Book Review | One Beats The Bush by Riall Nolan - The First in the Max Donovan Adventure Series

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One Beats The Bush is a well-paced action thriller that ticks multiple boxes; page-turning twists, fight scenes, a lot of crime and, more importantly, a main character you cannot help but love. Vietnam veteran Max Donovan is in Bangkok, and very hungover, when his friend “Fat” Freddie Fields is arrested in San Francisco for the murder of an Australian diplomat. He knows his old buddy would never hurt a fly, so he rushes back to the Bay Area to help. Suspecting Freddie is being framed, Donovan tries to rustle up some cash to bail him out, but only succeeds in getting into trouble with the local mob.  He’ll have to solve the case on his own. Unfortunately, the only clue he has suggest the answer lies in the jungle-covered mountains of Papua New Guinea. As he comes face-to-face with smugglers, hostile tribesmen, insurgents, and a web of corruption and deception, can Donovan achieve what is seemingly impossible? Nolan has managed to achieve a page-turning action thriller that doesn’t f...
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Book Review | The Water Child by Mathew West - A Beautifully Haunting Thriller

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Ever since I finished reading The House of Footsteps, Wests debut novel, I have been so excited for his next book. You always hear authors explaining how its harder for them to write / publish their second book as readers have an expectation that was not there with their first book; but I am so glad to say West lived up to all my expectations. 

Cecilia Lamb knew being a sea captain’s wife would mean a life of waiting and scanning the horizon for her husband’s ship. But John has been gone longer than any voyage should last. Everyone else has given up hope of his return. But she knows in her bones that he is not lost. Gone, but not lost. 

Along with that feeling is another sense - that something darker is coming. As she sickens, she doesn’t know what the next tide will bring - but she begins to fear as well as crave her husband’s homecoming. 

Soon, even on dry land, Cecilia can feel the pull of the ocean at her feet, the movement of the tides within her. Warning, seduction or promise, she cannot tell, but one thing is certain - the sea holds many mysteries, and some belong to the deep for good reasons. 

The Water Child is a beautifully haunting tale that will make you feel a range of emotions: happiness, sadness, worry, scared, to name a few. I completely devoured this book within two days and embraced every emotion along the way, and never once felt overwhelmed. 

West has an incredible talent for atmospheric and place descriptions, he effortlessly manages to get you lost within the pages whilst your imagination to conjures up all the characters and surroundings. The level of detail in the descriptions really show how much research West puts into his stories, I feel like I’ve walked amongst the streets of Portugal 1754.

I cannot wait to see what West does next, I have certainly found my new go to author! Thank you Random Things Tours and Harper North for having me on the blog tour, means a lot!

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