I’m trying a new book review format. I just want to give you a short message on how Keeper of the Light by Diane Chamberlain made me feel. And what better way than sending a postcard. Quick Thoughts on Keeper of the Light by Diane Chamberlain Not many… Read more »
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Book Review: My Name is Leon by Kit De Waal
If you are looking for a book that has an authentic child narrator and navigates skilfully and heartbreakingly through the Foster Care system, then your search is over. My Name is Leon by Kit De Waal is the perfect book for you. First Line of My Name is… Read more »
Book Review : Somewhere Inside of Happy by Anna McPartlin
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 Anna McPartlin who mixes up funny and heartfelt… Read more »
Book Review: The Daydreamer Detective by SJ Pajonas
I became absolutely fascinated with Japan in S J Pajonas contemporary romance Summer Haikus and when I knew she was writing a cozy mystery also set in Japan, it was a no brainer that I would sign up to participate in the blog tour! This blog tour is organized by Lola’s… Read more »
Book Review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J K Rowling
This was a re-read via the audiobook. And this is not really a review just more so some bookish thoughts on finishing up yet another reread of a series that means so much for me. If I were to put on my objective rating hat (which is very different to… Read more »
Book Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
I feel like I’m one of the last people in the world to read this book. And I had a physical copy and also an audio copy but somehow I just never felt in the right zone to read it. Until my husband read it one day and was so… Read more »
Book Review: The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
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 »
Book Review: The First Rule of Swimming by Courtney Anglea Brkic
The First Rule of Swimming by Courtney Anglea Brkic is another of those books that I left lie about unloved and unread on my kindle. Big mistake! Huge! First Line of The First Rule of Swimming by Courtney Anglea Brkic: “The letter was written in a girlish hand, the purple… Read more »
Book Review: The Secret by the Lake by Louise Douglas
Oh guys, The Secret by the Lake by Louise Douglas was a spine-chiller and a half! All the way though, I felt spooked and a dead giveaway was that the hairs of my arms were standing to attention. First Line of The Secret by the Lake by Louise Douglas: “It… Read more »
Book Review: The Milliner’s Secret by Natalie Meg Evans
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 »
Book Review : Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young
Books with hotel settings always call out to me as I love going to stay in hotels. And a book with a hotel setting feels like the next best thing to me actually going to one for little luxury in my life! So Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young was must read… Read more »
Book Review: With Our Blessing by Jo Spain
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 a great and exciting mix of books, hopefully you will find something new to try. Today it’s Jo Spain who is my latest Green Giant and… Read more »
AudioBook Review : Rites of Passage by Joy N. Hensley
This is my first time reading a book set in a Military School and it shocked and entertained the hell out of me. I absolutely loved listening to it on audio and I was listening every single second I could (and lots of seconds where I shouldn’t have been listening… Read more »