Publisher: Orion Books

Review: An Italian Affair by Caroline Montague

Posted July 18, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: An Italian Affair by Caroline Montague

An Italian Affair by Caroline Montague Published by Orion Books on 21 March 2019 Genres: Fiction, Historical, Romance Pages: 496 Format: Paperback Source: Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Love. War. Family. Betrayal. Italy, 1937. Alessandra Durante is grieving the loss of her husband when she discovers she has inherited her ancestral family seat, Villa Durante, deep in the Tuscan Hills. Longing for a new start, she moves from her home in London to Italy with her daughter Diana and sets about rebuilding her life. Under the threat of war, Alessandra’s house becomes first a home and then a shelter to all those who need it. Then Davide, a young man who is hiding the truth about who he is, arrives, and Diana starts to find her heart going where her head knows it must not. Back home in Britain as war breaks out, Alessandra’s son Robert, signs up to be a pilot, determined to play his part in freeing Italy from the grip of Fascism. His bravery marks him out as an asset to the Allies, and soon he […]

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Review: 25 Days ’til Christmas by Poppy Alexander

Posted December 11, 2018 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: 25 Days ’til Christmas by Poppy Alexander

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.25 Days ’til Christmas by Poppy Alexander Published by Orion Books on November 1, 2018 Genres: Christmas, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 352 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads ‘a fabulous uplifting, festive, feel-good, joyous read that will leave you smiling from ear to ear.’ Netgalley reviewer Christmas is a time to get together… Kate Thompson used to love Christmas. But that was before her husband went away with the army and didn’t come home. Now she can hardly stand the festive season. But Kate knows there is more to life than this, and her son Jack needs a Christmas to remember. What she needs is a Christmas miracle, and if there isn’t one on its way, she’ll just have to make her own. So begins Kate’s advent countdown to the best Christmas ever. She has it all planned out, but you can’t plan for the unexpected, and when her life […]

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Blog Tour / Review: The Adults by Caroline Hulse

Posted August 16, 2018 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: The Adults by Caroline Hulse

The Adults by Caroline Hulse Published by Orion Books on August 23, 2018 Genres: Fiction Pages: 416 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads MEET THE ADULTS. Claire and Matt are divorced but decide what’s best for their daughter Scarlett is to have a ‘normal’ family Christmas. They can’t agree on whose idea it was, or who said they should bring their new partners. But someone did – and it’s too late to pull the plug. Claire brings her new boyfriend Patrick, a seemingly eligible Iron-Man-in-Waiting. Matt brings the new love of his life Alex, funny, smart, and extremely patient. Scarlett, their daughter, brings her imaginary friend Posey. He’s a rabbit. Together the five (or six?) of them grit their teeth over Organized Fun activities, drinking a little too much after bed-time, oversharing classified secrets about their pasts and, before you know it, their holiday is a powder keg that ends – where this story starts – with a tearful, frightened, call to the police… But what happened? They said they’d all be adults about this… * […]

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Review: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Posted October 18, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 4 Comments
Review: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

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.Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson Series: Reckoners #1 Published by Orion Books on September 26, 2013 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 386 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills. Nobody fights the Epics…nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart – the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David’s father. For years, like the Reckoners, David’s been studying, and planning – and he has something they need. Not an object, […]

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