Holy moly, I’m feel twisted and wrung out like a wet rag after reading this. The Paper Bracelet by Rachael English broke my heart with it’s tragic theme of what happened in Irish mother and baby homes in the past. All the more so as it’s many women’s untold story. … Read more »
Summer at Firefly Beach by Jenny Hale is the perfect feel good book to fling in your beach bag. Or if you can’t get to the beach, then I can’t think of a better book to transplant you to a coastal setting. Thanks to Bookouture for letting me participate in… Read more »
I was looking for a light fun read when the bookish cover on The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms caught my eye. And it was love at first page, as I giggled, snorted and nodded my head in empathy all the way through this gem of a… Read more »
I came across The Drowned Village by Kathleen McGurl on Facebook and thought ‘that’s an interesting title’ and set about finding about more. When I read the blurb, I was intrigued and immediately one-clicked. First Line of The Drowned Village by Kathleen McGurl “It was always the same dream.” My… Read more »
OK, so I’m late posting this book review Miss Marley: The Untold Story of Jacob Marley’s Sister by Vanessa Lafaye. And you might be thinking, hey that’s a Christmas story, it’s Jan now Trish! And I know but bear with me and I’ll explain all. Mostly I just want to… Read more »
,A few years ago, I fell dizzily in love with YA Dystopia books. But my love affair swiftly came, and went . After a while, they all felt the same. I burnt out on the insta-love, the ya troupes, and the empowered teenagers who saved the world every time. Perfect… Read more »
Are you looking for Christmas cheese and cheer? Well welcome to the wonderful world of Christmas books. They are as fun as any Hallmark Christmas movie, and ideal for jumping into the festive zone. A Yorkshire Christmas by Kate Hewitt is a perfect example of the type of book I’m talking… Read more »
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray had lingered for a shamefully long time on my bookshelves. For no good reason. I loved the cover, loved the blurb and had read some good reviews for it. But somehow never got around to reading it. Until my holidays and it… Read more »
I kind of hate reviewing The Last Days of Summer by Vanessa Ronan as I have mixed feelings about it. So I’m just going to spew out what I loved and what I disliked with a huge disclaimer. I’m not the biggest fan of literary fiction so that has biased… Read more »
Green Giants is my feature where I share some of my favourite books by Irish Authors. I’m passionate about Irish Authors, they supply us with an entertaining and exciting mix of books, hopefully you will find something new to try. Today I’m featuring Sisters and Lies by Bernice Barrington which kept me up… Read more »
Well I definitely didn’t have an insta-love fling with The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh. It was more of a gradual, you’re ok, I like you, I really like you, actually I love you kind of a story! First Line of The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee… Read more »
I absolutely adored the concept of The Milliner’s Secret by Natalie Meg Evans and the pretty cover didn’t hurt either. In a nutshell, it was a GOOD read with a FAB setting and a FIERCE main character. I enjoyed it but not quite as much as I had hoped for…. Read more »
