Review: A Christmas Feast and Other Stories by Katie Fforde

Posted December 19, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: A Christmas Feast and Other Stories by Katie Fforde

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.A Christmas Feast And Other Stories by Katie Fforde Published by Cornerstone Digital on December 4, 2014 Genres: Chick-lit, Christmas, Fiction, Short Stories Pages: 240 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A delicious Christmas feast of short stories from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of A French Affair and The Perfect Match. Add some extra sparkle to your Christmas by joining Katie Fforde for a perfect, romantic Christmas feast of short stories. Collected together for the first time and including one brand new story. Make your Christmas wishes come true… Includes an exclusive sneak preview of Katie’s new novel, A Vintage Wedding. Most of these stories in A Christmas Feast and Other Stories have previously been published. But the only one I have every read is The Undercover Cook. A Christmas Feast  is a feast without the gluttony, that feeling of being stuffed and unable to try more. […]

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Review: A Season to Remember by Sheila O’Flanagan

Posted December 18, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: A Season to Remember by Sheila O’Flanagan

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.A Season to Remember by Sheila O’Flanagan Published by Headline Review on October 27, 2011 Genres: Chick-lit, Christmas, Fiction, Romance, Short Stories Pages: 372 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Sheila O’Flanagan’s deliciously engaging A SEASON TO REMEMBER is essential Christmas reading for fans of Marian Keyes, Veronica Henry and Harriet Evans. Reviewers love Sheila’s novels: ‘A romantic and charming read’ Candis It’s Christmas – when everyone is meant to be merry. But what if you’ve just had your heart broken? Or discovered that the man you’re married to has lied to you? What if a secret from your past has come back to haunt you? Then the magic of Christmas is just what you need. As Claire and Neil Archer open the doors to their luxurious Sugar Loaf Lodge for the festive season, they and their guests are about to find out if Christmas really is the happiest time […]

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Review: Day 21 by Kass Morgan

Posted December 17, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Day 21 by Kass Morgan

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.Day 21 by Kass Morgan Series: The 100 #2 Published by Hodder Paperbacks on September 25, 2014 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 311 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads In this pulse-pounding sequel to Kass Morgan’s The 100, secrets are revealed, beliefs are challenged, and relationships are tested. And the hundred will struggle to survive the only way they can – together. Now a major TV series on E4. In this pulse-pounding sequel to Kass Morgan’s The 100, secrets are revealed, beliefs are challenged, and relationships are tested. And the hundred will struggle to survive the only way they can – together. It’s been 21 days since The 100 landed on Earth. They’re the only humans to set foot on the planet in centuries… or so they thought. Facing an unknown enemy, Wells attempts to keep the group together. Clarke strikes out for Mount Weather, […]

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Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Posted December 16, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

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.Red Rising by Pierce Brown Series: Red Rising #1 Published by Hodder Paperbacks on September 25, 2014 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 382 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads The Earth is dying. Darrow is a Red, a miner in the interior of Mars. His mission is to extract enough precious elements to one day tame the surface of the planet and allow humans to live on it. The Reds are humanity’s last hope. Or so it appears, until the day Darrow discovers it’s all a lie. That Mars has been habitable – and inhabited – for generations, by a class of people calling themselves the Golds. A class of people who look down on Darrow and his fellows as slave labour, to be exploited and worked to death without a second thought. Until the day that Darrow, with the help of a mysterious group of […]

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Pastime Pleasures #22 – The Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook by Matt Dunn

Posted December 12, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #22 – The Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook by Matt Dunn

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of The Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook by Matt Dunn. 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 was the first chick-lit book I ever read that was from a guy’s perspective. Normally you have the girl doing whatever it takes to get the guy back but here the roles are reversed. Jane has left Edward. She has gone off to Tibet leaving him with an empty flat and three months to improve himself. So Edward embarks on a journey to improve himself, to see if he has any aspirations or goals and, perhaps most importantly, to lose weight.  It is a lot to ask for in such a short space of time. But with his personal trainer cheering him on,  Edward has even more reason to succeed. Can he do all this in three months? Will […]

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