Welcome to FictionFan’s Book Reviews!
I’ve been reviewing books for several years now and have got into the habit of reviewing everything I read. I do it mainly for my own pleasure, to remind me of what I liked (or didn’t) about a book, but I hope other people might find them interesting too.
My tastes tend to fluctuate over time, though there’s always a basic core mix of quality fiction, crime and factual. Currently I’m reading a lot of classics, including getting to know the classic literature of my own country, Scotland, better. In contemporary fiction, I look for books that tell me something about the world, often with a political edge.
I’ve fallen in love with all the great vintage crime that several publishers are doing such a great job of bringing back to general notice, and am probably reading more of that at the moment than contemporary crime, although I do still read a fair amount of it too. I enjoy good historical crime – that is, where the setting is well researched and the characters’ attitudes are true to their time.
My factual reading tends to be a mix of heavyweight history, political memoirs, popular science and true crime, with some quirkier books thrown in from time to time.
In the winter months I read a lot of vintage horror, especially of the late 19th/early 20th century period, and am slowly developing a taste for weird fiction. Vintage sci-fi is another interest, particularly of the early to mid-20th century.
I cross-post my reviews to Amazon UK, where I’m currently a Top 500 reviewer, and Goodreads. (The Amazon links given on reviews on the blog are intended merely to be helpful. I am not an affiliate and make no money from this blog.) I am also a member of NetGalley and enjoy the wide range of titles they offer. And they give me badges…
I’m happy to consider requests from publishers for reviews of books in one of the genres I enjoy. However, I don’t participate in blog tours or any other form of advertising. I can be contacted at FictionFan@virginmedia.com. As always, my review will reflect my honest opinion. I regret that I won’t accept requests from self-published authors.
Please browse the site and I’d love to hear what you think of the blog, the reviews or the books, so all comments will be gladly received.
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Aw, thank you! I shall have fun with these questions… 😀
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Hmmmm….something weird has happened…I’ve been wondering if all is ok with you as you’ve been very quiet for ages….or so I thought…for some reason my “follow” of you got undone. I have no idea why…makes me worry about who else is “quiet” at the moment but actually a glitch in the follows. So, sorry that I’ve missed your posts – I’ll be catching up again. I should be following you again.
Oh, I hate when that happens! I don’t know if it’s a WP glitch or if it’s just too easy to unfollow – I always think it should give you one of those ‘Are you sure you want to do this?’ warnings. I thought you’d just got bored with me… 😉 Anyway, welcome back! 😀
Noooooooooo! Don’t think that! I love your posts…was missing your posts…
Awwww, thank you! *blushes*
same has happened to me–and i’m posting about it today. so what can we do?
I don’t know – I can never decide if it’s a glitch or just accidentally pressing the wee unfollow button which is far too easy to do. I wish it would give one of these “Are you sure you want to do this?” warnings. I try to remember to check if I haven’t heard from someone for a while but that can be really time-consuming…
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Hi I nominated you for a book tag! https://whatliezelreads.wordpress.com/2017/07/23/this-or-that-tag/ 🙂
Aw, thank you! I shall pop over and take a look… 😀
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Hi there. I can’t find any contact details for you so am posting my request here. I am writing a review of Emilie Conway’s concert set “You Won’t Forget Me”, her tribute to Maeve Brennan. The best photograph I have been able to find for Ms Brennan is the one used in your piece about her from 1st August 2014. I would love to use that in my own piece and wonder if you know from whom I need to obtain permission for such use. Please reply to me at flparker1941@gmail.com.
I intend to publish my review later today at my WP site: https://flparker.com
Hi Frank – I’ve emailed you regarding this.
Tartan Noir! love it
Me too! 😀
Fiction fan is a brilliant name for a blog site, it’s what most of us are fiction fans.
Thank you! Haha – it was only after I’d set up my blog that I discovered how creative and inventive everyone else is with their blog names. Oh well! 😉
This is a random comment but your cat (the one in your profile picture) is very cute. 🙂
Haha – Tuppence says thank you very much! 😀 😺
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