Review: Burnt Paper Sky by Gilly Macmillan

Posted September 4, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Burnt Paper Sky by Gilly Macmillan

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.Burnt Paper Sky by Gilly Macmillan Published by Piatkus on August 27, 2015 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 465 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Rachel Jenner is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben, when he asks if he can run ahead. It’s an ordinary request on an ordinary Sunday afternoon, and Rachel has no reason to worry—until Ben vanishes. Police are called, search parties go out, and Rachel, already insecure after her recent divorce, feels herself coming undone. As hours and then days pass without a sign of Ben, everyone who knew him is called into question, from Rachel’s newly married ex-husband to her mother-of-the-year sister. Inevitably, media attention focuses on Rachel too, and the public’s attitude toward her begins to shift from sympathy to suspicion.  As she desperately pieces together the threadbare clues, Rachel realizes that the greatest dangers may lie not in the […]

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Review: Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

Posted September 2, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 5 Comments
Review: Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon on September 3, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 308 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads My disease is as rare as it is famous. It’s a form of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, but basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in fifteen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives. New next door neighbors. I look out the window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black t-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly. I want to learn everything about him, and I do. I learn that he is funny and fierce. I learn that his eyes are Atlantic Ocean-blue and that his vice is stealing silverware. I learn that when I talk to him, my whole world opens up, and […]

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Monthly Round-up! August 2015

Posted August 31, 2015 by Charlotte in Monthly Round-up! / 0 Comments
Monthly Round-up! August 2015

Monthly Round-up, linking everything that has happened in the last month, posted on the last day of said month. This Round-up August 2015. So this month has absolutely flown by! I was a bit shocked at the weekend to realise that August is basically over, and will writing this post I tried to remember if I had done anything this month. Well I ended the month by going to Scope – a horse festival where there is a lot of jumping. But really varied jumping, it’s not often that you’ll have young competitors (aka 10 year olds!) followed by an international competition, as well as qualifiers for HOYs (Horse of the Year Show) and ex-Olympians competing (hello Geoff Billington) and new up and coming stars in Show-jumping. It makes the event quite exciting, even if its not really your cup-of-tea… I also drove up to Yorkshire for a couple of days camping and looking at castles with my sister which was fun. But I had forgotten how uncomfortable roll mats are! Next time I am definitely purchasing an air bed. Currently […]

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Guest Post: Exclusive Extract from The Waiting Game by Jessica Thompson

Posted August 30, 2015 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Guest Post / 1 Comment
Guest Post: Exclusive Extract from The Waiting Game by Jessica Thompson

Today I am delighted to be part of the Blog Tour for The Waiting Game by Jessica Thompson with an extract of The Waiting Game. I loved reading The Waiting Game (see my review) despite feeling sad most of the time… But in a good, everything is going to turn out fine kind of way. Below I have an exclusive extract from The Waiting Game, which was such an important moment in the book because this scene offers so much solace to Nessa and Kat (but I’m going to shut up now before spoilers occur!). Enjoy! Remember to check out the other stops on the tour for some great content!   Extract: January 14th 2015 . . . ‘Oh my god, I’m so, so nervous,’ Kat said, standing opposite her sister in the frozen car park. Her scarf came unravelled from her coat and blew in a rippling curl, jostled by the freezing cold wind. ‘Me too. Are we sure that this is the right thing to do?’ Nessa had asked, looking back at her car. The air was so cold it was […]

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Review: The Waiting Game by Jessica Thompson

Posted August 30, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: The Waiting Game by Jessica Thompson

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.The Waiting Game by Jessica Thompson Published by Coronet on August 13, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 336 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads ‘The moon was speckled like a bird’s egg. It hung reliably in the blackness above Will Turnbull and Nessa Grier who sat side by side on a bench as the leaves fell around them, landing softly on the thick, wet grass. Their knees were just touching, hearts pounding hard.’ Nessa Bruce waits for her husband to come through the double doors. She’d waited for him to return home from Afghanistan for what felt like forever, and now the moment was finally here. But Jake isn’t… Jake Bruce hasn’t come home, and it looks like he never will. Nessa’s life – and that of her daughter Poppy – is turned upside down in an instant. What has happened to the elusive man at the centre of […]

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