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I'm making the decision that from the end of this year I will no longer run the Read With Me linky via the blog. There has been less and less interaction and if I'm honest it takes time thinking about setting this up every week.
I don't want to miss your posts though so I'd really like it if you could share your book reviews with me via Twitter so that I can read them and also RT so others can find them too.
Best-selling author Tom McLaughlin is back with a laugh-out-loud debut with Barrington Stoke - Queen of King Street.
When the Queen’s brother, Unlucky Bertie, gambles away the entire family fortune, it’s goodbye to Buckingham Palace and hello to a little house on King Street for the royals. How will they ever survive? Follow their hilarious mishaps as the Queen forges a new career in reality TV, her sister-in-law becomes a social-media star and son Harry tries to survive the local comp. Who knew that life in the ordinary world could be so hard?
I love Barrington Stoke books, they are all massively entertaining whilst being super readable for anyone that wants to give a story a go.
Now it isn't very often (well never actually) that I get to say that I in fact know the author of the book I'm reviewing. But I'm so pleased to be a part of this blog tour because this lady is someone I know because our daughter's are at school together and funnily enough I didn't actually know she'd written the book before I read it.
The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside is the stunning debut by author Jessica Ryn. For her first novel I have to give the biggest praise, I was highly impressed. If I'd not known it was Jessica's first book, I would have said that she'd really perfected her craft.
Dawn Elisabeth Brightside has been running from her past for twenty-two years and two months, precisely.
So when she is offered a bed in St Jude’s Hostel for the Homeless, it means so much more than just a roof over her head.
But with St Jude’s threatened with closure, Dawn worries that everything is about to crumble around her all over again.
Perhaps, with a little help from her new friends, she can find a way to save this light in the darkness?
And maybe, just maybe, Dawn will finally have a place to call home….
The cover of this novel is immediately inviting, bright yellow it exudes warmth and happiness.
Centred around the subject of homelessness, this is a story that despite having its sadder moments, really uplifts you as the reader.
Set in my home town of Dover, I instantly felt a connection to the story....
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We're now into the last full week of November and I'm feeling rather festive so my question to you guys this week is do you have any Christmas themed books that you can recommend?
For all the books that I read, it isn't very often that I delve into books written by celebrities but sometimes one comes along that just moves me and one such book is Quite by Claudia Winkleman.
In her first book, this talented presenter simply talks about life.
In this, her first ever book, Claudia invites us all into her world. She shares her observations on topics such as the importance of melted cheese, why black coats are vital, how it’s never okay to have sex with someone who has an opinion on your date outfit, how nurses are our most precious national treasure, and why colourful clothing is only for the under 10s (if you’re reading this sporting a bright red jumper and you’re 9, great! If you’re older, sorry).
This is a love letter to life – the real, sometimes messy kind. Quite celebrates friendship, the power of art, the highs and lows of parenting, and of course, how a good eyeliner can really save your life.
* Important (to me)
* Big
* True
* Inconvenient
* Bossy
* Opinionated (I know).
Not an autobiography!
Every section holds a wealth of thoughts on different topics that Claudia herself counts as important to her. This doesn't mean that you will necessarily agree with her on everything she has to say but it may make you re-think the way you do/see certain things.
I have always believed that books are there to inspire, to empower and to give greater knowledge to those who read them.
Some books are absolutely necessary and I feel that Girl, Woman, Other is one of those books.
I'll admit it, it took me quite some time to read this book, both in how long it took me to initially pick up the book and by the length of time it took me to devour it.
I'm not sure why it took me so long to grab it off of my to be read pile, it was one of those that I kept saying I must read but then deciding on another novel instead.
This is Britain as you've never seen it.
This is Britain as it has never been told.
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Welcome to this weeks Read With Me.
Half way through November already and I guess halfway through lockdown part 2.
How are we all? What books have you got to recommend this week?
Sometimes I like a book with a good bit of drama in it, you know the ones, where you feel like you could be watching a soap opera.
And that's just how I'd describe Rosie Nixon's latest novel Just Between Friends. Love, life and friendships all collide in this explosive book.
Aisha Moore is eight months pregnant. She’s thrilled, and a little scared. Not least because her husband Jason hasn’t quite wrapped his head around the fact.
Lucy is having her first child too. She has finally got her wish – although the circumstances aren’t quite what she had hoped. Oscar will be a great dad though, won’t he?
When the two women join the same baby group, they quickly become friends and before long they’re confiding in each other.
Only there’s one thing Lucy hasn’t told Aisha. And while a baby may turn your life upside-down, a secret this big will change everything.
This book kept me guessing for so long!
A group of women, all pregnant, due around the same time, attend a baby group together. Pregnancy, childbirth and being the mother of a young baby/child will make most first time mums find some sort of bond with one another.
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I've mentioned in quite a few posts this year just how my reading tastes have changed. I still like my romances and more light-hearted books but I have found a real love for stories within the crime and thriller genres.
Something about how they are written really grabs my attention and at times the storylines are utterly mesmerising.
So when I was contacted by someone from Dead Ink Books to see if I would like to read and review Alison Irvine's latest novel Cat Step, I was quite keen to see what she had to offer, especially as this was an author that I hadn't heard of before that email.
She only left her daughter in the car for a minute; just a quick minute whilst she ran into the shop. She barely thought twice about making the decision, but it soon began to consume her every thought. And not just her thoughts, but those of every neighbour, police officer and social security worker in a 15-mile radius. But this is her child. Surely she knows best?
After she’d made the move to a small town in Scotland, the rolling hills and blustery beaches seemed to be the perfect backdrop for her and her four-year-old daughter, Emily, to start again. It wasn’t always easy just the two of them, but Liz was sure that she could manage this time. And now this?
I found this tale to be compelling from the get go.
Split into two parts, Liz (who is the protagonist) tells the story of how herself and her daughter Emily came to be in Lennoxtown and the events that eventually lead up to them leaving this place that they never quite call home.
Shrouded in mystery, the book begins with Liz making the mistake of leaving her daughter in the car whilst she makes a speedy trip to the shop. Where many wouldn't get caught, Liz not only gets reprimanded for this lack of judgement as well becoming the victim of someone attempting to break into her car.
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Welcome to this weeks Read With Me.
Half term over, start of term 2 at school and I think with Halloween out of the way I can officially get excited for all the festive reads that are being released.
How was your last week, did you read much?
