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A Place in the Sun by Jo Thomas

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Thank you, @zooloosBT, for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. A Place in the Sun has a lovely bright red cover of a house, and I like the title; it works well with the cover and story. This is a contemporary romance that is heartwarming read. The story is about love, friendship, and family, which is lovely and a beautiful story. A place in the sun did pull at my heart strings at times, and it is very well written. A lovely read with lovely characters that you feel like you know for ages. It was lovely to see them develop through the book. The story is set in a beautiful location in Tuscany, which made me want to visit there one day. . I will definitely read more from Jo Thomas in the future. The story is at a good pace, and you will love it from start to finish as I did. 5 stars. Bio Woman's Hour and Radio 2's The Steve Wright Show. Jo's debut novel, The Oyster Catcher, was a runaway bestseller and won both the RNA Joan Hessayon Award and the Festiv...

The Uninvited by Jonathan Daniel

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Thank you, @zooloosBT, for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The Univited is a horror genre, and the story is about Owen, who has lost his wife and travels to an island where he has to try to survive the horror. I like how the author, Jonathan Daniel, goes straight into action from the start of the book. I found I was in suspense all the way through, gripping the chair and wondering what would happen to Owen and the other survivors. The story is at a great pace you can keep up with—very intense, which is great. The writing is engaging and full of goe. If you like horror, this book is for you with great descriptions you can visualize, and occasionally I felt like I was with them on the island. Fantastic read, 5 stars. Bio Jonathan Daniel lives in Birmingham, Alabama with his wife and hyper Boston Terrier, Buster (the Hellhound). When not writing about nightmarish things, he enjoys cooking, reading, brewing beer and trying to watch every horror movie made in th...

The Making of Brio McPride by R. A. Reugg

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Thank you, @RAReuggAuthor, @LoveBooksTours #Ad #LBTCrew, #Bookstagram, #FreeBookReview, for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The Making of Brio is a young adult genre. The front cover has beautiful, bold color that is striking to the eye. You would definitely find it in a bookstore. At the start of the story, I struggled to get into it, but as I carried on reading, I eventually got into the story and enjoyed reading it. The Making of Brio is an interesting and thought-provoking read. It is a quite unfamiliar genre from what I normally read, but I am glad I read it because it is cleverly written and a moving story. I like Brio, and I did feel emotionally invested in him. A good and entertaining read. 4 stars. Blurb No matter how many shrinks they throw at him, fifteen-year-old Brio's going to prove to his beloved Izzy that it's not him who's mentally ill, it's the rest of the world. Logie's a different kind of psychotherapist, though, and a...

Our Summertime Secrets by Victoria Jane

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Thank you, @zooloosBT, for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Our Summertime Secrets is a young adult romance genre. This is book 2 of the series, and you can read it as a standaline as I did, but I will definitely read book 1 at some point. The front cover is gorgeous. The narratives are Lexie and Jake. Lexie has a best friend called Chloe, who has a brother called Jake. They both got close last summer, which was in book 1, but now it is one year later. The story is engaging and is very easy read. The characters are sweet and likable, and it was nice to see them develop through the book. I did love following their story. There were a few hard topics that were tackled in the story, but they worked very well in the plot. The story is written beautifully, and young adults will love this book. Enjoyable read, 5 stars. Bio Victoria Jane is a young author passionate about sharing stories that people can relate to and appreciate. She aims to deal with more serious i...

The Midwife in the Middle by Jennifer Drewett

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Thank you @zooloosBT for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Midwife in the middle is a suspense romance genre that is 152 pages, and I read this in one day. I find the story a bit slow to start with, but once I got into the story, I was engrossed. The story is about Tegan, who is a midwife and just got out of a relationship and moves back home to a new job, but it does not turn out well. I liked Tegan as a person and loved her friends, and I felt genuinely sorry for her due to what she was going through. I didn’t see what would happen at the end, and I was shocked, but I feel this was the right thing to do. The story flows well and is written elegantly. I like there is a certain amount of suspense and tension in the book; it did keep me on the edge of my seat. I would love there to be a second book to see what happens to Tegan next. An enjoyable read. 5 stars. Bio Jennifer Drewett is a 35 year old writer based in Brighton, East Sussex. A Cardiff-born, Bri...

The Pod Couple by Adam Leigh

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Thank you @lovebookstours.bsky.social #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter #FreeReview #FreeBookReview #ReadAlong for being part of this readalong.The Pod Couple is a romance genre. I love the front color purple; it’s my favorite color, and I like the small pictures of the people and the microphone; they stand out. The story is written in 5 episodes. The first part is Chloe, the second part is Joe, the third part is podcasting, part four is conflict, and part 5 is the series finale. I really liked how the author did this, and it worked really well throughout the book. The narratives are Chloe, who is on a book tour to promote her book, and goes on radio to see Joe who also there to promote his memoir, but they have a past and have not seen each other for a while. This is a remarkable read that I loved and thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the characters Joe and Chloe. I did warm to them both instantly. The story is written elegantly and is engaging from start to finish. Strongly recommend readi...

The Trouble With Love By Rosemary Dun

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Thank you @zooloosBT for letting me be part of this tour and for reviewing this book. The Trouble with Love is a romance genre. I like the front cover; it has calming colors. I like the plot and the story engaging from the start. Furthermore, I thought The Trouble with Love was a funny read, and it’s a very light and heartwarming read, which is what I needed. The two main characters are Polly and Spike, and I did like them and felt like I knew them both well. The story is written elegantly and at a good pace. This will be a lovely book to read over the summer holidays. 4 stars Who is Rosemary Dun? Rosemary Dun had a portfolio career including physiotherapy, medical rehabilitation, and disability research, before returning to her first love - writing. She holds an MA in Creative Writing and works as a part-time lecturer in Creative Writing at The Open University, plus freelance tutoring in novel writing and poetry. A spoken word performer and novelist, Rosemary writes in her blu...