This gorgeous, touching story just about broke my heart every time I picked it up to continue reading it! Bonnie and Stan are in their 70's and have been together just about forever! They've settled into that comfortable time in their lives where they're planning to move into their dream house (designed by architect Bonnie).... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Someone Is Lying by Jenny Blackhurst
There are strong undertones of Liane Moriarty and Desperate Housewives in this neighbourhood noir (I don't know if that's a thing - if not, let's just say it is) about a close-knit (somewhat incestuous) gated Cheshire community called Severn Oaks. It's been a year since Erica Spencer tragically fell out of a treehouse and died... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Her Husband’s Mistake by Sheila O’Flanagan
I am absolutely thrilled and delighted to be here on Day One of the blog tour for Sheila O'Flanagan's latest book, Her Husband's Mistake! When I spotted this tour invitation in my Inbox, I pounced on it immediately! Sheila has been one of my favourite authors for the longest time, and as the endorsement on... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Your Deepest Fear by David Jackson
Although this is the fourth in a series of books featuring DI Nathan Cody, having not read the first three books, I feel that this worked well as a standalone. Jackson gives enough background information for readers who haven't read previous books to know what's going on, so you don't feel left in the dark.... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Confessions of a Bad Mother – The Teenage Years by Stephanie Calman
Ignore all the suggestions about reading this when your child is a toddler, or a pre-teen! Read it before you even plan on having a baby - perhaps before you even consider getting married! For those of you who have already dipped your toes into the choppy waters of teenage-hood, I hand you a virtual... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Worst Case Scenario by Helen Fitzgerald
This one shocks from the very beginning. It's not for the faint-hearted, so if you're not up for graphic language, descriptions of sex, and the many methods that can be used to achieve all sorts of pleasure without necessarily needing the assistance of a human partner, I'd suggest you walk swiftly past. HOWEVER ... if... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Bloom Where You’re Planted: Life the Ex-Pat Way by Lasairiona E McMaster
Even if you're never planning on re-locating from your comfortable current abode - read this book! Just because it's so worth reading! And if you are considering a move, to a different country, continent, planet or wherever, then I would insist that this book is compulsory reading! You won't find a more honest, practical, down-to-earth,... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Wilderness by B.E. Jones
It seems that this review, which was scheduled to be posted yesterday, got itself a bit lost in the cyber-wilderness somewhere!! After a bit of a panic, and some searching through my posts and blog storage, thank goodness I found it!! So here it is ... a little bit late, but nevertheless, finally here!! It's... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Cultivating a Fuji by Miriam Drori
It's launch day for Cultivating a Fuji, and Day One of the blog tour! So it's very exciting to be one of the first people to be able to introduce this very different, but rather beautiful book to the world! So often, it's easy to treat people who are different as just that: different, other,... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly
What a thrill, as well as an honour to be kicking off the blog tour today for Michael Connelly's latest book, Dark, Sacred Night! In this police procedural, Connelly teams up his well-known and familiar detective Harry Bosch, who's now left the police force, with his fairly new character, LAPD detective Renée Ballard. After a... Continue Reading →