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The Christmas castle in Scotland by Julia Caplin

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THIRTEEN WAYS TO SMELL A TREE By David George Haskell

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Thank you RandomTTours and @DavidGeorgeHaskell for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Beautiful front cover with different trees and colours. Thirteen ways to smell a tree is about different trees and how they smell. This is written beaufiul and I like how David George Haskell desecribes the tress an there smells. The book is 192 pages and small chapters about 13 different trees. This book is really instresing anyone who loves trees will love this book. This is something completely different to what i have read about trees and i loved it 5 stars.

The whistling by Rebecca Netlay

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Thank you for this Halloween The Whistling by @RebeccaNetley Thank you @MichaelJBooks for this book. #halloweenreadalong The Whistling is gripping ghost story that i gound really instresting and kept me gussing what really happened to William. The house is very eerie and spooky would love to visit it. I found the print size was great size for me and i like the front cover. Very well written would read more from Rebecca Netley in the future. The story flows really well . If you like ghost storys you will like this and definatly recommed leaving the lights on while you read this. I found the story fascinating and whated to get to the end to see what happens to Elpeth. The story set on the scottish island 5 stars.

The Morning Of by S.B. Cody

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Thank you @SBCody86 @Bloodhoundbook @lovebookstours for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. My Review wow this was a great book. i read it in a day and felt emotinally at the end towards Ben and Conner. Hard story to read due to the topics in the book about school shooting buy it was well written. It kept me gripped to the end i thought I knew who did the shooting and i was completely wrong. I found the morning of to be very moving and kept me hooked. it was fast pasef from the get go and the shootings where hard to read. I did like how you found out how the people who survived what happened to them years later. This is moving and shocking read but definatly mist read 5 stars. I will read more of S B Cody books in the future. Blurb When the town of Stanford, Missouri, falls victim to a school shooting, it sets in motion a chain of events that no one could predict. After two masked men murder 28 people, only to escape unseen, it hangs over the town like a clou...

That Magic Mischief by Susanna Allen

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That Magic Mischief by Susanna Allen Out Now . @SusannaAWriter @lovebookstours Cant wait to read this.If you love magic you will love this its out now to buy. Blurb A heartbroken amateur witch is in over her head after casting a spell that actually works—will the handsome Irish artist she fancies come to her rescue? What was the point of being a witch if Annabelle Walsh couldn’t manage a spell to fix her broken heart? As a dedicated dabbler in all things esoteric, she figured she could speed up her healing process when she’s dumped out of the blue by her boyfriend... but nothing's working. An idle wander into an unfamiliar new age shop adds the bit of magic in her life that she’d been looking for: an interfering, mischievous Pooka called Callie who’s determined to turn Annabelle’s life around— mostly by turning it upside down. Suddenly, Annabelle's too busy to brood, and her writing career begins to take off; in fact, it’s during a brainstorming session for an off-off-...

The App by Stuart James

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Thank you @ZooloosBT @StuartJames73 for letting me review this book and being part of this tour. My Review The App is a great horror / Psychological book and did shock me in places what people would do to save there family. In is intense read and a page turner because you dont know what's going to happen to Marty and his Family. I really did not like Johnthan he is a horrible person. I felt like i went on rollcoster with them while they where trying to fight for there daughters life. This is the first book i have read by Stuart James and I will read more this is a brilliant gripping read. This is scary and fightening and the characters are great you can really feel there fear throughout the book. Hooked straight away 5 stars. Book Blurb The App... Once you're in, they'll never let you leave. Whatever happens, don't download The App. * It will come in the form of a link. Maybe in your DM's on a social media account, the junk folder of your emails or a Wha...

The Perfect Husband by Iain Maitland

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Thank you @ZooloosBT @iainmaitland @InkubatorBooks for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. I enjoyed reading the Perfect Husband it gripped me straight the way i loked Laura and felt so sorry for her living with someone who is horrible and hits her. I just wanted to shout at her to leave. I did feel sorry for Laura and just wanted her to be happy. The ending was sad and did wounder if that would happen. it was good storyline and i did like Laura and Robert brother but i hated Robert. This is good psychological thriller kept me entertain . I liked Iain Maitlan writing style and will read more. The pacing was just right and some good twusts . Perfect husband defiantly gripped me to my seat and is good page turner. 5 stars Book Blurb He was gentle, kind, loving. Until he moved in. A small-town barbeque in summer’s dying days. There, gentle, bookish Laura meets a man who makes her laugh, hangs on her every word. He’s the one. Isn’t he? But once Laura falls pregnant,...

Altered Helix by Stephanie Hansen

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Thank you @rararesources and @StephanieHansen thank you for letting me part if this tour and reviewing this book.I like how Altered Helix is set in hauting house where Austria works with group of people and meets Josh. The story is well written and it is short book 118 pages and is book 1 in the seris. This us great book to read in October for halloween. The plot was really instresting and the characters were developed really well. 4 stars looking forward to the next one. Teenages who like romance and supernatural will love this book. Blurb I didn't want to take the traditional path. First, I wasn't ready for college. Second, I was going to live with my best friend, Tiff, and work at the Haunted House. Third, did I mention the hot guy Josh that works there too? The most exciting thing about Austria's new job, at a local haunted house, was the fact that the toughest looking people screamed the loudest. But when she meets the boy without a home, Josh, Austria's li...

Good Taste by Caroline Scott

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Thank you @RandomTTours and @CarolineScott for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The front int cover is great makes me what to buy a cake while i am reasing good taste. The story about Stella whi is worried about her father but is also writing of cooking books. The story is about challenges that come across Stella away and about changing them to. The story is set in the 1930s in England during the great depression . The story is contemporary fiction and is written really well. Stella goes on ups and downs due to her work and dad and i feel i went through them with her. This a lovely heartwarming read with lots of emotions you go through while reading good taste. Loved the descriptions in the book especaily the food. 5 stars woundful read Blurb When Stella Douglas, author of a much-loved but not very successful biography of a forgotten cookery writer, is summoned to see her editor in London, she is dreading being told her writing career is over before it's...

The extraordinary deaths of Mrs Kip by Sara Brunsvold

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Thank you @SKBrunsvold @revellbooks @lovebookstours for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. I thought Extraodinaty deaths of Mrs Kip where very well written and Mrs Kip lovely lady who lost her husband after year in marriage and belives in god that he sent Aidyn the reporter to her. Mrs Kip is dying of cancer seeing her in pain made me feel sad but her strengh to push on and help Aidyn better her writing. This is contempsry fiction that is set in the past talking about Mrs Kip life and then in the future in the hospice talking with Aidyn about her life and the present. This book is heartwarming and you cant help but fall in love with it and Mrs Kip who is so lovely and caring and just wants to help people. A must read lovely story 5 stars. Blurb A throwaway assignment is about to change two lives forever. Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces she's been getting as a cub reporter for the Kansa...

Honeycake Helping Hand by Medea Kalantar

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Here is the cover revel for Honeycake Helping Hand by Medea Kalantar . What beauiful cover cant wsit to read @honeycakebooks @lovebookstours . you can buy it now all proceeds from each book sale will be going to The War Amps CHAMP Program. This is a Children’s Fiction for Age: 3-6 years Pages: 34 Blurb Nala’s uncles, Victor and George, take her to a fundraiser where she meets Alexis, a girl with an artificial arm. Through her interactions, Nala learns that you are never too young to lend “a helping hand,” that it’s okay to be different, and that being different doesn’t stop you from doing great things in life.

THE MAGICAL METEORITE by Tony Flores

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Today the day for the realise day THE MAGICAL METEORITE by Tony Flores . with @lovebookstours . Lovely front cover . out to buy now cant wait to read this book. This is a Children’s Fiction fir children Age: 3- 9 years old Blurb When Zuko and Allie Puff find a mysterious meteorite in the park, they can’t wait to investigate. It turns out a surprise is waiting that will change their lives forever. Are they ready to become super puppies? Kids can follow Zuko and Allie Puff in this first book of the origin trilogy and find out! The adventure begins here and will continue for the remaining fourteen books in the series. Children will want to read each book to experience the next exciting adventure with these super puppies. Author Meet Tonya After working in adult education for over 20 years, author Tonya Flores is delighted to now have time to pursue her dream of supporting social-emotional learning and life skills education through children’s picture books. Tonya’s core philosoph...

The call of Cassandra rose by Sophia Spiers

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Thank you @randomTTours and @SophiaSpiers for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. The call of cassandra rise is psychological thriller absolutely loved it. It gripped me straight the way snd i had to finish it to see what happeneds to Annabelle. The story has suspense and twists and turns i did not see coming. I like Sophie Spiers writing style i could not put the book down will definatly read more of her books. Sophie know how to keep the reader hooked to the story is was paced really well and great plot. Dose talk about senstive issues self harm which Annabelle has yo deal with but it is written really well in the book. 5 stars i love good psychological read and this did not let me down. strongly recommend out not to buy SYNOPSIS Annabelle seems to have it all. The perfect house, a successful husband, a darling son. But Annabelle is troubled. Trapped in an unhappy marriage, failing at motherhood, and at odds with her new privileged lifestyle, Annabelle begi...

The Village house by Soulla Christodoulou

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Thank you @kingsleypublis1 @schristodoulou2 @lovebookstours for letting me be part of this tour and for reviewing this book. The Village house is romance that is set in Cyprus. I love the front cover it bright and beautiful. Just from reading the book and the front cover it made we want to jet of somewhere hot and beauiful . Soulla Christodoulou writing is very descriptive and engaging. The Village house is 250 pages long and it short book you csn tead in a day. I liked the characters they worked well in the story. Lovely read great book to read on hoilday 5 stars Blurb “Romantic, descriptive, and evocative… The Village House captures the authentic spirit of a Cypriot village.” - Nadia Marks, best-selling author of Among the Lemon Trees. Katianna receives a solicitor’s letter summoning her to Omodos, a mountain village in Cyprus. What is at first an inconvenient trip quickly becomes more attractive as she spends more time there. Flooded with many childhood memories, she fal...

New version 7 Parallies by Jessica Lorenzo Conti

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Thank you @ZooloosBT @JLcontiauthor for being part of this tour and reviewing this book. A new vision 7 parrallels is a science fiction very different from what i normally read. It is very i instreting read with a couple of twists. The story keeps you entertained . The print is good size and lots of paragraphs which i like . 7 Parallels is set in the future 2045 and goes further into time. 7 Parallels is about time travel and also goes in to politics and history. It defiantly makes you think and opens your eyes to a different world. If you want something different to read 7 Parallels is it. out now. 4 stars Book Blurb A TIME TRAVEL adventure through history and a multiverse 2121, the world in which the populations of the five continents evolve has become chaotic and unlivable. Since G20 countries leaders have been condemned for genocide, New Vision established a new world order in 2080 and masters time travel since 2105. One of its most brilliant members, Kazuhiko Ken has dev...

Blind dates by Gordon MacMillan

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Thang you @rararesources and @GordonMacMillan for letting me be part of this tour snd Reviewing this book. Tom is journslist and has feelings for Beth but she keeps putting his foot in it to the point where they font talk. Then covid hit anf be loses his job than starts new venture with his sister but his friends are worried about him and they set him up on ten dates. Blind dates is written well and is engaging. There is humour throughout the book and blind dates did make me smile. Its heartwarmaring and lively to see how much Tom friends care about him to help him when hes down. It was good to see Tom character develop through the book. It was nice to read a book on blind dates with male character perspective to hear there side of how they find dateing 5 stars Blind Dates Is true love just a few dates away ... or even closer than you think? Tom has always been a hopeless romantic: but now he's just hopeless. After lockdown in particular made the millennial a reclusive introv...

Killing Kindness by Lisa Sell

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Thank you @ZooloosBT @LisaSellAuthor @RedDragonBooks for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. Killing Kindness is a Psychological thriller which is my favourite gener. The story is set two timelines 1992 and 2021.It was very gripping from tbe start and there was some twists and turns I did not see coming. Great read it did not disappoint me. The story was well written and will read more of Lisa Sell books in the future. I could not put killing kindness down great read highly recommend this book especially if you love good thriller. Book Blurb Summer 1992: The Six, a group of teenagers, met in a disused mill every night. They thought they were invincible until Simon, a kind young man, disappeared. Summer 2021: The Six - minus Simon - gather at the renovated mill for his memorial. The reunion begins and a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. T he body count rises. Someone is killing kindness. Author Bio Lisa Sell is a thriller, crime, and mystery author. She is an...

The M Word by Eileen Wharton

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Thank you @ZooloosBT @WhartonEileen @SpellBoundBks for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. I really enjoyed reading the M word its great read and it did make me laugh. I really liked Roberta she is a great character. I feel like i been on the ups and downs with her. There was a part in the book near the end where she found out someone was looking for a sibling. I had to hold my breath and go no. I love it when that happens unexpectedly. Roberta is a middle age women going through the menopause and this is contempory fiction. I really hope there second book and i read it quite quickly. Its heartwarming laugh out read. The writing is entaintaing and great read . I will read more of Eileen Whatron in the future. I recommend this book and its out now. Book Blurb Roberta Gallbreath is middle-aged and menopausal. She dislikes her children, detests her ex-husband and despises her colleagues. When her mother dies, Roberta is left with a pile of letters and a mystery s...

Avalon’s Call by Lynne W. Bailey

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Thank you @lynnewbailey1 @lovebookstours #LBTCrew for letting me part of this tour snd reviewing this book. Avalon call is in series bit you can read it as stand alone book which is what i did. I really enjoyed reading Avlon call and felt like i was going on adventure with Arthur and Sarah. This is book 2 in the series snd i will be reading book 1 in the future because i want to know how it all started. I feel teenagers will love this because it will transport them to another land. The story was easy to get into and at good pace to keep up with. The story hooks you in from the start. This is fantasy adventure and recommed you read this book. Its great read 5 stars Blurb Avalon isn't the same place Arthur remembers. The place he left was magic, but the Avalon he returns to is dark, very dark. Danger lurks around every corner, Guin is missing, and Avalon's magic is fading fast. With the help of his friends, Arthur has to overcome new obstacles, fight new enemies, battle h...

The girl I used to be by Debbie Howells

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5 stars just wow. Near the end of the girl i used to be kept me on the edge of my sit . I was emotinal rollcoster i felt like i was on and i reread the end because i read it wrong do glad i reread and that happened. This is lovely story which is told two narratives Anna and Will . It goes to there past when tbey are teenages and to the future about there different lives and meeting up. I really glad that Anna did want she wanted to do and go travelling. It was lovely to see Anna character develop through the book. This story left me heartbroken but hapoy at the end. 5 stars wull defiantly read more of Debbie Howells books in tbe future . Thank you @rararesources and @DebbieHowells for being part of this tour and reviewing this book. Blurb The Girl I Used To Be Marie Kondo for the soul. Anna and Will have been passing in and out of each other’s lives since they were just kids. Now 20 years later, Anna is married - she has a lovely house, a step daughter in university and a husband w...

The Almanac by Lia Leedertz

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Thank you @RandomTTours and @Lia Leendertz for letting me part of this review and reading this book. I love the front cover is so pretty. I do like the hedgehog he is very cute. I never had Almanac before i have found it very instresting and found out things i didnt know either llke garding with the moon. I like how the book set into months and than is full information for that month. Its good how there are different recipes and will try to have a go of some of them. I like how there pictures in the book of flowers and different insects to. I like reading sbout the pond in July with the dragonflies. The Almanac is very useful book 5 stars The sixth instalment of the bestselling season guide is here! Reconnect with the seasons in Britain and Ireland with this month-by-month guide to the world around us – including key dates, tide tables and garden tasks; constellations and moon phases; sunrises, folk songs, seasonal recipes plus a ‘bun of the month’; and – because 2023 will be a goo...

Inspector Dreadlock Holmes and other stories byvJohn Agard

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Thank you @randomTTours and @JohnAgard for letting me part of this tour, receiving the book-and reviewing the book. Inspector Dreadlocks holmes and other stories was very intresting read. The stories where entertaining and kept me engaged to the end. If you like crime stories you will enjoy this book. The font was the right size for me. The chapters where short but gripping. 4 stars I have not read any books by John Agard before but i will read more in the future. Description: In the title story, Inspector Dreadlock Holmes and his sidekick Rudeyard Fly arrive in Middleham-by-Sea, a little town known for tea shops, pet shops, and florists – in short, a rustic retreat for naughty weekends. Keen to kick start their diversity policy, the two Black cops have been sent for by Middleham’s Criminal Investigation Department. Seeing this as a chance to prove their cross-cultural mettle, Holmes and Fly set out to solve the brutal attack on Lord Montagu, a controversial political figure found un...

Shirk, rest and play by Andrew Grumbridge and Vincent Raisin

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Thank you @RandomTTouts and @deserterblo for being part of this tour and revieing this book. Shork , rest and play was a fun and instresting read and i would not normally read this type book but i am glad i did. This is self help book and it did make me smile and look at situtions definitely. I did like tbere was pictures in the book that made me smile. I liked how they talked about differnt situations through your lifeclike work, health , leisure and etc. I would recommed this book and it is full of humor and looks at life giving you useful tips and it will motivate you to live uour life how you want to. Blurb Shirk, Rest and Play is a comprehensive illustrated handbook for wannabe drop-outs, dreamers, drifters and gadabouts. Authors Andrew Grumbridge and Vincent Raison – along with their panoply of wastrel acquaintances – offer ruminations about finding beauty in the ordinary, lessons in tactical slacking and detailed advice on how to get more out of life by doing less. They c...

With Dust Shall Cover by Paul Neill

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Thank you @randomTTours and PaulOn1984 for sending me this book, for being part of this tour and reviewing with dust shall cover. With Dust Shall cover are short stories of horror perfect for Halloween and the winter months I do like a good horror and these e short stories where good they gripped you straight away. This is not usually my genre but loved them and i love the front cover. Each story was good and unique. 5 stars Author Paul is a short story writer from Scotland. He is a PR / Internal Communications professional who tries not to let the horror of corporate-speak seep into his stories. | His stories have appeared in Scare Street’s Night Terrors series, Purple Wall Stories, and Fae Corps Press’ Nightmare Whispers anthology, with an upcoming story in Eerie River Publishing’s It Calls from the Doors anthology. You can find him sharing his love of short stories on twitter @PaulOn1984.

Clara secret garden by Rosie Green

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Thank you @rararesources and @RosieGreen for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. Clara secret garden front cover is very pretty. This is romance and is 183 pages long. Clara secret garden is part of seris but you can read it as stand alone which is what i did. It is lively cosy book to read and really enjoyed the characters and the story. This book took me in to totally ifferent world from my own that i loved . I was definatly hooked and could not put it down 5 stars. Blurb Clara’s Secret Garden, Little Duck Pond Café When Clara Bowes transforms a wilderness of a garden, she isn't expecting to reconnect with someone special from her past at the same time. Having Rory Angel in her life again is a dream come true. But life is never straight forward – especially in matters of the heart – and soon, a devastating revelation looks set to bring Clara's hopes for the future crashing down around her. Will she find the strength to reach for her dreams? Author Bio...

Miracle Number four by Paul Marriner

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Thank you @RandomTTours and @PaulMarriner for sending me this lovely book, for being part of this tour and reviewing this book. I love the front cover because It has my favourite tree the blossom tree which is beautiful. Miracle Nimber four is contempory fiction and is 455 pages. The chapters are short and the font is the right size for me . The story is set in london in the middle of the 1970's. I really liked seeing Mike character develop through the book. The story is fast paced and you feel like you are going on the journey with Mike through out the book. I really liked reading about Mike and his band mates. I did feel sad in places and I feel Paul Marriner style of writing was emotional as well as postive and dark in places which is really good. 4 stars Miracle Number four is out now. Blurb 1976: With dreams of a career in rock, a crush on the prettiest girl in town, and a mother in remission from cancer, Mike’s future looks bright. Music brings excitement and a chance to ...

The Joy of Better Cooking by Alice Zaslavsky

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Thank you @RandomTTours and @Alice Zaslavsky for letting me part of this tour and review. When you open the cooking book ip its really pretty and colourful. The dishes looked lovely and made me hungry. The cooking book tells you how to prep your food and cook it. some of the recipes are dead different and would not thought to of used them like the glace, beetroot, blackberry and orange veringues, salt and pepper carmel flan will diffiently use them. I lime how the Alice Zaslavsky has put tips through out the book that is really useful. 5 stars everyone should have this cookery book. About the Author Alice Zaslavsky is a multi-award winning author and Australian food journalist. Her vegetable bible In Praise of Veg won the Australian Book Independent award for 2020 and went on to win accolades around the globe. When Alice is not on stage hosting international culinary talent, or on screen showing people how to find every shortcut to delicious food, she's at home testing recipes and...

Winter Kisses at Roseford Café By Fay Keenan

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Thank you @rararesources and @FayKeenan for letting me part of this tour and for reviewing this book. I love the front cover it defiantly has christmas feeling to it. The story is set in sommerset in a small village where Lucy has small cafe and theres going to be christmas movie made in her village. Winter kisses is a christmas romance. Winter kisses is a series but you can read it as stand alone which i did absolutely loved it and really liked the characters Lucy and Fin. The story was easy to get in to from the first page and i will be reading more of her books in the future. Winter Kisses will be lovely read for Christmas 5 stars Enjoyable read. blurb Hollywood comes to Roseford, as Christmas wishes really do come true… The sleepy Somerset village of Roseford is the temporary home for the cast and crew of the latest Christmas movie, and there’s an excitement in the air that can’t be ignored. When Lucy Cameron, the owner of Roseford Café, is asked to fulfil a last-minute ...

Love loss and life in between by Suzanne Rogerson

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Thank you @rararesources and @SuzanneRogerson for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. I really like the front cover it is beautiful. Love loss and life between are short stories and all of them are written beautiful and very meaningful. I do like Suzanne Rogerson writing it is engaging and emotive and all the stories touched my heart. The stories are a mixed genre and very descriptive. I strongley recommend this book it is out now. 5 stars Blurb This collection of short stories gives a glimpse into life, love, loss, and the inexplicable in between. Including themes of grief, finding hope and second chances, facing the consequences of your actions and getting help from the unlikeliest of places. Author Bio Suzanne lives in Middlesex, England with her husband, two teenagers, a crazy cocker spaniel and an adopted cat that thinks she’s the boss. Suzanne’s writing journey began at the age of twelve when she completed her first novel. She discovered ...

Riverside by Glenda Young and Ian Skillcorn

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Thank you @ian_skillicorn, @flaming_nora and @rararandom for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. I really liked all the different charactors and voices in the audio of Riverside. The story was very engaging and kept you hooked. The audio is 3 hours 51 mins which is not long and you do feel part of the family while your listening to it. This romantic comedy thst made me chuckle in places The story is all about family but has romance , community life and frienship running through the audio. The story is heartwarming and very well written. If you like romance, comdy and soap opera you will love this 4 stars. Blurb Riverside: The feel-good, life-affirming story of love, friendship, family and new beginnings The feel-good, life-affirming story of love, friendship, family, and new beginnings! Changes are coming to the riverside town of Ryemouth, and while some of the community are excited by new beginnings, others are finding it hard to let go of the past. A new 14-epi...

Ride your way out by Martin Svaneborg

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Thank you @kingsleypublis1 @lovebookstours for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. I like the front cover it is very instresting. The story is in the past and present which i liked this style of writing. Ride your way is beautiful written and you can really visualise in your head whats happening to the characters. The chapters are short but they do hold the reader in and you end ip reading more because you want to find out whats going to happen christopher and you are on rollcoster with him hopeing he makes the right decision. Blurb Actor and son of an alcoholic ex-jockey, Christian Kardahl is getting ready for the opening night of his expected breakthrough on stage. Years later, it is revealed that his love interest from the show was found dead. At the same time, he is most unexpectedly hurled into a pursuit of his childhood dream; becoming a jockey like his father. Two women, the beautiful nurse, Adoria and the outsider, Flo become his only allies in this cut-t...

Mr Magenta by Christopher Bowden

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Thank you @ZooloosBT #ChristopherBowden for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. I like the front cover of Mr Magenta its very peaceful makes me want to go there and read this book. For me the font size was really good and liked there was paragraphs in the book which breaks up the full page of writing. I was very fascinate to find out who Mr Magenta was and to Stephen auntie Flora. Mr Magenta is contemporary fiction which 173 pages. I liked Christopher Bowden writen style it very descriptive and engaging. 4 stars a good read and is out to buy now. This is the first book i have read by Christopher Bowden and i would read more. Book Blurb Stephen Marling thought he knew his aunt Flora. But when he inherits her house in a quiet south London square a series of discoveries among her papers brings to light another person entirely. Who, for example, is ‘Mr Magenta’ and what part did he play in her life? In the process of uncovering the secrets of one life, Stephen is ...

Coffee and Ice Cream a four other stories by Milo McGivern

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Thank you @McgivernMilo @lovebookstours for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. The illistrations are great and goes really well with the writing. Coffee and Ice Cream did make me smile in places. Coffee and ice cream are 5 short stories that are for young children to adults. This is book 4 in tbe series and you can read it alone. This is the first book i have read from Milo McGivern and his writing style is really good and hooks you in. it is also a fun book to read that will take you away from your life for abit. 4 stars Blurb On an ocean somewhere in the world, is a mysterious island. A place shrouded in fog, that has never been discovered by humans. A land of peace and quiet, and chaotic, funny adventures. Welcome once again to the island of Animaux, a land that continues to mysteriously change its position on the planet each day, to keep it hidden. A paradise, containing a wonderful collection of talking animals. A place we would all like to visit. The five...

The Grove by Ben Dark

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Thank you @randomttours and @bendark for being part of this tour and reviewing this book. The front cover is stunning and thats what attracted me to the book straight away. If you move garden and history you will love the Grove. I love the pictues that are on each chapter amd each chapter is about a different plant. Ben Dark takes you on a tour of the 19half front gardens. Each chapter is really informative and useful and a book you can keep coming back to which will inspire you and help you understand your garding better. Ben Dark writing is very descriptive and yiu get draen into his writing straight away. 5 stars the book is out now. Ben Dark is a head gardener, award-winning broadcaster and landscape historian working at the top of British horticulture. He ’s been described as ‘the millennial Monty’ by Gardeners’ World Magazine and ‘the future of horticulture’ by Horticulture Week. He graduated with a degree in History from Bristol University and went on to study Horticulture at...

The Luck by Kathy Briggs

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Thank you @Randomttours and @kathyBriggs for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. What can i say i really enjoyed reading The Luck and following the generations of family and there problems. My favourite characters where Beattie and Darragh. I love their relationship and there story helping there granddaughters than there great grandsons they were amazing pair and i like how there story ending. I did go through some emotions while reading the story. I was shocked with the twist near the end I was very surprised bit can completey understand why. I really liked Kathy Brighs still style of writing and the story was really engaging. This is historical gener not really my genre but i absolutely loved it and highly recommed this book to buy which is out now. I never read anything from Kathy Briggs before but i defenitly will in the future. 5 stars. The Luck is book you can read while drinking hot chocolate in a blanket and it takes you away from your life and into theres. ...

Happy Endings at Mermaid Point by Sarah Bennet

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I was so happy when i was able to be part of the happy ending at mermaids point. I love Sarah Bennett style of writing and i love mermaids point i feel part of the family when i read her books. I have read all five books now of the series and Happy endngs did not let me down i loved it. You can read these books on there own or series. This is christmas romance book. Great for people who love christmas and good romance. I am glad this book sbout Nick because he lovely and he could with some happiness like the rest if his family and friends. I will definalty read more of her books in the future. Beautifully written and a great read 5 stars. I am gutted this is the final book of the series thats because i love the characters and have seen them all develop and grow so much . I strongly recommed this book it is out now. Thank you @rararandom and (@Sarahlou_writes) for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. Happy Endings At Mermaids Point Music sensation Aurora Storm fina...

The housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa

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The housekeeper and the Proffessor was chosen for our book club. I did like the book but I found the mathmatical side hard to get in to which made me not want to read those bools . I did like reading about the housekeeper and her son. This is contempory fiction and is about friendship, maths and memory. The story flowed really well and anyone who intrested in maths will love this book. 3 stars only because i found it hard to get into the equations.

Ghillie Wakes up by Joe Robson

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Thank you @Crumpsbarnstudio for letting me reviewing this book. Ghillie wakes up is lovely childrens book about wildlife and nature. The illustrations are beautiful and keep you engaged with the book. The story is beautifully written and children from 4 above with love this story. The story is very informative and engaging. 5 stars children will love this book.

Ahead of the shadows by A.B. Kyazze

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 Thank you @RandomTTours and @A.B . kyazze for letting me part of this tour and reading this book.  I love the way A .B. Kyazze described what’s going on and the surroundings in the book it’s very artistic and I can visualise it in my head. Ahead of the shadows is written in the past 2002 and then in the present 2022. There is three narratives in about he story Lena the mum , Bene her son and Kojo who worked with Lena. Ahead of the shadows is about relationships, trauma, war and love. Lena and Kojo work together across the east and central Africa and there is slot psychological pressure for both of them in the war zone. When I read the end I was disappointed for good reason because I was left wanted more and wanted to see what happeneds next . I really enjoyed reading ahead of shadows and this a book I would not normally read but I am really glad I did and will read more from this author.

Love, Liana… Sincerely, Kade by Allie Doherty

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Thank you @LakeCtryPress @lovebookstours for letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. I like the front cover is bright and catchers your attention which alerts you to the blurb. Love Liana Sincerely is romantic comedy and this is the first book I have read from Ally Doherty. I will be reading more. I really liked Kade and Liana and was routing for them both . They both strong characters Ally Doherty covered some hot topics through the book drugs, violence and mene heath issues and it was written really well. There was some places through the book that made me smile.I really liked the ending 4 stars Blurb Meet Liana Dawson, a perpetually single romantic-advice blogger. She's one set of granny-panties away from proclaiming herself New York City's version of Bridget Jones when she's hit with a fan demand for sex advice. With an unwavering belief in love (and rom-com superiority), there's no relationship problem Love, Liana can't fix... until a fasc...

The Pact by Hilly Barmby

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Thank you @ZooloosBT @Hilly_Barmby for letting be part of this tour and letting me review this book. The Pact is psychological crime book which is my favourie genre. There was some good twists i did see coming and the ending was dramantic and gripping. Pact is written in the past and present and works really well. The Pact is about group of friends that meet up when they are 30 on New years Eve. The characters where instresting snd theres for some i liked more than others. This is the second book I have read by Hilly Barmby and i did like her style of writting. Great read especally for October month 4 stars. Book Blurb When an overdue reunion takes place, it stirs up old memories that have long been buried . . . In the twelve years that have passed, much has happened. So when Michael Storm arranges a New Year’s Eve party, it threatens to have deadly consequences. Hope has married her long-time sweetheart, whose secretive behaviour with money is straining their marriage.​ Sab...