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Wednesday 31 July 2019
Tuesday 30 July 2019
Renaissance – The Fall and Rise of a King by Marla Skidmore
Renaissance – The Fall and Rise of a King
has RECEIVED a
A PREMIER Readers’ Award
The Plain of Redemore, 22nd August 1485
Richard III – betrayed and defeated!
His gaze sweeps over the bloody carnage surrounding him. A cry goes up: “We have found the king!” He sees Henry Tudor standing triumphant over a mauled and battered corpse and hears him whisper, “It is done. England is mine.”
How can this be, when he is not dead?
With the help of his celestial mentor Father Gilbert, a Franciscan monk, Richard will learn that malign Tudor propaganda has not reigned supreme and that history did not entirely paint him as the child-killer king.
Will he grasp the chance of renaissance and exit the spiritual purgatory that has held him hostage for more than half a millennium?
Were the characters strong and engaging?
Was the book well written?
Did the story / plot have you turning the page to find out what happened next?
Was the ending satisfying?
Premier Readers’ Award is honoured to books that receive exceptional high evaluations from Chill Readers.
The Plain of Redemore, 22nd August 1485
Richard III – betrayed and defeated!
His gaze sweeps over the bloody carnage surrounding him. A cry goes up: “We have found the king!” He sees Henry Tudor standing triumphant over a mauled and battered corpse and hears him whisper, “It is done. England is mine.”
How can this be, when he is not dead?
With the help of his celestial mentor Father Gilbert, a Franciscan monk, Richard will learn that malign Tudor propaganda has not reigned supreme and that history did not entirely paint him as the child-killer king.
Will he grasp the chance of renaissance and exit the spiritual purgatory that has held him hostage for more than half a millennium?
Genre: Historical Literary
Approx pages: 184
Renaissance – The Fall and Rise of a King was read and evaluated by Chill's readers against the following...
Approx pages: 184
Renaissance – The Fall and Rise of a King was read and evaluated by Chill's readers against the following...
Were the characters strong and engaging?
Was the book well written?
Did the story / plot have you turning the page to find out what happened next?
Was the ending satisfying?
Monday 29 July 2019
Running Kind by Christine Stovell
Running Kind
has RECEIVED a
A PREMIER Readers’ Award
Christine Stovell didn’t think she was the running kind. Running, she believed, was for elite athletes and hardcore fitness freaks. Then, after causing a local scandal, she found herself hiding in her parents' loft with her two young daughters and decided to try running as a means of escape. That attempt ended so painfully it was four years before she felt brave enough to try another run.
Christine's story takes her from running scared to running half marathons. In twenty years, she’s run through sad, bad and good times and dealt with everything from territorial pheasants to scary loos. Above all, she’s discovered not only that running doesn’t have to hurt, but that it has a great capacity to heal.
If you’ve ever been tempted to try running but think it isn’t for you, Christine’s experience might just convince you that you too can become the running kind.
Were the characters strong and engaging?
Was the book well written?
Did the story / plot have you turning the page to find out what happened next?
Was the ending satisfying?
Premier Readers’ Award is honoured to books that receive exceptional high evaluations from Chill Readers.
Christine Stovell didn’t think she was the running kind. Running, she believed, was for elite athletes and hardcore fitness freaks. Then, after causing a local scandal, she found herself hiding in her parents' loft with her two young daughters and decided to try running as a means of escape. That attempt ended so painfully it was four years before she felt brave enough to try another run.
Christine's story takes her from running scared to running half marathons. In twenty years, she’s run through sad, bad and good times and dealt with everything from territorial pheasants to scary loos. Above all, she’s discovered not only that running doesn’t have to hurt, but that it has a great capacity to heal.
If you’ve ever been tempted to try running but think it isn’t for you, Christine’s experience might just convince you that you too can become the running kind.
Genre: Exercise & Fitness a true story!
Approx pages: 81
Running Kind was read and evaluated by Chill's readers against the following...
Approx pages: 81
Running Kind was read and evaluated by Chill's readers against the following...
Were the characters strong and engaging?
Was the book well written?
Did the story / plot have you turning the page to find out what happened next?
Was the ending satisfying?
Sunday 28 July 2019
Bright Daffodil Yellow by Suzi Stembridge
Bright Daffodil Yellow
has RECEIVED a
Chill with a Book READERS’ Award
The seeds from one man’s romantic trysts with four different women have germinated as he flees the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and attempts to live incognito in the English Lake District. The novel explores the fears of a haunted and hunted man and his gauche attempts at disguise. When success seems possible despite fate intervening during the Moorgate tube disaster and the dubious motives of those in the medical profession presumably there to help him, his own uncertainties and sexuality return to overwhelm him. Will the need to acknowledge his male offspring prevail?
Genre: Mystery/ Suspense / Thriller
Approx pages: 385
Bright Daffodil Yellow was read and evaluated by Chill's readers against the following...
The seeds from one man’s romantic trysts with four different women have germinated as he flees the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and attempts to live incognito in the English Lake District. The novel explores the fears of a haunted and hunted man and his gauche attempts at disguise. When success seems possible despite fate intervening during the Moorgate tube disaster and the dubious motives of those in the medical profession presumably there to help him, his own uncertainties and sexuality return to overwhelm him. Will the need to acknowledge his male offspring prevail?
Genre: Mystery/ Suspense / Thriller
Approx pages: 385
Bright Daffodil Yellow was read and evaluated by Chill's readers against the following...
Were the characters strong and engaging?
Was the book well written?
Did the story / plot have you turning the page to find out what happened next?
Was the ending satisfying?
Tuesday 23 July 2019
Trashed by Norman Townsend
Trashed
has RECEIVED a
Chill with a Book READERS’ Award
Your trip to the tip will never be the same again...
Ex-military man Paul Stafford has quickly settled back in to civilian life. But when his small recycling company beats the odds to win a contract to run five Hampshire waste tips, he finds himself up against a ruthless criminal gang who have relied on the tips as cover for their frightening catalogue of villainous activity.
Desperate to keep their multi-million pound enterprise intact, the gang embark on a campaign of violence against Stafford and his employees, proving themselves willing to go to unimaginable lengths to regain control.
A council executive disappears. Bombs, murder and mayhem are employed against Stafford, his workers and their families. But Stafford is made of stern stuff. Can he and his little company prevail against the lawless might of this international criminal syndicate?
Genre: Thriller / Murder / Crime
Approx pages: 276
Trashed was read and evaluated by Chill's readers against the following...
Your trip to the tip will never be the same again...
Ex-military man Paul Stafford has quickly settled back in to civilian life. But when his small recycling company beats the odds to win a contract to run five Hampshire waste tips, he finds himself up against a ruthless criminal gang who have relied on the tips as cover for their frightening catalogue of villainous activity.
Desperate to keep their multi-million pound enterprise intact, the gang embark on a campaign of violence against Stafford and his employees, proving themselves willing to go to unimaginable lengths to regain control.
A council executive disappears. Bombs, murder and mayhem are employed against Stafford, his workers and their families. But Stafford is made of stern stuff. Can he and his little company prevail against the lawless might of this international criminal syndicate?
Genre: Thriller / Murder / Crime
Approx pages: 276
Trashed was read and evaluated by Chill's readers against the following...
Were the characters strong and engaging?
Was the book well written?
Did the story / plot have you turning the page to find out what happened next?
Was the ending satisfying?
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