Thoughts – A Bit About The Blog

I'm a voracious reader, and sometimes I find after I've finished a book that I want to discuss how it made me feel, what I liked, what I didn't like, whether the characters worked for me or fell flat, a lot of things to be honest and so my Book Review Blog "Jacintha Books" was...

The Devil’s Crossing

by Hana Cole From The Blurb 1212 The Chartrain, France.Gui is a troubled priest who has been shielding his secret family for years.Agnes, his beloved, is a falsely accused heretic he rescued from the Inquisition’s pyre.Their son Etienne, unaware of his father’s true identity, is coming of age. Tired of his lowly shepherd’s life, he...

And Swiping Left #3

Books Appearing on the Blog in October 2021 You may have been wondering where I've been (well I can hope there is an interest somewhere out there). I was unable to review for the last couple of months, although I stacked up a multitude of books I’ve read, so I’ll be working my way through...

A Thread of Madness

by Blythe Baker Excerpt From The Blurb "A sudden death uncovers a string of secrets in a small village...When seamstresses Iris and Lily Dickinson are accidental witnesses to a murder, the spinster sisters resolve to keep themselves – and their pristine reputations – a discreet distance away from the sordid business. But the unexpected discovery...

Book Formats

Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels I’ve never been comfortable reading hardcover books. I’m not really sure why.  Possibly because of the expense and portability originally.  Now it’s because they’re too heavy to hold for any length of time and they’re cumbersome to read.  They don’t fit properly on my bookshelves either.  I always seemed to wait until...