Posts

Showing posts from September, 2022

Quest For Atlantis by Marisa Noelle

Image
Thank you @ZooloosBT @MarisaNoelle77 for letting me part of this tour snd reviewing this book. Quest of Atlas is the second book in tbe series but you can read this book as stand alone. The characters where great and you could see them developing through the book. Quesr of Atlas is for young teenages and above. I feel teenages with love this book and the seris. I liked how the ending left is was really good. This is a fanasty horror and I like the front cover with the sea animals. I lke Cordelia and Wade relationship which its challenged through the book as well with up and down while they are on their quest. If you like fantasy books you will love this 5 stars. Book Blurb MERMAIDS ARE BEING HUNTED... They are no longer safe in the human world... When one of her closest mermaid friends is imprisoned in a science lab for investigation, Cordelia insists on taking up the quest to find the lost island of Atlantis, a sanctuary for all the water species. But the island is guarded b...

Nimrod by Ryan Roberts

Image
Thank you @lovebooktours and @Ryanroberts fot bring part of the September readalong and bring sble to review this book. This is Ryan Roberts first novel and i really enjoyed Nimrod it made mr smile, sad and abit tearful. Rod is a lonely teenage and is not really aloud a life due to his brother dying and his mum not in good place so wont let Rod out of her site and dad just comforts eats because he does not knoe what to do but Rid life changes when he meets Cat who is new to town and is also lonely and has her own problems. I really like the Ryan writing style and you can feel the emotions and they do feel real and experinace there sorrow. I liked all the characters in the book especially Cat she so confident and adventurous. Nimrod is a teenage read and talks about music to. I could not put Nimrod down it is a great read strongly recommond this book 5 stars.

After Dad by Claire Shiells

Image
I really enjoyed reading After dad and i totally felt like i was going on emotional rollcoster with Millie. The story is very well written .I will definatly read more of Claire Shiells books in the future. After dad is contemporary romance fiction The characters are really likeable. I do wish the ended was totally different for Millie but I understand why the ending is the way it was but i am glad that Millie is happy and she got her second chance. As soon as i open the book the writting style hooked me straight away and made me want to keep reading till the end. i read this in two days . 5 stars lovely but sad story. Millie is 30 and goes back home to northan Ireland to see her poorly mum but she also running away from her London life due to her doing something unforgivable that she cant deal with but than she meets Fin when shes staying at her family hoilday home and he helps her deal with her issues. Thank you @Randonthingstour and @ClaireShiells for letting me tead this book an...

Nimrod by Ryan Roberts

Image
Thank you @lovebooktours and @Ryanroberts fot bring part of the September readalong and bring sble to review this book. This is Ryan Roberts first novel and i really enjoyed Nimrod it made mr smile, sad and abit tearful. Rod is a lonely teenage and is not really aloud a life due to his brother dying and his mum not in good place so wont let Rod out of her site and dad just comforts eats because he does not knoe what to do but Rid life changes when he meets Cat who is new to town and is also lonely and has her own problems. I really like the Ryan writing style and you can feel the emotions and they do feel real and experinace there sorrow. I liked all the characters in the book especially Cat she so confident and adventurous. Nimrod is a teenage read and talks about music to. I could not put Nimrod down it is a great read strongly recommond this book 5 stars.

The Dark Alchemist by Rhys A Jones

Image
Thank you @ZooloosBT #RhysAJones @SpellBoundBks for letting me part of this tour and let me review this book. The dark alchemist is great adventure book and it will be great to read in October because it has haunted house, ghosts and its spooky dark feeling to the book. If you like magic you will love the alchemist. You do feel like your going on adventure with Oz and its nice to see the characters develop through the book.The story is intriguing and leaves you want more. 5 stars. Book Blurb The difference between sorcery and science is only a matter of knowledge. After hearing ghostly footsteps in the creaky old house he shares with his widowed mother, 13-year-old Oscar (Oz) Chambers sets out to investigate the strange historical artefacts his dad was so obsessed with. Oz juggles his unhappy school life with his mother's paralysing grief, but when accusations reveal a murky secret surrounding his dad's death, Oz, supported by his loyal friends, becomes ever more determin...

Cries of Joy by Axl Malton

Image
wow Cries of Joy hooked me from the first sentence. I needed to know what happens to Anna and her family. I could really feel her pain and distress through the book. I just wanted to hug her but other times i wanted to shout at her give her good shake so she could wake up and get out. I really did not like Graham. I like how the story was based around covid but then had a twist of horror to it. I need ed to get to the end but not brcause i wanted the book to finish i wanted to see what happens to Anna and her family. I felt like i was on rollcoster with them. There was some twists and turns i didnt see coming. Axl Malton writting is awesome I will defentaly read more of Axl Malton books . I like the suspense he puts in his writing. Thank you ZooloosBT @AxlMalton @RedDragonBooks for letting me part of this tour and for letting me read this book. You need to buy this if you likr horror 5 stars Author Bio Axl Malton is a horror/thriller writer from Harrogate, North Yorkshire. His favou...

Exiles by Daniel Blythe

Image
Thank you @ZooloosBT @danblythewriter @SpellBoundBks for being part of thid tour and for letting me read Exiles. Exiles is science fiction this is genera i dont really read much but I am glad i read Exiles because it did grip me and made me want to read it quite quick. Daniel Blythe writing style defently left impact and I like his descriptions and could visualise everything in my head. The characters had lot of depth and you could see them develop through the book. If you like sci-fi you will love Exiles 5 stars Book Blurb In a distant galaxy, Bethany Kane has cheated death. Now, she has to fight for life. In an escape pod launched from a great starship, 15-year-old ChapterSister Bethany Aurelia Kane, believer in the Great Power, makes landfall on a windswept world known as The Edge – a planet light years from civilisation. Battered and shaken, Beth soon finds she is not alone. The Edge is a penal colony where, under the leadership of Zachary Tal, fifty juvenile criminals and ...

A Monster Tea at the Palace by Rebecca McDowall and Lorna Gray

Image
Absolutely love the illustration's they are beautiful and i can't belive how much the picture's look like the Queen. what a fantastic illustrator . I love the story its so lovely and i think lots of children will enjoy reading this story about the Queen have a tea party with Nessie. A monster tea at the palace has great rhyming and its a fun and heart warming story. It is such lovely read 5 stars. Thank you @Crumpsbarnstudio for letting me read this book. I feel lots of children will treasure this book for life.

The Silent Oath by Michael L Lewis

Image
Thank you @rararesources and @Michael L Lewis for letting me part of this tour and reading this book. The Silent Oath is book 4 of the series. You can read this story as stand alone. This is the first time i have read any books by Michael L Lewis . The book is aimed at 15- above years of age. The Silent Oath is a genre i would not normally read but i am glad i did. The story had a good plot that kept me hooked until the end cant wait for the next book. Will definatly read the other books in the series. The characters were intresting and left impact. 5 stars looking forward to the next book. The silent oath is out to buy now. Blurb The Silent Oath is the fourth in The Oath series that depicts life at Blackleigh Public School, and also serves as a stand-alone novel. 1958. Jonathan Simon, 17, is in his fourth year at Blackleigh. Self-conscious about his appointment as one of five Prefects in Trafalgar House, he’s apprehensive as to whether he has what it takes to carry out his re...

Ticket to ride by Winona Kent

Image
Thank you @winonakent @lovebookstours for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. You can read Ticket to ride as a stand alone book. I really like the book cover i was drawn to the guiter straight away. The story is very fast paced which is good because you want to get to the end quicker to see what happens. This is a good mystery that keeps you hooked. This is the first book I have read from Winona Kent and I would definalty read her books her writing style is good and i really liked her descriptions . The story is set in England and is about Jason Davey who is a musician touring in his mum band. suddy strange things start to happen. Great read 5 stars About the author Winona Kent is an award-winning author who was born in London, England and grew up in Canada, where she completed her BA in English at the University of Regina. After moving to Vancouver, she graduated from the University of British Columbia with an MFA in Creative Writing. More recently, she received...

Just date and see by Portia MacIntosh

Image
Thank you @rararesources and @Portia MacIntosh for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. Just date and see is a lovely festival read and this is romantic comedy . The story did make me smile espeacily the dateing and i liked the characters to. Portia Macintosh writing style was engaging and intriguing Billie is looking for a nan free christmas until her family turn up without telling her. Its very cute light hearted read. if uou like chrismsncr snd romance you will love this book. Author Bio – Portia MacIntosh is the bestselling author of over 20 romantic comedy novels. From disastrous dates to destination weddings, Portia’s romcoms are the perfect way to escape from day to day life, visiting sunny beaches in the summer and snowy villages at Christmas time. Whether it’s southern Italy or the Yorkshire coast, Portia’s stories are the holiday you’re craving, conveniently packed in between the pages. Formerly a journalist, Portia has left the city, swapping the mu...

Demon Dagger by Russell James

Image
Thank you @ZooloosBT @RRJames14 @flametreepres for letting me part of this tour and reading this book. Demon Dagger is ghodt horror perfect for Halloween. This is the first book i have read by Russell James and it very well written . I will definatly read more his books. I love the front colour it's bright, bold and stands out. Demon dagger is written in fast pace which is good because it keeps you hooked to the end. The story is written in the oresent day with Drew and then goes back to when he was young boy. The book is availbe to buy now 5 stars. Author Bio Russell James grew up on Long Island, New York and spent too much time watching late night horror. After flying helicopters with the U.S. Army and a career as a technical writer, he now spins twisted tales best read in daylight, including horror thrillers Dark Inspiration, Q Island, and The Playing Card Killer. He authored the Grant Coleman Adventures series starting with Cavern of the Damned and the Ranger Kathy West seri...

Song for Ria by Michelle Shine

Image
 Song for Ria is a beautiful read and it is sad due to Alison having to deal with her grief of her daughter death due to an overdose overdose. I feel song for Ria is a very spiritual book and made me fascinating by the Hopi Sherman and would love to visit one myself. You can really feel the grief and sadness from Alison and this is down to Michelle shine writing style . I found this book engaging to read from the first word and I could not put it down. The characters where very easy to get to like and understand them all. Would definitely read more book a by Michelle Shine. 5 stars . Thank you for @Randomtttours and @MichelleShine letting me part of this tour and review.

Hypnotic by Sherry Hostler

Image
 Wow I absolutely loved Hypnotic  and the ending omg I did not see that coming at all. The twist was just brilliant. Sherry Hostler writing style is amazing and engaging from the  from pg3. I read Hypnotic in a day because it was that good and engaging great storyline. The  main characters are Tom and Bethany and the chapters are taken in turns by them both so you hear both sides of there story and life. Tom is trying to change his past but not doing very good job he’s relationship with his wife Gemma is breaking down and is not sleeping then volunteer on experiment to do with hypnosis. Bethany is 21 going through her own traumas and trying to create a new life and then gets involved in hypnosis experiment where she meets Tom. This is Sherry Hostler first book and I can’t wait for her next ones . I strongly recommend this. Book if you love psychology book. You will love this 5 Stars. Thank you Random things your and Sherry Hostler for being part of this tour and revi...

The invisible by Michelle Dunne

Image
The invisible I was hooked from the minute i read the first sentence. could not put it dien. I wanted to find out Linsey story and how she helps Lena.Michelle Dunne writing style is gripping snd keeps you on your toes. i really liked Linsey dog Frank. There was characters i liked espeally Ellieen and Linsey and there was some characters i did not like. The invisible is a psychological thriller which is my favourite genera. Great read 5 stars highly recommed this book. Thank you @rararesources and @ Michelle Dunnecfor letting me part of this your and reviewing this book. Author Bio – Born and raised in the harbour town of Cobh, Co Cork, Michelle joined the Irish army at the age of 18, where she went from recruit, to infantry soldier, to Peacekeeper with the UN, to instructor back home in Ireland. During her time in Lebanon, she got to experience first hand the camaraderie between soldiers and the sense of humour that got them all through some frightening situations. She also go...

This is us by Helen Mcginn

Image
Thank you @rararesources and @HelenMcginn for letting me being part of this tour and reviewing the book. This is us a heartwarming and uplifting read. I liked the way Helen Mcginn writes this story and the characters where very likeable. The story about Stella where her husbsnd leaves her and has to find her strength to start again. This is us is great read and easy to get into from the start. I recommend this book lovely read. 5 stars Author Bio – Helen McGinn is a much-loved wine expert on TV and in print and an international wine judge. She spent ten years as a supermarket buyer sourcing wines around the world before setting up her award-winning blog (and now best-selling wine book) The Knackered Mother’s Wine Club. She is the drinks writer for the Daily Mail and regularly appears on TV’s Saturday Kitchen and This Morning. Helen lives in the New Forest.

Janet Jackson Yorkshire B&B by Becky Papworth

Image
Absolutely loved Janet Jackson it definalty made me laugh and smile all the way through the book. If i am honest i did not want the book to end it was really funny and cheered me up . Hope Becky Papworth does second book . Her writing style is definalty entertaining and easy to read. I loved the characters even Janet mad sister Maureen . Janet jackson decides to make her garage into B@B . The story about her guests and her ups down of her life as well. Janet reslise how hard it is to run B@B. This is Becky Papworth first book I defiantly recommed tbis book 5 dyars its a great read, your left wanting more and a smile on your face. Thank you @rararesources and @Beckypapworth for letting me read this book and being part of this tour.

Fine Motor skills by DC Hope

Image
Fine Motor Skill is short steamy fiction bu D C Hope . This is good romance story that I read in about hour. The characters are instresting and i liked susie and Antonia its nice they found each other. Would definatly read more of this seris and DC Hope books. Susie is bussiness lady and shes hired Antonia to help her fix her car and there relationship develops from there. Great read 5 stars. thank you@rararesources and @dchope for letting me part of this review and book tour. Fine motor skills is out now. Author Bio – D. C. Hope writes contemporary romance for the modern woman -- with a touch of spice.

Desperately Seeking Lily by

Image
Thank you @CayellePub @lovebookstours for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. Desperately Seeking Lily is well written and very descriptive . This suspense thriller. The story kept me on my toes and i really enjoyed reading Desperarely Seeking Lily it was intresting read. The main character travels crntery to centuary to find his wife. 5 stars if you like suspense thriller you will enjoy this book.

Shadows & Magic - The Younglings by Helena M. Craggs

Image
Thank you Blog - @h_craggs @lovebookstours @igbooktours for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this audio book. I have read the second book of the seris and enjoyed it. I am so glad I got to listen to the first Shadows and Magic . loved it . I like the charchters and really saw them develop through out the book. It was nice to listen to how the group of younglings get togther. The Grandma is even more my faviorte character since listening to the first book. The Younglings is young adult fantasy. I like the narrative on the audio book I love ghosts, witches and devil so this book was right up my straight. 5 stars great read gripped me from the start.

A chance in a million byT.A.Williams

Image
Thank you @rararesources and @trevorwilliams for letting me review this book and being part of this tour. The font cover is beautiful and made me want to go there, its bright and colourful which draws you to buy the book. The story is set in Venice and the descriptions of the book where amazing and you can really visualise Venice in your head. i found the characters developed through the book. Chance in a million is easy read and you connect with the characters straight the way . The story about Jane and David and they both have bern through there own ups and down can they heal and be togther. Author Bio – I’m a man. And a pretty old man as well. I did languages at university a long time ago and then lived and worked in France and Switzerland before going to Italy for seven years as a teacher of English. My Italian wife and I then came back to the UK with our little daughter (now long- since grown up) where I ran a big English language school for many years. We now live in a slee...

When we where young by Dawn Goodwin

Image
Thank you @rararesources and @dawngoodwin for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. I was really hooked to when we where young and found the storyline really intresting and gripping. This psychological thriller with a twist and i did guess right to the twist.The story is written in the past and present. Stacy , Paula and Bev go to there friends funeral Valentine. 30 years ago they went to uni togther. Stacy receives a letter about valentine death. I had mixed views about the characters there was time i liked them and then i chage my mind again. I really liked Dawn Goidein writing style and i will be teading more of her books in the future. 5 stars a very enjoyable read. Author Bio – Dawn Goodwin’s twenty-year career has spanned PR, advertising and publishing, both in London and Johannesburg. A graduate of the Curtis Brown creative writing school, she loves to write about the personalities hiding behind the masks we wear every day, whether beautiful or ugly. Now a c...

Lost notebook by Louise Douglas

Image
Thank you @rararesources and @louiseDouglas3 for letting me review this book and be part if this tour. This is the first book i have read by Louise Douglas . The lost notebook seemed a little slow at the start but the more i read the more i got it to it and i really enjoyed reading this book. The plot of the story was written really well. The story is set in Fance. Millie has moved to France to be with her neice. The characters were really intresting to.The ending took me by surprise which is really good 4 stars. Author Bio Louise Douglas is the bestselling and brilliantly reviewed author and an RNA award winner. The Secrets Between Us was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. She lives in the West Country.

The Pink elephant by PJ Skinner

Image
The Pink elephants by PJ Skinner is the 4th book in the Sam Harris adventure. You dont need to read the other books to follow the story . You can read the pink elephants as a stand alone book. This is second book i have read by PJ Skinner. Her books are realky easy to get into and you feel like you are going on adventure with Sam Harris. In pink elephants Sam is off to West Afica and the project is failing so Sam needs to take charge of it. As i was reading pink elephant's it defiantly kept me guessing with what would happen next. 5 stars cant wait for book 5 . Thank you @samharrisseries @lovebookstours for being part of this tour and reviewing this book.

Cerebral Palsy by Ilana Estelle

Image
Cerbral Palsy is Ilana Estelle lifestory on her disability . Ilana talks about the statistices, the medical side and her own journary. This left me about feeling emotion but give me more of in sight into cerebral Palsy. cerebral Palsy was easy to read and i really liked Ilana Estelle writing style. This is incredible story to read and i strongly recommened this book, it also talks about how to help your mental health and looking after yourself better. Thank you handles @ZooloosBT @RedDoorBooks @TheCPDiary for letting me part of this tour and revewing this book. Author Bio Ilana was born with a disability she didn’t know she had until the age of 46, when through her medical notes she discovered she had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 2. That discovery turned out to be a unique and life-changing experience that has forced Ilana to stand back and look at her life experiences differently. On her late diagnosis, Ilana set up her website The CP Diary and uses her experie...

Have you eaten rice today by Apple Gldley

Image
I really like the cover of Have you eaten rice today. It very catchy snd draws your attention to the book. The story is based in Malaya in the 1950 . I was engaged from the start of the book and it is beautifully written I just could not put it down i needed to know what was going to happen. This is romance story. The story is written in two parts about the war The second part is about Simon grandson. I defiantly recommed this book and it is out now 5 stars. Thank you @ExpatApple @VineLeavesPress @lovebookstours for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book.

Letters from your Neighbour fat away by Beverley Gordon

Image
letters from your neighbour far away has a very pretty front cover This a lovely collection of poerty and this is second book of poerty I have read from Beverley Gordon This poerty is beautifly written and is about writing to your neighbour and being there for them. if you love poerty you will love this. 5 stars thank you @crumpbarnstudio for letting me review this book.

The welcome Place by Valerie Darnley

Image
i really like the front cover especially with the butterfly. The welcome Place is collection of short poems. These are poems you will definity keep coming back to. Some of the poems leave a mark on you and thought provoking The poems are written really well . 5 stars Thank you @crumsbarnstudio for letting me review this poerty book.

My Very tree by Beverley Gordon.

Image
i love the front cover its beautiful . I really enjoyed My Very tree poems. My favourite where You will never know, am i just a fool, who am I , distance love, where are you , Hide away, I raise you up . I could not put it down the poems are beautifully written and the ones I mentioned above really touched me. 5 stars this a poerty book i keep for life. Thank @crumpsbarnstudio for letting me review this book .

Ten Years by Pernille Hughes

Image
Thank you @rararesouces and @pernillehughes for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. Ten years is a very emotional read and you will definitely be on emotional rollcoaster with yourself and you really feel the characters sadness through the book. The story is about Becca and charlie who have just lost Ally. Ally was Becca best friend and Charlie girlfriend. Ally leaves them email and a letter asking them to do her bucket list and do one a year. This is romance but there is also sadness. You really see both characters develop through the book. Author Bio – Before she moved to writing full-time, Pernille (pronounced Pernilla) Hughes studied Film & Literature at university. After graduating she went into advertising and later on to market Natural History films before working in Children’s television, which meant living in actual Teletubbyland for a while! From 2011–2015, she was a regular contributor for the Sunday Times column ‘Confessions of a Tourist’. She ...

Tales of Hamlet by Cassandra Campbell-Kemp

Image
Thank you @lovebookstours @cassandracampbellkempauthor for letying be part of the tour and for reviewing this book. Tales of Hamlet is memior and it is written really well and by her descriptions you can visualise yourself in Italy with her. while you reading this book you feel like your hoing in adventure with the author. It was really nice to read about the different foods she had it definitely made me hungry . This is memior of Cassandra life and there was ups and downs. It was nice read and i did enjoy her story 4 stars

The lessons in chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Image
I have kept seeing Lessons in Chemistry everywhere and every one saying how good it was. I wanted to see what all the hype was and it definitely deserve the hype. I loved it from the first sentence to the end. I was hooked. I read it in two days. I love Bonnie Garmus writing style and will definitely read more. Her writing made me smile and I love six thirty he’s awesome. The characters where really interesting and I did like them. I was sad near the beginning and different expect that person to live so soon . The story is abit political, feminist and has humour. If you have not read it please do it’s awesome. I also love the front cover it’s beautiful and bright. I am not into science but I feel like I am now . lessons in chemistry is book I would not normally read but I glad I did and love to cook food with bunser burner . 5 stars brilliantly written.

Love and other sins by Emilia Ares

Image
Thank you @emiliaares @lovebookstours for letting me part of this tour and reviewing the audio book. I recvieved audio copy of love and other sins. I absolutely loved this book it was so additive to listen toand the end omg I was left on cliff hanging really hope theres next one because i want to find out what happens. I really liked listen to the people who did the voices. The story gripped me from the minute i listen to it to the end. I really like Emilia Ares is writting style and she tackled some really difficult topics. I reallly liked the characters and i felt sorry for Oliver he had such hard time. Oliver and Mina tell there side of there story, events and meeting up with each other on altertive chapters. Mina is a collage doing well in Ap and than Oliver turns up in her clasd who she csnt keep her eye off but he totally changes her life. Oliver has lot of issues and is trying to get his life back together and then meets Mina. Definitly must read 5 stars. out to buy now. Aut...

Buttercups in the basement by Jane Harvey

Image
 Thank you @rararesources and @DreenaC for letting me review this book and being part of this tour. What a lovely book to read I loved it that much I read it in a day. Jane Harvey writing is really engaging and  I could not put the book down. I loved how the story was written in the past about Betty  who 28 and then the present about Betty who is 82 and it all linked in really nicely. I definitely wanted more from the end and I loved the character Betty and her mum made me smile at times with how Blunt she is. Buttercups in the basement is about Betty who is nearly 28 and has just Married William and they have just brought a house which is very big and then convert into apartments where she needs Sandra. Buttercups in the basement is the second book in the series but you can read this as stand alone. I definitely want to read the 1st book and the 3rd book when it comes out. I really enjoyed this story and I really felt for Betty. I give Buttercups in the basement 5 stars ...

The Newlyweds by Mandi Choksi

Image
  I really like The Newlyweds front cover is bright colourful and catchy and draws your attention to it which is great. Mandi Choksi follows three couples relationships in  India. The newlyweds is a great book to read and really opened my eyes to how relationships are seen in India like lesbian relationships and etc. I felt like I was on emotional roll coaster with all three couples and they all go through their own heartache and troubles.  The lesbian couple are forced to flee so they can have life together, the Hindu lady and Muslim man  who have to leave because a mob is after them and another couple who have to run so they can marry. I liked how the book was layer into the three parts and the narrative did jump to the next couple but I feel it really worked. Really interesting and engaging to read. Thank you @random  things tours and Mandi Choksi for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book.

A Scandinavian Summer by Helga Jensen

Image
i love the front cover is beauiful and it makes me what to go there . Scarndiavian summer is set in a Danish lsland. The story is told in first person by Martha and it was lovely to see her grow through out the book. I read this book over summer and it was a lovely read and recommed to read while your chilling. The setting is beauiful and the characters where easy to like and you vould really visualise them through Helga writing. I loved the whole book and had a few tears at the end. definitely read more of her books.5 stars. Thank you @rararesources and @Helga Jenson for letting me part of this your and reading this book. Author Bio Helga Jensen is an award-winning British/Danish best-selling author and journalist. Her debut novel was a winning entry in the 2017 Montegrappa First Fiction competition at Dubai’s Emirates Literary Festival. Her debut was also a contender for the coveted 2021 Joan Hessayon Award for new writers. Helga’s second romantic comedy, A Scandinavian Summer...

The Star of Simbako by P J Skinner

Image
i really like the front cover which help it has my favourie colour purple. Thank you @samharrisseries @lovebookstours for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. This is the first book i have read from PJ Skinner and i will definalty read more of there books. Star of Simbako is book 3 of the seris but you can read this stand alone. I really liked Sam and i was routing for her and Fergus. The ending has let me wanted more cant wait for the next book. If you love adventure book you will love this and it kept me on the exge if my seat. The story is set on Afica where Sam is geologist and goes to work in diamond field. I really like the descriptions and you really visualise them .There was lots of twists and turns in thecstory to. 5 stars great read strongly recommed this book and it is out now to buy. Author bio

A perfect discovery by Margaret Amatt

Image
This is the first time I have read anything from Margaret Amatt and I really enjoyed Perfect Discovery. This is the 9th book out of the series but you can read standalone. This is a cute romance and I really liked the characters and Rhona was my favourite character. I finished the book quite quickly due to the writing style easy to get into. Rhona is archaeologist and she has returned home to the isle of mull in Scotland. Rhona has come home due to Annike taking the credit for what Rhona had under covered a pottery shell. There is romance between Callum and herself but there families hate each other. will true love win. Beautiful written and very engaging. Definitely recommend this book to read. Thank you @rararesources and @Margaretamatt for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. Author Bio Margaret is a writer, mummy, wife and chocolate eater (in any order you care to choose). She lives in highland Perthshire in a little house close to the woods where she often...

Into the woods by Lorraine Murphy

Image
I really liked into the woods it gripped for the first page and brilliant psychological book. They are my favourite genre so I was not disappointed. The story had a few twists and turns and was very fast paced. I had a feeling there was a link with the disappearance of there daughter but I didn't know what it was and shocked when I find out. Karen is wrapped up on her blog about her daughter who is deaf but dose not have clue she gone missing until her husband Paddy comes home to find Scarlett gone. Karen is devastated and so is Paddy. I didn't really like the characters that much due to them all being abit selfish but I think I warmed more towards Karen at the end. I will definitely read more of Lorraine Murphy books in the future. I give into the woods 5 stars. out to buy now on amazon. Author Bio Lorraine Murphy takes everyday situations and twists them into terrifying tales. She is the author of Into the Woods and numerous published, and winning, flash fiction stories....

Meet me on platform by Zara Stoneley

Image
 Thank you @rararesources and @Zarastoneley for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book.  You can purchase meet me on platform 3 from Amazon Meet me on the platform 3 is Romcom. Millie made me laugh and she is very Dixie which reminds me of me. I am very like Millie falling over snd toulet tissue on her foot. Millie writes on column about her life and she than comes across this gorgeous man at the train station platform 3 called Joe and they both have the hots for each orher but dont reslise untill they both purposely try to run into each other in the train station. The story did make me smile snd Zara Stonley writing style is easy to get into. This is a lovely love story snd it was nice to see Millie and Joe develop through the book. 4 stars if you love romcoms you will love this book.   Author bio -USA Today bestselling author Zara Stoneley was born in a small village in the UK. She wanted to be a  female James Herriot, a spy, or an author when she ...

Rock n Rose by Susan Holder

Image
Rock N Rose is a beautiful front cover that makes you want to buy it instantly and reading the blurb just signs the deal. Rose 18 year old girl who goes to memphis and meets Elvis. Daisey is Rose grandaughter and Lillian is Rose daughter. Rose decided to tell them both that Elvis is Lillian dad and then Rose dies but she leaves Daisy tickect to memphis to gind out the truth. This is beautiful romance and a lovely story that makes you smile. The theme going through the book is family , love, loss and sadness. Rock n Rose is definitely relaxing book to read. if you love romance and Elvis you will love this book. 4 stars. Thank you rararesources and Suzan Holder for letting be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Author Bio Real rock wife Suzan, wife of former Slade frontman Noddy Holder, has written another ‘rock n’ roll rom-com’ to follow her Beatles themed debut ‘Shake It Up, Beverley’. Journalist and TV producer Suzan once again weaves her love for music into a hilarious an...

Let it snow by Beth Moran

Image
  Thank you @rararesources and @Bethmoran for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. You can purchase Let it snow from Amazon. Let it snow is a cute love story set around christmas time. The story is told by Bea whi is a workalcholic and finislly gets a week of for christmas and oarents are happy she is doending it with them. They put all the dtops out and even invited Henry who both set of parents try to set Bea and Henry up but Bea is not instrested and us still in love with Adam her ex. but the christmas plans go different from what Bea mum ecpectef due to Bea having a interview and has to go to Scotland for two day but promised to back intime for christmas. I very much enjoyed the love triangle that goes on through the book and the book is written in dual time line that i find really intresting havei g bavk story sbout other christmas times.The story has a few trwists and turns i fidnt see coming. The characters where easy to like . I think Henry was my favourit...