Lily Bennett’s Bucket List – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “What would Lily Bennett do?” This book was everything I needed to read right now. Fun, uplifting, heart-warming and utterly beautiful (and I’m not just saying that because Katherine is from my neck of the woods!) Lily Bennett’s Bucket List is a story about finding yourself, letting the right people in and…

My Love Life and the Apocalypse – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “For the end of the world, Earth was looking pretty damn good.” WOAH. What have I stumbled upon here?! It’s been a long long while since I’ve read anything sci-fi related, but I warmed to this book straight away. The characters, the world building and the description was perfect. In fact, everything…

Summer’s Runaway – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Can Hallie hide for the entire summer?” I read my first book by Rebecca L. Marsh back in 2022, which also happened to be book one in the Princess Island series! When the author announced a second book, set a few years after the first, I couldn’t wait to jump back into…

Every Happy Family – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The closer you are the more damage they do.” It only took this one book to make Sarah Stovell one of my new auto-buy authors. I’m absolutely blown away by this story! Such a powerful, heart-wrenching and engrossing novel filled with emotion, and I loved every page. I’m so happy to be…

Relatively Complicated – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “When your boyfriend could become your stepbrother, it’s… relatively complicated.” Stacey Potter is back, this time with a sweet romance filled with adventure! I read Stacey’s debut novel, The Project, back in 2020, published by the wonderful team at Hadleigh House Publishing, and I absolutely loved it. Although this book is quite…

Make Me Clean – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “She will leave your surfaces sparkling. But she might well leave you dead…” Note to Tina – HOW DO YOU DO IT?! How do you continue to write absolute bangers?! Note to readers – If you’re considering trying a Tina Baker book, I will wholeheartedly recommend any of her exceptional dark thrillers….

Sweet Baby Mine – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I never thought things would go this far…” My first read of the year is always a special one, and I’m just thrilled I picked this book to kick off 2023! Sweet Baby Mine isn’t the lovely, feel-good book the title may convince you it is. In fact, it’s quite the opposite….

My Top 10 Books of 2022

Another year gone, another year of exceptional books! I haven’t read as much as previous years in 2022, but I’ve read more incredible stories and found so many new authors for my shelf. It’s always a difficult task to pick out my top ten of the year, and as always, I wish I could include…

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Being together is all that matters…” This is definitely one of the most perfect festive books I’ve ever read. And, embarrassingly, my first Milly Johnson book, although I do have a handful of her books on my shelf just waiting to be read! As Milly is from my own home town, it…

All You Ever Wanted – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “She’s got it all. Now it’s time for her to share.” I knew this was my kind of book as soon as I started reading, and it’s absolutely one of my top reads of the year! All You Ever Wanted is a dark domestic drama that ticks every single box, with an…