Showing posts with label Series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Series. Show all posts

Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Reading Book Series


There are so many fabulous series out there in the world of books. I mean, just look at the Harry Potter books.

In my 4 ½ years of blogging I have read a lot of books and lots of series, but I feel it’s becoming more difficult having the overview.

There are some series I absolutely adore and know all the characters and the storylines. However, there are a lot, where I’m actually not sure anymore, about what happened in the first book. Also the characters are sometimes hard to remember, not the main one obviously, but the secondary ones. It’s even more difficult, if all the books are from the main genre.

Don’t get me wrong, I like book series, but they are not easy to read. I really have to adore a story and its characters, to actually be able to properly enjoy it.

It’s always good, if these books can also be read as a standalone. Of course the bigger picture is better, but we don’t all have time to read everything.

Most of the time the books are not all published at the same time, so re-reading would help. I just don’t have the time for it. The wait is really annoying sometimes, but if you really love a series, it’s definitely worth it.

I like series, when another adventure starts or when another character becomes the main character. It’s always so great to see what they are up to and we still get to read about the main characters from previous books.

I still want to read certain series, but I will select them more carefully. It’s not worth it, if I can’t enjoy them properly. I forget what happened before and lose patience.

How do you feel about reading book series?!

Thursday, 8 June 2017

Summer at the Little Wedding Shop: Bunting and Bouquets (The Little Wedding Shop By The Sea, Book 3)– By Jane Linfoot

My own copy
Original Cover












The blurb:
‘A sparkling, laugh-out-loud, romantic read’ Phillipa Ashley, bestselling author of Summer at the Cornish Cafe
‘The perfect holiday read to warm your heart’ #1 Bestselling author Tracy Bloom
The third book in the bestselling series, ‘The Little Wedding Shop by the Sea’.
When the owner of Brides by the Sea, Cornwall’s cutest little wedding shop, offers Lily a job as their new wedding stylist, her first thought is – can she possibly pull it off?
Before she’s even sourced a fairy light or tasted a cupcake, Kip Penryn hires her services – but he’s opened an exclusive wedding venue in direct competition to her friend Poppy!
Lily feels like a traitor working for Kip, only everyone knows Penryn men are gorgeous but unreliable. All she has to do is sit back and watch him mess it up…doesn’t she?
Love is in the Cornish sea breeze this summer as the girls tackle their busiest wedding season yet. There’s plenty of bunting, bubbly and baking – but who is going to catch the bouquet?
‘Funny and big-hearted, I was enchanted by Lily and her friends’ Sunday Times bestselling author Michele Gorman
‘A pure delight…fabulous, fun and unforgettable’ – Debbie Johnson, bestselling author of ‘Christmas at the Comfort Food Cafe’
My Opinion:

*Book provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*

I have read book one and two of this series and I really loved them both. Of course I was also really excited about this one.

This story follows Lily, who’s life is on a free fall. No boyfriend, no job! However, she gets an offer she can’t refuse. They want her as a wedding stylist for Brides by the Sea. The problem: She is now working for Kip, who is direct competition to her friend Poppy. This calls for a lot of drama and complications.

Lily really doesn’t know what do do, because she wants to be good at her job. On the other hand, she doesn’t want to disappoint her friends and family.

It’s great to read about some familiar characters. I love all the female characters in this book and it’s just wonderful to see them together. Friendship is really important. Actually, I also really enjoy the male characters and I was very curious to see how things develop. 

This is a lovely romantic story. Jane Linfoot’s style is quirky, fun, charming and cheerful. It's not me fave book of theories, but still a pleasure to read and very uplifting. The descriptions are sparkling and vivid and they make Jane Linfoot's style unique.

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Wednesday, 27 January 2016

COVER REVEAL - Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis



Isn't it ADORABLE?!!!!!

The blurb:

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?

Goodreads - Release Day: April 20

About Aven:
Aven Ellis has been writing fiction since she was sixteen. She studied communications at a large Midwestern university, and after graduation, Aven worked as a reporter for a community newspaper, followed by a stint at a public relations agency.
But writing about city council meetings and restaurant franchises was not as much fun as writing for young women trying to figure out their careers and potential boyfriends. So Aven got herself a job in television that allowed her to write at night.  
Aven lives in Dallas with her family. When she is not writing, Aven enjoys shopping, cooking, connecting with friends on social media, and watching any show that features Gordon Ramsay.





Aven Ellis
Connectivity - Waiting For Prince Harry - Chronicles of a Lincoln Park Fashionista - 
Surviving The Rachel - The Definition of Icing - The Aubrey Rules - Breakout - Trivial Pursuits