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Thank you, @rararesources, for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. A Greek Island gift is romance genre and is a gorgeous read. I absolutely adored this story. It is heartwarming and fun read that was a pleasure to read. It is easy to get into, and I read in a day. I loved all the characters. They were wonderful, and I felt like they were old friends. The story is set in Corfu and is about Molly who finds she inherited an apartment but thinks it’s a mistake and goes to Greece for the reading of the will that comes with some surprises. This book made me want to go to Corfu again. This would make a great holiday read. The front cover and title are great and work well with the story. Fantastic and engaging read 5 stars. Strong recommends. Blurb A Greek Island Gift An unexpected gift… A home in paradise? When Molly Adams finds out she’s inherited an apartment in Kassiopi, Corfu, she’s left thinking there must be some mistake. She doesn’t know anyone in Greece at al...

Thank you @zooloosBT for letting me be part if this tour and reviewing this book. Falling on a Duke is a romance / time travel genre. This is an adorable and heartwarming book. The story has two narratives Benjamin who is from the 19th century who is a duke and there is Isabelle, who is a writer from the present day who runs into Ben one day. I found this story easy to get into and loved the characters. They were brilliant and likeable. The story is written beautifully and is engaging from the start to finish. I love the time - travelling element in the story. It works well. This would make a great summer read. Strongly recommended 5 stars. Stefany’s Bio Stefany Nunes is a Brazilian writer with degrees in Letters and Brazilian law. She’s been an avid reader for as long as she can remember, and with her passion for romance novels, she often created stories in her mind without ever putting them on paper. After moving to London with her husband, inspired by the city's atmosphere,...

Thank you @the_writeReads for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Eerie Exhibits is short stories and is horror genre. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the different stories and they were all based about a museum. Eerie Exhibits was easy a read and each short story was fascinating and intriguing to read. I like all the characters and there was a significant amount of suspense and creepiness running through the book. I read this book in a couple of hours. Furthermore, I have read numerous Victoria Williams books. They all have been incredible reads and this one did not let her down. 5 stars. Blurb Five unnerving tales of the weird and uncanny from award-winning author Victoria Williamson. A room full of screaming butterflies. An unsettling smile on the face of a carved sarcophagus. A painting that draws its viewer into the disturbing past. A stuffed bear that growls in the dead of night. And a shell that whispers more sinister sounds than the sigh of the sea… Dare ...

Thank you @zooloosBT for letting me be part if tbis tour and reviewing this book. The Best Wrong Move is a romance genre and has a great front cover. The Best Wrong Move was a brilliant read. I absolutely adored this book. I read it in one day. The story is set in Hawaii and is about Liv who asks her boyfriend to marry her on TV but he says no and then she flies off to Hawaii where more problems occur. This is a perfect summer read that you will not be able to put down. I did like the characters, Dom, who is Liv's landlord, and Liv. They are beautiful and funny people, but I didn’t like Rex, who is her ex-boyfriend so much. I love the plot and the steamy seems. The Best Wrong Move made me laugh and is such a fun and heartwarming read. Strongly recommend this book 5 stars. Lily’s Bio Lily Parker is a full-time romance writer, former professional matchmaker, and an avid seeker of absurd adventures. After years of helping other authors bring their stories to life, she decided i...

Thank you @niamhsquared @Bonnierbooks_uk @KellyALacey @lovebookstours #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Ordinary Saints is a fascinating read that is about love, loss, and faith. The narrative of the story is Jay, who is from a catholic home in Ireland, who has moved to London and finds out her brother died and as the story moves on, her family want to try to make her brother a catholic saint and Jay is trying to deal with this. This is a beautiful story that is deeply moving. I felt like I connected with Jay and I did feel for her through the book, attempting to deal with her lost of faith and dealing with her loss of her brothers and her parents who she struggles with. The story goes from past to present, which I enjoyed. I did found the catholic religion and church intriguing, and it did make me want to do some research on it, especially catholic saints. I got into Ordinary Saints straight the way and read it in a few days...

Thank uou @guerrerotanya @penguinrandom @KellyALacey @lovebookstours #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter #LBTContemporary For letting me part of this tour and reviewing this book. I absolutely adored Cat’ people, what a beautiful book. I was drawn to this book instantly due to the black cat on the front cover, which I adored and reminded me of my Rosie cat. The story is about a cat who is a stray and this did pull a heart string with me due to my Kiki cat being a stray made me wonder what her life was like when she was homeless. The story not just about a cat but about five other people who lives are intertwined because of Cat. There’s Núria who has her cats but also goes and feds the strays on her day off and Cat is one of them. It made me what to go do this for stray cats where I live. I did like Núria a lot. When she feeds cat she finds a post-it note but wonder who it’s from and his name is Collin, who is an author, Lilly who’s looking for her lost sister, Omar the postman and Bong who lo...

Thank you @KellyALacey @lovebookstours #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter #FreeReview #FreeBookReview #ReadAlong for letting me part of this readalong. I have loved the book and tbe questions. The Calamities of Toterrum are book 2 in the series and is a fantasy genre. The story is a good pace that you can keep up with from the get-go. I loved the twist and turns, it totally threw me from what, I thought, was going to happen. Love it when that happens. The story is an action packed that keeps you hooked and engaged all the way through the book. The story is written elegantly, and I enjoyed getting to know the characters and seeing them develop through the book, and really hope there is a third book. I loved the first book and loved this book even more, love the magic and adventure. I feel young adults will love this series. A great read 4 stars. Blurb Following the aftermath of Flaunte and the ambush outside of the Blackstone Mountains, Yaron Meek finds safety within Labyrintha, the capit...

Thank you @Palamedes and @hyggebooktours for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Under this Flesh is a collection of contemporary poetry which is about love, loss, identity, vulnerability, and survival. There are 115 poems in the book, and they are poems you can keep coming back to. I found the poems powerful to read and they are all beautifully written. There were some I was drawn to more than others, which were : the fall, seeds, cure, crave, master, rain, blurry past and many more. I found all the poems easy to read, and they were all moving and made me think about my life. If you like poetry, this book is definitely for you. A thought-provoking and moving read. 4 stars. Book Description: In Under This Flesh, poet and artist Ina Gancheva delivers a strikingly honest exploration of the human experience. Her critically acclaimed collection moves through themes of longing, loss, self-discovery, and survival, capturing the intensity of emotion with precise, unf...

Thank you @lovebookstours and @kellyAlacey for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. And it all makes sense in the end is a contemporary fantasy genre and is a short book to read and has 192 pages. The story about twins Mariah and Zooey who stay with their Grandad in a cabin and think it’s going to be boring, but it turns out they are mistaken. I enjoyed reading this book and following Mariah and Zooey's journey into another world. I loved the descriptions that were running through the book and I could visualize it all in my head, which was great fun to be there to. And it all makes sense in the end was an enjoyable and easy read that kept me engaged and entertained until the end. And it all makes sense and the end is totally out my comfort zone to read due not my normally genre, but it was a pleasure to read. It definitely did make sense at the end. 4 stars. Blurb When teen twins Mariah and Zooey visit their reclusive Grandfather’s cabin, they think it'...

Thank you @weareprovoco @dawn.treacher @hyggebooktours for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The Ninth life of Norris is a contemporary fantasy genre. I was drawn to the front cover and blurb straight the way due to the adorable ginger cat. I love cats, so was eagerly awaiting to read this book. The story is about Norris who has been reincarnated in to a cat and remembers all his eight lives, and he’s not happy with them. Norris comes across an old friend called Jimmy and wants to help because he feels like he failed him in his previous life but feels he can’t do this by being a cat. This is an incredible story that took me a day to read. The story was gripping from the start and a unique read. I absolutely loved it and I loved Norris the cat and how he tried to help everyone. The characters are wonderful, and you like them straight the way, and it is lovely to see them develop through the story. I must admit the Ninth life of Norris did make me cry, but what a...

Thank you @jdalvior and @Unbounders for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Seven days Tokyo is a literature fiction genre. I love the front cover and the title, it works well together. The story is about Louie, who meets Landon in Manhattan, and they have a perfect night together because they clicked straight away. Then Louie goes to Tokyo where Landon is living and spends seven nights there where he is trying to sort out is a visa. The descriptions of Tokyo and the cherry blossoms are beautiful and made me feel as if I were there too. Made me want to visit Tokyo even more. I felt like seven days in Tokyo is a light and beautiful read. I loved the writing style and found it straightforward to read, and I also liked the characters, especially Louie and felt a connection with him and his time in Tokyo. Furthermore, I did not like Landon very much, but I did like how vulnerable he comes across in the book, which made me feel sorry for him and that he does have a...

Thank you @rararesources for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The Hero Virus is a thriller genre which is about Chris who is struggling with life due to losing his wife and then suddenly Chris gets ill and everything changes for him, and he can’t understand what’s happening. I found Hero Virus enthralling read that hooks you from start to finish. I liked that there was a lot of action going through the book that kept me entertained. The story was easy to get in to and Chris is a likeable character and I did feel sorry for him going through all the stuff he was going through, losing his wife, dog and being ill. I like how there were twists in the book that I didn’t see coming. I did feel like I was on a rollercoaster reading this book because I had no clue what would happen next. The Hero Virus is an entertaining read, and I liked how it was something different from what I normally read. 4 stars. Blurb The Hero Virus tells the thrilling story of Chris Taylo...

Thank you @rararesoucers For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Too Hot to Handle is an amazing read and I adored the characters. This is a romance genre that is fantastic for the summer. I like the front cover and the title, it works well with the plot and does not give much away. If I saw Too Hot to Handle in a bookshop I would definitely pick it up its vibrant and looks fun. The story about Molly, who the best friend getting married and the wedding and bachelorette party will be held in Spain where they get to stay for two weeks in a villa but little do they know another party has been given the villa to because it was double booked. I do love Portia Macintosh books, they are a pleasure to read and this was a feel good read that made me chuckle and smile in places. I loved it. It took me a day to read just because I fully enjoyed the friendship between the girls and the banter between the boys. All the characters were likeable and I loved the setting, I fel...

Thank you @eriu_books @bonnierbooks_uk @KellyALacey @lovebookstours #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Wow! And wow. The Bridge to Always is an outstanding read that made me laugh and cry. I read this in one sitting and could not put it down. This is the first book I have read by Lynda Marion and her writing style is easy to get into, and I will be definitely reading more of her books in the future. The story is about Maeve who moves to west Cork with her daughter Esme to fulfill her dream to find Tim her ex-boyfriend, but this does not go the way she thinks it’s going to go, on the way we meet some nice characters and not so nice characters. This is a heartwarming read and beautifully written. I liked Maeve and Esme a lot, plus her neighbors that I loved getting to know and Infelt like they were old friends. The story is written in third person which I quite enjoyed this style to listen to the other characters story from their pe...

Thank you @pjskinnerauthor @KellyALacey @lovebookstours #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter #SeacastleMysteries For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Grace Reality is a crime mystery genre which is the 7th book in the series. You can read as a standalone, as I did. I have read a number of PJ Skinner book and I have enjoyed them all immensely. Grace Reality is set in Sea castle and cast and crew from a reality show wanting to film there. Tanya, who is the main character and narrator, has been asked to work for them to recommend filming locations, but Tanya seems to be doing more than this and investigating a murder. It took me a few chapters to get into, but once I got past the beginning, I got into and thoroughly enjoyed the plot. I did like Tanya a lot as a character and enjoyed getting to know her and how she works. I liked how she was still friends with her ex who is a policeman and liked her partner Harry too. All the characters seemed down to earth and easy to l...

Thank you @bwpublishing @bonnierbooks_uk @KellyALacey @lovebookstours #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The seven o’clock club is a contemporary fiction. The front cover and title really works with the book. Wow, what a book, and I am so glad I am a blogger because I am reading books I would probably not normally read, and they are expanding my enjoyment and the authors I like. Amelia Ireland will definitely be on my list to look out for and purchase. Amelia is a fantastic writer who drew me in from the start of the book to the point I could not put the book down. I also had numerous emotions reading this book, and it absolutely made me cry in places and smile. I did not see the twist coming at all, when it arrived I was like wow did not see that coming at all. Brilliant. The story about four characters who are the narratives who meet at seven o'clock once a week on a Tuesday for their counselling session with Genevieve. They...