tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73202298857740905632024-03-13T00:53:02.304+00:00Rachale's Reads"A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic" Carl SaganRaaRchelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435408257596210769noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320229885774090563.post-22513766187639117752016-01-21T11:07:00.002+00:002016-01-21T11:17:48.602+00:00Little Girl Gone by Alexandra Burt<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>A baby goes missing. But does her mother want her back?</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: inherit;">When Estelle’s baby daughter is taken from her cot, she doesn’t report her missing. Days later, Estelle is found in a wrecked car, with a wound to her head and no memory.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the last couple of years, I have read many thrillers, and I am so glad I did, otherwise gems like this book would have passed me by. I chose this book by pure chance, as I wasn’t sure what type of book I fancied picking up from my (figurative) pile of books to be read, but once I did, I couldn’t put my kindle down, I was captured from beginning to end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />The book takes place in both present day and flashbacks to the past, telling us how Estelle and Jack met, and then everything that led up to Mia’s disappearance and Estelle’s car crash. There was one time for me that it wasn’t really obvious that it was the past but it was only that once, the rest of the book it was completely obvious which time period we were in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh my, where do I even begin with how much I loved this book? The cover that is basically every pintrested wedding invite combined into the picture of perfection, or the utterly charming tale which I couldn’t help but fall in love with from the first chapter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The writing invites you in and you don’t want to leave. It covers a range of emotions incredibly well, I expected this book to pull on the heart strings a bit and it did. Not only through the loss that the members of the book club but through getting to know Lucy and how she feels guilty about the past and how that effects her life today. That doesn’t mean there isn’t light-hearted moments in the book, usually provided whenever Lucy gets together with her flatmate from London, George and her old friend from school Elle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is smart, cynical, loyal - and well aware that she's not the hot one in her group of friends. But when high-school jock and all round moron Wesley Rush tells her she's a DUFF - a Designated, Ugly Fat Friend - Bianca does not the see funny side. She may not be a beauty but she'd never stoop so low as to go anywhere near the likes of Wesley ... Or would she? Bianca is about to find out that attraction defies looks and that sometimes your sworn enemies can become your best friends ...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>With a wry and tell-it-like-it-is voice, The Duff is a witty and poignant story of a teenager struggling with the rules of high school attraction, along with the breaking down of her relationships with family and friends. It is a novel about what it means to be sexy, in a world where we feel we have to be perfect!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Initially I was weary about Bianca, she seemed far too cynical and grumpy at the start (even before the DUFF incedent), but she grew on me fast and it mattered less and less. It was the way it was often tinged with humour that made me like her, and made me grow. She was obviously unhappy with things at home, and chose to bottle it all up and hence that leads to beginning a friends (or in this case enemies) with benefits arrangement with the person whom originally enlightened her to her ‘DUFF’ status, Wesley.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wesley was instantly likeable, despite his cruelty calling Bianca ‘DUFF’ and his man-whore status. He is a bit of the stereotype bad boy at school that everyone fancies, and he knows it, but secretly he’s messed up inside with issues. That didn’t stop me liking him though. Bianca hates the way Wesley calls her Duffy after their first meeting, and despite him asking several times if it bothers her she says no, and I found myself just wishing she would just tell him! I’m sure he only meant it affectionately (Simon and I have a nickname for each other which is pretty offensive if we knew we didn’t mean it affectionately) and would have stopped had he known, he never meant to offend her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I tried to do a top ten for 2015, but I just couldn’t narrow it down, it’s been a great year for books, so who can blame me? Just a note, I am indecisive so these books are in no particular order. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B013GSVDBW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B013GSVDBW&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">One Wish in Manhattan by Mandy Baggott</a></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This book was one of the first Christmas books I read this year, and I started well! Magical, heart warming, funny and simply a great read all around! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00VNX9GK8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00VNX9GK8&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">Our Song by Dani Atkins</a></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Never read any of Dani Atkins’ books before, but have heard only good things about them, and if this book is anything to go by, I’ve been missing out! Make sure to grab some tissues though, 2 boxes should cover it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TUAYHA0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00TUAYHA0&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">A Very Big House in the Country by Claire Sandy</a></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Loved Claire Sandy’s previous book ‘What would Mary Berry Do?’ and this one is just as good. Full of secrets, but with Claire’s stand out humour you are compelled to read more and more. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LT8OBKW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00LT8OBKW&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) by Kate Winter</a></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A unique premise, this book had me laughing from the first paragraph, despite the situation Rosie is in. It tugs on the heartstrings too. Perfection in a book. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00T9UFPA2/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00T9UFPA2&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance by Kirsty Greenwood</a></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This book was a whole load of fun from start to end, and Jess had a penchant for Pear Cider, so instantly felt a connection! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LM9S8VG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00LM9S8VG&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">The Cake Shop In The Garden by Carole Matthews</a></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh my goodness, this book was so much more emotional than I expected, I truly cared for Fay and my jaw dropped when the twist was revealed. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471138410/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1471138410&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">The Sun In Her Eyes by Paige Toon</a></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whats a yearly list of my favourite books without a book by Paige Toon on it. Plus this one has wine in it, so a win win all round. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471137015/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1471137015&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">The Winter Wedding by Abby Clements</a> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Loved this book, planning a wedding myself I could relate, but really the star was lead character Hazel. This book was just adorable. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00IM3V826/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00IM3V826&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">What a Girl Wants</a> / <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00WYDWDWE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00WYDWDWE&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">A Girl’s Best Friend</a> by Lindsey Kelk</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I love Lindsey Kelk’s book and as soon as I read what a girl wants I had to continue onto the third book ASAP. Addictive reading, I absolutely adored these books. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0007577605/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0007577605&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">Piano Man Project by Kate French</a> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This book was perhaps the biggest surprise this year. Absolutely loved this book, Hal especially.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">11. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1405911603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1405911603&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">The Day We Disappeared by Lucy Robinson</a> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh my. This book left me speechless, absolutely fantastic, couldn’t stop turning the pages. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">12. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TOOSBWW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00TOOSBWW&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">Asking For it by Louise O’Neill</a> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This book was seriously good, a dark subject, but an important read for everyone. Didn’t like the ending, but I think that’s the point. Thought provoking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>13. <a href="ttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00VEEYFR0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00VEEYFR0&linkCode=as2&tag=racsrea07-21" target="_blank">A Wedding At Christmas by Chrissie Manby</a></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Adore this series beyond belief, and it just keeps getting better. I loved every second of this book, and was a great read around the Christmas period.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Firstly this cover is beyond pretty, infant it starred yesterday in my top 5 Christmas Books and Covers yesterday, and who can blame me, it’s so beautiful and wintery and reminds me of a classic very traditional christmas card. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The two sisters inherit their late father’s pub. This grabbed my interest me as the small town I live in has a few pubs, but there is one in particular I think is just perfection and how I would envisage my pub, should I ever run one. It even has a few bookshelves that have a selection of books that I may have borrowed from once or twice, but have also donated to on a few occasions as well! So I love the atmosphere and sense of community in this place, and if you say ‘pub’ to me this is the place my mind goes to, with warm feelings, not just due to the amazing cider they serve there. So while Nessie and Sam were overwhelmed with all the stuff they had to do given the deadline placed on them by the village busybody, I was willing them on, knowing that they could really make a success of it, especially with all of their hard work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Nessie is instantly the character I connected with more, Sam was a bit too harsh at first, especially with her handling of the paintings, however towards the end I warmed up to her, but am eagerly anticipating the following novellas to hopefully expand the mystery surrounding Sam. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve never read Rosie Blake’s debut novel, though as ever it’s in my TBR pile, that doesn’t mean I was any less excited to read the book though, as I’d heard good things about ‘How To Get A (Love) Life’, and of course, being the fickle person I am, I absolutely adored the cover. Beautifully Simple but ultimately festive with Glittery text, lovely! The start of this book really captured my attention, and it’s a lovely tale that makes you laugh and feel good at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Eve was loveable, but at the same time, she sometimes annoyed me. I can’t quite put my finger on why though. I think it was her clear dependence on Liam to the extent where the only meal she can seem to cook safely is pot noodle. However, her mishaps in the kitchen were funny at how hopeless she was, the book does include recipes that go along with the book, from the aforementioned pot noodle, to Mulled Wine when Greg teaches her how to make it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some chapters were narrated by Greg, and while I enjoyed a lot of these, some felt like they were just re-treading the exact same scene we’d read with Eve as the protagonist, without adding anything much to it. I would have loved this book to be a little longer and to have delved more often into his life outside of his meetings with Grace. Also I think this would have made the book go deeper into the mystery surrounding him which I would have really liked to read more about.</span></div>
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<b>This book is fantastically written. I really enjoyed it and I think it's an important book for everyone to read. </b><br />
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<i>But Hazel's clients expect the very best - she's promised lawyers Gemma and Eliot a snow-covered castle in the Scottish Highlands, and laidback couple Josh and Sarah a bohemian beach wedding in a Caribbean paradise. But as weather, in-laws and wilful brides conspire against her, can Hazel get two very different couples to walk up two very different aisles to say 'I do'? And will she find her own happy ending if she does?</i></div>
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I LOVED this book, picked me up from a reading slump, you can read <a href="http://www.rachalesreads.com/2015/12/the-winter-wedding-by-abby-clements.html" target="_blank">my review here</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">'Tis the season to be jolly. Unless you've found an intimate picture of another woman on your fiance's phone...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Eve is heartbroken after discovering her fiance is cheating on her. Being surrounded by the joys of Christmas is more than Eve can bear, so she chooses to avoid the festivities by spending Christmas alone on a houseboat in Pangbourne. Eve gets gets an unexpected seasonal surprise when handsome local vet Greg comes to her rescue one day, and continues to visit Eve's boat on a mission to transform her from Kitchen Disaster Zone to Culinary Queen.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">But where does Greg keep disappearing to? What does Eve's best friend Daisy know that she isn't telling? </span>And why is there an angry goose stalking Eve's boat? </i></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Kimmy’s Sensible Boyfriend told her he didn’t approve of her longing for the high life or her dream of starting a cupcake company Kimmy thought she could compromise – after all, she did return those five-inch Paris Hilton heels! But asking her to trade in cake-making for a job sorting potatoes is a step too far.</span></i></div>
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lawyers Gemma and Eliot a snow-covered castle in the Scottish Highlands, and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Christmas is in full swing in my household, and I couldn’t wait to read Abby Clements’ new book, especially after enjoying her book that was released earlier this year, ‘The Heavenly Italian Ice Cream Shop’. The cover is gorgeous, wintery with the glowing lights and snow giving it that festive touch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once inside the book you are given a prologue of Hazel and Lila from childhood to the current day. It is poetic and beautiful, explaining their relationship and the connection that Hazel feels to her twin, Lila, which is why she is taking Lila moving out harder than normal. The writing is inviting, and I know I’m not the only one who has read this in very few sittings and it is easy to see why. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hazel has such a wonderful sounding job of being a set designer for television, well at least that’s the goal. She’s been recently promised a promotion to her dream job, and she sounds so talented at it, really Creative and organised, which lends itself perfectly to organising her sisters wedding. It sounds like she does an amazing job, and I just thought to myself ‘God, I wish I had a Hazel to sort my wedding’. The set pieces she builds in miniature also sounds fascinating and adorable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I loved Amber, at first I thought she was going to be a villainous character and create a lot of issues for the lovely Hazel, but actually she was the exact opposite. Kind and friendly, she was perfect for Hazel’s new flatmate and I enjoyed their scenes together, it was just part of the charm to this book. I would like to find more about Amber, there was one thread of her story I either missed the ending of or was left open and I find myself wondering what happened there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The men in the book were mostly adorable. Whether it was the Hazel’s best friend at work, Josh who doted on his girlfriend, Sarah, or her sister’s husband-to-be Ollie, they are just the dream men who seemed perfectly romantic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When Lila broke the news about her engagement to Hazel, it made me smile, she had the same colour haribo stand-in ring that I did (though I confess, I ate mine after wearing it for about two minutes, how Lila lasted overnight is beyond me, who can resist haribo?!) and it was a similar proposal over a nice meal. Actually I think Lila’s may have been more traditionally romantic, Simon technically never asked me to marry him, more poked the ring towards me (it was wrapped around a haribo heart) and said ‘so will you?’, thank goodness for the ring, otherwise I’d have thought he was asking if I’d pay for the meal. I had to ask ‘Really?’, ‘Are you Joking?’ a few times before I believed it was happening (12 years plus, I thought a proposal was never coming). Though that is exactly how Simon is, and I love him all the more for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This book is incredibly addictive, I’d been struggling to choose what to read, and I’m so glad I chose this one. While it’s not as festive as I thought it would be (ok, this is purely based on the glowy lights and snowy cover) until towards the end of the book, it doesn’t matter as everything throughout it fills your heart with warmth, which still gets you in the christmas spirit, with the warm glow you feel when listening to classic christmas songs sung by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and the like. Definitely one to add to your shelves as soon as you can, preferably moved to the top of your TBR, because you will be missing out if you don’t read this soon!</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>‘I wish I could live your life. I’d happily swap lives with you.’</i></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The premise of this book sounded really interesting, along the same lines of the films ‘Freaky Friday’ and ‘The Change Up’, among others. Most people will be familiar with this premise, but I have never seen one with opposite genders switching, so this gave the story it’s own twist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The book is seemingly written with ease, it’s comfort reading at it’s best. It’s a light hearted read, that you’ll want to devour faster than the plate of mince pies or chocolate chip panettone you have. You are instantly transported into the chaos the is the Neil’s family household. Judy is chaotically baking mince pies, while trying to get the children ready, and she still needs to walk the dog. Not helping things is her husband, Calvin, who is being his usual helpless self. You immediately feel sympathetic towards Judy, as we’ve all been overloaded with things, be it family responsibilities or jobs at work, we’ve all experienced ‘those days’, but with Judy it just seems as per the norm, and you can see why she’s prickly with Calvin, they get into an argument, and so the swap begins.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>‘I wish I could live your life. I’d happily swap lives with you.’</i></span></strong><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Calvin wishes he could trade in his obnoxious boss and dull nine-to-five job to spend more time kicking back with his kids – how hard can Judy’s life really be?</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">When sisters Nessie and Sam inherit a little pub in a beautiful country village they jump at the chance to escape their messy lives and start afresh. But when they arrive at the Star and Sixpence, it's not quite what they imagined - it's pretty much derelict, ruined by debts, and it's going to be a huge job to get it up and running again.</span><br /><br />It's just before Christmas but they are determined to relaunch on New Year's Eve, to bring the new year in with a bang. But with nosy neighbours, miserable locals and no money to contend with, it's not going to be easy.<br /><br />And when the sisters' past comes back to haunt them, they start to think that the fresh start they needed is very far away indeed…<br /><br />Curl up with Snowdrops at the Star and Sixpence - the perfect novella for those winter nights. </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;">Apologies for the general email, but I desperately need your help.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" /></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;">My goddaughter, Coco Jackson, disappeared from her family's holiday home in Bournemouth on the night of Sunday/Monday August 29/30th, the bank holiday weekend just gone. Coco is three years old.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" /></span>When identical twin Coco goes missing during a family celebration, there is a media frenzy. Her parents are rich and influential, as are the friends they were with at their holiday home by the sea.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" />But what really happened to Coco?<br style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" />Over two intense weekends - the first when Coco goes missing and the second fifteen years later at the funeral of her father - the darkest of secrets will gradually be revealed...<br style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;">Taut, emotive and utterly compelling, an unputdownable 'ripped from the headlines' novel that you will want to talk about with everyone you know.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mrs Doubtfire was one of my favourite movies as a child, and remains that way to this day. Firstly. Robin Williams was a great actor and comedian, and he injects such magic into every movie I’ve seen him in, and none more so for me than Mrs Doubtfire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whenever I hear either ‘Jump Around’ or ‘Dude Looks Like a Lady’, it bring memories of this great film, and if I’m alone (or if Simon is the only person present) I will sing and dance along to either. This film is just makes me laugh and smile, every time I watch it I can almost guarantee to find a new joke every time, or at least a joke I’ve forgotten about. The humour is just the best, it’s got humour for children and adults with some cultural references.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As a child, my favourite scene was the one above. Everything from how smoothly Robin Willams transitioned from angry guy voice to the delivery of the soft ‘Broke my bag, the bastard’ of Mrs Doubtfire, to the fact Mrs Doubtfire swore had me in stitches. It is just one example of how perfect I think this movie is. Now I’m an adult, I’m more indecisive about my favourite scene, the film is hilarious and heartwarming.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Earlier this
year I read ‘Truly Madly Greekly’ by Mandy, and it was an instant hit with me.
I loved the writing and how she made Greece sound as beautiful as I am sure it
is in real life, and this time is no different. This time however I know where
Mandy is writing about, so I can imagine it all the better, and reading books
about New York always takes me back there, and this is definitely up there with
the best of the books set in NYC that I’ve read.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course it’s
not only the location that is fabulous about this book it is everything else
that is mixed in with it. The characters, the humour, the chemistry, all
bundled up into this little package of 328 pages of perfection. I was so
incredibly charmed by all of the characters, well maybe apart from Hayley’s
mother.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Angel,
Hayley’s daughter was incredibly smart for a 9 year old and you couldn’t help
but laugh in most of the scenes she was in, in part to her unique ways, but she
was a genuinely funny person. She had a delightful outlook that was
resoundingly positive and I can only think<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>this speaks volumes for Hayley’s parenting skills.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hayley is
also quite a positive person, being that we see the book from her point of view
we do see her doubt at time, but she never dwells. She’s quick to speak her
mind and famously always wants the last word on everything. She’s the perfect
match for Oliver Drummond.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Oliver is
handsome, stubborn beyond belief but equally as dreamy. Reading the parts of
the book from his perspective were great and you really feel his sadness and
worry that is inside of him with the pressure of running the family business
and dealing with the loss of his brother and father. Like every dream
boyfriend, he is pretty much perfect. Yes, a bit hasty in decisions sometimes,
but he devilishly handsome, charming, sensitive and so easy to fall in love
with, so I think we can forgive him that little vice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I loved ‘Truly Madly Greekly’,
it was a great book, but this one goes beyond that. It is a must read this
christmas, or anytime of the year really, but New York and Christmas has that
magical combination, so I do recommend you read it this season. Heart-warming,
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Gratefully received from the Publisher for review.</span>RaaRchelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435408257596210769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320229885774090563.post-20914250073756898452015-11-15T08:36:00.000+00:002015-11-22T09:45:26.642+00:00Sunday Catchup - Week 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week was better than last week, I read 2 books and had Saturday not been busy all day which was unplanned, I think I could have read more, so I feel more happy this week, which is always a good thing!<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Being arrested in your own bedroom is never a good start to the day. Tess Brookes really needs to sort out her back-stabbing flatmate – and her life.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Should she gamble all on the new photography job she’s landed, or snap up the offer from long-time crush and best friend Charlie to start up on their own – in more ways than one? There’s just one small thing she hasn’t mentioned. Or rather, one tall thing. He’s handsome, infuriating and called Nick…<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>For the first time, Tess has to choose between the life she always dreamed of and a future she never imagined possible. From London to Milan, with high fashion and low behaviour thrown in, she’s going to have to make up her mind what a girl really wants…</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><b>Love this book, I was instantly in love and just devoured it. I had forgotten just how much I love Tess!</b><br />
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<b>As soon as I finished I could not wait to start this one! Set in New York around Christmas, it was funny, and lovely and I want more Lindsey Kelk books in my life! This book was my third Christmas book I've read this year, and all three so far have been set in NYC! </b></div>
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<b>Carrying on the Christmas Spirit (I don't think I had much last year on my blog at least) I thought I would try this one by fellow blogger and writer <a href="http://www.jenniferjoycewrites.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jennifer Joyce</a>. The cover is gorgeous, and intrigued to know what happens! </b><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">'Tis the season to be jolly. Unless you've found an intimate picture of another woman on your fiance's phone...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Eve is heartbroken after discovering her fiance is cheating on her. Being surrounded by the joys of Christmas is more than Eve can bear, so she chooses to avoid the festivities by spending Christmas alone on a houseboat in Pangbourne. Eve gets gets an unexpected seasonal surprise when handsome local vet Greg comes to her rescue one day, and continues to visit Eve's boat on a mission to transform her from Kitchen Disaster Zone to Culinary Queen.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">But where does Greg keep disappearing to? What does Eve's best friend Daisy know that she isn't telling? </span><b>And why is there an angry goose stalking Eve's boat? </b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I've not read any books by Rosie before, though her previous book is on my TBR list, but this cover was just too gorgeous to resist! I think more than anything I'm intrigued by the stalking goose!</b></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">When sisters Nessie and Sam inherit a little pub in a beautiful country village they jump at the chance to escape their messy lives and start afresh. But when they arrive at the Star and Sixpence, it's not quite what they imagined - it's pretty much derelict, ruined by debts, and it's going to be a huge job to get it up and running again.</span><br /><br />It's just before Christmas but they are determined to relaunch on New Year's Eve, to bring the new year in with a bang. But with nosy neighbours, miserable locals and no money to contend with, it's not going to be easy.<br /><br />And when the sisters' past comes back to haunt them, they start to think that the fresh start they needed is very far away indeed…<br /><br />Curl up with Snowdrops at the Star and Sixpence - the perfect novella for those winter nights. </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Finding love isn’t always black and white…</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>You: kind, piano-playing sex god<br />Me: hopelessly romantic charity shop manager</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Honeysuckle Jones has a problem, and her best friends Nell and Tash are on a mission to help her solve it. She needs a man – a caring, intelligent, funny man. But most importantly, a man who’s good with his hands…</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Luckily Honey’s new neighbour – moody, antisocial ex-chef Hal – fails on almost every count. Even though the chemistry between them is electric, he’s obviously wrong for her in every way.</i></span><br />
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but it has stared longingly at me from my kindle for a while now. This book
attracted me, not only from the beautiful cover, but the name. Simon is
learning piano at the moment, so it grabbed my interest immediately upon
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expected to enjoy it, but I never expected it to be THIS good. This book makes
you laugh, smile and a bit sad at times as well. There was nothing about this
book that I didn’t like, all the characters were written beautifully and it was
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written, Honey with her bright and bubbly outlook is a complete contrast to her
neighbour Hal, someone who is incredibly moody, for seemingly small reasons.
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and kind, but also has a wicked sense of humour. What she does for Hal is
fantastic and her inner monologue of her developing feelings were great to
read. Hal and Honeys relationship was laugh out loud funny at times, sexy and
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charming and funny, especially Lucille, Mimi, and Billy some of the residents
that lived in the care home that the shop was part of. While not your
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This week has been pretty poor reading wise, only finished one book and read 20% of another, and I'm unsure if next week will be any better as I've got a job needing sorted by the middle of november, but I can hope that I won't be so tired and can stay up later!<br />
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<i>In a New York minute, everything can change …</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>Holly Johnson is at a crossroads in her life. She wants to make it as a real journalist, and she’s dreaming of falling in love.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>She’s so close to getting her break at work, and she’s met a very special guy. Well, she hasn’t actually met him … not yet. But everyone knows most relationships start online these days. And she’s on to a winner with this one. Isn’t she?</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>But something is not quite right with Andy McCoy – and he’s about to learn you don’t mess with Holly Johnson. She decides to fly to New York to find the truth.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>Holly is about to get the shock of her life.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>What she finds in Manhattan swiftly turns into a nightmare.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>But maybe – just maybe – if Holly is true to herself, she can turn this nightmare into a dream come true …</i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><b>This book was the only one I read this week, I had a few niggles with this book despite what I expected, but overall I enjoyed it.</b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>For the first time, Tess has to choose
between the life she always dreamed of and a future she never imagined
possible. From London to Milan, with high fashion and low behaviour thrown in,
she’s going to have to make up her mind what a girl really wants…</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><b>Love love love books by Lindsey Kelk and I got the third book in this series at the weekend so need to catch up quick and rather than read the books below wanted an author I knew I adored! Not that I won't enjoy the other books but sometimes you just need some comfort reading, ya know?</b><br />
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I really want to read the books I said I would read last week so will keep those and add Lindsey Kelk's new one as I'm dying to read it!<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/ebooks/dp/B00XAFSXM4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446370449&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Broken+Hearts+Book+Club++Lynsey+James" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPUymLFLdbd8GbBbRw5sZB91euQhqocsGGxk9PAt9lmu_8bDd5g65vfCWHAw-FbZ897XjFqGyREVoaUWbcS6SHyabznARfmBJx781XsHf3FwUD3MEyL82kudj3TPrHCawB-x3Mmu3wm4/s320/broken-heart-book-club.jpg" width="208" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/ebooks/dp/B00XAFSXM4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446370449&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Broken+Hearts+Book+Club++Lynsey+James" target="_blank">The Broken Hearts Book Club - Lynsey James</a></b><br />
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<i>Lucy Harper has always been good at one thing: running from her past. But when her beloved Nana Lily passes away she has no choice except to return to the one place in the world she most wants to avoid…</i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i><i>Luna Bay hasn't changed much in the eight years she has spent in London. The little Yorkshire village is still just as beautiful, but the new pub landlord is a gorgeous addition to the scenery!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i><i>Lucy only intended to stay for a day, yet when she discovers that Nana Lily has not only left her a cottage but also 'The Broken Hearts Book Club', Lucy is intrigued. Her Nana never have mentioned the club and Lucy can't wait to get started, but walking into her first meeting she is more aware than ever that her past is finally catching up with her.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i><i>One way or another, Lucy must finally face the past she left behind – or spend the rest of her life on the run…</i></span><br />
<strong><i><br /></i></strong><b>I love book clubs and I've been looking forward to read this for a while, so think I will pick this up!</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hyacinth-Girls-Lauren-Frankel/dp/055341805X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446370858&sr=8-1&keywords=hyacinth+girls" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOiO4bjYl10sWB2FAsM2E86vhnXgx2_87nGcFeUwnOSLYG0jwtg05Y0vRWxexf-O6L9OutngGvO3UMfJw_nrcQy4Y2mpZMi0Oe_NH-zmu4cg4LUWB5J_m3oEBJ8eF5saf_9f8-y3UsQY/s320/hyacinthgirls.jpg" width="216" /></a><b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hyacinth-Girls-Lauren-Frankel/dp/055341805X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446370858&sr=8-1&keywords=hyacinth+girls" target="_blank">Hyacinth Girls - Lauren Frankel</a></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><strong style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><br /></strong></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><strong style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">A stunning debut about a young teenager on the brink and a parent desperate to find the truth before it's too late.</strong><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Thirteen year old Callie is accused of bullying at school, but Rebecca knows the gentle girl she's raised must be innocent. After Callie is exonerated, she begins to receive threatening notes from the girl who accused her, and as these notes become desperate, Rebecca feels compelled to intervene. As she tries to save this unbalanced girl, Rebecca remembers her own intense betrayals and best-friendships as a teenager, when her failure to understand those closest to her led to tragedy. She'll do anything to make this story end differently. But Rebecca doesn’t understand what's happening or who is truly a victim, and now Callie is in terrible danger.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">This raw and beautiful story about the intensity of adolescent emotions and the complex identity of a teenage girl looks unflinchingly at how cruelty exists in all of us, and how our worst impulses can estrange us from ourselves - or even save us.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><b>I've read a few books on bullying and this one sounded fascinating and darker than the ones I read before.</b><br />
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slight hitch is that Nick, the man who broke her heart, lives there. And
Charlie, the man she turned down, has just started talking to her again. And
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RaaRchelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435408257596210769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320229885774090563.post-4716332277756923152015-11-06T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-06T08:51:48.777+00:00Our Song by Dani Atkins<br />
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This week for my 'Friday First', I am reviewing Dani Atkin's Book 'Our Song' which isn't out till January but I was lucky enough to receive a copy early, and I'm so glad I did.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px;"><i>The stunning new emotional drama from ebook phenomenon Dani Atkins, author of Fractured - perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Dorothy Koomson.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px;"><i>This is the story of Ally and Charlotte, whose paths have intersected over the years though they've never really been close friends. Charlotte married Ally's ex and first true love, David. Fate is about to bring them together one last, dramatic time and change their lives forever.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px;"><i>Full of Dani's signature warmth and emotion, this is a gripping and emotional family drama. With breath-taking plot twists, Dani explores themes of serendipity, friendship and love. She fully engages the reader in the dilemmas faced by her characters. What would you do if your husband was the love of somebody else's life? And when faced with an agonising decision, could you put the past behind you and do the right thing?</i></span></div>
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I haven’t read any of Dani Atkins’ books before, but from what I’ve heard of them, I was expecting an emotional, touching story, and that’s exactly what you get with this book.<br />
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I snuck a look at the first two pages when I received it and was awestruck and couldn’t wait to start it. Once I had started it, it was hard to put it down and once started had an epic reading session reading alot of it ending at 2am, then as I woke up, I started reading the last third of the book, which felt like someone had ripped my heart out. It completely just broke my heart in a way that hasn’t been done since ‘The Memory Book’ and ‘Me Before You’.<br />
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The writing is beautiful and you are sucked into Ally and Charlotte's lives with ease. Dani captures their emotions and situation wonderfully. You hear from them in the past when Ally and Charlotte first meet when Ally is dating her housemate at Uni, David. They were never close but they are thrown back together under less than happy circumstances, where either of them are barely keeping it together, even without the added complications of seeing each other again after 8 years, you can feel the tension between them.<br />
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I adored Ally, she was so sensitive, but other than the intensity when they were first dating, I don’t think she was well suited to David on an outsider’s perspective, though as they say, opposites attract and that was certainly the case here, she obviously loved him with everything she had. After her split from David, I loved reading about her friendship with Joe, who I much preferred over David.<br />
Charlotte, compared to Ally seemed much more confident and sure of herself. At times a bit cold even. I didn’t dislike her but felt connected more to Ally throughout most of the book, especially in the past. When in the present she was much easier to like, especially when she buys a second cup of coffee. A small gesture, but showed some real warmth to her.<br />
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This book is definitely a contender for my favourite book of the year, it’s tragic yet heartwarming. The last hundred or so pages need a pack of tissues built into them, that’s for sure. While it is really sad, there are moments you find yourself smiling, sometimes because it’s funny or more often someone says or does something that is poignant and touching and it makes you think and want to grasp life as it comes. T<span style="text-align: center;">his book is one of the ones that hits you hard, simply stunning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Gratefully received from the Publisher for review.</span>RaaRchelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435408257596210769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320229885774090563.post-60809225110572910792015-11-04T10:23:00.001+00:002015-11-04T10:47:22.096+00:00Why I Love...Wine!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I never really liked wine before I started my job designing wine lists for a wine wholesaler. I was sent on a WSET (Wine and Spirit Education Trust) course to learn about wine and my love developed from there. I never understood how one Sauvignon Blanc could taste of Gooseberry’s and another of tropical fruits. To be honest I never got how you got grapes to taste of anything other than grapes. However, being taught about it all and having to taste a load of different varieties of grapes from different countries, really peaked my interest and after acing that test (92% getting only 4 questions wrong) and getting a merit in a more advanced course, including a blind tasting, my love for wine was born. I want to eventually work my way to getting my diploma, then another and then I will be a master of wine. That is such an awesome name, but I would love to get better in wine tasting, and maybe turn it into a profession. However, there are only about 250 masters out there so it’s obviously going to be challenging.<br />
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My favourite wine in the world is Red Ice Wine from Canada. Made by harvesting the grapes only when they are frozen, it makes a delicously sweet dessert wine. The process means that it is more expensive than alot of wines that I buy (Cheapest I've seen is £45 for a half bottle), so I don't get to drink it as often as I like. There is a white version as well, which is a fair bit cheaper (Found a bottle in Aldi for about £20-25 for a half bottle). The white ones are really nice, but the red is more fruity, rich and delicious. I've expensive taste I know! My favourite general wine that I can afford often is New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, simply delicious, and for a red Pinot Noir from New Zealand also hits the spot, or a nice Beaujolais (Morrisons have a nice one for about £6), thankfully as this is French it's named after the area it's made as the grapes name is Gamay, which sounds a bit too much like Gammy for my liking!<br />
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There is a common misconception among most people that knows I have some qualifications in wine, that I am a wine snob and won't 'slum it' with their picks, the most common phrase is 'Sorry I've only got....' like I wouldn't dare been seen with a bottle of Hardy's Shiraz and it is not true at all. I buy most of my wine from the supermarkets, and am often trying to find bargains. Unless we're buying a really nice bottle to go with dinner, where we would spend £10-15 on a bottle, most of the time I stick to the £6-7 mark, and if it's the end of the month I will see what a fiver can get me. I've found some really nice wines that way.<br />
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While I think that the Premier Crus of the world would be nicer than the £5 bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon you pick up from Tesco, you have to take a wine for what it is. Premier Cru's are going to set you back hundreds, if not thousands of pounds for a bottle, on that basis alone, they SHOULD be better than the £5 bottle. That doesn't mean that the £5 bottle tastes horrible. It may not be as complex and full as the posh French ones, but can still taste of delicious blackberries with the hint of pepper.</div>
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Simon is really proud of me and my wine 'knowledge', he's prouder than me infact, or at least bolder. Last time we were in our favourite restaurant in New York, he used it to get a tour of the wine cellar, their wine list is almost as thick as a book, you don't want to know how long it took me to pick a wine there! I think the funniest thing I can remember was when I was at home while Simon was out at a works gathering. I was watching some sad movie and it had just got to the point where I was crying (LOTS) and Simon suddenly calls me out of the blue with 'I've just emailed you the restaurants wine list, can you pick us a wine?', completely ruining the moment I was having with the film. Thanks Simon :)</div>
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Paige Toon's book includes a winery where Ethan makes wine and while Portia Macintosh's book doesn't include wine as a subject or setting, I do remember the lead character had a penchant for Chablis!</div>
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Last weekend I was busy visiting my parents, and didn't have access to a computer, so thought I would combine last week and this week in one post.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The stunning new emotional drama from ebook phenomenon Dani Atkins, author of </i></span><i><span style="color: #333333;">Fractured</span> - perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Dorothy Koomson.</i><br />
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<i>This is the story of Ally and Charlotte, whose paths have intersected over the years though they've never really been close friends. Charlotte married Ally's ex and first true love, David. Fate is about to bring them together one last, dramatic time and change their lives forever.</i><br />
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<i>Full of Dani's signature warmth and emotion, this is a gripping and emotional family drama. With breath-taking plot twists, Dani explores themes of serendipity, friendship and love. She fully engages the reader in the dilemmas faced by her characters. What would you do if your husband was the love of somebody else's life? And when faced with an agonising decision, could you put the past behind you and do the right thing?</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Finding love isn’t always black and white…</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>You: kind, piano-playing sex god<br />Me: hopelessly romantic charity shop manager</i></span><br />
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<i>It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to fall in love</i><br />
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<i>Clutch: a novel is the laugh-out-loud, chick lit romance chronicling the dating misadventures of Caroline Johnson, a single purse designer who compares her unsuccessful romantic relationships to styles of handbags – the “Hobo” starving artist, the “Diaper Bag” single dad, the “Briefcase” intense businessman, etc. </i><br />
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This week for my 'Friday First', I am reviewing Lisa Becker's new release "Clutch", which is perfect for the handbag fanatic inside of me. Make sure to check out Lisa's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClickAnOnlineLoveStory/?ref=hl" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/lisawbecker" target="_blank">Twitter</a> as she is giving away some handbags to celebrate the launch!</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clutch is the laugh-out-loud, chick lit story that chronicles the dating misadventures of Caroline Johnson, a single purse designer, who goes through a series of unsuccessful romantic relationships she compares to various styles of handbags – the “Hobo” starving artist, the “Diaper Bag” single dad, the “Briefcase” intense businessman, etc. With her best friend, bar owner Mike by her side, the overly-accommodating Caroline drinks Chardonnay, puts her heart on the line, endures her share of unworthy suitors and finds the courage to stand up for the handbag style that embodies what she ultimately wants – the “Clutch” or someone to hold onto.</span></i><br />
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fantastic. I’m a bit of a handbag obsessive, and have been since I was a child,
so this book sounds like it was made for me. It was broken down into what felt
like short stories that flowed into one another. Each chapter/story is named
after a type of bag, and cleverly they’re related to the bloke that Caroline is
dating at the time. It was an excellent idea and well executed.</span></span></span><br />
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found myself trying to convince myself that ‘one more paragraph’ would be
enough before devouring more and more! It never was and could barely put the
book down, only doing so to sleep. I really would have liked a few of the
chapters to have been longer, sometimes focusing more on the relationship, as
some of the relationships went on for a while, not just the one date. This of
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dynamic, and a great sense of humour together. This is something that Caroline
had throughout the book, she was always on point with her humour when on dates
with her boyfriends, it was easy to see why people were attracted to her.
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read, and left me wanting more. Will definitely check out Lisa’s other book ‘Click’
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Gratefully received from the Author for review.</span>RaaRchelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435408257596210769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320229885774090563.post-38121252389412482762015-10-28T10:03:00.000+00:002015-10-28T16:30:53.410+00:00Why I Love...Back To The Future<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know guys, I missed the perfect opportunity to post this article last week, but it never occurred to me until my friend Laura (<a href="https://twitter.com/GrumpyGirlie" target="_blank">@grumpygirlie</a>) suggested it! <span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div>
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I first saw them about 12 years ago when Simon was amazed that I hadn’t seen them before, and quickly they became my favourite series of films, and Simon and I being a teeny tiny bit nerdy have named our home network around it, so our Wifi is called Mr Fusion, our password is related to BTTF and our network storage is called Marty. </div>
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On Back To The Future Day last week, I went to the cinema to watch all three films back to back, and it was so worth it. I can pretty much remember every single scene in BTTF almost word for word, but number 2 and 3 I’m more sketchy on. Obviously I knew the plot, but on re-watching them again, other than the opening and end of BTTF3, it was almost like watching them for the first time as I had forgotten alot of the scenes and in jokes. It was absolutely fabulous experiencing the movies surrounded by other people who love the movies, and on the big screen it was just that little bit more special, and we all had a giggle at the end of BTTF2 when it informed us BTTF3 would be out Summer 1990, which I don't think is on the DVD version.</div>
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The next two aren't stricly time travel, but do remind me of it in some ways.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Written-Stars-Ali-Harris-ebook/dp/B00EA8YWA2" target="_blank">Written in the Stars</a> by Ali Harris<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Book-Tomorrow-Cecelia-Ahern/dp/000723371X" target="_blank">The Book of Tomorrow</a> by Cecelia Ahern</div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Where do I even begin with this review? I have loved the Shopaholic series from the moment I started reading ‘The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic’, as I’ve mentioned before, this was one of the books that started my love for the Chick Lit genre, so I have high expectations of them, but know that Sophie Kinsella will never let me down. As soon as this arrived I dropped everything and started reading!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;">After only a year’s break, we have another book with Becky. It’s a good job too as Shopaholic to the Stars left on a cliff-hanger of everyone going to search for Becky’s dad and Friend Tarquin after they had been brainwashed by Bryce and gone on a trip without telling anyone. Once again we are treated to Sophie’s wonderful way of hooking you from page 1, so you just want to devour it in one sitting. As per usual the book starts with letters to Becky, with ones also added between chapters, and this time there are letters from an old friend of ours, Derek Smeath, which are hilarious replies to letters that Becky has written to him. These really made me laugh, especially the opening ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Gratefully received from the Publisher for review.</span>RaaRchelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435408257596210769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320229885774090563.post-6561021823715159472015-10-23T07:00:00.000+01:002015-10-23T07:00:06.859+01:00The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Lisa Dickenson<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">For this 'Friday First', I'm reading a much anticipated read and I'm very happy to be part of 'The Twelve Dates of Christmas' blog tour! Make sure you</span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> check out the other blogs on the poster below!</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the story of Claudia and her twelve dates of Christmas. Hilarious, uplifting and romantic, it's a story about losing love, finding love, and discovering what's been there all along. Expect Christmas sparkle, butterflies-in-your-stomach romance and a lot of very funny moments in The Twelve Dates of Christmas.</span></i></div>
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support each other. There is one incident when Penny tells Claudia something
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was feeling, I understand fully why she wouldn't and it doesn't matter how
close I was to someone, it was a very difficult subject to approach, especially
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one that are especially memorable. The blind date that Penny sets Claudia up
with was just hilarious. Eddie was a disaster from the get go, but is a great
example of the humour I was talking about earlier. The date with Billy was also
one of my favourites and I really liked Billy as a character. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Why I Love...Wednesdays is a new feature where me and sometimes guests will talk about a passion of theirs outside of books and then recommend some reads that feature what they love. For the first week I am starting with New York!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think I am literally the living, breathing version of the
famous ‘I love New York’ campaign, made most famous by the I Heart NY logo. There is
no place I’ve visited that I love more. Not even Disneyworld, which is the
obvious choice if you know me. I first visited NY in October 2000 with my
school’s Art trip. My first flight ever was 3 hours delayed, but eventually we
got there and to our room at about midnight (so 5am UK time!!), after some
sleep, I woke up and fell in love. This trip was amazing, and I must have gone
on and on about how wonderful it was, as my mum and I visited very soon after
in February 2001. While October was warm enough to just wear a Jumper, February
was cold, and on the last full day there it started snowing, which was simply a
magical end to the trip.</span></span></div>
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After that, other than planning dream vacations online, flying first class and
staying at The Plaza, I didn’t visit New York again (which I realise I am incredibly lucky to have been there multiple times) till February 2010 with my
Fiancé, Simon. It was our first holiday outside of Europe, and I couldn’t have
been more excited to show him my favourite place on earth. We got the train
into Manhattan, and threw our bags in the hotel room, barely stepping foot in
it, so we could get the most of our time there. We visited all the landmarks,
wandered around central Park in the sunny but chilly weather, with small
patches of snow around us. It was just perfect, Simon even let me go to the
Engagement Ring floor in Tiffany’s and naturally I zoned onto the only pink
diamond in the room. Bit out of our budget at $400,000 (excluding tax), but can
you blame me for dreaming ;). On the last day we visited the Museum of Modern Art and saw an exhibit from Tim Burton, featuring models from Nightmare before Christmas, Concept artwork, even a picture book he wrote as a child, it was fascinating!</div>
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2013 was an unexpected trip to New York. A school friend of
Simon’s who now lives in America was getting married and we were invited to the
ceremony in Amherst, Massachusetts which is a couple of hours drive away from
NY, so Simon and I decided to stay in NY for 3 days, drive to Amherst for the
wedding and celebrations then head back to NY to catch our flight. Quickly arranged but even though we didn’t
get to do much compared to the previous trips, this might just be my favourite
one. I FINALLY got to go up the Empire State Building at night (something we
planned to do in 2010 but never managed it – long story). We were a little
tipsy after an amazing meal at our favourite steakhouse (evidence provided with
the photos below) and it was an unplanned trip up there, so I didn’t have my
camera, but, actually, I wouldn’t change it for the world, blurry iPhone photos
and all. Simon and I have such fond memories of this trip. I could go on for
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<span style="text-align: left;">New York is just beyond special. Central Park is beautiful,
and beyond the trees, you can see the city that lays past its boundaries, it
would be the perfect place to just sit and read all day in the summer. The
shopping is obviously fantastic, but I just love wandering down the avenues and
streets and looking at the architecture. I love the bustling and the busyness
that embodies New York. Every time I visit places I’ve visited before while
there, there is always something new that I notice. It’s just perfection for
me, and given a choice, there is no place on Earth I would rather be and there will be more to look forward to, as Simon proposed to me recently, and what better place to get married than New York?</span></div>
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RaaRchelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435408257596210769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320229885774090563.post-344458290501648582015-10-18T07:00:00.000+01:002015-10-18T07:00:03.165+01:00Sunday Catchup - Week 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been umming and ahhing over the last few months whether to do a weekly review of the books I've read and plan to read in the next week, hopefully having the benefit of a more structured reading time, so I'm not taking days to decide on a book. I may also talk about the books I received or bought that week, but that is to be decided, is that something you would like to see? Anyway, here we go...<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>To Las Vegas . . . and beyond!<br /><br />Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is on a major rescue mission! Hollywood was full of surprises, and now she's on a road trip to Las Vegas to help her friends and family.</i></span><br />
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<i style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">On Everdene Sands, a row of beach huts holds the secrets of the families who own them - secrets of unrequited love, plain old-fashioned lust, childhood dreams and long-forgotten hopes...</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>'FOR SALE: a rare opportunity to purchase a beach hut on the spectacular Everdene Sands. "The Shack" has been in the family for fifty years, and was the first to be built on this renowned stretch of golden sand...'</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Jane Milton doesn't want to sell her beloved beach hut, which has been the heart of so many family holidays and holds so many happy memories. But when her husband dies, leaving her with an overwhelming string of debts, she has no choice but to sell.</i></span></div>
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<b>I've never read anything by Veronica Henry before, but always admired the covers and added quite a view to my TBR pile. I am visiting a few events at the end of this month for Yeovil Literary Festival and one of them is a talk with Veronica Henry, who is the only author I am seeing whose books I've never read, so I thought I would change that! </b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/clutch-novel-Lisa-Becker-ebook/dp/B015P09CBW/ref=sr_1_15?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1444829349&sr=1-15&keywords=Clutch" target="_blank">Clutch: A Novel - Lisa Becker</a></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clutch: a novel is the laugh-out-loud, chick lit romance chronicling the dating misadventures of Caroline Johnson, a single purse designer who compares her unsuccessful romantic relationships to styles of handbags – the “Hobo” starving artist, the “Diaper Bag” single dad, the “Briefcase” intense businessman, etc. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">With her best friend, bar owner Mike by her side, the overly-accommodating Caroline drinks a lot of Chardonnay, puts her heart on the line, endures her share of unworthy suitors and finds the courage to discover the “Clutch” or someone she wants to hold onto</span></i><br />
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<b>I just love bags, I was always teased by my parents at having so many when I was younger, and I've actually passed my habit onto my mother, so I think I am having the last laugh! When I was offered the chance to review this book, nothing in the world could stop me saying 'Yes Please'!</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Our-Song-Dani-Atkins/dp/1471142248/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1444827338&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Our Song - Dani Atkins</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The stunning new emotional drama from ebook phenomenon Dani Atkins, author of </i></span><span style="color: #333333;">Fractured</span> - perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Dorothy Koomson.<br />
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This is the story of Ally and Charlotte, whose paths have intersected over the years though they've never really been close friends. Charlotte married Ally's ex and first true love, David. Fate is about to bring them together one last, dramatic time and change their lives forever.<br />
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Full of Dani's signature warmth and emotion, this is a gripping and emotional family drama. With breath-taking plot twists, Dani explores themes of serendipity, friendship and love. She fully engages the reader in the dilemmas faced by her characters. What would you do if your husband was the love of somebody else's life? And when faced with an agonising decision, could you put the past behind you and do the right thing?</div>
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<b>This isn't out till 14th January 2016, but I was lucky enough to be sent a proof copy of this book a few weeks ago (Thanks Sara at Books and the City!) and it is perhaps the most beautiful book I've received to date, pictured above. It came with a slip cover, that you can see is just really pretty, with the handwritten style names intertwining with each other. I've not read either of Dani's other books, but heard amazing things about them. I have sort of cheated and read the first page or two the instant I received this, and I can tell it is one I will adore!</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Started-Paris-Cathy-Kelly/dp/1409153614/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihq6nXyAp5aaCCWof0ct3QZqDQeVrx6lhBtCFQO0SgiorbYK6X1S1OaVAvsBlA7BwSEttLdO0QiaY2uR3YFhzQb5i0REY7MolHWIKpBjlf5LGl5jpEnKbGbyoo06tjaEHDy1n3oczRB5Q/s320/It-Started-with-Paris.jpg" width="208" /></a><b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Started-Paris-Cathy-Kelly/dp/1409153614/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">It Started With Paris - Cathy Kelly</a></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the top of the Eiffel Tower, a young man proposes to his girlfriend - and in that second, everything changes - for the couple, but also for their families back in Ireland...</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Leila's been nursing a badly broken heart since her husband upped and left, but she's determined to put on a brave face for the bride. Vonnie, a widow and exceptional cake-maker, is just daring to let love back into her life, although someone seems determined to stop it. And head teacher Grace finds the impending wedding of her son means that she's spending more time with her ex-husband. After all those years apart, is it possible she's made a mistake?</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Another Author I've never read, noticed a theme yet :). I was recently gifted this as part of Ninja Book Swap from Julie at <a href="http://boonsbookcase.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Boon's Bookcase</a> (Thank you again if you're reading!!) and it's just too tempting to not read this ASAP!</b></span><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></i><br />
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I've decided to do a new feature on Friday's where I will review a book where the author is new to me. It doesn't matter if it is a debut book, like in the case today, or if the author has written 10 books, as long as the author is new to me it counts, as I love discovering new authors!<br />
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I really liked Evie, you understood exactly how she was feeling and none of her reactions seemed unrealistic. She obviously had a hard childhood, with the flashbacks to grief counseling being some of my favourite scenes in the book. Her parent’s reaction the loss obviously had an extra effect on Evie, and it was horrible to hear how she felt. Neither of her parent’s really recovered, and both reactions meant that Evie never really had the best relationship that they could have. This continues into her adulthood, her seemingly running away from her problems when she follows her best friend and moves to Dubai.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While I saw one or two of the twists coming, there are one or two big ones that were a complete surprise, really well thought out, and quite a lot darker than I expected, it’s that unexpectedness that made the book for me. Definitely worth adding to your collection, and am keeping an eye out for Annabel's next book due out in April 2016!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coming-Home-Annabel-Kantaria-ebook/dp/B00QVP6M50" target="_blank">Order on Amazon now!</a></span><br />
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