I love Christmas! The best thing about the evenings drawing in for Winter is the large number of Christmassy books that land on my Kindle. Some from authors that I know and love, and others – like this one – from writers that I haven’t read before. And honestly looking […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Genie is dreading this Christmas. The gloomy days and frosty nights just serve to remind her that it is almost a year since she lost Anna her adoptive mother in a tragic accident. David is really worried about her. Genie has spent most of the year barely able to leave […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
A new standalone book from Kelly Jamieson but never fear there is still a hint of hockey about this one. Drew has hit rock bottom. At thirty he is a washed up ex-NHL player. Surgery on his knee has been unsuccessful and for the first time in over twenty years […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
It always amazes me when I see that Amanda Prowse only self-published her first book in 2011. Iโve read so many of her books that it feels like she has been around forever! Sixteen books and six novellas later she is firmly ensconced in the UK market with her own […]
Estimated reading time: 1 minute
In my youth I was a big fan of Mike Gayle. He wrote fantastic stories for and about women and managed to do it without being smug and pretentious. Check out his early books Mr Commitment and My Legendary Girlfriend to see what I mean. Mike was writing Chick Lit […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
UK Publishing Date: 4 Feb 2016. 256 pages I wasnโt entirely sure that I wanted to read this book. Like many others throughout the world, cancer has claimed family and friends very close to me and that does skew how you approach a subject like this. It felt like it […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
UK Publishing Date: 31 Dec 2015. 400 pages. Billed as a Young Adult book but I’d say that Time Travelling with a Hamster would really suit the Tween audience. It reads a bit young for most teenagers and young adults. Personally I found it quite a slow read with little […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
UK Publishing Date: 31 Dec 2015. 321 pages. If I See You First is one of those books that feels like it is more than the sum of its parts and even though it is about a teenage girl at High School donโt let that put you off picking up […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes