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Book Tour Review Start with the Customer: How to deliver world-class customer service by Peter Cross, Jo Causon Introduction I was given a copy to review by Literally PR.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb This is a book for anyone in the service of customers. In a changing world, where everyone claims to be customer-centric, what does it really take to grow a business with customers back where they belong? Written by one of the foremost authorities on customer behaviour, Start with the Customer will reframe your understanding of the modern customer, guide you through the forces shaping their behaviour, reveal the golden rules and cardinal sins of service and help you build a world class service culture, fit for whatever you're selling and wherever you're selling it.

Book Tour Review Start with the Customer: How to deliver world-class customer service by Peter Cross, Jo Causon

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Literally PR.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb This is a book for anyone in the service of customers. In a changing world, where…

Book Tour Review War after Ukraine: Making Sense of War by Christopher K. Pike IntroductionI was given a copy to review by Literally PR.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb This final volume in the Making Sense of War trilogy, builds upon the concepts and reassessments of its predecessors, About War and War in Context. War after Ukraine offers a compelling analysis of Russia’s historic use of force, the Ukraine war, and the reasons behind Putin’s aggression.

Book Tour Review War after Ukraine: Making Sense of War by Christopher K. Pike

IntroductionI was given a copy to review by Literally PR.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb This final volume in the Making Sense of War trilogy, builds upon the concepts and reassessments of its…

Book Tour Review Brain Fruit by Stephen Oram Introduction I was given a copy to review by Literally PR. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Can empathy survive the next stage of evolution? Nurtured by the neural networks of a bee, a brain fruit is born. To become a symbiotic trioid and continue the evolutionary crawl upwards they need to combine with an insect bug. And they need to deal with those that would destroy the givers of life.

Book Tour Review Brain Fruit by Stephen Oram

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Literally PR. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Can empathy survive the next stage of evolution? Nurtured by the neural networks of a bee, a brain fruit is born. To become a symbiotic trioid and…

Book Tour Review Wretched: An Echoes of Home Story by M.L. Rayner IntroductionI was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb In the wake of abandoning his land during the Highland Famine, Peter Daily struggles to accept the hauntings that have plagued his past. Attempting to flee his torments, he travels far to his childhood refuge on the Scottish Isle of Lismore, a small island cut off by high cliffs and churning waters.

Book Tour Review Wretched: An Echoes of Home Story by M.L. Rayner

IntroductionI was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb In the wake of abandoning his land during the Highland Famine, Peter Daily struggles to accept the hauntings that have…

Book Tour Review Melinda West and The Gremlin Queen by KC Grifant Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. In an alternate Old West, monsters rule the land—but one deadly duo is humanity’s last hope. Melinda West is a sharpshooter with a steady hand, a cool head and a no-nonsense attitude. Her partner, Lance, brings the charm—and the firepower. Together, they’ve made a living hunting supernatural threats.

Book Tour Review Melinda West and The Gremlin Queen by KC Grifant

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. In an alternate Old West, monsters rule the land—but one deadly duo is humanity’s last hope. Melinda West is a sharpshooter with…

Book Tour Review The Age of the Artificial Person by Alastair Waterman Introduction I was given a copy to review by Literally PR.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Could this be the last book written solely by a human? The Age of the Artificial Person by Alastair Waterman redefines the boundary between the natural and artificial, offering a fresh perspective on human evolution and AI. Far from suggesting AI will replace us or that humans are outdated, this book celebrates humanity as a technology that has shaped itself through culture for millennia.

Book Tour Review The Age of the Artificial Person by Alastair Waterman

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Literally PR.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Could this be the last book written solely by a human? The Age of the Artificial Person by Alastair Waterman redefines the…

Book Tour Review Echoes of Home by M.L. Rayner Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb After accepting a generous opportunity to start afresh, Leslie Wills, a young man from Stoke-on-Trent, eagerly begins his long-distance journey to the Scottish Highlands of Elphin, a settled village that sits huddled amongst the dominating mountains. Its people are welcoming, and the beauty of the land is great.

Book Tour Review Echoes of Home by M.L. Rayner

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb After accepting a generous opportunity to start afresh, Leslie Wills, a young man from Stoke-on-Trent, eagerly begins his long-distance…

Book Tour Review The Grass Widow by Vanessa Edwards Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Leonie wants petty revenge on her married ex-lover Hugh. Hugh’s wife Amanda wants something more than her perfect house and philandering husband. Amanda’s new gardener Simon wants a lot more than a job manicuring the rose beds of the rich.

Book Tour Review The Grass Widow by Vanessa Edwards

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Leonie wants petty revenge on her married ex-lover Hugh. Hugh’s wife Amanda wants something more than her perfect house and philandering…

Book Tour Review Empire of Hanging Swords by R.R. Egal Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb An empire on the brink. An unimaginable betrayal. And one girl who has to hold it all together. Empress Neferet is no stranger to the weight of a crown nor the responsibility that comes with it. Secretly, she hunts her beloved father's murderer, seeking justice for his brutal death as unprecedented natural disasters are spreading fast across her lands.

Book Tour Review Empire of Hanging Swords by R.R. Egal

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb An empire on the brink. An unimaginable betrayal. And one girl who has to hold it all together. Empress Neferet is no stranger to the…

Book Tour Review The Timewaif Chronicles: Timewaif & The Roman Road by Deborah Lyon Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Twelve-year-old Tim Wainwright, growing up on the west coast of Cumbria, struggles with his mum’s intense grief after the death of his dad and the constant taunting of village bullies. Only his best friend Annie brings any fun to his life.

Book Tour Review The Timewaif Chronicles: Timewaif & The Roman Road by Deborah Lyon

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Twelve-year-old Tim Wainwright, growing up on the west coast of Cumbria, struggles with his mum’s…

Book Tour Review The Stranger Inside by Ruth Harrow IntroductionI was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Zoe invited a stranger into her home. That was her first mistake. Finally free of her abusive ex, Zoe is rebuilding her life. Then, on a parenting forum, she meets Lisa who is going through the same thing Zoe escaped- psychological torture at the hands of a cold, controlling partner.

Book Tour Review The Stranger Inside by Ruth Harrow

IntroductionI was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Zoe invited a stranger into her home. That was her first mistake. Finally free of her abusive ex, Zoe is rebuilding her life. Then, on a…

Book Tour Review Dirt by Laura Baggaley Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Food is scarce in Newbeck. Rations are meagre. Everyone grows what they can on government-allotted Squares of land, using seeds and soil bought from mysterious mega-business, the Green Cultivation Corporation. One hot day, a strange girl rides into town wearing a sunhat as big as a bicycle wheel.

Book Tour Review Dirt by Laura Baggaley

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Food is scarce in Newbeck. Rations are meagre. Everyone grows what they can on government-allotted Squares of land, using seeds and soil bought from…

Book Tour Review Before The Storm by Susan E Jones Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb It is the spring of 1912 and Bessie and Lionel Fielding have escaped the hubbub of London and are living serenely on the Devonshire coast. Bessie, new to married life, is determined to make the most of her freedom after years spent in the service of others.

Book Tour Review Before The Storm by Susan E Jones

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb It is the spring of 1912 and Bessie and Lionel Fielding have escaped the hubbub of London and are living serenely on the Devonshire…

Book Tour Review Swiped by Paula Rogers IntroductionI was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours.  My review is honest and freely given.Blurb Two rivals. One bet. First to fall in love wins . . . For Nat Lane love is predictable. Controlled. Scientific. As the founder of a high-profile dating app, she is far more comfortable working on the data behind the dates than finding love herself.

Book Tour Review Swiped by Paula Rogers

IntroductionI was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours.  My review is honest and freely given.Blurb Two rivals. One bet. First to fall in love wins . . . For Nat Lane love is predictable. Controlled. Scientific. As the founder of a high-profile…

Book Tour Review Stormflower by Keegan & Tristen Kozinski  IntroductionI was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb On the ocean world Charybdis, Jade survived becoming a child soldier for an uncaring corporation, a war with monsters from the other side of existence, and service to a cult. She is exhausted, guilt ridden, haunted by secrets, and crippled by the grief of her brother’s death.

Book Tour Review Stormflower by Keegan & Tristen Kozinski 

IntroductionI was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb On the ocean world Charybdis, Jade survived becoming a child soldier for an uncaring corporation, a war with monsters from the…

Book Tour Review Woman Missing by Kaelin Wennerberg Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Eva Willems is missing. We were at high school together. She had long, blonde hair, blue eyes, and pale, clear skin. I used to get jealous of all the attention she got from boys. Even though people said we looked just like each other.

Book Tour Review Woman Missing by Kaelin Wennerberg

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Eva Willems is missing. We were at high school together. She had long, blonde hair, blue eyes, and pale, clear skin. I used to get…

Book Tour Review The Quantum Revelations by Stuart Heinrich Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb This book explores advanced scientific and deep philosophical concepts through the narrative structure of a mystery/thriller. No particular science background is required of the reader. The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic climate crisis and quickly spiraling out of control into a dystopian nightmare.

Book Tour Review The Quantum Revelations by Stuart Heinrich

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb This book explores advanced scientific and deep philosophical concepts through the narrative structure of a mystery/thriller. No…

Book Tour Review Caged Divided by C.C. Robinson  Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb The walls are closing in on Rose. But when powerful enemies move her from house arrest to a literal prison, Rose finds herself alone. Caged. And without help. Isolated from her friends and allies, yet stumbling on the truth of her captors’ schemes, Rose must free herself.

Book Tour Review Caged Divided by C.C. Robinson 

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb The walls are closing in on Rose. But when powerful enemies move her from house arrest to a literal prison, Rose finds herself alone.…

Book Tour Review The Flames of Justice: The Devil’s Mountain Dames by Janey Clarke Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb In the rugged heart of the Devil’s Mountains, danger lies in every shadow, and courage is tested at every turn. Josh and Amy find themselves thrust into a treacherous web of conspiracy and survival when a perilous rescue mission delivers cryptic papers into their hands.

Book Tour Review The Flames of Justice: The Devil’s Mountain Dames by Janey Clarke

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb In the rugged heart of the Devil’s Mountains, danger lies in every shadow, and courage is tested at every…

Book Tour Review The Woman in Room 9 by Tim Adler Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb She thought the nightmare was over. Then she woke up. Susan Gummer wakes from a coma to find herself in a remote hospital with no memory of who she is or how she came to be there. The first thing she’s told is she’s an infamous murder suspect.

Book Tour Review The Woman in Room 9 by Tim Adler

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb She thought the nightmare was over. Then she woke up. Susan Gummer wakes from a coma to find herself in a remote hospital with no memory…

Book Tour Review Divided by C.C. Robinson Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Impenetrable walls. Ethnic division. A ruthless dictator. Escape. It’s all eighteen-year-old Marcos Sanchez can think about as he stares at the towering walls of Queenstown in the Federated Republic of America, the ruthless dictator Supreme Commander Martin's stronghold. But with Marcos’s father controlling his life, freedom seems like an impossible dream.

Book Tour Review Divided by C.C. Robinson

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Impenetrable walls. Ethnic division. A ruthless dictator. Escape. It’s all eighteen-year-old Marcos Sanchez can think about as he stares at the…

Book Tour Review Now You See Me: a killer psychological thriller by Leah Cupps Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Whitley found her Mr. Right. But something is very, very wrong. Whitley Crossland dreams of a better life while working her humdrum job in a shoe store. And her prayers are answered when she meets Roman. Charming, seductive, wealthy, he seems like her perfect man.

Book Tour Review Now You See Me: a killer psychological thriller by Leah Cupps

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Whitley found her Mr. Right. But something is very, very wrong. Whitley Crossland dreams of a better life…

Book Tour Review The Dragon’s Tooth by Benjamin Coward Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Dark forces are trying to overthrow the Seven Kingdoms. Can Calderon, the orphaned Kusarku prince, master a powerful magical weapon—and learn to trust his own abilities—in time to save his race and others? After the devastating Grey War and the death of their beloved king and queen, the Kusarkus, descendants of minotaurs, reluctantly relinquished their independence and accepted the “generous protection” of the elves.

Book Tour Review The Dragon’s Tooth by Benjamin Coward

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Dark forces are trying to overthrow the Seven Kingdoms. Can Calderon, the orphaned Kusarku prince, master a powerful magical…

Book Tour Review Burns by David Polfeldt Introduction I was given a copy to review by Literally PR. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb In a universe where silence reigns and loneliness is the default setting, Burns, a search droid with a penchant for existential musings, embarks on a cosmic odyssey to find life among the stars. Exclusive edition of 500 hand-numbered copies. Review Burns was such a joy to read.

Book Tour Review Burns by David Polfeldt

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Literally PR. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb In a universe where silence reigns and loneliness is the default setting, Burns, a search droid with a penchant for existential musings, embarks on a…

ARC Review Bloodstains by Gaslight by Red Lagoe Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’sBookTours as part of a book tour. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb It’s 1997, senior year, and aspiring astronomy student, Reese, has her eyes set on the stars. The only thing holding her back is her jealous boyfriend, Michael, whose increasingly manipulative and abusive behavior cannot be tolerated any longer.

ARC Review Bloodstains by Gaslight by Red Lagoe Introduction

I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’sBookTours as part of a book tour. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb It’s 1997, senior year, and aspiring astronomy student, Reese, has her eyes set on the stars. The only thing holding…

Book Tour Review Beyond Boundaries: A Gripping Psychological Thriller by George Carter IntroductionI was given a copy to review by The Book Network.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb A story about how love has no limits and can do the impossible to protect the person you would do anything for - With constant twists and secrets around every corner. As a child, Milo’s imaginary friend Henry was his only escape—a guardian shielding him from a harsh reality.

Book Tour Review Beyond Boundaries: A Gripping Psychological Thriller by George Carter

IntroductionI was given a copy to review by The Book Network.  My review is honest and freely given. Blurb A story about how love has no limits and can do the impossible to protect the person you would do…

Book Tour Review The Legacy Of The Lost Witch by N Cooper Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Clara Collins thought she was ordinary. Growing up in Hull with her dad, she dreamed of becoming a Vet. But when a mysterious invitation arrives, everything changes pulling her into a world she never knew existed. At a festival filled with impossible wonders, Clara discovers the she belongs to a powerful magical family on her late mother’s side, a family who had no idea she existed.

Book Tour Review The Legacy Of The Lost Witch by N Cooper

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Clara Collins thought she was ordinary. Growing up in Hull with her dad, she dreamed of becoming a Vet. But when a mysterious…

Book Tour Review A Claim to Murder by Jean G. Goodhind Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Discover a fiendishly twisty new whodunnit, starring Bath’s answer to Miss Marple — quirky, chaotic and utterly lovable hotelier Honey Driver. Life couldn’t be sweeter for Honey Driver, floating around the Med on her own private yacht, with her dishy detective husband Steve.

Book Tour Review A Claim to Murder by Jean G. Goodhind

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Discover a fiendishly twisty new whodunnit, starring Bath’s answer to Miss Marple — quirky, chaotic and utterly lovable hotelier…

Book Tour Review Daughter of Mercia By Julia Ibbotson Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb For fans of Barbara Erskine, Elena Collins, Pamela Hartshorne, Susanna Kearsley and Christina Courtenay. Echoes of the past resonate across the centuries as Dr Anna Petersen, a medievalist and runologist, is struggling with past trauma and allowing herself to trust again.

Book Tour Review Daughter of Mercia By Julia Ibbotson

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb For fans of Barbara Erskine, Elena Collins, Pamela Hartshorne, Susanna Kearsley and Christina Courtenay. Echoes of the past resonate…

Book Tour Review When The Ice Melts Away by Bonnie Brady Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Sometimes the loss of love can lead to the cruellest of desires, the pain can even penetrate a cold, lifeless vampire heart. Blake is 23. He dreams of a better life as he works at a job he sees no future in until he sees an ad calling for assistance at a local bookstore, Crimson Tale Books, and to his luck lands the job.

Book Tour Review When The Ice Melts Away by Bonnie Brady

Introduction I was given a copy to review by Zooloo’s Book Tours. My review is honest and freely given. Blurb Sometimes the loss of love can lead to the cruellest of desires, the pain can even penetrate a cold, lifeless vampire heart. Blake…