Genre: Contemporary

Review: Paper Swans by Jessica Thompson

Posted November 12, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment

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.Paper Swans by Jessica Thompson Published by Coronet on July 31, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 441 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Ben Lawrence seems to have it all – the hot job, the flashy car, the luxurious apartment. But one tragic day in his past mars his future. Since the events of that day he hasn’t truly got close to anyone. He made a promise that love was the price he would pay for his mistakes. When Effy Jones – a bright, ambitious charity founder – walks into the PR firm where Ben works, neither realise that their lives are about to be turned upside down. Paper Swans tells of how love can conquer all, and how when everything is broken one person can help to put the pieces together… I was so excited to receive this book. I had such good feelings for it and with […]

Review: A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall

Posted November 6, 2014 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.A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall Published by Swoon Reads on August 26, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 272 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The creative writing teacher, the delivery guy, the local Starbucks baristas, his best friend, her roommate, and the squirrel in the park all have one thing in common—they believe that Gabe and Lea should get together. Lea and Gabe are in the same creative writing class. They get the same pop culture references, order the same Chinese food, and hang out in the same places. Unfortunately, Lea is reserved, Gabe has issues, and despite their initial mutual crush, it looks like they are never going to work things out. But somehow even when nothing is going on, something is happening between them, and everyone can see it. Their creative writing teacher pushes them together. The baristas at Starbucks watch their relationship like […]

Review: A Special Delivery by Clare Dowling

Posted November 4, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment

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 Special Delivery by Clare Dowling Published by Headline Review on October 23, 2014 Genres: Chick-lit, Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 400 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Every family has its ups and downs … Aisling Brady is miserable. So is her husband Mossy. The three kids are too. Yet nobody dares say a thing. Instead the Bradys keep their heads down and grimly look forward to another miserable Christmas in Dublin. What Aisling doesn’t know is that this year, they will get the most unexpected gift of all. One that will bring joy and heartbreak, hope and a string of sleepless nights. As their world is turned upside down, questions have to be asked. But are the Bradys ready to face the truth about themselves? And what each of them has done? I loved the family saga in A Special Delivery, as the Brady family battle to cope with the […]

Review: Strange Girls and Ordinary Women by Morgan McCarthy

Posted October 22, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.Strange Girls and Ordinary Women by Morgan McCarthy Published by Headline Publishing Group: Tinder Press on July 3, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 368 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads They say you know instinctively who to trust. Alice is normal; she’d never do anything rash. But when she sees her husband one day with a younger girl, she knows at once that he’s having an affair. And it must be stopped. Vic loves her friend Michael, more than he knows. He wants happiness, and thinks he’s found it with the magnetic Estella. But Vic feels sure she can’t be trusted – and she needs to make Michael see that too. They don’t know Kaya; her life is tougher than they can imagine. But Kaya’s a survivor, and she’s determined to find a way out of her miserable world. Three women, three lives that come crashing together in this dark, […]

Review: Are You there GOD? It’s Me, MARGARET by Judy Bloom

Posted October 15, 2014 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.Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Published by Macmillan Genres: Children’s, Classic, Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 185 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The classic teen novel from bestselling and iconic author Judy Blume – now with a fantastic new look! Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She’s just moved from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends—Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong. But none of them can believe Margaret doesn’t have religion, and that she isn’t going to the Y or the Jewish Community Center. What they don’t know is Margaret has her own very special relationship with God. She […]

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