RayeBB

Book reviewer, podcaster, avid reader, love most genres, spend most of my spare time reading, thinking about books or talking about them. UK based

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Posh Book One of the Templeton Family Chronicles

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Slumps and how to avoid them

Hi everyone,

First-time poster here, and I am in the midst of a dilemma.

I am a book podcaster who quite frequently (at present, it seems) interviews a lot of authors...so I get a lot of incredible post.

I was recently sent some books by an indie author (with a beautiful note)...so I started reading them, and they are simply proving not to be it for me, to the point that I am actually scheduling in time to read a few pages a day (which I haven't done since the days of the war-book-focused book club I was in). It could be that it's just that they aren't for right now, but I am honestly not sure how to break it to this author that I won't be able to invite them on my show for the time being. At the same time, I also need to avoid the slump these books are sending me into.

I have a lot of (hopefully) incredible books on my dining table (where I dump everything before I have to tidy it away)...what would you do? The mature choice would be to finish them and ignore that they are seriously depressing me; the choice I want to make is dump them in the ocean.

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Slumps and how to avoid them

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First-time poster here, and I am in the midst of a dilemma.

I am a book podcaster who quite frequently (at present, it seems) interviews a lot of authors...so I get a lot of incredible post.

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Slumps and how to avoid them

Hi everyone,

First-time poster here, and I am in the midst of a dilemma.

I am a book podcaster who quite frequently (at present, it seems) interviews a lot of authors...so I get a lot of incredible post.

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Aug 17, 2026

Yes, Chef

4.0

Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 3.5

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Yes, Chef

Grace Reilly

The Bear meets It Happened One Summer in this delicious new romance from USA Today bestselling author Grace Reilly, in which a down-on-his-luck chef and a determined social media maven strike a reluctant deal to bring a beloved restaurant back to life. If you can’t take the heat…get out of the kitchen. After a public meltdown in the dining room of one of Manhattan’s most elite restaurants, Chef Jack Hartman is back in his South Florida hometown. Angry, grieving, and saddled with the unwanted storefront his late mentor left him, his life is spinning out of control. And that’s before Poppy Winfield, the blond, bubbly, utterly infuriating daughter of his former boss, shows up at his dock. Poppy needs to escape. From her disapproving family, her horrible ex-boyfriend, and her reputation as someone who has never taken anything seriously. But more than that, she wants to prove herself—and she has just the plan to do it. Unfortunately, that plan involves Jack Hartman, the most arrogant, prickly, intimidating man she’s ever had the pleasure of throwing a shrimp at. She knows Jack is desperate to come back from his unceremonious firing, so she proposes a deal: working together to open a revamped version of his mentor’s restaurant. He’ll handle the menu, and she’ll use her skill as a social media influencer to sell the hell out of its grand opening. If she and Jack can make the restaurant a success, it’ll be an accomplishment no one can deny—and a ticket for them both to return to New York. Jack is intrigued, but only on his terms: if Poppy’s going to work for him, she must learn the ropes of the entire business. Including how to cook. From him. As sparks fly both in and out of the kitchen and tensions reach a boiling point, Poppy and Jack are left wondering--could they be a perfect pairing? Or is this whole experiment a recipe for disaster?

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Posh Book One of the Templeton Family Chronicles

Jon Malysiak

You are invited to the social event of the year. An invitation to Steeplechase Weekend at Templeton Manor means you have arrived. You are an influencer. You don't follow trends. You set them. You are the standard for what people want and who people want to be. You are not of the people. You are above the people. You are posh.Meet the Templetons - one of England's most illustrious dynasties - gathered together at their Dorset estate for a weekend of horse-racing, familial one- upmanship, and unabashed poshness. But this year, all is not what it seems. Lord Carleton, the esteemed patriarch, is on his deathbed. His new wife, Lady Eliza Brookings, is hell-bent on dragging the family into the 21st century with the help of the formidable ex-nun (and ex-con) Sister Francine. There's five hundred thousand in mixed currencies stolen from some very shady Russians, a succession battle looming, and a mysterious and dangerously beautiful woman named Svetlana Slutskaya on the march with her army of Death Angels, intent on overthrowing the patriarchy and establishing a new world order.Posh, Book One of The Templeton Family Chronicles, introduces readers to a world of power and privilege, where nothing is sacred, where alliances are made and destroyed based on who has the most to offer and who can afford the highest price tag. There's the way of the world. And then there's the Templeton way.Jon Malysiak is a long-time book publishing professional. Having grown up in Chicago, Jon is now based in London and Northamptonshire, where he enjoys both town and country pursuits. He co-wrote Posh with his brother, Colin, who sadly passed away in 2022.

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Aug 16, 2026

Mrs Sidhu’s Just Desserts

4.5

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.5

This was a welcome visit with Mrs Sidhu. She's stubborn, frustrating, and incredibly determined. She's Jessica Fletcher in chef's whites living in Slough.

This story took us into the art world, and honestly, as someone with little interest in the Damien Hursts of the world, much of it was confusing, but the mystery was exactly how I like it, complex and twisty. There were clues littered throughout, but with the fallout still showing up in the last few chapters, the motive still to be revealed and the actual culprit still to be caught, I couldn't stop reading.

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Mrs Sidhu’s Just Desserts

Suk Pannu

In this twisting and richly sauced mystery, will the proof be in the pudding?It's the most glamorous event of the year. When Mrs Sidhu is hired as the caterer for the opening of Berkshire’s swankiest new art gallery, she can't believe her luck.It's the biggest pay cheque of her career, a glitzy evening, and a chance to take her cooking to the next level in front of the local crème de la crème.But there's trouble on the menu. Then the gallery's star painting is stolen. And worse than that, Mrs Sidhu's best and sweetest waitress – with her whole life ahead of her – is found dead.Mrs Sidhu wants answers. As she casts her eye over Berkshire's art scene – the murderously competitive collectors, critics and creatives – she uncovers a dastardly knot of greed and deception, obsession and revenge.Can she crack the strangest case of her career and unmask the murderer, so they can meet their just desserts?

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A Degree of Murder: It's 25 years since they graduated...but revenge never gets old.

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Aug 12, 2026

A Degree of Murder: It's 25 years since they graduated...but revenge never gets old.

3.5

Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 2.0Plot: 2.5

This was not my favourite of Evans' books, but it was still enjoyable. Every single one of these characters was heinous, the narrators were unreliable and the situation did get a bit ridiculous towards the end.

Identical twins, three murders, three different timelines, 2000, 2025 and 2026. All told through the eyes of a court reporter, newsletters, multiple POVs and the most horrendous characters!

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A Degree of Murder: It's 25 years since they graduated...but revenge never gets old.

Maz Evans

IT'S BEEN 25 YEARS SINCE THEY GRADUATED...BUT REVENGE NEVER GETS OLD.The Class of 2000.The Actress. The Techie. The Bimbo.The Sportsman. The Bad Boy. The Writer. The Singer.The Lecturer. The Musician. The Mature Student. The Weirdo.But who is The Murderer?It's Bathory University's 25-year reunion. The Class of 2000 reassemble - and old flames and old feuds are quicky reignited.Laurence still loves Diana. Mags still hates Bill. Tillie wants Ed. Ryan wants revenge. Rob turned out good. J.D. turned out bad. Lilah's not the same. And as for Marty...But when murder strikes, the clues to the killing can be found a quarter of a century ago on Graduation Day 2000. As the secrets, tragedies and betrayals from years gone by play out at the reunion, someone is taught a deadly lesson.Eleven witnesses - or are they suspects? - from the Bathory students and staff recount events in the years 2000 and 2025 while the murder trial unfolds before us. But who is the victim? Who is accused of being the killer? And is the right person even on trial? The murderer will be revealed... but only by degrees.Praise for award-winning, bestselling author Maz 'Fabulous' JANICE HALLETT'Deliciously funny' MARTINA COLE'Pure fun in book form, a laugh out loud murder mystery...a book you won't be able to put down!' C L MILLER'Wickedly spit-out-your-tea funny...but also heartwarming' S. J. BENNETT'This witty mystery will please fans of Richard Osman and Janice Hallett' The i Paper'Gorgeously warm, brilliantly witty...impossible to put down' LUCY MANGANWarm, wacky and witty. I loved it!' SALLY PAGE'A triumph' DAILY MIRROR'Sometimes a book comes along that reminds you why you fell in love with reading. ..an absolute joy!' WOMAN & HOME'Splendidly offbeat whodunnit' DAILY EXPRESS

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