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 …

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 …

Victoria’s War

Dear Reader, Hope you had a lovely Bank Holiday weekend and were able to spend lots of time reading 🙂 Today I am writing to you about a truly incredible story, the characters of which will stay with me forever. Firstly, thank you to Net Galley, Listen Up Audiobooks and Catherine A. Hamilton for providing …