Book of the Month - May

The books I read this month:

-      The Undercover Mother –by Emma Robinson 5/5

-      One Summer –by Jenny Hale 4/5

-      Summer Secrets at the Apple Blossom Deli –by Portia MacIntosh 5/5

-      Five Years From Now –by Paige Toon 5/5

-      Sunshine and Sweet Peas in Nightingale Square –by Heidi Swain 5/5

Paige Toon has done it once again: 

Five Years From Now – Paige Toon

The bit on the back:

The heartbreaking new novel from bestselling author Paige Toon, perfect for fans of One Day and The Versions of Us

‘One day, maybe five years from now, you’ll look back and understand why this happened…’ 

Vian and Nell are thrown together at the age of five when Vian's mother and Nell's father fall in love. At first archenemies, the two children soon become the best of friends. But five years later, tragedy rips them apart, and 10-year-old Vian is sent to Australia to live with his real father.

Fast-forward five more years and Nell is still angry at her dad for not trying harder to keep Vian with them. When her father finances a Christmas trip for Evan to visit, Nell soon discovers that the boy she once knew is now a wholly different creature. Vian is now ‘Van’ – a wild and carefree teenager who surfs with dolphins and dives with sharks. Chemistry crackles between them, but once again, they’re separated.

For the next two decades, Nell and Van cross paths every five years, but fate and circumstance continuously intervene to keep them apart. Will they ever find true happiness? And will it be together?

My opinion:

It’s a bittersweet story, which shows that love doesn’t always end with a happy end.  Beautiful, emotional and touching!!!

Paige Toon has an amazing writing style. It’s natural, elegant, fresh, unique, vivid and really authentic. 

This book has everything: romance, passion, grief, friendship, family relationships, love and so much more. I laughed, cried and just got so absorbed by this story. 

Paige Toon on Twitter: @PaigeToonAuthor

Website: http://www.paigetoon.com

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Book of the Month - May

The books I read this month:

-       It’s Always the Husband – by Michele Campbell 2.5/5

-       The Last Piece of my Heart – by Paige Toon 5/5

-       Annie’s Lovely Choir by the Sea – by 4/5

-       Then. Now. Always. – by Isabelle Broom 4/5

-       Save the Date – by Aven Ellis 5/5

-       The Big Little Wedding in Carlton Square – by Lilly Bartlett 4/5

-       The First Time Mum’s Club – by Lucie Wheeler 4.5/5

-       The Wedding Promise – by Emma Hannigan *started*

One clear winner this month:   

The Last Piece of my Heart – Paige Toon

The bit on the back:

Meet Bridget, a successful travel journalist with ambitions to turn her quirky relationship blog into a novel. But, after numerous rejections from publishers, she accepts an alternative proposition: Nicole Dupre died leaving behind a bestselling novel and an incomplete sequel, and the family need someone to finish it. Bridget is just thankful to have her foot in the publishing door. But as she gets to know Nicole’s grieving family, and the woman behind the writing, Bridget’s priorities begin to change …

My opinion:

I couldn’t put this book down! There is enough drama included, some wonderful and beautiful scenes, a fab setting and so much more. I also think the title of this book is brilliant!!!

The atmosphere and ambiance in this book was not to beat!!!

Read my review here: The Last Piece of my Heart - Review

Paige Toon on Twitter: @PaigeToonAuthor

Website: http://www.paigetoon.com

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Book of the Month - May

The books I read this month:

-       When I Lost You – by Kelly Rimmer 5/5

-       Cupcakes and Confetti (The Little Wedding Shop by the Sea, Book 1) – by Jane Linfoot     5/5

-       Summer at Rose Island – by Holly Martin 5/5

-       The Butterfly Summer – by Harriet Evans 4/5

-       The Summer Escape – by Lily Graham 5/5

-       Perfumes and Promises – by Ellen Faith 5/5

-       B-Side – by Elle Field 3.5/5

-       Summer at Oyster Bay – by Jenny Hale 5/5

This month was difficult, I’ve read a few 5* books, but non of them really stood out. I based this decision on storyline, characters and setting, so here are the winners:

Summer at Rose Island – Holly Martin

The bit on the back:

  

Fall in love with the gorgeous seaside town of White Cliff Bay this summer and enjoy long sunny days, beautiful beaches and… a little romance.

Darcy Davenport is ready for a fresh start. Determined to leave a string of disastrous jobs and relationships behind her, she can’t wait to explore White Cliff Bay and meet the locals.

When Darcy swims in the crystal clear waters of the bay, she discovers the charming Rose Island Lighthouse. But it’s not just the beautiful building that she finds so intriguing…

Riley Eddison doesn’t want change. Desperate to escape the memories of his past, he lives a life of solitude in the lighthouse. Yet he can’t help but notice the gorgeous woman who swims out to his island one day.

Darcy is drawn to the mysterious and sexy Riley, but when it seems the town is trying to demolish his home, she soon finds herself having to pick sides.

She’s fallen in love with White Cliff Bay. But is that all Darcy’s fallen for?

Pull up a deck chair, sink back with a bowl of strawberry ice cream and pick up the summer read you won’t be able to put down.

My opinion:

This book is a fabulous romance that had me swooning from the start. Holly’s writing takes you right into the characters’ world and makes you never want to leave again. A wonderful, sweet, romantic book full of love, heart and passion. Read my review here: Summer at Rose Island - Review

Holly on Twitter: @hollymartin00

Website: https://hollymartinwriter.wordpress.com

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Summer at Oyster Bay – Jenny Hale

The bit on the back:

  

Summer at Oyster Bay is the perfect, feel-good summer romance, about the importance of home and family, learning what love is, and living for the moment.

They say falling in love is easy. But what if you know it’ll break your heart?

For Emily Tate, returning to her charming childhood home Oyster Bay is like coming up for air after the fast pace of her city life. At the farm her grandfather built, surrounded by sister Rachel’s chatter, Gram’s buttermilk biscuits, and the soft, white sand, Emily is reminded of exactly who she is and what she holds most dear.

When Emily starts work at elegant Water’s Edge Inn, Charles Peterson, the handsome new owner, asks for her help. He wants to expand and needs Emily to teach him the local ways, so he can convince the planning commission. Emily vows to make him fall in love with her hometown, just the way it is.

At work, Charles is reserved and serious, yet once Emily has him kicking off his shoes in the sand and sailing across the glistening Chesapeake Bay, she sees another side to him, and their easy rapport feels like the start of something big.

But when it becomes clear Charles’s plans for the inn involve bulldozing Oyster Bay, Emily is heartbroken. Will she lose her home and Charles all at once, or can she save Oyster Bay, and give true love a chance?

My opinion:

AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING!!! That’s the first word that comes to mind, thinking about this book! I’m actually sad I had to leave the story, the characters and the wonderful setting. Jenny’s writing is on point. She put so much heart and romance into the storyline and the characters, a fab story about family, memories and love. 

Jenny on Twitter: @jhaleauthor

Website: http://www.itsjennyhale.com

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