Month: October 2014

Review: Black Lake by Johanna Lane

Posted October 25, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Black Lake by Johanna Lane

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Black Lake by Johanna Lane Published by Tinder Press on February 12, 2015 Genres: Fiction Pages: 227 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads For generations, the Campbells have lived happily at Dulough, an idyllic, rambling estate on the windswept coast of Ireland. But upkeep has drained the family coffers. Faced with the heartbreaking possibility of having to sell, John Campbell makes a very difficult decision; to keep Dulough he will turn the estate into a tourist attraction. He and his wife, daughter and son will move from the luxury of the big house to a small, damp caretaker’s cottage. The upheaval strains the already tenuous threads that bind the family, and when a tragic accident befalls them, long-simmering resentments and unanswered yearnings are forced to the surface. The identity of the Campbells is tied up in Dulough House but now everything is about to change and the life that they […]

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Review: Lily does LA by Nicola Doherty

Posted October 24, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: Lily does LA by Nicola Doherty

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Lily Does La by Nicola Doherty Published by Headline on September 25 2014 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction, Romance, Short Stories Pages: 304 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Jet off to romantic Paris and sunny LA with this exclusive two in one ebook, perfect for fans of Lindey Kelk’s” I Heart.”.. novels. Paris. City of love, city of romance. The last place you want to go to on a work trip when you’re in the middle of an epic dry spell. But that’s where Poppy is headed, along with her colleague Charlie, who’s shallow and annoying but very, very good-looking. During a white-wine-fuelled session with her friend Alice, Poppy concocts the perfect plan: work by day, and have some no-strings fun with Charlie by night. Of course, it might prove a little more complicated than that, but it’s nothing Poppy can’t handle – or is it? Lily is an actress. At […]

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Review: Strange Girls and Ordinary Women by Morgan McCarthy

Posted October 22, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Strange Girls and Ordinary Women by Morgan McCarthy

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Strange Girls and Ordinary Women by Morgan McCarthy Published by Headline Publishing Group: Tinder Press on July 3, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 368 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads They say you know instinctively who to trust. Alice is normal; she’d never do anything rash. But when she sees her husband one day with a younger girl, she knows at once that he’s having an affair. And it must be stopped. Vic loves her friend Michael, more than he knows. He wants happiness, and thinks he’s found it with the magnetic Estella. But Vic feels sure she can’t be trusted – and she needs to make Michael see that too. They don’t know Kaya; her life is tougher than they can imagine. But Kaya’s a survivor, and she’s determined to find a way out of her miserable world. Three women, three lives that come crashing together in this dark, […]

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Review: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Posted October 18, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 4 Comments
Review: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson Series: Reckoners #1 Published by Orion Books on September 26, 2013 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 386 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills. Nobody fights the Epics…nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart – the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David’s father. For years, like the Reckoners, David’s been studying, and planning – and he has something they need. Not an object, […]

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Pastime Pleasures #18 – Desperate Diary of a Country Housewife by Daisy Waugh

Posted October 17, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #18 – Desperate Diary of a Country Housewife by Daisy Waugh

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of Desperate Diary of a Country Housewife by Daisy Waugh Here I will look at books that have given me great pleasure in the past. These are books I can read over and over again. The only rule is that the book must have been published five or more years ago. This is a fun easy read where everything is exaggerated, written in a diary style (hence the title) and with the addition of newspaper clippings. The diary entries felt very real, and very much like Martha thoughts. Her opinion at the very time that she was writing them down. Yes they were a bit exaggerated, but that is where the humour came from. All the characters are likeable (even if at times Martha comes across as quite snobby and uppity) and the dilemma’s they find themselves in can be quite hilarious – Mum’s at the school gate, anyone? Martha desperatley wanted to move to the countryside, to live the iydllic dream, but there is a sudden […]

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