The books I read this month:
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The Christmas Party – by Carole Matthews 3/5
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Skating at Somerset House – by Nikki Moore 5/5
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The Christmas Bucket List – by Ella Fairle 5/5
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Surviving the Rachel – by Aven Ellis 5/5
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The Year of Taking Chances – by Lucy Diamond
4.5/5
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Wild Addiction – by Emma Hart 5/5
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The Chateau – by Karen Aldous 5/5
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The Year Of Taking Chances – by Lucy Diamond
4.5/5
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The Curvy Girls Club – by Michele Gorman 4/5
Another month with some amazing books, three of them
stood out for me:
Skating at Somerset House – Nikki Moore
The
bit on the back:
The first short story in the fun
& flirty #LoveLondon series from exciting new chick lit author Nikki Moore!
There’s nothing Holly Winterlake
loves more than Christmas and skating, so working as an Ice Marshall at
London's Somerset House is a dream come true.
Noel Summerford hates the festive
season and is a disaster on the ice, so taking his godson to Somerset House is
his idea of the nightmare before Christmas!
Things are bound to get interesting
when these two collide…
With a forty foot Christmas tree,
an assortment of well meaning friends and relatives, and a mad chocolate
Labrador, will this festive season be one to remember … or forget?
My opinion:
This book has put a huge smile on
my face, great character, amazig storyline and much more. Nikki’s writing is
bubbly and vivid and I loved the atmosphere in this book. Read the whole review
here:
Nikki on Twitter:@NikkiMoore_Auth
The Christmas Bucket List – Ella Fairlie
The
bit on the back:
It’s Christmas time in
London: there’s snow in the air, Regent Street is bustling, and the Trafalgar
Square tree’s all a-glitter. Isobel Gray is dreaming of a perfect movie-style
Christmas for her first Noël away from home, and with a hot man and a bucket
list of festive fun ready to be ticked off, she thinks she has it all wrapped
up. But when her boss-slash-boyfriend goes AWOL just days before the holiday,
she finds herself a little Lost, Actually instead. Will she end up home alone,
or is there a Christmas miracle waiting under the mistletoe?
‘The Christmas Bucket List’
is a fun, festive romcom novella (25,000 words approx.) - perfect for curling
up with on a chilly winter night!
My opinion:
The scenes in this book were such a joy to
read about and full of heart. Ella described them with such detail and flow, I
fell in love with her writing, the characters and the story. This story is
authentic, genuine, sweet, magical and glowing story. A new star in the author
world was definitely born, you’re brilliant!!!
Ella on Twitter: @EllaFairlie
Website: http://ellafairlie.com
Surviving The Rachel – Aven Ellis
The bit on the back:
Life after college graduation is
not at all what twenty-one-year-old Bree Logan expected. Unable to find a
professional communications job, dumped by the guy who was THE ONE, and stuck
with a pricey city apartment she can’t afford, Bree ends up moving back home
with her parents the suburbs and working as a cocktail waitress at a posh
Chicago hotel.
In a desperate attempt to get a
fresh start, Bree goes to a hip salon and requests that the first available
stylist chop off her long dark hair. Alarmed when the stylist suggests “The
Rachel,” after the famous haircut from the show Friends, Bree is hesitant, but
decides to go for it when she is assured it will be a “fresh, modern adaptation”
of the infamous 90’s cut. Unfortunately for Bree, it turns out to be exactly
the same cut, but with horrific heavy bangs added to it. Hideous doesn’t even
begin to describe it.
Bree is convinced nothing will
ever go right when she meets neighbor Jack Chelten, a twenty-five-year-old
German translator. Not that Bree is looking to date anyone, but there's
something quirky and intriguing about his freckle-splashed face and blue eyes.
And suddenly Bree finds herself seeking out different opportunities and challenges
. . . as well the boy next door.
In her new adult life, Bree
learns that sometimes you have to go through crises to get to where you need to
be. And if you can survive The Rachel, you can survive anything, right?
My opinion:
This Aven Ellis beauty has so much spark. And
uniqueness. The main characters are
perfectly lined out and genuine, I could really relate to them. Jack and Bree are
the perfect match in my eyes and he’s amazing – attentive, smart, sweet,
passionate… The story is unique and full of special moments and glimmering
scenes. I was taken into the story immediately, the brilliant writing makes it
easy to dive into this world. It comes from the heart and is full of authentic
emotions.
Aven on Twitter: @AvenEllis
Website: http://www.avenellis.com
