THE POST THIS WEEK - Those We Left Behind by Stuart Neville

Those We Left Behind by Stuart Neville

Series: DCI Sarah Flannagan

Publisher: Harvill Secker (25 June 2015)

ISBN: 978 18465 56968

I was so pleased to find out yesterday that I'd been selected to read and review

the above book from 'Dead Good Books' for June's Book Club Read.

Received it this morning - Thanks Rhiannon.

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Well it's been a great week for post deliveries.

I received these great titles and looking forward to reading and reviewing them.

1. The Genesis Key by James Barney

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2. City of Devils by Diana Bretherick

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3. The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
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4. Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
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EARTH STAR by Janet Edwards AMAZON UK LINK

EARTH STAR by Janet Edwards

I received a promotional copy of Earth Star by Janet Edwards from the Publishers this morning for a 'Giveaway' prize on my blog which I will put up very soon along with my review.

Thank you so very much to Rosie Bathurst at HarperFiction/HarperCollins. I was thrilled to receive your email and this offer.

Amazon Synopsis:

The highly anticipated follow-up to Janet Edward’s sensational YA sci-fi debut, Earth Girl.

18-year-old Jarra has a lot to prove. After being awarded one of the military’s highest honours for her role in a daring rescue attempt, Jarra finds herself – and her Ape status – in the spotlight. Jarra is one of the unlucky few born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Derided as an ‘ape’ – a ‘throwback’ – by the rest of the universe, Jarra is on a mission to prove that Earth Girls are just as good as everyone else.

Except now the planet she loves is under threat by what could be humanity’s first ever alien contact. Jarra’s bravery – and specialist knowledge – will once again be at the centre of the maelstrom, but will the rest of the universe consider Earth worth fighting for?

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Amazon Link: P/B Book £8.99 Kindle £1.79

I won another Giveaway !

This one was a GoodReads First Reads win.

Amazon Synopsis:

During the Troubles in Northern Ireland, IRA members Brendan O’Hara and his son, Seamus, are ruthless executioners of informers.  Brendan, betrayed by an unknown informer, is arrested but Seamus escapes and tries to put the past behind him. On his deathbed, Brendan forces Seamus to take an oath to kill the informer.  But Seamus discovers he has a personal connection to the man who betrayed his father. Can he avenge his father without destroying himself? 

With several 5 star reviews I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Books courtesy of:

BBC Radio 2 Drive Time with Simon Mayo &

Transworld Publishers,

A Random House Group Company

I was so excited to see what the Postman had brought me today. I was not disappointed.

I received a telephone call on Tuesday from the BBC Radio 2 programme 'Drive Time' with Simon Mayo, to ask me if I  would like to review their book of the month for August. I jumped at the chance and eagerly waited for the post to come. Today, Thursday, the book came and it was one of my choices to read next.  I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes.

Needless to say that I am thrilled.

The book will be reviewed on air with the author, Terry Hayes, on Monday 5th August. Therefore, I'd better get on reading it.

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Also in the post, I received a fantastic opportunity to review Sandakan A Harrowing True Story of the Borneo Death Marches 1945-5 by Paul Hamm.

Thank you so much September. I know that I'll have to fight off my husband to read this one.

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The postman knocked twice this week and the rest of my books were either Amazon purchases or library borrows, and just a few books from my backlog in 2 large containers which are awaiting me in the loft. 

I was so thrilled to receive an advanced review copy of Angel City, courtesy of September at Transworld Publishers, and I devoured it within the week.

I will be putting this one up very soon as a Giveaway. It is due for release in September 2013. 

The New Books Magazine mailed me, the Trader of Saigon by Lucy Cruickshanks,  which I'm thoroughly looking forward to reading and again will offer up as a giveaway in the future.

Today I just had to get, Alif The Unseen by G Willow Wilson, Running The Rift by Naomi Benaron, and Kalifah by John Elray

These are just a few of my backlog. Not sure when I'll get round to reading them as I keep being mailed review copies I just can't refuse.

Library borrows are,  Pure by Andrew Miller, an historical novel set in Paris in the 18th Century; Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, a classic in my opinion of religious excess and human obsession; and Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick a YA novel based on a boys life in the Khmer Rouge.