Month: May 2015

Review: The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) by Kate Winter

Posted May 26, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) by Kate Winter

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.The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) by Kate Winter Published by Sphere on May 21, 2015 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction, Paranormal, Romance Pages: 304 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Falling in love is never simple. Especially when you’re dead. When Rosie Potter wakes up one morning with what she assumes is the world’s worst hangover, the last thing she expects is to discover that she’s actually dead. With a frustrating case of amnesia, suspicious circumstances surrounding her untimely demise, and stuck wearing her ugliest flannel PJs, Rosie must figure out not only what happened last night, but why on earth she’s still here. Slowly the mystery unravels, but there are many other secrets buried in the quiet Irish village of Ballycarragh, and nobody is as innocent as they first appear. Aided by the unlikeliest of allies in her investigation, Rosie discovers that life after death isn’t all it’s […]

Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Posted May 22, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

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.The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill on May 1, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 320 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads As surprising as it is moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is an unforgettable tale of transformation and second chances, an irresistible affirmation of why we read, and why we love. We are not quite novels. We are not quite short stories. In the end, we are collected works. A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died; his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history; and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. Slowly but surely, he is isolating himself from all the people of Alice Island—from Chief Lambiase, the well-intentioned police officer who’s always felt kindly toward him; […]

Review: The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North

Posted May 20, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North

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.The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on February 11, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 304 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The highly anticipated first UK print publication of an electrifying novel which has taken the US by storm. Who is the real Sophie Stark? The Life and Death of Sophie Stark is the story of an enigmatic film director, told by the six people who loved her most. Brilliant, infuriating, all-seeing and unknowable, Sophie Stark makes films said to be ‘more like life than life itself’. But her genius comes at a terrible cost: to her husband, to the brother she left behind, and to an actress who knows too much. With shades of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, A Visit from the Goon Squad and Where’d You Go, Bernadette, it combines a uniquely appealing sensibility with a compulsively […]

Guest Post: Q&A with Katherine Clemants, author of The Silvered Heart

Posted May 19, 2015 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Guest Post / 0 Comments
Guest Post: Q&A with Katherine Clemants, author of The Silvered Heart

Today I am delighted to be part of the Blog Tour for The Silvered Heart by Katherine Clements.  And as part of it I have a Q&A with Katherine Clemants. This is a book that I was excited to read, I loved Katherine’s first book, The Crimson Ribbon, so much that I sure this is going to be equally good and perhaps even better. At the moment I haven’t had a chance to sit down and enjoy a book properly as it is bang in the middle of exam season. Boo! But back to The Silvered Heart, which is about an infamous highwaywoman. Below Katherine has kindly answered the questions I sent her, in lots of detail and, without giving too much away (I will try to be more sneaky next time!). What drew you to Katherine Ferrers? Because (and this may be a terrible thing to admit) but I have never heard of her. She seems quite an intriguing lady. You may not have heard of Katherine Ferrers, but you may have heard of legendary 17th century highwaywoman, ‘The Wicked […]

Review: Joe All Alone by Joanna Nadin

Posted May 13, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: Joe All Alone by Joanna Nadin

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.Joe All Alone by Joanna Nadin on May 7, 2015 Genres: Children’s, Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 240 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads When thirteen-year-old Joe is left behind in Peckham while his mum flies to Spain on holiday, he decides to treat it as an adventure, and a welcome break from Dean, her latest boyfriend. Joe begins to explore his neighbourhood, making a tentative friendship with Asha, a fellow fugitive hiding out at her grandfather’s flat. But when the food and money run out, his mum doesn’t come home, and the local thugs catch up with him, Joe realises time is running out too, and makes a decision that will change his life forever. I’m not really sure what I have read in Joe All Alone. I didn’t feel like the story went anywhere and I didn’t leave with any sort of satisfied feeling. All I was left with was […]