My review One of the best books that I have read in recent times!! This book is nothing short of brilliant, and the author Manish Sahu is a genius, a master storyteller who can twist and turn the tales, thereby raising the bar higher in every story till the human psyche is revealed, sometimes in … Continue reading Book Review – The Bicycle Thief and Other Short Stories by Manish Sahu
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Book Review – Finders, Not Keepers by D. E. Haggerty
My review This was a cute book to read, a combination of chick-lit and cozy, perfect for the Saturday afternoon. The story goes thus, Terri finds a diamond necklace in the attic, she wants to give it to the rightful owners, hence goes in search of them. In due course, she finds herself entrusted with … Continue reading Book Review – Finders, Not Keepers by D. E. Haggerty
Book Review – Pretty Ugly Lies by Pamela Crane
My review If life came with a 'replay' button, would we keep pressing it every time when life felt overwhelming and we knew we would sink soon? This was the question the book left me with. My first book by Author Pamela Crane had me scrambling to keep up the lives of the 4 mums … Continue reading Book Review – Pretty Ugly Lies by Pamela Crane
Reap by Marilyn Bennett
The book had no cover pic since it is releasing in the next year (I hope it never releases, at least not in this version) My review I loved the beginning of the book where Melissa lives a normal life with her husband, working as the P. E. Teacher, and of course, doing the occasional … Continue reading Reap by Marilyn Bennett
The Sister Swap by Fiona
My review The story goes thus Meg and Sarah are estranged for nearly 20years except for 2 funeral visits. They don't talk text or mail. There is military silence between them. Till a health scare forces the London city girl Meg to take a break and go to the country and a job break forces … Continue reading The Sister Swap by Fiona
The Mum Who’d Had Enough by Fiona Gibson
My review Look at the cover, it is so cute!! I wanted a fun light read and hence I picked up this book. But I was soooo wrong!! The book started with the mum Sinead leaving as she was quite fed up with her husband Nate and his ways. So it was not mum who'd … Continue reading The Mum Who’d Had Enough by Fiona Gibson
What Holly’s Husband Did by Debbie Viggiano
My review I have lost it, I have lost it, I've seriously lost it. It is sad, it is disheartening, it is really very bad. I have nothing left to do but to announce it — it's gone! My sense of humour has deserted me. I have lost my funny bone!! Sighhhh... How do I … Continue reading What Holly’s Husband Did by Debbie Viggiano
The Forever Night Stand by Bena Roberts #bookpromo @randomresources
Hey guys!! I am back with Amazing Rachel's blog tour for Forever Night Stand by Bena Roberts Book blurb A two hour romance which starts with drama and mayhem! Sara has her back up against the wall. She is recovering from the side effects of chemotherapy and at her own "cancer free" party, she makes … Continue reading The Forever Night Stand by Bena Roberts #bookpromo @randomresources
Production Values by Liv Bartlet #bookexcerpt @randomresources
Hey all!! I am part of fabulous Rachel's team for the blog tour for Production Values by Liv Bartlet Intro One of Monkey & Me’s new TV ventures has hit the skids. The other, Void, is premiering with great expectations, while tension grows between Kat and Bea. Excerpt Void premiered on a Saturday in a … Continue reading Production Values by Liv Bartlet #bookexcerpt @randomresources
My Husband’s Lies by Caroline England
My review This was the book blurb On the afternoon of Nick and Lisa’s wedding, their close friend is found poised on a hotel window ledge, ready to jump. As the shock hits their friendship group, they soon realise that none of them are being as honest with themselves – or with each other – … Continue reading My Husband’s Lies by Caroline England
The Runaway Wife by Dee MacDonald
My review What a beautiful adventurous book on self-discovery and finding inner happiness. I loved it from start to finish!! A 66 year old woman Connie, suddenly realizes that she has been taken for granted by her husband and family and just decides to leave it all and run away. She packs her green car … Continue reading The Runaway Wife by Dee MacDonald
Like Cats and Dogs by Alexis Stanton
My review Who can resist true love and everything that comes stringed along with it, from the beautiful strains of Vivaldi to the hip hop peppy beats of Rihanna. The love can travel along the rhythms of music to flow along the rhythms of the hearts, binding them together, forever. Aah... That's the power of … Continue reading Like Cats and Dogs by Alexis Stanton
The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet
My review This was a family drama of sorts jacketed as a thriller. The story has 2 time lines with 3 versions. One was way in the past in the year 2013, where the main character Caroline, goes through turbulence in her marriage, with her prescription pill addict husband and so has an affair. The … Continue reading The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet
The Little Perfume Shop off the Champs Elysees by Rebecca Raisin
My review The story is about two people finding their way back to magic, the magic of perfume making, their love for the ingredients and their confidence. Believe in yourself and love what you do is the theme which underruns this story. Del enters a perfume making contest held by the Leclere Parfumerie and if … Continue reading The Little Perfume Shop off the Champs Elysees by Rebecca Raisin
The Memories of Us by Vanessa Carnevale
My review Retrograde Amnesia a very difficult topic to write on, and to write it with sensitivity in a fictional tale, takes an amazing balance to make it both poignant and entertaining. My first book by Vanessa Carnevale, and man, if this is the way she writes all her books, I am her forever fan. … Continue reading The Memories of Us by Vanessa Carnevale
The Café at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke
My review Cassandra comes home, after being fired from her event management job in London, back to Seashell Cove and finds everything changed. The Cafe has modernized, her brother Rob has left the band to become a teacher, her best friends are back home and working at/near the Cafe, an old crush Danny is everywhere … Continue reading The Café at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke
The Undercover Mother by Emma Robinson
My review This is the story of a naive woman on the verge of giving birth in 5 weeks who thinks life would remain pretty much the same, after the baby arrives. Uh-huh!! And boy, is she proved wrong!! Jenny who writes a column on Single Woman About Town suddenly finds herself writing a blog … Continue reading The Undercover Mother by Emma Robinson
Somebody’s Daughter by Rochelle B. Weinstein
My review Internet - a technology which joins the world together, today has a devil sitting on the shoulder tempting all if us — the social media. And people forget that once on the net, always on the net. Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube all help if used judiciously, but with one mistake it can … Continue reading Somebody’s Daughter by Rochelle B. Weinstein
Love Trumps All by Sudarshan Mahabal
My review Emotions —isn't that what binds us to each other, and that is what Sudarshan Mahabal's book is rich in. The story does say that it is about a man, Anant, from a small town in India making it big in the Silicon Valley of California, then leaving it all to come back to … Continue reading Love Trumps All by Sudarshan Mahabal
Stand by Me by S. D. Robertson
My review I like books which have friendship, love, family, children. Then throw in a little magic, a little miracle, and it should make the book complete. Stand by me started well, with childhood best friend, Elliot, making his appearance in Lisa's life after 20 years when she is struggling with marriage and children. He … Continue reading Stand by Me by S. D. Robertson
Lucy’s Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies
My review If you're really lucky, love grows out of a friendship, that you never want to lose, it brings colour and meaning to everything you do. Far from changing you, love takes the person that you already were and makes it into a better version of you... A direct quote from the book. Oh, … Continue reading Lucy’s Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies
Ottercombe Bay (Part One) by Bella Osborne
My review The story is about Daisy Wickens who returns to Ottercombe Bay at the death of her great uncle, Ray and finds that in order to inherit the money, she has to stay in Ottercombe Bay for a year. This is the beginning of the series, part one, by Bella Osborne. It is a … Continue reading Ottercombe Bay (Part One) by Bella Osborne
Homecoming in Christmas Falls by Ciara Knight
My review 7 friends + high school + pranks + one leaves suddenly without goodbye = 8 years of no connection. Till the energy of the group, Ashley comes back to the town of Christmas Falls and sees the businesses dying out and their community centre shut off. Then begins the plan of recapturing the old magic of Christmas Falls... The author, Ciara Knight, has written … Continue reading Homecoming in Christmas Falls by Ciara Knight
Curves, Kisses and Chocolate Ice Cream by Sue Watson
My review We eat either to escape some emotional trauma or to fill an emotional need, and that's why it is known as comfort food. And this comfort food is almost always something delicious, something ridiculously fattening, and something which fills the mouth with bursts of flavor and hips with a bigger arse. That is … Continue reading Curves, Kisses and Chocolate Ice Cream by Sue Watson
Where the Sweet Bird Sings by Ella Joy Olsen
My review This story had such a great plot that I was excited enough to leave all work to read this. But alas and very woefully, I have to admit that this book did not hold my attention. It took me 4 days to finish reading. I tried to like the main character, Emma, I … Continue reading Where the Sweet Bird Sings by Ella Joy Olsen
Everything the Heart Wants by Savannah Page
My review The story goes... Halley was always sure, from the very beginning, that she never wanted to be a mother. In fact, she made this clear on the first date with Adam itself. But when her husband after 11 years of bliss, suddenly asks her to reconsider about having a baby, they are at … Continue reading Everything the Heart Wants by Savannah Page
The Woman who Knew Everything by Debbie Viggiano
My review The universal question that any woman who is in a relationship has in mind - will he or won't he? And when will he? These three best friends/workmates Amber, Dee, and Chrissie have the same question in mind. When Christmas and New Year does not present them with a proposal or a ring, … Continue reading The Woman who Knew Everything by Debbie Viggiano
Since You’ve Been Gone by Christa Allan
My review I picked up this book reading the blurb, thinking this is about a strong woman, Olivia who, after being jilted at the alter when her fiancé dies in an accident on a road 50 miles away from the church with a baby gift in the back seat, and going through various hardships, discovers … Continue reading Since You’ve Been Gone by Christa Allan
