BOOK TOUR STOP x RANDOM THINGS TOURS - Wish You Weren't Here by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

The Rook family run a little family business, ghost hunting. And business has picked up recently. Somethings wrong. It's been getting noticeably worse since, ooh, 2016?

Bad spirits are abroad, and right now they are particularly abroad on the Coldbay Island, which isn't even abroad, it's only 20 miles from Skegness. The Rooks' 'quick call out' to the church on Coldbay Island picks a loose thread that begins to unravel the whole island, and the world beyond.

Is this is apocalypse? This might be the apocalypse.

Who knew the apocalypse would start in an off-season seaside resort just off the Lincolnshire coast? I'll tell you who knew - Linda knew.

"Think about death. Hate to hit you with a downer right at the start of a story, but death is kind of an integral part of tale. To tell the truth, it's kind of an integral part of every tale. Even yours."

Wish You Weren't Here - not quite what you'd usually read on the back of a postcard is it? Well, this isn't your ordinary trip to the seaside so buckle in and get ready for a silly, supernatural trip that is like nothing you've experience before!

This is one of those stories that grabs you from the first line and holds on tight - so very funny, it's a delightful read that blends humour and witty observation with a supernatural mystery to create something spellbindingly, absurdly unique. The Rook Family were wonderful - with brilliant dynamics and loud, vibrant personalities.

Think Ghostbusters meets Charmed on a trip to the beach - Funny, fresh and f*cking absurd, I can't wait to see what the Rooks get up to next!

"No. She can't mean that. Not the literal end of the world. The world can't end at a holiday resort in the East Midlands."

⭐⭐⭐⭐

About the author:

Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (Horrible Histories, Newzoids, The News Quiz, The Now
Show) has a background in satire.

Born in Pontypool in Wales, and raised in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, she now lives in Canterbury.

Gabby is also the author of the Darkwood fantasy series.

Thank you to Gabby, Farrago and Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part in this tour. I was gifted a reviewers copy of this title in return for an honest review.

Comments

REVIEW: This Could Be Us by Clare McGowan

Genre: Fiction | Literary Fiction Release Date: Expected 1st June 2023 Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group | Corsair Kate has done the unthinkable. She'd worked hard to build a perfect life for herself, while ignoring her growing unhappiness. But when her second child was born profoundly disabled, reality hit. Unable to cope, Kate left - disappearing without a trace. She ends up in LA, with a glittering career and a new family of sorts, but the guilt is still suffocating. Husband Andrew was left to pick up the pieces and care for their disabled daughter and angry, confused son. Bereft and broken, he leaned on Olivia, Kate's best friend. She's been by his side ever since, ignoring her own needs to meet his. Years later, Andrew has written a memoir about his daughter learning to communicate against all odds. But when Kate's new producer husband decides he wants to make a film of it, their worlds collide once again. Now, Kate must return to the life she abandoned and reck...

REVIEW: Live, Laugh, Lesbian by Helen Scott

Genre: Non-Fiction | Memoir | LGTBQ+ Release Date: 19th October 2023 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Part memoir, part guide, part conversation and all queer joy — Live, Laugh, Lesbian is a brilliantly warm and friendly journey into the queer experience, not only from the author but from plenty of other lesbian, queer, bisexual and pansexual contributors who bring a unique viewpoint and voice and also show a beautiful diverse, intersectional scope of the queer spectrum and welcomes in queer people and allies of any kind to come feel the love. The book is very conversational, talking to the reader in a fun, friendly way — at times I rolled my eyes as the use of “famalam” but as a previous patron of Colours and Chicagos I’m not in a position to judge the Essex-isms. It’s full of anecdotes and observations that were witty and relatable as well as talking is through the more difficult side of queerness like dealing with workplace discrimination, religious trauma and coming out to family...

BOOK TOUR STOP x RANDOM THINGS TOURS: Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen

" This town has secrets that are best left alone." Author Hannah is a success, on paper at least. She's receiving critical acclaim and praise worldwide and her work is regarded as some of the best. She writes literature, not just books. But the reality is, outside of the literary circles nobody actually reads her work. But when she finally snaps at a book event and publicly criticises the genre fiction books that outsell hers, claiming they're easy and mindless she's challenged to write her own crime fiction novel in just thirty days by an author she loathes. Desperate not to lose to him, her editor arranges for her to spend a month in a quiet, cold village in Iceland hoping that the solitude will spark inspiration. But instead of writing a murder story - she's in one . Just before she arrives, the body of a young man is pulled from the icy waters and her search for ideas soon becomes a search for a killer. And if she's not careful, she might end up the...

On Bee's Bookshelf

Search This Blog