Genre: Retelling

Review: The Reading Group by Della Parker

Posted February 26, 2018 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Reading Group by Della Parker

The Reading Group by Della Parker Published by Quercus on November 2nd 2017 Genres: Fiction, Retelling, Romance Pages: 522 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Grace, Anne-Marie, Kate, Jojo and Serena are as different as can be but each month they meet in Serena’s beautiful cliff-top cottage to discuss a good book – and their lives, which are sometimes stranger than fiction! Between new loves and old flames, cheating husbands and wayward children, there’s always a surprise around the corner… This is a light-hearted read with a playful retelling of Jane Austen’s big stories for example Emma. Which alsocjust so happens to be this months Reading Group book of choice. Della Parker takes some of the key elements of Jane Austen’s tales and uses them to create this story. The Reading Group was originally published as separate short stories. Each part focuses on one member of the Reading Group at a time and the story didn’t interlink with other stories. This is a warm story that focuses on friendship, loyalty and the love of reading – which is perfect for all the […]

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Review: Pugs and Prejudice by Eliza Garrett

Posted February 20, 2018 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Pugs and Prejudice by Eliza Garrett

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Pugs and Prejudice by Eliza Garrett Series: Classic Tails #1 Published by Wildfire on September 21st 2017 Genres: Fiction, Retelling Pages: 64 Buy on Amazon Goodreads CLASSIC TAILS – the greatest works of literature, as told by the finest breeds We all have our favourite classic novels; books that have been beloved to us since childhood, whose wonderful stories and rich tapestry of characters are unsurpassed in modern literature. How, you may ask, could these marvellous works ever be improved upon? Reader, ask no more…for we present Pugs & Prejudice Mrs Bennet has five unmarried daughters, living in a house that can only be inherited by a male heir. The Bennet litter must be married off soon – but to whom? Adorable Mr Bingley seems like a perfect match for beautiful and sweetly tempered Jane Bennet; and perhaps his dashing but aloof companion Mr Darcy might be just right for her witty sister […]

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Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Posted May 6, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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 Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #1 Published by Bloomsbury Children’s on May 5, 2015 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Retelling, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 419 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Feyre is a huntress. She thinks nothing of slaughtering a wolf to capture its prey. But, like all mortals, she fears what lingers mercilessly beyond the forest. And she will learn that taking the life of a magical creature comes at a high price… Imprisoned in an enchanted court in her enemy’s kingdom, Feyre is free to roam but forbidden to escape. Her captor’s body bears the scars of fighting, and his face is always masked – but his piercing stare draws her ever closer. As Feyre’s feeling for Tamlin begin to burn through every warning she’s been told about his kind, an ancient, wicked shadow grows. Feyre must […]

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