April BOTM Voting Open!

Here we are again, another book read (and hopefully enjoyed) and time to vote for April's choice.

Dont forget we will be discussing last months book "No One Saw a Thing" in our monthly meet up at the Coleham Tap on Tuesday (26th) at 7.30pm. It'll be great to catch up with everyone again.

So, without further ado the nominees are

A captivating new series from Mark Billingham.

He's a detective, a dancer, he has no respect for authority ­- and he's the best hope Blackpool has for keeping criminals off the streets. Meet Detective Declan Miller.

A double murder in a seaside hotel sees a grieving Miller return to work to solve what appears to be a case of mistaken identity. Just why were two completely unconnected men taken out?

Despite a somewhat dubious relationship with both reality and his new partner, can the eccentric, offbeat Miller find answers where his colleagues have found only an impossible puzzle?

One of the most hotly anticipated, hilarious and addictive debut novels of 2023, from Schitt’s Creek and Workin’ Moms screenwriter and electric new voice in fiction, Monica Heisey.

I feel like when you get a divorce everyone’s wondering how you ruined it all, what made you so unbearable to be with. If your husband dies, at least people feel bad for you.

Maggie’s marriage has ended just 608 days after it started, but she’s fine – she’s doing really good, actually. Sure, she’s alone for the first time in her life, can’t afford her rent and her obscure PhD is going nowhere . . . but at the age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined to embrace her new status as a Surprisingly Young Divorcée™.

Soon she’s taking up ‘sadness hobbies’ and getting back out there, sex-wise, oversharing in the group chat and drinking with her high-intensity new divorced friend Amy. As Maggie throws herself headlong into the chaos of her first year of divorce, she finds herself questioning everything, including: Why do we still get married? Did I fail before I even got started? How many Night Burgers until I’m happy?

Laugh-out-loud funny, razor sharp and painfully relatable, Really Good, Actually is an irresistible debut novel about the uncertainties of modern love, friendship and happiness from a stunning new voice in fiction, Monica Heisey.

Alicia Berenson, a renowned painter, murders her husband, Gabriel Berenson, and remains silent afterward. She neither denies her guilt nor explains the murder. Detained at home before trial, she communicates through a painting titled “Alcestis”. Theo Faber, a psychotherapist, becomes intrigued by Alicia’s silence. Raised by an abusive father, Theo has his own mental health struggles. He joins The Grove, a psychiatric ward where Alicia resides, hoping to uncover the cause of her trauma. Through interviews with those who knew Alicia, he delves into her past. Alicia’s diary entries reveal her unhappy childhood and passionate feelings for Gabriel. The novel weaves Theo’s present-day narration with Alicia’s past, leading to a surprising plot twist

Happy Place is a romantic comedy novel by Emily Henry. The novel follows the relationship of Harriet Kilpatrick, a surgical resident and conflict-avoider, and Wyn Connor, her soulmate and ex-fiancé. After dating for eight years, they separate and break their engagement without telling their friends1. The novel explores the complexities of relationships as three friends gather for a week-long reunion filled with secrets and unspoken tensions

April BOTM - Vote Now

• The Last Dance
• Really Good, Actually
• The Silent Patient
• Happy Place