Tag: 4/5 Stars

Blog Tour / Review: The Bright Spot by Jill Shalvis

Posted January 15, 2024 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.The Bright Spot by Jill Shalvis Series: Sunrise Cove #5 Published by Headline Eternal on January 16, 2024 Genres: Fiction, Chick-lit, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 339 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads The perfect family can be the one that you choose . . . Luna Wright is many things, but sweet and trusting aren’t on the list. However, she is a sucker for an underdog story. Adopted at birth, she’s created her own makeshift family to help her run the struggling but charming Apple Ridge Farm. With a farm-to-table café and a menagerie of rescued animals – complete with a mischievous baby goat – it’s the best home she’s ever known. But when the farm’s grumpy owner Silas passes away, Luna discovers that it’s now under the control of his investment manager, the enigmatic and secretive Jameson Hayes and . . . her. With her idyllic corner […]

Blog Tour / Book Review: The Last First Date by Hayley Quinn

Posted August 14, 2022 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, 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 Last First Date by Hayley Quinn Published by HarperCollins UK on May 20, 2022 Genres: Fiction, Chick-lit, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 352 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads One date. One missed chance. One mission to find love. At 31-years-old, Helen Pines is far from where she thought she would be. Whilst her ex-boyfriend is now engaged, Helen’s still eating ready meals for one, wistfully dreaming of her last first date. Determined to give online dating a go, she matches with drop-dead-gorgeous Brody, and they hit it off immediately. One date later, Helen’s heart is still singing. Brody’s everything she’s looking for in a man – sexy, charismatic, and the perfect gentleman. But then she receives an error message on the app… all her contacts have been deleted. With nothing but Brody’s name and job title to go on, Helen is determined to track him down. But despite the initial […]

Review: This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Posted January 23, 2022 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.This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Series: The Poison Heart #1 Published by Bloomsbury YA on June 29, 2021 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Fantasy, Retelling, Young Adult Pages: 384 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron’s new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power. Briseis has a gift: she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms with a single touch. When Briseis’s aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents decide to leave Brooklyn behind for the summer. Hopefully there, surrounded by plants and flowers, Bri will finally learn to control her gift. But their new home is sinister in ways they could never have imagined–it comes with a specific set of instructions, an old-school apothecary, and a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the world that can only […]

Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

Posted January 12, 2022 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Fairyloot, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong Series: These Violent Delights #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on November 17, 2020 Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical, Mystery, Retelling, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 464 Format: E-Arc, Hardback Source: Fairyloot, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Tricia Lin at Simon Pulse has acquired, at auction, Chloe Gong’s debut YA fantasy These Violent Delights, pitched as a Romeo and Juliet retelling by way of The Godfather. A monster has awakened in 1920s Shanghai, killing off citizens and stirring trouble between two feuding gangs. The rival heirs, Roma Montagov and Juliette Cai, must work together before the monster destroys all they hold dear, even while the Chinese Civil War breaks out around them. Publication is planned for fall 2020; Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency did the two-book deal for North American rights. These Violent Delights is a book that I read over a year ago and have […]

Review: Under the Mistletoe by Sue Moorcroft

Posted December 3, 2021 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.Under the Mistletoe by Sue Moorcroft Published by Avon Books UK on October 28, 2021 Genres: Fiction, Chick-lit, Christmas, Contemporary, Romance Pages: 370 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads When Laurel returns to the village of Middledip, she’s looking for a quiet life. Adjusting to her recent divorce, she’s ready to spend some time getting back on her feet amidst the glorious snow-dusted countryside. Yet, life in Middledip is far from straightforward. Coming to the aid of her sister, Rea, as she navigates her own troubles, Laurel barely has a moment to think about where her own life is going. However, time stands still when she sees her old flame, Grady Cassidy – and it’s soon as if they’ve never been apart. But through her happiness, Laurel remembers why she left the village all those years ago, as she recalls a dark night and Grady’s once-wayward brother, Mac… Can Laurel […]

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