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The Only One Left - Riley Sager
Review by Jackie Best consumed with A mojito in a tall glass with a cucumber and mint garnish. The novel would pair perfectly with a...
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Jul 303 min read


The Mystery Writer - Sulari Gentill
Review by Julia Best consumed with An important plot point in The Mystery Writer is conspiracy theories, particularly how they can...
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Jul 94 min read


The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas
Review by Julia Best consumed with A strong homemade coffee is required to get through the tense barbecue that sets the scene for this...
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Feb 284 min read


The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart - Holly Ringland
Review by Julia Best consumed with A floral cocktail, in honour of the role that flowers play in this enchanting novel. I personally...
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Feb 123 min read


Watching You - Lisa Jewell
Review by Jackie Best consumed with Aperol Spritz, a simple go-to summer drink for many, but for me, it's quite bitter and after a few...
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Jan 293 min read


Autumn Leaves, 1922 - Tessa Lunney
Review by Julia Best consumed with This novel calls for a sophisticated but piercing cocktail - the gimlet (a mixture of gin and lime...
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Jan 154 min read


A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles
Review by Julia Best consumed with Reading this brought back memories of my childhood in Moscow and my favourite part of growing up in...
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Oct 7, 20243 min read


None of This Is True - Lisa Jewell
Review by Jackie Best consumed with . A savoury drink (this is not a sweet book for the lighthearted) that keeps you entertained and on...
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Sep 29, 20243 min read


Last Seen in Santorini - Vivian Conroy
Review by Julia Best consumed with Assyrtiko dry white wine, from Santorini. Assyrtiko wine is a bit hard to find outside of Europe, but...
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Sep 8, 20243 min read


April in Paris, 1921 - Tessa Lunney
Review by Julia Best consumed with . Something bubbly with old school glamour, like champagne in an old fashioned flat rimmed cocktail...
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Sep 5, 20243 min read


The Housemaid - Freida McFadden
Review by Jackie Best consumed with A drink that wouldn’t I wouldn’t normally go for (just like I hope never to be placed in this...
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Aug 27, 20243 min read


After She Wrote Him (originally published as Crossing the Lines) by Sulari Gentill
Review by Julia Best consumed with? Something confusing and intriguing…the only answer is a Pornstar Martini. Is it one cocktail? Is it...
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Aug 18, 20243 min read


Crossed Skis - by Carol Carnac
Review by Julia Best consumed with: A comforting mug of hot chocolate with a lot of whipped cream. What’s it all about? A murder mystery...
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Jul 17, 20243 min read


The Woman in the Library - by Sulari Gentill
Review by Julia Best consumed with: A warm chai latte, with a twist (like a hint of Baileys). What’s it all about? It’s partly about...
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Jul 10, 20243 min read


Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up - by Alexandra Potter
Review by Julia Best consumed with A summery cocktail (think Aperol Spritz). This book gives off “summer reading by the beach” (with a...
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Jan 21, 20243 min read
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