Showing posts with label April. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April. Show all posts

Friday, 4 May 2018

Book of the Month - April


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The books I read this month:

-      You Me Everything –by Catherine Isaac 5/5
-      The Holiday Cottage by the Sea –by Holly Martin 4.5/5
-      A Royal Shade of Blue –by Aven Ellis 5/5
-      Paris Ever After –by K.S.R. Burns 2/5
-      Gone Viking –by Helen Russell 3/5

Two clear winners! They are very different from each other, but very special: 

You Me Everything – Catherine Isaac

The bit on the back:

You and me, we have history.
We have a child together.
We have kept secrets from each other for far too long.
This summer, in the beautiful hills of the Dordogne, it is time for everything to change.
You, Me, Everything is a heartfelt and unforgettable novel about the lengths we are prepared to go to for those we love.


My opinion:

An amazing story, full of fascinating details!! BRILLIANT and BEAUTIFUL!!!
The book includes so much: difficult topics, family, memorable scenes, wonderful characters, love and so much more. The way the story is told, makes the reader hooked and it's a place you never want to leave again. You Me Everything - Review

Catherine Isaac on Twitter: @CatherineIsaac_


A Royal Shade of Blue – Aven Ellis

The bit on the back:

When art history student Clementine Jones receives a message complimenting her latest internship project, she doesn’t hesitate to answer it.
She never dreamed that this decision would not only change her life but the future of the British monarchy as well.
Her response leads Clementine to the mysterious CP Chadwick, a British man studying history at Cambridge. Clementine finds CP charming, smart, and unlike any man she’s ever met. Most of all, when she confides her medical past to CP, his perception of her doesn’t change. He doesn’t treat her as fragile like her parents do. CP sees her as normal, which is something she cherishes.
Clementine, however, has no idea that CP is actually Prince Christian of Wales, who has never had a “normal” life. Christian is at a crossroad. His destiny is to be a working royal, but he is desperate to fill that role in his own way. Wary of others, he’s kept himself closed off from the world—until he lets Clementine in.
A royal romance is never a fairy tale, but Clementine and Christian are determined to write their own version. Can they overcome their own fears—as well as the constraints of a royal life—to reach their own happily ever after? 


My opinion:

A royal romance?! Hell yes!!!! Aven Ellis managed to create this wonderful now world, fab characters, brilliant storyline, humour and just PERFECT!!! It’s fresh, new, exciting, gripping, vivid and full of so many great details. Aven Ellis just has a gift for capturing feelings and emotions in such an authentic, passionate and real way. 


Aven Ellis on Twitter: @AvenEllis

Saturday, 6 May 2017

Book of the Month - April


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The books I read this month:

-       The Choir on Hope Street – by Annie Lyons 5/5
-       Spring at Blueberry Bay – by Holly Martin 5/5
-       A Wedding in Italy – by Tilly Tennant 5/5
-       The Woman at Number 24 – Juliet Ashton 4/5
-       The Cornsih Escape – by Lily Graham 4/5
-       This Love – by Dani Atkins 5/5
-       Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay – by Jill Mansell 5/5
-       The Little Clock House on the Green – by Eve Devon 4.5/5

Some new authors, some of my faves, a great mixtures and so many outstanding books:   

Spring at Blueberry Bay  – Holly Martin

The bit on the back:

Welcome to beautiful Hope Island where the sea sparkles, the daffodils are blooming and a blossoming romance is just around the corner… 

Bella has always had a sunny outlook and caring nature, despite recently falling on hard times. When she finds a handsome homeless man on her doorstep, her kind heart tells her she must help him. So, she invites Isaac into her cottage and into her life in ways she could never have imagined… 

But Isaac is not what he seems. He’s keeping a huge secret from Bella, yet he never expected to fall for this open, generous and charming woman. 

Bella can’t ignore the chemistry between her and Isaac, but she’s had her trust badly broken in her past. Will she run when she learns the truth about Isaac, or will he be the one man who can help Bella believe in love again? 

A gorgeously romantic and heartwarming story to completely lose yourself in. Perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Jane Costello and Miranda Dickinson. 

My opinion:

Engaging, quirky, heart-warming, funny, wonderful - this is Holly Martin, a real queen when it comes to writing!!! I was surprised by certain cetain, which happened in the storyline, but that made it engaging, gripping and intriguing.

Holly Martin on Twitter: @HollyMAuthor 


This Love – Dani Atkins

The bit on the back:

Sophie Winter lives in a self-imposed cocoon - she's a single, thirty-one year old translator who works from home in her one bedroom flat. This isn’t really the life she dreamed of, but then Sophie stopped believing in happy endings a very long time ago, when she was fifteen years old and tragedy struck her family. Her grief has left her scared of commitment and completely risk averse, so she plays it safe and keeps everyone at arm’s length. Sophie understands she has a problem, but recognising it and knowing how to fix it are two entirely different things.
            One night a serious fire breaks out in the flat below hers. Sophie is trapped in the burning building until a random passer-by, Ben, luckily happens to spot and rescue her. Suddenly her cocoon is shattered - what will be the consequences of this second life-changing event?



My opinion:

This story is a roller-coaster ride of emotions, feelings play a very important role in this book and Dani Atkins captured them beautifully.
Dani Atkins created some wonderful characters here, full of heart and love. They are very well drawn out and seem very authentic. Def one oft he best books I have read this year!

Dani Atkins on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtkinsDani 


Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay – Jill Mansell

The bit on the back:

The romantic, funny and unputdownable new novel from Jill Mansell, No. 1 bestselling author of THE ONE YOU REALLY WANT, THREE AMAZING THINGS ABOUT YOU and YOU AND ME, ALWAYS - 'A glorious, heartwarming romantic read' Woman & Home. Perfect for anyone who loves Jojo Moyes, Marian Keyes and Katie Fforde.

Clemency isn't looking for love when she meets Sam, and he doesn't make a brilliant first impression when she sits next to him on a plane. Yet by the end of the flight a real connection has been made. Clemency senses this could be something special... until she discovers that Sam has deliberately thrown her contact details in a bin. Oh well, his loss. (But also... why???)

So Clemency returns to St Carys in Cornwall and gets on with her busy life and career alongside best friend, boss and local heartbreaker Ronan. When Clemency's glamorous stepsister Belle appears, smugger than ever now she's found the perfect man, Clemency's happy for her, really she is... until she discovers Belle's perfect man is Sam.

Heart-stopping romantic entanglements, crossed wires and sisterly dilemmas - all the ingredients for an unputdownable read!

My opinion:

This book is a real diamond! I totally fell in love with Jill Mansell’s writing. The characters are wonderful in this book, they are such a great bunch, so different and full of passion. Sam and Clem had an immediate connection and I just adored their moments and scenes. Jill Mansells writing is on point. It feels like real life, like being there with the characters as part of the story. The book is full of twists and turns and ups and downs, thats what makes a story exciting and you just get hooked as a reader.

Jill Mansell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JillMansell

Monday, 2 May 2016

Book of the Month - April

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The books I read this month:

-       The Wedding Date – by Jennifer Joyce 4.5/5
-       My Map of You – by Isabelle Broom 5/5
-       Trivia Pursuits – by Aven Ellis 5/5
-       One Moment at Sunrise – by Karen Aldous 4/5
-       The Boy with the Boxes – by Katey Lovell 5/5
-       The Boy on the Bus – by Katey Lovell 5/5
-       Dear Dad – by Giselle Green 5/5
-       When I Lost You – by Kelly Rimmer *started*

Two clear favourites this month:

My Map of You – Isabelle Broom

The bit on the back:
  
Holly Wright has had a difficult few years. After her mother's death, she's become expert at keeping people at a distance - including her boyfriend, Rupert.

But when Holly receives an unexpected letter explaining that an aunt she never met has left her a house on the Greek island of Zakynthos, the walls she has built begin to crumble. Arriving on the island, Holly meets the handsome Aidan and slowly begins to uncover the truth about the secret which tore her family apart.

But is the island where Holly really belongs? Or will her real life catch up with her first? 

My opinion:

This is such a wonderful debut novel! In Isabelle’s writing Holly’s feelings were described really well and the emotions were just transmitted beautifully. Isabelle’s writing is so wonderful and warm, full of vivid details, a great storyline and amazing characters. I adored every second of this fabulous book and think Isabelle is a really talented author. I can’t wait to read more of her stories.

Isabelle on Twitter:@Isabelle_Broom

Trivial Pursuits – Aven Ellis

The bit on the back:
  
Landon Holder is exactly the kind of man Livy Adams should stay far away from.

The flashy, flirty star defenseman for the Chicago Buffaloes is known for hooking up with women all over Chicago. Livy finds herself attracted to Landy, but his sexy good looks and charm are irrelevant. She had her heart shattered by a cheating athlete in college, and Livy vows she will never let her judgment lapse like that ever again.

Yet Livy knows she can’t spend the rest of her life focusing on building her jewelry line during the day and her evenings playing TriviaPlayOrPass! on her phone, either. Even though she does have fabulous conversations with a player named Scott, it’s time to get back in the game—in real life. While Livy tries to figure out her career path in jewelry design, she knows it’s time to take a chance on romance again, too.

But in a strange twist of fate, Livy finds herself getting to know Landy on a much deeper level. Sometimes people aren’t always as they appear to be. Just like a diamond, you have to look closely to see true clarity.

As Livy unwraps the layers around Landy to see the man behind the image, will she have a change of heart? Can she leave her past behind for a future with Landy? Or is it all a game of trivial pursuits?

My opinion:

Aven has a way to include emotions in a book in a very easy, simple and yet very effective way. The storyline in this book is absolutely perfect and she has a way to write, that you just sit there and the writing totally absorbs you. It’s hard to leave a story like that. I’m totally still in that world and I don’t want to leave anytime soon. Landon and Livy had so much chemistry!!!

Aven on Twitter: @AvenEllis