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I came home on Saturday to a pile of books on the coffee table dropped off by a helpful book fairy (also known as my other half’s dad); they were mostly thrillers and as I flicked through them I felt moderately hopeful. I picked the one that sparked my interest most and settled down onContinue reading “Book Review: Thirteen, by Steve Cavanagh”

I must confess at the outset to being a Katie Fforde fan – I have a shelf full of her books (tucked in cosily with my Trisha Ashleys) which I dip into on occasion for a Comfort Read. A Country Escape is one of those books which I recently snuggled up to for a bitContinue reading “Book Review: A Country Escape by Katie Fforde”

This book was lent to me by a friend at the pub on a Saturday night, with the intruiging introduction of ‘I knew exactly what was going to happen, but my friend said she didn’t have a clue until the very end, so I’ll be interested to see what you think’. Challenge accepted, after aContinue reading “Book Review: The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley”

On Saturday I met with an old friend – She has always been my sounding board for writing stuff, read countless cringy stories as a teenager and generally cheerleaded me through to the point where I was confident enough to start blogging about books. She gave me a lot of the gumption to start writingContinue reading “Book Review: How To Stop Time by Matt Haig”

To Marry A Prince is a book that serves a very specific purpose on my bookshelf – It is almost always the book that I will pick up when I am looking for a peaceful, indulgent, girly sort of evening. It is a favourite pick for when I want a luxurious bubble bath, accompanied byContinue reading “Book Review: To Marry A Prince, by Sophie Page”

I do not remember how I came by this book; I don’t remember buying it, finding it, choosing it or even reading it for the first time. I do however clearly remember how this book made me feel, and the many times that I have trundled off in the direction of the bookshelf to reacquiantContinue reading “Book Review: Chocolate Shoes and Wedding Blues by Trisha Ashley”

As Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister Phaedra grow up hearing the terrible bellows of the Minotaur from the labyrinth beneath the palace. The Minotaur – Minos’ greatest shame and Ariadne’s brother – demands blood every year. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives in Crete as aContinue reading “Book Review: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint”