I am Phil, a Reviewer, ex Primary School teacher and headteacher, former Brighton and Isle of Wight guest house proprieter and owner of two cats. I am currently working within the Isle Of Wight Library Service as a Relief Library Assistant. I have been blogging since January 2015. This is what you should find on this blog:
– A range of informative and entertaining reviews.
– Help to make informed choices for reading. As I am a reading butterfly, floating from genre to genre you’ll be unlikely to want to read all of my selections (if you do – hurrah! Were we separated at birth?!)
– Follow me to enjoy my latest blogs or pick and choose from the categories or the tag cloud on the right hand side of the blog posts.
– I have a large music collection and enjoy recommending things that are worth seeking out.
– My shelves are full of books waiting to be read so I will be offering a combination of reviews from books you may have missed out on, that I am just getting round to, alongside the newly published.
– I have this compulsion to finish every book I start, even if I hate it, but it is unlikely that I will publish that many negative reviews. If I love it I want to shout it from the rooftops. If I hate it I’m probably more inclined just to never mention it.
– Publishers and authors are welcome to contact me if you would like me to review a book. You can e-mail me at philkarlbeynon@aol.com. I am a member of Netgalley, have been a featured contributor to new books magazine and Nudge website for a number of years as well as writing reviewsrevues.
Join in the blogging experience by posting comments. I do reply to them!
I look forward to hearing from you and having you as a follower!
Check out some hand-picked- for- you reviews to show where I’m coming from……
An Essential Book – The Book Thief- Markus Zusak
An Essential Album – Bell’s A Popping – Madeline Bell
Kid-Lit – Quick, Let’s Get Out Of Here- Michael Rosen
Kid-Lit With A Difference – Young Visiters – Daisy Ashford
A Female Interest Classic – I Capture The Castle – Dodie Smith
Non-Fiction – In Plain Sight – Life And Lies Of Jimmy Saville- Dan Davies
Hy Phil. This is indeed a lovely About Page! It is kind of a shopping list I’d say, but one that’s still cohesive and most importantly, one that left me excited enough to hit the follow button! Well done 🙂
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To an extent I want it to be a shopping list – It’s tons better than the couple of sentences that I had up here before which even I didn’t really want to read. I read on the WordPress “About” Tutorial about putting the links in to give a flavour of what you are about and I very much liked that idea. Thanks for the comments and the follow! Welcome to reviewrevues.com!
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Thank you Phil, I’m excited to see more! Also lists are great because reading-lazy people are more likely to actually read it through 🙂
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Very unique blog, one of a kind am seeing. You write reviews! Interesting! Maybe you will review my unfinished book sometime. Cheers.
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If it’s going to spur you on to finish it – then absolutely. Thanks for your comments!!
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Hi there! Is there an e-mail address I can contact you on?
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Thanks!
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I just discovered you through the serendipity of web-surfing and I see that I have a lot of catching up to do. Your review of Christopher Isherwood’s Diary, volume 1 made me want to dash off to get my hands on a copy; it was that compelling.. I have bookmarked your website for future reference and look forward to exploring it.
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Many thanks Martin. Hope you continue to enjoy what you find at reviewsrevues.com. Phil
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Hello Phil – Great blog! Can you let me have an email address please? I have an exciting proposition. Many thanks!
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Hi Belinda
I can be contacted at philkarlbeynon@aol.com
Look forward to hearing from you.
Phil
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Enjoyed you review of the latest john Boyne agree wholeheartedly about the hearts invisible furies a brilliant book
Haven’t come across your site before and at first glance you seem to like many of the same books as myself
I didn’t see any Amanda Craig novels in your list
Is this an oversight hearts and minds is brilliant
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Thanks for the message and welcome to the site. Anyone is thinks Heart’s Invisible Furies is a brilliant book is alright by me. I have never read Amanda Craig but I am hopefully going to be putting this right very shortly. Thanks for the recommendation – it is much appreciated!
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Thanks for the reply I will look at your list of reviews and see if there are any other notable omissions ,and also get to know your tastes a little better only glanced at it before as it came up as I was looking for reviews of the latest john boyne
Great to have an accessible book fan
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Hey Phil, A few years back you reviewed one of my books, Angel of Highgate and even did an interview with you. I have two new books coming out and I wondered if you’d like a review copy? Please let me know. Best, Vaughn
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Hello Vaughn. Great to hear from you. I would be delighted to receive a review copy. Please send details to my e-mail address at philkarlbeynon@aol.com
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