Archive | January 2020

The Curing Room by Michael Winn

Thrilling And Cleverly Constructed

The Curing Room by Michael Winn is a nail biting, heart racing contemporary psychological murder suspense that will certainly keep you on your toes.

Michael Winn cleverly constructs a unique plotline that manipulates the reader’s thoughts and emotional responses. I congratulated myself on the fact that I had solved the questions raised – how wrong was I? I read The Curing Room in just one sitting, pausing only to eat! I just could not put it down.

The action is told from two alternating points of view and in the first person. As such, the reader has two characters warring in your head. Sympathies arise, sides are chosen – can you pick the correct side?

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Sleigh Rides And Silver Bells At The Christmas Fair by Heidi Swain

Love In Action

Sleigh Rides And Silver Bells At The Christmas Fair by Heidi Swain is a delightful festive offering as we make a return visit to Wynbridge. This can be read as a stand-alone but I enjoyed catching up with familiar faces.

A wonderful warm atmosphere pervades the whole novel and the reader feels included in the welcome. The lost, the lonely and the hurting find a place to call home as huge hearts open their lives and their hearts to heal the vulnerable.

Christmas is a magical time of year but it can also be a time where painful memories are magnified. Shutting one’s heart away can make for a lonely life. We need to open our hearts and let the embers of friendship burst into life.

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