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Review: What Happens in Greece by Sue Roberts

Posted June 5, 2024 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.What Happens in Greece by Sue Roberts Published by Bookouture on 12 May 2022 Genres: Fiction, Chick-lit, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 270 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Buying a rundown cottage in Greece. A crazy, wine-fuelled idea, or the best decision she’s ever made? Charlotte feels shell-shocked as she takes in the scene before her. To the left, her (ex?) fiancé’s retreating figure as he hotfoots it back to civilisation; in front, the crumbling Greek island farmhouse she thought was their shared dream; and just below, a goat munching merrily on her sunhat… One year ago, as they drowned their post-holiday blues, Jamie had leapt at Charlotte’s idea to permanently swap drizzly Chester for sun-drenched Crete. Now it looks like she’ll be living this dream alone. Devastated, she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work, pouring her misery – and her anger – into turning this derelict house into […]

Review: Summer at the French Café by Sue Moorcroft

Posted May 22, 2024 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.Summer at the French Café by Sue Moorcroft Published by Avon on May 12, 2022 Genres: Fiction, Chick-lit, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 368 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads As soon as Kat Jenson set foot in the idyllic French village of Kirchhoffen, she knew she’d found her home. Now she has a dreamy boyfriend, a delightful dog and the perfect job managing a bustling book café in the vibrant Parc Lemmel. But when she learns her boyfriend isn’t all he seems, it’s the start of a difficult summer for Kat. Vindictive troublemakers, work woes and family heartache follow, and the clear blue sky that was her life suddenly seems full of clouds. Then she gets to know the mysterious Noah , and her sun begins to shine brighter than ever. But Noah has problems of his own – ones that could scupper their new-found happiness. Together, can they overcome their […]

Review: Terciel & Elinor by Garth Nix

Posted May 8, 2024 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix Series: The Old Kingdom #6 Published by Hot Key Books on November 2, 2021 Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 409 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The long-awaited new novel from multi bestselling Garth Nix, set in the much-loved Old Kingdom. A thrilling, atmospheric dive into the history of the Abhorsen, featuring Sabriel’s parents, Terciel and Elinor. In the Old Kingdom, a land of ancient and often terrible magics, eighteen year-old orphan Terciel is learning the art of necromancy – but not to raise the Dead, rather to lay them to rest. He is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, the latest in a long line of people whose task it is to make sure the Dead do not return to Life.Across the Wall in Ancelstierre, a steam-age country where magic usually does not work, nineteen year-old Elinor lives a secluded life, her only friends an […]

Review: Endgame by Malorie Blackman

Posted April 24, 2024 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.Endgame by Malorie Blackman Series: Noughts & Crosses #6 Published by Penguin on September 16, 2021 Genres: Fiction, Dystopia, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 470 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The first Nought Prime Minister, Tobey Durbridge, is about to go on trial for the murder of notorious ganglord, Dan Jeavons. Tobey insists he is being framed. There were ten seats at Dan’s dinner party the night he was killed and each guest had their own reasons for wishing him dead. Sephy Hadley was one of the guests that night. Haunted by the idea that she didn’t do enough to stop the death of her first love, Callum McGregor, Sephy will not sit quietly and wait for accusations to fall on her now. She has her children to protect. When I first read Noughts and Crosses, I had no idea the impact the story would have on me. […]

Review: The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski

Posted April 11, 2024 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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 Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski Series: Forgotten Gods #2 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on September 9, 2021 Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 304 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Intrigue, romance, and magic abound in the heart-stopping conclusion to Marie Rutkoski’s Forgotten Gods duology. At the end of The Midnight Lie, Nirrim offered up her heart to the God of Thieves in order to restore her people’s memories of their city’s history. The Half Kith who once lived imprisoned behind the city’s wall now realize that many among them are powerful. Meanwhile, the person Nirrim once loved most, Sid, has returned to her home country of Herran, where she must navigate the politics of being a rogue princess who has finally agreed to do her duty. In the Herrani court, rumors begin to grow of a new threat rising across the sea, of magic unleashed on […]

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