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	Layla Garina and the Second Chance Agency 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Susan J. Barrett's Blog: Layla's story

The idea for Layla Garina and the Second Chance Agency evolved over a number of years. 'The Rules' helped me understand how her story could develop, but I was unable to start writing seriously until I knew what the name of my young heroine would be. As soon as I landed on 'Layla', she came to life and had to be a red-head; full of fire and energy. Her origins will reveal themselves over the course Read more of this blog post »

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Keep Me (Sinful Manor, #1)

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Not entirely sure what to make of that, TBH. I’m floating between four and five stars and have settled on five. It’s well written, but not an especially easy read. The sentences are longer than average and some I had to reread to parse correctly. Incr ...more
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Quietly beautiful.
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This is a classic whodunit, mixing ‘Clue’ (think Colonel Mustard, in the library, work the lead piping), and ‘And Then There Were None’, with all your favourite locked-room thriller tropes. It’s a celebration/homage to the great mystery writers with ...more
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If you loved The Midnight Library, I’m sure you’ll love Matt Haig’s new addition to the Midnight family: The Midnight Train. It’s a medium-paced, gentle novel which is a mixture of character and plot. Short chapters make for a quick read. From Sheffiel ...more
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What I love about Patrick Ness books is the undercurrent of kindness, understanding and celebration of diversity and difference that flows softly through them. Piper at the Gates of Dusk is no different, with a range of diverse characters, including t ...more
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This book is billed as darkly comic, and while it’s certainly dark, I couldn’t find the humour in it. That’s not to say it wasn’t an extremely compelling and pacy read - I got through it in three sittings. The blurb is a little misleading. The bee en ...more
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