Eight Perfect Hours

Dear Readers, Last year I read Lia Louis's debut novel Dear Emmie Blue and loved it (you can read my review here...). So I was super excited to discover that this summer brings her second novel, Eight Perfect Hours. Another heart-warming romance about finding love where you least expect it and the beautiful magic of …

Monthly Wrap-Up: July 2021

Another great few weeks of reading... can't wait to share them with you! Books I Have Finished This Month The Summer Book by Tove Jansson: Back at the start of the year I had a delve into the work of Jansson; reading some of her short stories, correspondence and of course her iconic Moomin adventures! …

Outraged

Dear Readers, This book was brought to my attention due to it being selected as Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month for July. I was immediately intrigued by it's premise - the idea that Outrage is a seriously over-saturated market, with social media adding fuel to the flames and, in consequence, limited actual action... Mmm …

The Feast

Dear Readers, I have already mentioned this latest read of mine in some of my recent round-up posts, but it is so brilliant that today I am dedicating a whole post to my love for this book! The Feast by Margaret Kennedy, foreword by Cathy Rentzenbrink Cornwall, Midsummer 1947. Pendizack Manor Hotel has just been …

Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2021

Dear Readers, Welcome to my first Monthly Wrap-Up here on my blog! June has just been such an amazing month for reading with me that I was inspired to do a wrap up basically just so I can talk about all the brilliant books I have read even more! So what books have I read …

Venetia

Dear Readers, I really am just loving Georgette Heyer at the moment - despite Venetia being only the second of her novels that I've read so far - I just can't get enough of her! (Read my review of my first Heyer, April Lady, here...) But onto Venetia... Venetia by Georgette Heyer, read by Gemma …

The Lucky List

Dear Reader, You may already know that I am a huge fan of Rachael Lippincott's writing. Last summer I read Five Feet Apart and at the start of this year All This Time (follow the links to read my reviews). Both these books were written in breath-taking partnership with Mikki Daughtry, but Rachael's latest book …

Yours Cheerfully

Dear Reader, Emmeline Lake is back! - In my opinion, the very best news for a Monday morning 🙂 Plucky as ever and full of ambition, this time she's set to show the Ministry what for in her latest adventure! I was first introduced to Emmy a couple of years ago when my Gran slid …

Circus of Wonders

Dear Reader, The anticipation surrounding the release of this book, and the fame when it was published last month, was enough to rival that of main character Nellie Moon herself! I obviously could not help but metaphorically 'attend the show' to see for myself... and my goodness was it worth it! What a show indeed! …

Mrs England

Dear Reader, Another compelling historical novel from the fantastic pen of Stacey Halls! I was so excited to be given access to an advanced reading copy of Mrs England, having loved both of her previous books; The Familiars and The Foundling. Added to this, I was lucky enough to share the excitement of Stacey's new …