Month: April 2020

Monthly Round-Up! April 2020

Posted April 30, 2020 by Charlotte in Monthly Round-up! / 0 Comments
Monthly Round-Up! April 2020

Monthly Round-up, linking everything that has happened in the last month, posted on the last day of said month. This Round-up April 2020. So how was April for everyone? Like everyone else I have been staying at home as part of the UK lockdown. Not going out has meant that I have been catching up with my TBR pile and I have to say my reviews for the next month are looking good! Although if anyone does have any book recommendations please let me know as I don’t want my TBR to shrink too much. I have also had time to edit the blog. While most of these changes are small and you may not notice it I am so happy with what I have achieved. There is a lot more to come and I am excited for what is coming. Currently reading: Reviews:   Blog Tours: Pastime Pleasures:   Challenges: As per usual I’m participating in the Goodreads Challenge.     So what do you think of my round up April 2020? What have you read this month? Let […]

Review: Sunset over the Cherry Orchard by Jo Thomas

Posted April 28, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Sunset over the Cherry Orchard by Jo Thomas

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.Sunset over the Cherry Orchard by Jo Thomas Published by Headline Review on August 23, 2018 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction, Romance Pages: 416 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Jo Thomas’s new novel invites you to a special cherry orchard in Spain, where sunshine, romance and family secrets are the order of the day. Perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond, Milly Johnson and Katie Fforde, SUNSET OVER THE CHERRY ORCHARD is a heartwarming, hilarious tale.It’s time for Beti Winter to dance to her own beat. After three failed engagements Beti is in desperate need of a fresh start. What better place than the sun-drenched hills of southern Spain? But it’s not all sangria and siestas. Beti finds work on an old Andalucian cherry farm where there are cherries to be picked, trees to be watered and her fiery boss, Antonio, to win over. As the sun toasts her skin, Beti finds […]

Blog Tour / Review: Sunrise over Sapphire Bay by Holly Martin

Posted April 26, 2020 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 1 Comment
Blog Tour / Review: Sunrise over Sapphire Bay by Holly Martin

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.Sunrise over Sapphire Bay by Holly Martin Series: Jewel Island #1 Published by Seaside & Sparkles on April 24th 2020 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction, Romance Pages: 308 Format: E-Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Fall in love with the beautiful Jewel Island this summer, where the sapphire sea sparkles, the golden sun warms your skin and the islanders melt your heart. From the bestselling author of The Little Village of Happiness comes Holly Martin’s most romantic novel yet. Aria Philips has lived on Jewel Island all of her life. Even when her sisters Clover and Skye left its stunning shores for bigger and better things, Aria stayed to help her father run their family hotel. A year after her father’s death Aria’s done everything she can to keep things afloat but the hotel has long been struggling to make a profit. With so few guests Aria risks losing the only home she’s […]

Review: Lady and the Tramp (2019)

Posted April 23, 2020 by Charlotte in Film Review / 0 Comments
Review: Lady and the Tramp (2019)

Lady and the Tramp directed by Released on 24 March 2020 Genres: Animation Feature Length: 103 mins Source: Disney+ Rating: Lady is the pampered female dog belonging to Jim Dear and Darling. When her human masters bring a baby into the house, Lady feels she’s being eased out; and when Darling’s insufferable Aunt Sarah introduces her nasty twin Siamese cats into the fold, Lady is certain that she’s no longer welcome. Review: As soon as Disney+ was available in the UK, I instantly activated my account and went to watch Lady and the Tramp. It is the first Disney ‘live adaption’ to not be released theatrically, and there is a very good reason for that. You would think that being Disney, the same creativity seems in other movies would be in this one. But that is not the case. Lady and the Tramp while it is a faithful adaptation, it is lacking in the quintessential charm of the original. And while I have said that this is a faithful adaption there has been some modernisation. Some that is successful and some that […]

Review: Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

Posted April 21, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth Series: The Chosen Ones #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on April 7, 2020 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 400 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Fifteen years ago, five ordinary teenagers were singled out by a prophecy to take down an impossibly powerful entity wreaking havoc across North America. He was known as the Dark One, and his weapon of choice – catastrophic events known as Drains – leveled cities and claimed thousands of lives. The Chosen Ones, as the teens were known, gave everything they had to defeat him. After the Dark One fell, the world went back to normal . . . for everyone but them. After all, what do you do when you’re the most famous people on Earth, your only education was in magical destruction, and your purpose in life is now fulfilled? Of all the five, Sloane has had the hardest time […]