This month I only managed to read one book, from NetGalley – The Half Burnt House – Alex North I did enjoy this one but not quite as much as the whisper man, which is why it ended up with a 3/5 from me. Forever hoping next month will be better reading month, but it’s unlikely with work and lots of stuff going on on the weekends ..read more

One Four One The House Swap – Rebecca Fleet Meet Me In Another Life – Catriona Silvey The Stranger Game – Peter Gadol The Package – Sebastian Fitzek The People Watcher – Sam Lloyd The Car Share – Zoe Brisbane ..read more

Synopsis: A ninety-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s and a heartbroken young man share a ride to Brussels that ends up changing their lives forever. When Alex pulls up to meet “Max”, he expects everything but a ninety-year-old lady who has her heart set on getting to Brussels by carpool. As for ‘Max’, who is actually called Maxine, she could not be more ill at ease when settling into the seat next to this young man with bloodshot eyes. God help her if he turned out to be a drug addict who hasn’t slept in days! When it becomes clear that Maxine is suffering from Alzheimer’s and wan ..read more

Synopsis: Thora and Santi have met before… Under the clocktower in central Cologne, with nothing but the stars above and their futures ahead. They will meet again… They don’t know it yet, but they’ll meet again: in numerous lives they will become friends, colleagues, lovers, enemies – meeting over and over for the first time, every time; each coming to know every version of the other. Only they can make sure it’s not for the last time. But as they’re endlessly drawn together and the lines between their different lives begin to blur, they are faced with one question: why? They must discover the ..read more

This month I read two books in total – both physical. Two ’s reads: Our Stop – Laura Jane Williams The Golden Couple – Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen ..read more

Synopsis: What if you almost missed the love of your life? Nadia gets the 7.30 train every morning without fail. Well, except if she oversleeps or wakes up at her friend Emma’s after too much wine. Daniel really does get the 7.30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn’t been able to sleep properly since his dad died. One morning, Nadia’s eye catches sight of a post in the daily paper: To the cute girl with the coffee stains on her dress. I’m the guy who’s always standing near the doors… Drink sometime? So begins a not-quite-romance of near-misses, true love, and the power ..read more

Synopsis: Aisling’s two sons, Ethan and Finn, mean everything to her. Ever since becoming estranged from her own parents, though, she’s always felt like a piece of herself is missing. Desperate to find answers – about her family, and herself – Aisling uploads her DNA to an ancestry website, and is thrilled when it finds a match. But instead of finding answers, she comes face to face with Detective Jonah Sheens. Aisling’s DNA is a match for a recent crime scene – the latest in a string of murders by a dangerous serial killer, known as ‘the bonfire killer’. And the police have three lead suspect ..read more

Synopsis: Mia Abbott’s move to Manchester was supposed to give her time and space from all the disastrous romantic choices she’s made in her past. But then the hot guy who lives opposite – the one who works out every day at exactly 10 a.m., not that Mia has noticed thank-you-very-much – starts leaving notes in his window…for her. Bar owner Luke Doyle has his own issues to deal with but as he shows Mia the sites of her new city he also shows her what real romance looks like for the first time. And when he cooks up a signature cocktail in her honour, she realises that the man behind the bar is e ..read more

Synopsis: I love you . . . but what if I can’t love your life? Ava is sick of online dating. She’s always trusted her own instincts over an algorithm, anyway, and she wants a break from it all. So when she signs up to a semi-silent, anonymous writing retreat in glorious Italy, love is the last thing on her mind. Until she meets a handsome stranger. . . All she knows is that he’s funny, he’s kind and – she soon learns – he’s great in bed. He’s equally smitten, and after a whirlwind, intoxicating affair, they pledge their love without even knowing each other’s real names. But when they return ..read more

Synopsis: Miranda Reynolds has lost her home, her job and her husband – all thanks to an economic collapse that has brought America to its knees. The shops are empty; the streets no longer safe. Miranda and her daughter Emma have nowhere left to turn. There is one final hope, a self-sufficient haven for women who want to live a life free from men. Femlandia. For Miranda, the secluded Femlandia is a last resort. Life outside the gates is fraught with danger, but there’s something just as sinister going on within. Welcome to Femlandia… It’s no place like home. Review: I love a dystopian book and ..read more