Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Love has to come above it all. We have to follow our hearts and accept the things we cannot change.” Harpeth Road Press are absolutely rocking it right now with two incredible new book announcements in the space of a couple of months – and I’ve had the absolute honour of shouting…
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Where Hope Is Found – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The very thing that had caused the worst moment of her life surrounded the place she now called home. Yet, here amidst the turbulent waters, she had found hope.” This book was absolutely incredible. If you’re looking for a feel-good, uplifting book, this is probably not something you should reach for, but…
The Dummy Pass – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Fiona couldn’t put her finger on it, but she could swear while he was catching his breath William was talking to someone and cheering people on. But there was no-one else there…was there?” I was very pleasantly surprised with this book! Patrick Smith’s The Dummy Pass is not just a fun children’s…
Mindful Communication for Happiness – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Good communication is vital to being happy. It’s important to think for yourself and evaluate what’s true.” Communication has never been one of my strong points. I have gotten better over the years, but there is still plenty for me to work on! Thankfully, this book gave me that perfect stepping stone…
Double Pursuit – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “She’s hunting arms smugglers. But who is hunting her?” Alison Morton has stunned me once again with book two in the Mélisende Thrillers series! Double Pursuit is the perfect follow-up to book one, Double Identity, and if anything, this one is even more explosive! The plot has been so suspenseful and gripping,…
The Wild Remedy – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “When life is incessantly exhausting, has thrown you a terrible gluey lump of pain and you feel dreadfully, dingily sad, a leafy place and the sight of a bird in it can divert and begin to heal the mind.” My first non-fiction read of 2022, and what an incredible journey I’ve just…
The Holiday Plan – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Sometimes you have to let go of trying to control everything and have a little faith. Faith that, in spite of anything that’s happened, you’re right where you’re meant to be, at just the right time.” There’s always something extra special about your first book of the year, and The Holiday Plan…
My Top 10 Books of 2021
Another year, another top 10 list! 2021 has been even more difficult than 2020, something I didn’t expect at all. Of course, with difficult years comes the inability to read as much as you like. Saying this, I did manage a respectable 53 books – significantly less than last year but I’m still proud of…
That Night – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Something tells her that this is far from over. That the cracks are going to get deeper, form chasms, enough to move continents.” I’m embarrassed to say that this book is my first read by Gillian McAllister. (I know, I know. Even though all her books have been sitting on my bookshelf…
Valor and Victor and the Zombies from Earth – Book Review
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “They trudged up the mountains of Kathmandu to find all the trekkers were zombies too. Tired and exhausted, battered and beat, they learned scaring zombies was no easy feat.” Tracy has done it again! Another delightfully quirky book with a very important message for the young ones, a message that even hit…
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