Diagnosis: Bookaholic

SYNOPSIS After Josie got dumped by her ex through a note on the fridge, she hasn’t let herself get close to anyone. But when she meets Cameron at a Halloween party, who turns up in the same Ghostbusters costume as her, it’s virtually impossible to stay away. Cameron, a curly haired video-games designer with dazzling blue eyes, the sexiest dimples and the same encyclopedic knowledge of movies as Josie, seems too good to be true. And maybe he is.... Because there’s one teeny tiny problem as Josie falls madly in love. Cameron has no idea that Josie lives at home with her ex-porn star parents and their dog, Dave, or about the minor detail that she works for their sex-toy empire. After her ex broke up with her because of the family business, Josie decides to tell a little white lie. But it’s just a matter of time until the truth comes out. When it does, will Cameron end things, leaving Josie with only Dave the dog for company? And what if she’s not the only one who’s keeping secrets? Title:...

SYNOPSIS Two bodies. Thirty years. And a secret that connects them both…   1990   A woman’s body is found brutally murdered in the woods, and next to it, a shallow grave hiding a terrified young girl.   2021   When Mia and Rich move to an eco-village in Spain, they’re looking for a new start. Val Verde is everything they wished for – at least to begin with. But when someone is murdered in an olive grove, Mia realises the village isn’t the safe haven she was hoping for…   There’s a killer in the village – and they’ll stop at nothing until they get revenge. Title: Murder Grove Author: E.V. Adamson Publisher: Harper Collins Publication date: August 4, 2022 REVIEW RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Strangers, E.V. Adamson’s debut (debut under that pen name, cause author Andrew Wilson had proved his worth more than enough with his other works under his real name), was such a fantastic and tense psychological thriller with one of the most shocking openings I’ve ever read, so when I sa...

SINOPSIS La fascinante historia secreta de la mujer que se hizo pasar por hombre para ingresar en la Armada Española en 1793. Siglo XVIII. La cordobesa Ana María de Soto huye de un matrimonio impuesto con la intención de comenzar una aventura jamás iniciada por una mujer: la de hacerse pasar por varón para alistarse en la Armada Española. Cumple, así, su sueño de recorrer el mundo y de enfrentarse a valerosos e intrépidos enemigos. En su viaje, Ana María no solo conocerá el éxtasis y el dolor del primer amor, sino también tendrá que hacer gala de toda su valentía y arrojo para sobrevivir en un mundo de hombres, donde cada paso en falso puede suponer para ella el mayor de los desastres. Durante sus aventuras en la mar, descubrirá el valor de la amistad y el honor, pero también la violencia, el miedo y la traición. Título: Hija del mar Autor: Alicia Vallina Editorial: Plaza & Janés Fecha de publicación: 29 Abril 2021 RESEÑA VALORACIÓN: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ana María de Soto se convirtió, allá por e...

SYNOPSIS Oxford, 1963 In a backstreet club, people dance the night away to their favourite band. But behind the scenes there is trouble afoot. An argument is brewing between bandmembers, two possessive girlfriends have plans for their partners, the club manager is creaming off profits – and a tragic accident leaves the lead singer dead. But was it an accident at all? Coroner Clement Ryder is suspicious, and WPC Trudy Loveday knows there’s only one thing for it. She’s going undercover, deep into the seedy underbelly of Oxford nightlife. Meanwhile Clement’s own secret is becoming increasingly difficult to keep hidden, and discovering the singer’s murderer might not be the only shock in store for Trudy. Title: A fatal end Author: Faith Martin Series: Ryder & Loveday #8 Publisher: HQ Publication date: July 7, 2022 REVIEW RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐  Oxford, 1963: pop music is all the craze amongst young people. The success of The Beatles made hundred of young guys to try to become the next big th...

SYNOPSIS Mothers know best . . . But who will listen? Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are newly plagued by what seems like a completely senseless murder. Sofia Suarez, a widow and nurse who was universally liked by her neighbors, lies bludgeoned to death in her own home. But anything can happen behind closed doors, and Sofia seemed to have plenty of secrets in her last days, making covert phone calls to traceless burner phones. When Jane finally makes a connection between Sofia and the victim of a hit-and-run from months earlier, the case only grows more blurry. What exactly was Sofia involved in? One thing is clear: The killer will do anything it takes to keep their secret safe.   Meanwhile, Angela Rizzoli hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in all the years since her daughter became a homicide detective. Maybe the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree: Nothing in Angela’s neighborhood gets by her—not the gossip about a runaway teenager down...

SYNOPSIS In 2013, twenty-three-year old Molly Diamond is a barista, dreaming of becoming a writer. One night at a concert in Brooklyn, she locks eyes with the lead singer, Jake Danner, and can’t look away. Molly and Jake fall quickly and deeply in love, especially after he writes a hit song about her that puts his band on the map. Nearly a decade later, Molly has given up writing and is living in Flynn Cove, Connecticut with her young daughter and her husband Hunter―who is decidedly not Jake Danner. Their life looks picture-perfect, but Molly is lonely; she feels out of place with the other women in their wealthy suburb, and is struggling to conceive their second child. When Sabrina, a newcomer in town, walks into the yoga studio where Molly teaches and confesses her own fertility struggles, Molly believes she's finally found a friend. But Sabrina has her own reasons for moving to Flynn Cove and befriending Molly. And as Sabrina’s secrets are slowly unspooled, her connection to Mol...

SINOPSIS Una ola de crímenes angustia al pequeño pueblo de Montgat, sumiendo en la alarma y el espanto a sus habitantes. Los cuerpos de cuatro jóvenes aparecen de forma sucesiva brutalmente mutilados, al parecer, siguiendo un patrón ritual: a todos ellos les falta el corazón. El asesino tratará de comunicarse con Rafael, el policía al cargo del caso, dejando diferentes pistas en cada una de las escenas del crimen, tratando de enviar algún tipo de mensaje. Un año después, cuando parecen tener un responsable, David, amigo de las víctimas, insiste en algo que no se han molestado en confirmar. Lo peor de todo es que nadie da crédito a sus palabras… Título: Bajo la luna Autor: Iván Alvarado Editorial: Click Ediciones Fecha de publicación: 18 Mayo 2022 RESEÑA VALORACIÓN: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gracias al autor y a Click Ediciones por el envío del ejemplar. “Bajo la luna” es el perfecto ejemplo de que, en ocasiones, ir a ciegas es todo un acierto. Hasta la fecha no había leído nada de su autor y tampoco había...

SINOPSIS Pueblo pequeño, infierno grande. Cuando Grace Metalious publicó Peyton Place en 1956 no solo revolucionó a todos sus vecinos, sino también a toda la sociedad estadounidense. Mucho antes de Melrose Place y Twin Peaks, exploró en una pequeña localidad el despertar de la sexualidad, el odio racial y de clase, el incesto, el aborto, la corrupción del poder religioso. De repente, millones de lectores se dieron cuenta de que esta novela se puede abrir en cualquier momento, pero solo se puede cerrar cuando la acabas. Un best seller mundial perseguido, denostado, prohibido, pero que los lectores llevan devorando más de medio siglo. «No puede haber belleza, ni confianza, ni seguridad entre un hombre y una mujer si no hay verdad. No puede haber belleza, ni confianza, ni seguridad entre un hombre y una mujer si no hay verdad. Está bien dijo airadamente Constance. Si lo que quieres es la verdad, entra en casa y te diré la verdad.» Título: Peyton Place Autor: Grace Metalious Editorial: Bla...

  SYNOPSIS A boy is missing. A web of lies will be uncovered... When fifteen-year-old Oscar Dreyer-Hoff disappears, it's assumed he's another teenage runaway - an overlooked middle child who will turn up within 24 hours. But as the hours, and then days, tick by and the family become more frantic, Detectives Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner begin to dig deeper into Oscar's life. Who has been sending the family malicious notes? What secrets is Oscar's best friend keeping? And what's really going on down at the harbour? With every passing hour and little evidence, the odds of finding a missing person grow dimmer and dimmer in Kørner and Werner's toughest case yet. Title: The Harbour Author: Katrine Engberg Series: Korner and Werner #3 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication date: March 10, 2022 REVIEW RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Copenhagen is one of my favorite cities so reading this series is such a pleasure. Detectives Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner are back for the third t...

SINOPSIS Nunca hubo una historia como la de Britney Spears. Pero ¿qué pasó realmente con esta estrella? ¿Quién estuvo detrás de su lanzamiento, de su explotación y de su debacle? ¿Cómo fue su vida durante los 13 años que pasó sin libertades y tutelada legalmente? Y lo más importante: ¿Quién es Britney Spears? Después de toda una vida siendo un icono (del pop , del triunfo, del erotismo, de la feminidad, de la celebridad, de la superación, de la libertad), ¿cómo es realmente la mujer que, detrás de toda esa simbología, siempre ha luchado por ser feliz y ser una persona normal? Britney. One More Time es un libro imprescindible para comprender a la estrella del pop más emblemática del siglo XXI. Título: Britney. One more time Autor: Juan Sanguino Editorial: Bruguera Fecha de publicación: 5 Mayo 2022 RESEÑA VALORACIÓN: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “She’s so lucky, she’s a star But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart” This is a story about a girl named Britney…y una vez conocida toda su historia es fácil enten...

  SYNOPSIS A woman in the forest thinks she’s going to die. I know he’s coming back for me. Jen Hansen, Kittie Spears, and Cynthia Nichols have been friends since childhood. They are now approaching forty and their lives have changed, but their insular East Texas town has not. They stay sane by drinking wine in the afternoons, dishing about other women in the neighborhood, and bonding over the heartache of their own encroaching middle age and raising ungrateful teens. Then Will Harding comes to town, moving into one of the neighborhood’s grandest homes. Mysterious and charming, he seems like the answer to each woman’s prayers. He’s a source of fascination for Jen, Kittie, and Cynthia, but none of them are ready for the way Will disrupts their lives. As Will grows closer with each of the women, their fascination twists into obsession, threatening their friendships and their families. When he abruptly pulls away, each woman scrambles to discover the source of his affection. But what ...