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Teacakes and Tamgos by Rosie Green #Review #LittleDuckPondCafeBook41

  Welcome to Book 41 in the Little Duck Pond Cafe series! Teacakes and Tangos  is the latest novella by Rosie Green.   Clara’s dance school is finally open, much to the excitement of the residents of Sunnybrook. The stress-busting, lights-off ‘Dancing in the Dark’ sessions are a big hit with the Little Duck Pond CafĂ© girls. But when the school is threatened with closure, will Clara’s dream be over before it’s even begun? Love is in the air for new recruit Anika, but could her dreams of romance be about to turn sour, too? My Thoughts In this latest visit to Sunnybrook, we take up Clara's story again as she prepares to open her long wished for Dance School. However, she begins to wonder whether her trusting nature has been abused as suspicion falls on her sisteras to her motives and doubts are raised in her engagement. You are willing her to sort out her personal life and take a stand  in a wish for the truth.     The latest off shoot of the Little Duck P...

The Secretary by Renee Knight #Review

Today I am featuring The Secretary by Renee Knight on the blog, which is her second novel.



There is a dangerous line between loyalty and obsession… 


Look around you. Who holds the most power in the room?  Is it the one who speaks loudest, who looks the part, who has the most money, who commands the most respect?

Or perhaps it’s someone like Christine Butcher: a meek, overlooked figure, who silently bears witness as information is shared and secrets are whispered. Someone who quietly, perhaps even unwittingly, gathers together knowledge of the people she’s there to serve – the ones who don’t notice her, the ones who consider themselves to be important.
There’s a fine line between loyalty and betrayal. And when someone like Christine Butcher is pushed to her limit, she might just become the most dangerous person in the room . . .

My Thoughts

 This was a book which put me on the back foot from the start and kept me there until the last page. I realised half way through that I had interpreted completely wrongly where Christine had found herself and had to try to catch up with what she was up to. The author kept throwing me curve balls and she did a fantastic job with always keeping one step ahead. The ending was truly surprising. 

    The relationship between Christine and Mina is at the centre of the story and you never quite know whose perspective to believe in. I found it fascinating to realise that the narrator could have sold you a pup and that Christine's point of view might not be totally reliable- or could it? As an exercise in keeping the reader on their toes, I think this is a tour de force- well done! 

In short: An exercise in power.
   

About the Author




RenĂ©e Knight worked as a documentary-maker for the BBC before turning to writing. She is a graduate of the Faber Academy ‘Writing a Novel’ course, and lives in London with her husband and two children. Her widely acclaimed debut novel, Disclaimer, was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. The Secretary is her second novel.

You can follow Reneee here: Goodreads 

Book links: Amazon UK 

Thanks to Renee Knight and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours  for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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