My Review for The Last Bookshop in Prague by Helen Parusel.

Historical fiction is one of my favourite genres, so I jumped at the chance to read Helen Parusel’s latest book. Jana owns a bookshop and is also secretly involved with the resistance whilst working as a part-time cleaner at one of the German headquarters in Prague.Helen’s writing provides intrigue, whilst showing empathy for the characters she writes about. Many books set during WWII are based on true events, and this is no exception. I love learning...

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My Review for What Really Happens in Vegas by James Patterson with Mark Seal and Read by Phil Morris

Some of you will know that Las Vegas is my happy place, so when I saw that James Patterson had collaborated with Mark Seal to tell stories from a wide variety of people, I knew I just had to read it myself. Although in this case I actually grabbed myself a copy from Libby, settled down with my husband for a 6-hour drive and we both drifted off to the lights and fascination that is Las Vegas. Many of the stories we already knew, but many we didn’t....

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My Review for Bella's Countryside Christmas by Caire Huston

Bella and Jack were a cuteness of 5ft nothing and 6ft something, who, after a chance meeting at a wedding Bella should never have been at, didn’t find each other again for more than a year.The story was full of charm, Christmas and contentment, feisty old folk, and wayward sisters. I adore a small English village setting and Haileyfield delivered in spades. My only gripe is that it ended way too soon. I need more of Jack and Bella’s story. What happened...

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My Review for A New Arrival at Duck Pond Cottage by Della Galton

What a delightful start to a new series from Della Galton. I loved her Puddleduck Farm series, so I just knew this would become a favourite too. For those of you who read a lot of my reviews, you’ll know that I adore a warm and cosy countryside or seaside setting. Ideally with animals, the more the merrier and a cute couple or two. A New Arrival at Duck Pond Cottage had all of this and more and honestly, just look at that cover. Who couldn’t instantly...

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My Review for The Tanglewood Bookshop by Lilac Mills

I’m really enjoying all these Christmas books! Yes, I know it’s a bit early, but it’s getting me into the festive spirit prematurely! Any book with the word ‘bookshop’ in the title is a must and ‘Tanglewood’ sounded such a cute name for a village that I immediately knew I’d like this.Kazz has had enough of London, she’s lost her job, and her home and her Mum is moving away so she ups sticks and heads off to South Wales to join her friend for a few...

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My Review for 'Tis the Damn Season by Fiona Gibson

This book is hilarious! I was chuckling my way through it from the very first page, and my husband kept looking at me like I’d grown another head!Shelley, Pearl and Lena are three middle-aged women, going through what many middle-aged women do at Christmas and beyond. They’re buying presents, wrapping presents, food shopping, cooking, baking, decorating Christmas trees and still doing the normal run-of-the-mill things such as the washing, the ironing...

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My Review for The Best is Yet to Come by Jessica Redland

The Lake District, farms, alpacas and Beatrix Potter. What is there not to love?! I’ve only recently found Jessica Redland’s books, and I was in love with them from the beginning of the first one I read. Well listened to, actually, it was an audiobook about hedgehogs!The Best is Yet to Come was just gorgeous. I lounged around in the sun reading it and couldn’t get enough of just about everything! Apart from Grayson, who was quite frankly a knob...

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My Review for Lily Unwritten by Olivia Lockhart

I have been waiting in great anticipation to read this, the sequel to For the Love of Lily. Lily Unwritten is the continuing story of Lily Forshaw, who has been/still is, in love with two men. Has she chosen the right one, only time will tell whether Team Zack or Team Luke wins!I adore Lily, yes she makes questionable decisions, but she has two hot men fighting over her. What is a girl supposed to do?! I loved Lily’s relationship with her best friend...

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My Review for Christmas Ever After by Jaimie Admans

The Ever After Street series is one of the best series I have ever read. Hugs in books, absolutely all of them and Christmas Ever After is no exception. There is nothing not to love (well, maybe apart from Jorge)! Raff and Franca have shops that are in the ‘always Christmas’ part of Ever After Street. Raff makes and sells, allegedly magical, snow globes and Franca makes and sells nutcracker dolls of every size. Every time I read about the adult-sized...

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My Review for The Things I Should Have Told You by Carmel Harrington, Read by Aidan Kelly, Caroline Lennon and Emer O'Connor

Continuing with my Carmel Harrington binge, I grabbed myself an audiobook copy of The Things I Should Have Told You from Libby, popped my AirPods in and set about tidying the garden. Another story of Carmel’s which blew me away, with lovely characters, gorgeous settings and lots and lots of sentimental moments.The storyline was delightful, if a little sad at times, and I was blown away with the whole ‘road trip in a camper van’ idea, even if camping...

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