and her husband seems to find every strange excuse under the hot French sun to disappear. So when her friend entreats her to join the new bookclub she’s forming, Leah decides it’s something she will do for herself. The chance to make new friends, to drink a few glasses of wine, and to escape into stories that take her miles away from the life she’d thought would be her own happy-ever-after. But the book club is a strange group of misfits. There’s prickly Grace, who lives alone and seems to know everybody and like no-one. Buttoned-up Monica, who says her husba

Shame on You by Amy Heydenrych ** Blog Tour Review**

Shame on You by Amy Heydenrych will be published in eBook on the 14th December and in paperback in Summer 2018. 

Here's a little about the book:

 You think you know her . . .

Meet Holly. Social media sensation. The face of clean eating.
Everyone loves her. Everyone wants to be her.

Or do they?

When Holly is attacked by a man she's only just met, her life starts to spiral out of control. Was she targeted because of her online wellness empire, or is there a darker reason behind the attack? He seemed to know her - but she doesn't know him.

Or does she?

What if Holly isn't who she seems to be? What if Holly's living a lie?

Surely we all lie a bit online, don't we . . .?

This psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page!

My Thoughts

I found that this was one of those books that you read through your fingers. It is quite horrifying in parts and full of surprising twists and turns. It takes the notion of unreliable narrators to the next level and seems impossible to second guess, for me at least.  

    It has a very contemporary feel with the use of social media put centre stage and has some caustic observations not only about those who post on it but also those who follow. It is tightly plotted and alternates the perspectives of the two characters, Holly and Tyler. There is a slightly claustrophobic feel as Holly becomes more and more isolated and it is clear that they both have secrets hidden in their past. Taking nothing at face value is a major theme as images are manipulated and presented falsely and lies get out of hand. 

In short: an unsettling thriller about obsession and false appearances.

About the Author

 Amy is a writer and book blogger based in South Africa. She has been shortlisted twice for the acclaimed Miles Morland African Writing Scholarship. Her short stories and poems have published in multiple anthologies including Brittle Paper, The Kalahari Review and the Short Sharp Stories anthologies. When she is not writing her own fiction, she ghost-writes books and columns for global tech and financial companies. 

You can follow Amy here: Twitter  |  Website

Book Link: Amazon UK 

Thanks to Amy and Emily Burns of Bonnier Zaffre for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 


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