Gripping from the very first line! Gemma and Danny have been married for almost a year and have just moved from London to Bristol. They have a gorgeous new home that they've barely settled into, in fact Danny's hardly even lived there as he had to finish up his job in London first before he... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – My Year of Saying No by Maxine Morrey
This is such a light, enjoyable book! It's the perfect book to escape into if you want some escapism from all that's going on around us in the world today. In fact ... everyone needs this book right now! Lottie Wentworth has had a rotten year - she promised her best friend she would say... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – The Girl in the White Dress by Paul Barrell
Described as 'unforgettable', 'unputdownable' and 'based on a true story', this kept me up at night, anxiously turning (ok, swiping) pages to see what was about to occur! Paul is moving home with his 10-year-old daughter, Hope. During the move he unearths an old menu and a couple of photos from a trip he took... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
I absolutely adored this book! Once in a while a book comes along that is completely refreshing and that leaves you smiling! This is such a book. Touted to be 'the feel-good book of the year', I can honestly say that this lived up to all expectations. But what is 'The Authenticity Project'? The book... Continue Reading →
BOOKS-ON-TOUR – Daughters of Wild Rose Bay (Sandy Cove #4) by Susanne O’Leary
I do love an Irish book, and if there's one thing that Susanne O'Leary does beautifully, it's to make you feel like you're right there, walking through this friendly seaside village! This is part of the Sandy Cove series, but can easily be read as a standalone as the story itself is new, with characters... Continue Reading →
BOOKS-ON-TOUR – A Very English Murder (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery #1) by Verity Bright
It's publication day for A Very English Murder, and this is a wonderful book to escape into and forget about the world around you for a little while! I think I've said this before, but I'm going to say it again ... I don't know why I've always avoided the 'cosy mystery' genre because it's... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson
It's the early 1960's and teenager Erica Hart has just lost her mother, her anchor. Discovering that she has been left a small nest egg, and surprisingly also a car, she is keen to leave her home and her abusive, aggressive father. Soon after her mother's passing, a parcel arrives at the house addressed to... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – East Side Hustler by Leopold Borstinski
I thoroughly enjoyed the first instalment of the life of Alex Cohen aka Fabian Mustard, which I read about in The Bowery Slugger, and as the story continues here, I think it gets even better! At the end of the first book, we see Alex jumping on a train, escaping the Lower East Side -... Continue Reading →
BOOKS-ON-TOUR – The Garden of Lost Memories by Ruby Hummingbird
What an absolutely beautiful book. One of those stories that you read and you find yourself saying "Aaaaaaah ..."! Billy is ten years old. He's not a happy soul. He's been uprooted from the life he knows, literally overnight. Taken out of school, away from his best friend Liam, and from his Dad without any... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – Summer in Provence by Lucy Coleman
This is the perfect book to give you an escape from everything that's happening in the world today: Corona, isolation, social distancing, panic, and all the emotions that we're going through every day right now! Fern and Aiden have been married for seven years, and although Fern realises that something definitely seems to be bother... Continue Reading →