Could your dream home be your worst nightmare? After what happened in London, Kirsty needs a fresh start with her family. And running a guesthouse in the Welsh mountains sounds idyllic. But then their first guest arrives. Selena is the last person Kirsty wants to see. It’s seventeen years since she tore everything apart. Why …
If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? *
This tag line is what instantly drew me to this book and I knew I had to get my hands on a copy. I’d seen the title floating around a bit and heard some good things but not too much to make my expectations soar. Which I think is the best way to go into …
BOOK REVIEW: Vox by Christina Dalcher @HQStories @CVDalcher
Format: Paperback, ARC Links: Amazon UK | Goodreads Blurb: Vox is the harrowing, unforgettable story of what one woman will do to protect herself and her daughter. On the day the goverment decrees that women are no longer allowed more than 100 words daily, Dr. Jean McClellen is in denial — this can’t happen here. …
BOOK REVIEW: Girls Night Out by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke
Format: ARC, sent by the publisher Links: The Book Depository |Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: From the best selling authors, of The Good Widow comes a chilling novel of psychological suspense that will make you think twice about what your best friend may be hiding… For estranged friends Ashley, Natalie and Lauren, it’s time to heal …
BOOK REVIEW: Problems by Jade Sharma @Emily_BookPR @TrampPress @jadersharma
Format: ARC, sent in exchange for an honest review Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK | Amazon US Blurb: Dark, raw and very funny, Problems introduces us to Maya, a young woman with a smart mouth, time to kill and a heroin hobby that isn’t much fun anymore. Maya’s been able to get by in New York …
BOOK REVIEW: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Format: Library book Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles …
BOOK REVIEW: Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Format: Library book Links: Amazon UK | Goodreads Blurb: Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remains, including …
BOOK REVIEW: No Sad Songs by Frank Morelli
Format: Paperback, ARC Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Following a family tragedy, 18-year-old Gabe LoScuda suddenly finds himself thrust into the role of caregiver for his ailing grandfather. Between the shopping trips and the doctor visits with Grandpa, Gabe and his friend John try to salvage their senior year, meet girls, and make the varsity …
BOOK REVIEW: The Happy Brain by Dean Burnett @faberbooks @portassoph @garwboy
So it would appear that on my blog this month, the general theme is “happiness” Earlier in the month I reviewed the book How To Be Happy by Eva Woods (which, spoiler alert, was incredible) and next week I have a “50 things that make me happy” post going live. Gosh, that’s an awful lot of …
BOOK REVIEW: Her Name Was Rose by Claire Allan @ClaireAllan @AvonBooksUK
Format: ARC, NetGalley Links: Amazon UK | Goodreads Publication date: 28th June 2018 Blurb: Her name was Rose. You watched her die. And her death has created a vacancy. When Emily lets a stranger step out in front of her, she never imagines that split second will change her life. But after Emily watches a car …
BOOK REVIEW: How To Be Happy by Eva Woods
Format: Kindle, Bought Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Annie Hebden is stuck. Stuck in her boring job, with her irritating roommate, in a life no thirty-five-year-old would want. But deep down, Annie is still mourning the terrible loss that tore a hole through the perfect existence she’d once taken for granted—and hiding away is safer …
BOOK REVIEW: The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet @RebeccaLFleet @PoppyStimpson @TransworldBooks #TheHouseSwap
Format: Uncorrected proof copy – supplied by publishers Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: ‘No one lives this way unless they want to hide something.’ When Caroline and Francis receive an offer to house swap, they jump at the chance for a week away from home. After the difficulties of the past few years, they’ve …
BOOK REVIEW: A Mother’s Sacrifice by Gemma Metcalfe
Format: ARC, NetGalley Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: God ensured she crossed my path. And that is why I chose her. The day Louisa and James bring their newborn son home from the hospital marks a new beginning for all of them. To hold their child in their arms, makes all the stress and trauma …
BOOK REVIEW: My Sister by Michelle Adams #BlogTour @Phoebe_Swinburn @MAdamswriter
Format: Paperback, ARC for blog tour Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Families should stay together. What happened that day ripped mine apart. A successful doctor, with a loving boyfriend, Irini Harringford is finally happy. But when Elle tracks her down, everything starts to unravel. Irini knows only too well what her sister is capable …