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Merry Christmas from Jen Med’s Book Reviews – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Just taking a moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas from Me and Mandie. We're signing off now until the new year, but I hope you all have a wonderful festive period, however you celebrate, and that the week ahead is full of laughter and good times. Photo by Bob SpringBob54 on Pexels.com…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Book of the Year 2024 – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 And here we have it. My #Bookvent Book of the Year for 2024. It was a close run thing for me this year, with several books really leaving their mark on me when I had finished reading, but when I looked back through my list, and thought…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Twenty-Three – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day twenty-three #bookvent selection is one that is, by any measure, pretty dang special. It was so, so, close to being my top read of 2024 and if I wasn't being so strict with myself this year, would likely be a join winner. It features such…
Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 22/12/24 – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Well, we are one week closer to the end of the year, and just a couple of days away from the bog day. Are you all ready yet? I am, but then I always go out on Christmas Day, so 'preparing' for the festivities really doesn't take that long. I've had a pretty full on…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Twenty-Two – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 Up to now I have been revealing the books in publication date order, but these last three books from today until Christmas Eve represent my top three reads of the year. Believe me when I say that it has been really hard choosing between them, and I…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Twenty-One – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day twenty one #bookvent pick is from an author whose series I absolutely love. I will be in big trouble (again) for making them wait this long to see if they made the cut but, in my defence, this book has only come out in December,…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Twenty – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day twenty #bookvent selection is a book I don't mind admitting took me completely by surprise. Not especially that it has made my top reads list - the author is well known for their brilliant novels, both series and standalone. More that the story literally took…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Nineteen – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day nineteen #bookvent selection is the latest in a series I absolutely love. Written by a truly remarkable partnership, these Norway set thrillers always have me hooked from the very first page and hungry for more by the end. They are steeped in emotion, tension and…
Deadbeat by Adam Hamdy – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Today I am sharing my thoughts on Deadbeat, the brand new thriller from Adam Hamdy. I love Adam's writing so was thrilled to be sent an early copy of the book for review. Thanks Adam and Pendulum Central. Here's what the book's about: Source: Advance Reader CopyRelease Date: 03 December 2024Publisher: Pendulum Central About the…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Eighteen – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day eighteen #bookvent selection is by an author who never fails to entertain. He has come up with some of the most elaborate, and often comical, methods of murder over the past few years, and this latest book is no exception. Each story is infused with…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Seventeen – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day seventeen #bookvent selection is the second part in a series that I fell in love with instantly. It's protagonist is not necessarily what you could call a sympathetic character. In fact, the latest book could not be more aptly named. And yet, there is just…
The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan – Jen Med's Book Reviews
I can squeeze in one last review I think, and what better book to review in the lead up to Christmas than the Amazon Original novella, The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan. Here's what it's all about: Source: Owned CopyRelease Date: 01 December 2024Publisher: Amazon About the Book A heartwarming meet-cute short story from…
Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E – Jen Med's Book Reviews
This will be a very quick post as I don't have a lot to share. A very turbulent week but I want to put it behind me and look forwards, at least on a personal level, and leave the backward reflections for the books and books alone. I had my work Christmas meal on Friday…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Sixteen – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day sixteen #bookvent selection comes from one of my favourite authors of recent years. A true master wordsmith whose writing can elicit a myriad feelings in just a few short paragraphs. Whether turning his hand to the gothic, a thriller, something a touch emotional, or perhaps…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Fifteen – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day fifteen #bookvent selection is from an author whose work I only really read for the first time this year. More fool me I think. This book has seen him billed as the heir to Stephen King's crime/horror throne, and I can fully see why. Not…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Fourteen – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day fourteen #bookvent selection is a book which, on the face of it, really should not have worked but, in actuality, is possibly a work of genius. Part Christie-esque, not quite cosy crime, mystery, part all out action thriller, with a slight hint of science fiction…
Stalker by Lars Kepler – Jen Med's Book Reviews
And here it is - the last of my catch up reviews - Stalker by Lars Kepler. All that is left on Netgalley now is 2025 titles and I think that is quite an achievement. For me at least. Hopefully I'll now keep up to date, although I'm not convinced making that promise to myself…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Thirteen – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day thirteen #bookvent selection - unlucky for some but hopefully not this author who is another whose books I came to relatively late. I loved their previous book and this latest offering captured me from the off, albeit for different reasons. This book has a protagonist…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Twelve – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day twelve #bookvent is by an author who is an old favourite of mine. I loved their police based series of books, but having branched out into more psychological thriller types of books, it's fair to say there is probably nothing they couldn't turn their hand…
Paris In The Dark by Robert Olen Butler – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Today on the blog I am sharing my thoughts on Paris In The Dark by Robert Olen Butler. With thanks to publisher, No Exit Press, who provided the copy for review. Here's what the book is about: Source: NetgalleyRelease Date: 24 October 2018Publisher: No Exit Press About the Book Nominated for the 2019 Hammett Prize…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Eleven – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day eleven #bookvent selection is another thriller set stateside. I've only recently started to read books by this particular author, but this one really just ticked all of my boxes. Jam packed full of tension, threat and emotion, it will make you think about how far…
36 Hours by Angela Marsons – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Oh happy day. Another Kim Stone thriller to delight us all and I'm sharing my thoughts on the book today as part of the tour. My thanks to publisher Bookouture for the advance copy, and to Kim Nash for the tour invite. Here's what it's all about: Source: NetgalleyRelease Date: About the Book Kim clutches…
Dead If You Don’t by Peter James – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Today I am sharing my thoughts on Dead If You Don't, part of the Roy Grace series by Peter James. Yes, I am reading them all out of order. No, I'm not bothered. Here's what the book is all about: Source: Owned Copy/AudiobookRelease Date: 17 May 2018Publisher: Macmillan About the Book In his deadliest case…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Ten – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day ten #bookvent selection is actually the first full length book I've read by this particular author. Venturing away from their usual historical fiction into the world of action, I was completely intrigued to see what they might serve up and could not resist diving in.…
Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 08/12/24 – Jen Med's Book Reviews
And another week passes us by in the blink of an eye. Wel, I say blink. In one respect the past week has flown, mainly because I have a lot of pressing work deadlines and not much time to complete them before I break up for annual leave. In another, it has been the longest…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Nine – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 What to even say about my day nine #bookvent pick? Well, it comes from one of my all time favourite series of books. A beautiful blend of the otherworldly, the spiritual, and my beloved crime fiction, this is a private detective series that lives life on the…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Eight – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My #bookvent choice for day eight is one I absolutely devoured. One of my quickest reads of the year - and I'm counting novellas in that tally too. Typically it has gone through a rebranding for the paperback release, but there is no changing the quality of…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Seven – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day seven #bookvent selection is one which just fed into all of the things i used to love about reading when I was younger. I was a bit of a horror junkie. Couldn't get enough of ghost stories, zombies - all of that good stuff, plus…
A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Today I share my thoughts on A Steep Price, part of Robert Dugoni's Tracy Crosswhite series. It's another of my Netgalley catch up titles, so apologies to the publisher, Thomas & Mercer, for being so late in reviewing. Better late than never. Here's what the book is all about: Source: NetgalleyRelease Date: 16 June 2018Publisher:…
Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir, translated by Quentin Bates – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Today I hand over to Mandie who is sharing her thoughts on Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir, translated by Quentin Bates, as part of the paperback blog tour. I'll be resharing my review later on in the tour. A nig thank you to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for inviting us to take part.…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Six – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day six #bookvent choice is another police procedural series, this time set in Brighton, and written by a man who should know the ins and outs of not only the city, but the job, better than anyone. It could be argued that it's semi-biographical to a…
The Mercy Chair by M.W. Craven – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Today Mandie finishes her Washington Poe catch up with a review of The Mercy Chair by M.W. Craven. I absolutely loved this one, and it's definitely earned a place in the bookvent countdown. If you want to find out why, you can read my review here. Here's what it's all about: Source: Owned CopyRelease Date:…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Five – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My dat three #bookvent selection is the second book in an absolutely awesome trilogy which has seen me willingly take a rare venture away from the beloved crime genre. Okay, the author does have form in the crime genre, and there is an element of injustice in…
Happy 10th Anniversary Orenda Books – Jen Med's Book Reviews
A very quick post to wish a very happy 10th Anniversary to Orenda Books. Ten years ago today, the very first ebook from the wonderful Orenda stable, The Last Disco by David F. Ross, was published and, thankfully for all of us readers, there has been no looking back since. I am a huge lover…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Four – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 My day four #bookvent pick scared me when I first read it, as it's contents were all too hideously plausible, and it didn't bear thinking about. Given all that has come to pass in the past two months, I can only hope that this is the extent…
A Drowning Tide by Sarah Lawton – Jen Med's Book Reviews
Today I'm sharing my thoughts on A Drowning Tide by Sarah Lawton, an Isle of White set thriller that is packed with mystery. My thanks to publisher Black & White Publishing who provided a review copy. of the book Here's what it's all about: Source: Advance Reader CopyPublication Date: 12 September 2024Publisher: Black and White…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Three – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 Day three of #bookvent and it's another series novel, one whose main character we were introduced to only last year but who has quickly become a firm favourite of mine. He is a very unique character, a man who strays as far from what people may expect…
Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 01/12/2024 – Jen Med's Book Reviews
And there we have it. It’s December, just like that. Well … just like that plus a whole lot of days and change. It feels like we should be further from the end of the year, but also as though it has lasted forever. That usual weird and whacky contradiction of life. This past week…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day Two – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 It's day two of #Bookvent, and today we are looking back to a title from another of my favourite series. This one, though, is pure adrenalin, a flat out thriller of the finest order, and from a series I have loved since the very first book. It's…
The #Bookvent Calendar 2024: Day One – Jen Med's Book Reviews
#Bookvent - Celebrating my top reads of 2024 It's baaaaaack! Yes. It is December 1st and that means the start of my #bookvent countdown. For the uninitiated, #Bookvent is my version of an advent calendar, but rather then getting fat stuffing my face with far too much chocolate, I spend the month counting down my…