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Reading is my passion so let's get to it... I have been passionate about reading and writing book reviews since I was very young. Blog by Janet.
On My Bookshelf
3y ago
This is Book One of The Chronicles of Albion.
Having read the Middengard Sagas, which introduces readers to three of the main characters featured in Gloriana – Isolde, Josh, and Molly plus others – I must say that I have enjoyed reading Gloriana even more than I did the previous series, which I found to be original and enchanting.
You don’t have to have read The Middengard Sagas to get into the new series but I think you will understand the characters better if you do. It’s an exciting prequel series that takes you to another world full of magic, time travel, and fantasy adventure.
Glori ..read more
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4y ago
Hi! Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Night Of The Dragon by Julie Kagawa, which is the 3rd book in the Shadow Of The Fox series!
I’m a huge fan of Julie Kagawa’s writing and this has been my favourite series to date.
“Night of the Dragon” hypnotically draws our attention towards the thrilling conclusion of this Shadow of the Fox series, as the brave motley crew that we have grown to love, attempts to save the world from being overrun by demons. Their world is currently exposed to a rift haemorrhaging demons, who are hell-bent on killing everyone and preventing them from stopping the Ha ..read more
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4y ago
It is an uplifting story full of drama, regrets, insecurities, romance, friendship, family and long distance relationships. It focuses mainly on the romantic relationships of the characters and the ups and downs that they experience.
Jessika has finally got her big music break and heads off to the USA to tour with gorgeous megastar Cooper Black after they record a track together. She reluctantly leaves behind her new fiancé, Daniel, who is a well-known music producer and her soul mate. He encourages her to take this chance of a lifetime as he will be busy anyway producing the lovely Vella ..read more
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4y ago
So, what’s it all about?
Firstly, this has to be my favourite all time Christmas themed romance
with a generous sprinkling of humour and a dollop of human angst. I didn’t want the book to end! It is a joy to read and I just couldn’t put
it down because I simply had to know what was going to happen next!
Leah catches her so-called boyfriend in a compromising position with a co-worker and promptly quits her job in London. Consequently, after too many bottles of Prosecco, Leah gets caught up in an auction war and finds herself the owner of a Christmas tree farm in Scotland. At first Lea ..read more
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4y ago
The Truth About Lies is not your run of the mill psychological thriller. It is an intriguing read about Jess, who has hyperthymesia – “a condition where people are able to remember an abnormally large number of their life experiences in vivid detail”.
Hanna, Jess’s roommate dies in an apparent suicide after falling from their window. Shortly afterwards, Jess starts to receive strange notes and believes that someone is following her around. She begins to question this and also her past. Can she trust her memories?
This is an enthralling and suspenseful story filled with all sorts of secrets ..read more
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4y ago
I enjoy seasonal reads and Christmas at Woolworths was such an enjoyable and enlightening read!
This is my honest and unbiased review in return for a copy of this book from the publishers.
I found myself fully immersed in the story all the way through the book. The characters are well developed, authentic and endearing. I loved that the women were depicted as strong, interesting and inspirational characters.
Right from the start, I was intrigued to find out what life was like for those amazing women living in Erith, Kent. Freya, Ruby, Maisie, Sarah, Betty, Maureen, Vera and Pat to name but ..read more
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4y ago
I loved the The Summer House as it was filled with intrigue, romance, friendship and family secrets.
Callie Weaver and her best friend, Olivia decide it’s time for fresh start and invest in a beach house. Their plan is to renovate and open the house as a bed & breakfast at North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Whilst out getting some lunch one day, Callie unexpectedly meets local heartthrob, Luke Sullivan. She finds herself drawn to him, despite feeling that a relationship is the furthest thing from her mind.
During the renovation process, Callie and Olivia come across an old diary belonging to ..read more
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4y ago
Ahh….who doesn’t like a feel-good story. I loved Geekerella!
Geekerella is a modern day Cinderella tale starring Elle Wittimer, a geeky 17 year old, who feels like she doesn’t belong anywhere. She is orphaned when her father dies and forced into virtual slave labour by her demanding stepmother and twin stepsisters. Elle escapes her bleak reality by losing herself in the fantasy world of Starfield, an old TV show, which she used to watch with her dad. She even writes extensively about all things Starfield on her blog, Rebelgunner.
Elle discovers that her favourite show is being remade into ..read more
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4y ago
I enjoyed Beneath a Burning Sky. This intriguing historical novel takes place in two locations, one being England and the other being Egypt.
The main character, Olivia, 22 years old, is coerced into marriage by her grandmother to a cruel and abusive man known as Alistair Sheldon. She relocates to Egypt with him and is happily reunited with her sister, Clara. She is treated atrociously by Alistair and inadvertently develops feelings for her husband’s boarder, Captain Edward Bertram, when he befriends her.
Amidst all the tension, Clara is kidnapped when they visit the city. The reason behind ..read more
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4y ago
“In a world of etiquette and polite masks, no one is who they seem to be.”
The Beautiful Ones reads like a classic novel with a paranormal twist.
This beautifully written story is all about Hector Auvrey and Nina Beaulieu. Hector is out to exact revenge on the woman who broke his heart. Nina is a socially awkward young girl, who unwittingly falls in love in Hector. She later finds out that she was being deceived.
The story is told from the perspectives of three very different characters: Hector, Nina, and Valerie. Hector is a telekinetic “talent”, previously impoverished, now a wealthy well-k ..read more