My Review for The Single Mums' Book Club by Victoria Cooke

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to NetGalley and HQ Digital for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of The Single Mums’ Book Club by Victoria Cooke.A fabulous, easy-read with a warm feeling all the way through!Stephanie and Janey are the founding members of The Single Mums’ Book Club, and after Janey finds Stephanie having a mini-breakdown in the local supermarket, they decide that meeting for a glass of wine and a book discussion will get them both away from...

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My Review for For Malice and Mercy by Gary W. Toyn

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to NetGalley and American Legacy Media for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of For Malice and Mercy by Gary W. Toyn.This is an incredible story, amazingly researched and so educational. Slow to begin with, but as we begin to become more familiar with all the characters, we are quickly immersed into their lives and the story speeds up.The story begins as the US entered World War II, having no choice once the Japanese, bomb...

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My Review for The Women of Primrose Square by Claudia Carroll, narrated by Aoife McMahon

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Let’s not spoil the story by giving you too much of a synopsis. Suffice it to say, if you enjoy contemporary fiction, women’s fiction, easy reading, and as long as you are aware that there are some sensitive topics, you will love The Women of Primrose Square. I listened to it as an Audiobook, from Borrowbox and it was narrated brilliantly by the marvellous Aoife McMahon. Frank Woods, Emily Dunne, and Violet Hardcastle are the three main...

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My Review for Make Yourself at Home by Ciara Geraghty

⭐⭐⭐⭐  Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for the opportunity to read and review a copy of Make Yourself at Home by Ciara Geraghty.Marianne’s life has fallen apart, her husband has left her, she has no home, no job, and nothing to look forward to and she begrudgingly has no choice but to move back in with her Mum. Rita lives in an old, dilapidated house placed precariously on a cliff-top, overlooking the Irish Sea, and lives for her...

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My Review for The Neighbours by Nicola Gill, narrated by Katy Federman

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another of my Audiobook reviews, I definitely get through a lot more when the sun is out! When winter arrives, it’ll be back to the reading!Ginny is 34 and Cassie is 55, neighbours and soon-to-be friends. The most unlikely friendship you could ever think of, but somehow it works. Cassie is an ageing, out-of-work actor and Ginny is an out-of-work publicist - I think you can guess what happens next.As with all my reviews, I’m not going to give...

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My Review for The Switch by Beth O'Leary, narrated by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Alison Steadman

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love a good Audiobook whilst I’m dead-heading flowers in my garden and The Switch by Beth O’Leary just allowed me to retreat into two different people’s lives for a while!Leena Cotton lives in London, her grandmother Eileen lives in a small Yorkshire village, and currently, neither are content with their lives, so they decide to switch places for two months. Eileen disappears off to stay in Leena’s flat in London whilst Leena moves...

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My Review for Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My second Audiobook from Sarah J. Maas and the first in the Throne of Glass series. I considered reading a physical copy. However, I’m out and about in the garden so much these days, and I love Elizabeth Evans narrating. I thought I’d lose myself in a fantasy world for a few hours. It was so awesome; I loved everything about it....but Mum, if you’re reading this, don’t bother, it’s not for you! However, if you love fantasy, fae, witches,...

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My Review for Freckles by Cecilia Ahern

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of Freckles by Cecelia Ahern.‘You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with’. A man with a yellow Ferrari says these words to Allegra Bird, otherwise known as Freckles, and so begins her philosophical search into which five people are the most influential in her life.Allegra is a parking warden in Dublin, but originally from Valentia...

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