Tag: HarperCollins Publishers

Blog Tour / Review: When Life Gives You Lemons by Fiona Gibson

Posted April 6, 2020 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: When Life Gives You Lemons by Fiona Gibson

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.When Life Gives You Lemons by Fiona Gibson Published by HarperCollins Publishers on March 5, 2020 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction, Humour, Romance Pages: 400 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Sometimes life can be bittersweet . . . Between tending to the whims of her seven-year-old and the demands of her boss, Viv barely gets a moment to herself. It’s not quite the life she wanted, but she hasn’t run screaming for the hills yet. But then Viv’s husband Andy makes his mid-life crisis her problem. He’s having an affair with his (infuriatingly age-appropriate) colleague, a woman who – unlike Viv – doesn’t put on weight when she so much as glances at a cream cake. Viv suddenly finds herself single, with zero desire to mingle. Should she be mourning the end of life as she knows it, or could this be the perfect chance to put herself […]

Review: The Crown by Keira Cass

Posted April 10, 2017 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Crown by Keira Cass

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 Crown by Kiera Cass Series: The Selection #5 Published by HarperCollins Publishers on May 3rd 2016 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 278 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series has captured the hearts of readers from its very first page. Now the end of the journey is here. Prepare to be swept off your feet by The Crown—the eagerly awaited, wonderfully romantic fifth and final book in the Selection series. In The Heir, a new era dawned in the world of The Selection. Twenty years have passed since America Singer and Prince Maxon fell in love, and their daughter is the first princess to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn didn’t think she would find a real partner among the Selection’s thirty-five suitors, let alone true love. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising […]

Pastime Pleasures #16 – The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

Posted September 19, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #16 – The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. Here I will look at books that have given me great pleasure in the past. These are books I can read over and over again. The only rule is that the book must have been published five or more years ago.     This was a book that really set my imagination racing. Rather than detesting wardrobes or cupboards, rather like I imagine Harry Potter would, I spend the duration of my school holidays opening up random doors in the hope of stumbling upon Narnia, unfortunately I had no such luck. Having reread The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe and the rest of the series over and over again, it always feeling like I am catching up with an old friend. Each of the four children are completely relatable. And as C.S. Lewis wrote in his dedication: “But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” “Once a King in […]