Review: I will Marry George Clooney (… by Christmas) by Tracy Bloom

Posted November 26, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: I will Marry George Clooney (… by Christmas) by Tracy Bloom

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.I Will Marry George Clooney (…By Christmas) by Tracy Bloom Published by Cornerstone Digital on October 9, 2014 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction Pages: 375 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A brand new very funny Christmas novel, from the bestselling author of No-One Ever Has Sex on a Tuesday and Single Woman Seeks Revenge. There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only answer is to marry George Clooney. For Michelle, that time is now. Slogging her guts out in a chicken factory, whilst single-handedly bringing up a teenager who hates her, is far from the life that 36-year-old Michelle had planned. But marrying the most eligible man on the planet by Christmas could change all that, couldn’t it? Sometimes your only option is to dream the impossible – because you never know where it might take you… This is a fun, completely fantastical novel featuring George Clooney, and […]

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Review: Precious Thing by Colette McBeth

Posted November 25, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Precious Thing by Colette McBeth

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.Precious Thing by Colette McBeth Published by Headline Review on April 10, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 384 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Remember the person you sat next to on your first day at school? Still your best friend? Or disappeared from your life for good? Some friendships fizzle out. Rachel and Clara promised theirs would last for ever. They met when Rachel was the new girl in class and Clara was the friend everyone wanted. Now in their late twenties Rachel has everything while Clara’s life is spiralling further out of control. Then Clara vanishes. Imagine discovering something about your oldest friend that forces you to question everything you’ve shared together. The truth is always there. But only if you choose to see it. Precious Thing is told from the point of view of Rachel. With the story changing between the adult Clara and Rachel […]

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Review: Waiting for Doggo by Mark B. Mills

Posted November 21, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Waiting for Doggo by Mark B. Mills

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Waiting for Doggo by Mark Mills Published by Headline Review on November 20, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 224 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads No-one ever called Dan a pushover. But then no-one ever called him fast-track either. He likes driving slowly, playing Sudoku on his iPhone, swapping one scruffy jumper for another. He’s been with Clara for four years and he’s been perfectly happy; but now she’s left him, leaving nothing but a long letter filled with incriminations and a small, white, almost hairless dog, named Doggo. So now Dan is single, a man without any kind of partner whether working or in love. He’s just one reluctant dog owner. Find a new home for him, that’s the plan. Come on…everyone knows the old adage about the best laid plans and besides, Doggo is one special kind of a four legged friend…and an inspiration. I […]

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Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

Posted November 20, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

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 Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith Published by Headline on May 24, 2012 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 215 Format: E-Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Imagine if she hadn’t forgotten the book. Or if there hadn’t been traffic on the expressway. Or if she hadn’t fumbled the coins for the toll. What if she’d run just that little bit faster and caught the flight she was supposed to be on. Would it have been something else – the weather over the Atlantic or a fault with the plane? Hadley isn’t sure if she believes in destiny or fate but, on what is potentially the worst day of each of their lives, it’s the quirks of timing and chance events that mean Hadley meets Oliver… Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver’s story […]

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Review: The Prophecy of Bees by R. S. Pateman

Posted November 19, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Prophecy of Bees by R. S. Pateman

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 Prophecy of Bees by R.S. Pateman Published by Orion on November 20, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 352 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads When Lindy, a recently widowed American expat, buys a large manor house in the Cotswolds, she thinks it’s the fresh start she and her wayward daughter Izzy need. Stagcote Manor is a large, rambling house with a rich history and Lindy is thrilled at the prospect of their new life there. Izzy, however, is less convinced. She longs to be back in the hustle and bustle of London. There’s something unnerving about the house that she can’t quite put her finger on. And as Izzy begins to immerse herself in Stagcote life, she gradually realises the locals have a lot of strange and disturbing superstitions, many of them related to the manor. When Izzy begins to investigate the history of the house, her […]

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