The Prosecco Pact

The Prosecco Pact

By Kiltie Jackson

Genre:-Romantic Comedy

Pages:-287

Publisher:-WickedKilt Publishing

Blurb:-Lydia Beaumont married the boy of her dreams but he has since become the man of her nightmares. She needs to find a new life.

Grace Mitchell has dedicated her life to her career, losing friends along the way to her ambition, She needs to get a life.

Debbie Stanford has been engaged for a year but is no closer to setting her wedding date, She just wants to start married life.

 On a cold, blustery January night, they each promise to change their lives and seal the deal over their glasses of Prosecco.

 However, the best made pacts of mice and women have been known to go awry...

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My Review:-Lydia Beaumont is a hairdresser with her own business, which was once her grandmothers, she married the boy of her dreams and they have a son, but they don't see or want what she wants in life..

Grace Mitchell lives and loves her job as a solicitor and has no time to socialise.

Debbie Stanford is running her own vintage clothing business and got engaged a year ago to Dale, but that's it.

These three ladies meet every week for Pie and Prosecco, their lives are all different. Feed up with the way their lives are they decided to make a pact, that their lives will be different within the year. Read how these ladies take steps to made their lives they way they want it. We share the highs and lows as well as the good and bad. You will laugh and cry with these ladies.

Love In War

Love In War

By Michael Farthing

Genre:-Literary Fiction/Historical/Romance

Pages:-464

Publisher:-Affable Media

Blurb:-Love in War is a love story of its time. Joanna and Johnnie were born in South London in the shadow of the Great War and were still growing up when the narrative begins in 1936 during Hitler's rise in Nazi Germany. It ends ten years later in 1946, when Johnnie is demobilised.

 Despite the committed intensity of the five -year relationship, they spent only forty-nine days together. Thus, Love in War is more about managing life apart than being together. The story moves between London and Berlin (where Joanna visits in 1938 and her dear schoolfriend,  Ursula lives out the war) and the horrific theatres of war in North Africa and Southern Italy, which have disastrous effects on Johnnie and render him almost unrecognisable on his return to England after the war.

 As the story closes, it is evident that there are no winners, just losers. Perhaps it is love that emerges as the only victor. The future is uncertain for all concerned. They have almost nothing to show for the last five years; just time lost. There remains a rather modest ray of hope-as Johnnie says at the end, 'but we are alive.'

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My Review:-This is a lovely love story of Johnnie and Joanna. Johnnie had watched Joanna, knowing if it wasn't her it'll be someone like her, but it was her. Church brought them together, he would watch her from where she sat with her family as he sat at the other end. Johnnie was five years old than Joanna. They started as friends and ended as a married couple, but it wasn't as easy as that, war broke out and Johnnie was enlisted. The love grow through letters that started when they were young, whenever either was away from each other they would write and this carried on through the war. the author has also added pages from Johnnie's notebook and Joanna's journal, which was I love touch but also told you how they feel with war going on around then. There is so much more to this story you have to read it. 

Catharsis

Catharsis: Landscapes of Love

By Philip Tyler

Genre:-

Blurb:-Catharsis opens this trilogy about the entwined love lives of three characters. Charlotte, Daniel and Anne-Marie. 

 Charlie lives on the large family estate in the spectacular Yorkshire Dales. Since university, where she was physically abused by a wealthy American fellow student, she has had no interest in developing relationships and ha thrown herself into managing the estate and enjoying her successful business as a landscape photographer.

 Daniel is an independent mercenary who works for the governments and wealthy organisations around the world. He uses the financial rewards to run conservation programmes for white rhinos in Kenya and mountain gorillas in Rwanda. When his wife is killed, he uses his business skills to track down those responsible in the whole 'white gold' supply chain across the world and destroy them.

 Anne-Marie is a very intelligent and extremely beautiful Afro-American who helps Daniel with his dangerous work. Anne-Marie develops a passionate love for Charlie. 

 Three volumes of Landscapes of Love delve into the complex relationships of these three lead characters and how their lives evolve together.

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My Review:-Catharsis is Book One in 'Landscapes of Love.' We have three main characters, Charlotte (Charlie), Daniel and Anne-Marie. Charlie lives on the large family estate in the Yorkshire Dales and a landscape photographer. While taking photos in the Yorkshire Dales, Charlie comes across Daniel.

Daniel is a conservationist and mercenary, who will do anything to stop poachers and wealthy businessmen killing white rhinos in Kenya and mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Daniel helps Charlie out when she is attacked in another country, and their start a passionate love affair.

Anne-Marie is Afro-America who helps Daniel with his work and knows how dangerous it is. Anne-Marie will do anything to keep the people closest to her safe. These three characters travel from one place to another to safe the animals that are in danger. I love the writing style of Philip,  he has took the time to research as much as he could so he could added it to this book and made it realistic.

Enlightenment of Rogue Emperor

Enlightenment of Rogue Emperor (Rogue, Arcane and Desolate; Book 1)

By Jana Klánová

Genre:-fantasy, Action Adventure, Young Adult/New Adult 15+

Blurb:-Eugenie is a certified, double-vetted, regular, ordinary high-school girl living her best life someone more competent planned for her, in a perfectly normal world, where strange things don't happen because that is simply impossible.

 Or so she thought.

Right the second she graduates, the rug under her feet gets pulled and she, alongside a young, mysterious scoundrel, takes a wild tumble down a mountain of myths and hoaxes that her country has been built upon into a whirl of unknown, scary...but oh, so exciting.

 Enlightenment of the Rogue Emperor is a lighthearted, fun, action-packed fantasy with a dash of romance and it is intended to entertain young readers above the age of 15. Contains crude language. If some characters from this book asked you to pull their finger, you better not. Reader's discretion is advised.

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My Review:-This is Book One of 'Rogue, Arcane and Desolate.' I do like the cover as I think it draws you in. This is a story of fantasy, romance, sea monsters, action packed and is also funny. It's a story for young adults, but even older people that love fantasy will love this. We have to young people, Eugenie and AJ, total opposites, are brought together in this book. Eugenie has the best life ever, but the second she graduates everything changes. AJ is an Emperor. Eugenie and a young mysterious scoundrel, take a wild tumble down a mountain of myths and hoaxes and the story begins. I did find it hard to get into this book, but that's not to say you will have the same problem. I did find I was drawn more to Eugenie than AJ. 

Virginia's Sisters

Virginia's Sisters

By 20+ Multiple authors: Virginia Woolf, Zelda Fitzgerald, Katherine Mansfield, Edith Wharton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Radclyffe Hall et al

Selected and Introduced by:-Gabi Reigh Ed. Cheryl Robson

Genre:-Poetry and Prose

Publisher:-Aurora Metro

Blurb:-A fascinating anthology of poetry and prose by leading feminist writes of the 20th century on the topic of women's freedom and the idea of the 'New Woman'. This international collection offers over 20 literary gems by favourite and newly rediscovered women writers.

 Selected and introduced by Gabi Reigh who gives context to the selected contributions from women writers who were expressing their hopes for freedom and autonomy during the early part of the twentieth century.

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My Review:-I haven't read to many Anthologies, but the ones I have read, I've enjoyed. Here we have a selection that have been translated into English for the first time, from all over the world. We have women from Ukraine, Sardinia, China, Chile, Egypt and far afield.  We also have some from well known American and English authors...Virginia Woolf, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Katherine Mansfield, Zelda Fitzgerald...The book has something for everyone, short stories, poems and essays. At the back of the book you can read a little bit about each author, they is also a section About the Translators. I loved how you can pick up, read a few pages and put back down. I did like 'Coming Home' by Maria Messina and 'Broken' by Nataliya Kobrynska.

A Scandal of Secrets

 A Scandal of Secrets

By J.F. Howard

Genre:-Murder Mystery

Publisher:-Provoco Publishing

Blurb:-Anthony Crawford is young, rich and lazy. With aspirations to take the film world by storm, he never quite seems to motivate himself enough to do anything about it-until he meets the beautiful Cecile. Wife to Robert Ford, who is Anthony's stepfathers business associate and close confidente, Cecila is older, wiser and definately wants Anthony to be her next little plaything, but will an affair with her be Anthony's making or his downfall? The oncoming Christmas season provides a perfect opportunity for Anthony's mother and stepfather to throw a party, but what happens to turn a glittering, dreamlike celebration, the pinnacle of the social calendar of the rich and famous, into Anthony's personal nightmare, and more importantly, will he survive?

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Sigrid Rides

Sigrid Rides-The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship (An Adventure on Two Wheels)

By Travis Nelson

Genre:-Non Fiction/Biography/Cycling/Cats

Pages:-272

Publisher:-Radar/Octopus

Blurb:-In the tradition of A Street Cat Named Bob, Nala's World, and Felix the Railway Cat: This is the story of Travis Nelson, his deaf Norwegian Forest cat, Sigrid, and their adventures on two wheels.

 When Travis Nelson arrived in London, he expected to embark on a new life and a new job. Coming from California, he'd uprooted his wife and his cat, Sigrid, and planned to be here for the long haul. Then Covid-19 struck. Travis's new job vanished as the company cut staff. For two years, and through successive lockdowns, he was stuck in limbo in am unfamiliar city, trying to find his way.

 To keep himself occupied, Travis set out to discover his adoptive home. He bought a bike and began cycling through London's streets and parks with his unusual travelling companion, Sigrid-his deaf, Norwegian Forest cat-who came along for the ride. But what started as a way of injecting routine and purpose into Travis's life in stressful times, created an internet sensation. When Travis began posting videos of the pair's ride on social media, he drew in another community of people looking for moments of joy in an anxious world.

 In this charming memoir, Travis charts his adventures with Sigrid. He unlocks a hidden London seen only from cyclist's viewpoint, as well as finding friendship and hope. Most of all, it is the story of one man's relationship with his feline companion-one that has given him direction and a sense of belonging at a time when he felt lost.

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My Review:-I just have to say that I fell in love with this book, even before I read the blurb, after all who wouldn't with a little cutie little Sigrid. We get to meet Travis Nelson and his beloved cat Sigrid. Travis had moved from California with his wife and Sigrid, in a hope to start a new life but not everything went to plan. Covid-19 hit the world and everyone around us. That's when we got to meet Travis and Sigrid, Sigrid is not just any cat, Sigrid is a Norwegian Forest cat, but with one thing different to others, Sigrid is deaf (which I found added more cuteness to him). Travis decided to start making videos and posting them on social media. Just a cat and his best friend traveling around London streets and parks on a bike. We go on this journey and see London through the eyes of a cyclist. It showed you the trust Sigrid has in Travis, but also how Sigrid helped Travis during, what was a hard time for everyone. I've been a follower of Travis and Sigrid since coming across then on YouTube. This is a lovely book for everyone.

The Water Child

The Water Child

By Mathew West

Genre:-Historical/Horror

Pages:-304

Publisher:-HarperNorth

Blurb:-What the sea takes for its own can never return......

 Portugal, 1754. Cecilia Lamb knew being a sea captain's wife would mean a life of waiting and watching the horizon for her husband's ship. But John has been gone longer than any voyage should last. Everyone else has given up hope of his return. But she knows in her bones that he is not lost. Gone, but not lost.

 Barely able to tear her eyes from the shimmering sea, she feels drawn to the sun-baked shoreline, and amid the bustle of the docks she feel certain that her husband will come back to her. Though along with that feeling is another sense-that something darker is coming. As she sickens, she doesn't know what the next tide will bring-but she begins to fear as well as crave her husband's homecoming.

 Soon, even on dry land, Cecilia can feel the pull of the ocean at her feet, the movement of the tides within her. Warning, seduction or promise, she cannot tell, but one thing is certain-the sea holds many secrets, and some of them are too powerful to ever be drowned.

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My Review:-Cecilia Lamb was eighteen-years-old when she married, and three days later she moved to Portugal, leaving her three brothers and sister behind. Portugal, 1754.  John Harding who's dream of being a sea captain, of one of the tall ships one day, finally comes true. John goes on his first voyage leaving behind his young wife, Cecilia. Cecilia looked out at the water, being at the top of the hill, Cecilia could see the same view through any of the five windows. Cecilia is lonely and worried that her husband, John might not want to come back home to her. John has been gone longer than he should of been and nothing had been heard. People presumed John must be dead, but Cecilia knows different, Everyday Cecilia would walk down the hill to the water and look out at sea, just looking for a sign. She has a feeling and visions  that he will come home one day, but when? Something dark is drawing Cecilia to the sea, but what, all she knows is it's nothing good. I love the description that the author has used throughout the book, I feel you get to know more about where you are. 

The Whole Tooth

The Whole Tooth

By Dr Milad Shadrooh

Genre:-Non Fiction/Parodies/Dentistry

Pages:-208

Publisher:-Short Books/Octopus

Blurb:-Get ready to be entertained and educated by Dr Milad Shadrooh, the UK's most celebrated dentist and YouTube sensation.

 Milad will have you alternately astounded and rolling with laughter as he drills down into the grisly details, touching on everything from the fascinating history of dentistry to the surprising secrets of life as a dentist. He confronts the fear that people associate with dental treatment and dispels the myths, while giving tips on how to create the perfect smile.

 So sit back, put on your safety goggles and prepare for the best trip to the dentist you've ever had.

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My Review:-The Singing Dentist, Dr Milad Shadrooh is guaranteed to make your smile better, and all I can say is 'Yes' he does.  I don't know why I picked to review this book as I have a dentist phobia, maybe I thought it might help me with going to the dentist (I'll tell you at the end of this if it has). I've really enjoyed reading this book. We are told why Dr Milad picked being a dentist and we hear the stories of his time at dentistry school. We are also told about his love of music and rapping.  Dr Milad talks about the NHS v Private, the cost and how Covid hit dentistry. I said I would let you know if it would help with the dentist...no it didn't but I would still recommend it as a good read.

Author

Dr Milad Shadrooh is a dentist and owner of Chequers Dental Surgery in Basingstoke.

 Outside of dentistry, Milad hit the headlines as the "Singing Dentist", with his educational and entertaining dental parody songs gaining over 250 million views combined.

 Milad is the go-to media dental clinician with appearances on ITV's This Morning, Good Morning Britain and Lorraine, BBC News, Sky News plus, countless radio appearances.

 He's been voted the Number 1 'Most Influential person' in Dentistry three times in the last four years.

 

Call Her Janie

Call Her Janie

By S.R. Fabrico

Genre:-Thriller

Pages:-306

Blurb:-A scintillating romantic thriller with a shocking twist

Lizzie was obsessed with chasing her dream of being the only female executive at her New York City marketing firm. Driven by the loss of her parents, she wanted to succeed and make them proud. Focused, hard-working, and passionate about her career, she refused to be distracted.

 Gray Stone, a handsome billionaire, and Lizzie's boss, won her over with his charm. He was the perfect gentleman, treating Lizzie like a queen. When a plus sign appeared on her pregnancy test, Gray's true colours were revealed, and her life was turned upside down.

 Moving to Southport, NC, to reconnect with her brother was her only option to mend her broken heart and leave her past behind. Her life and unravelled at the seams, and she blamed herself, desperate to find forgiveness.

 Filled with revenge and hatred, someone lurking in the town had a different plan, and their end game was Lizzie's last breath. Will Lizzie find the contentment she is looking for, or will she die trying?

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My Review:-This is Book One of 'Southport Series'. Lizzie Levine is one of New York's marketing executive, With the death of her parents, Lizzie is determent to make everything she does work. Gray Stone is a billionaire, handsome (which he knows) and Lizzie's boss. Gray turned on the charm and Lizzie fell for it. hook line and sinker. Lizzie finds out she pregnant, but when she tells Gray, she didn't get the reaction that she expected, Gray showed his true colours. Lizzie decides to go to Southport and spend some time with her brother. Will this been the best place for her? 

 Just when you think you know what's to come, the author throws you a few unexpected twists, which draws you in even more. I need Book Two to find out what's next.

Rise of the Hunter

Rise of the Hunter

By Barb Jones

Genre:-Dark Urban Fantasy/Supernatural Horror

Blurb:-EVIL DOES NOT DIE. IT SEEKS VENGEANCE.

🩸Deadly Romance

🩸Life-Draining Curse

🩸Prophecy

🩸Morally Gray Characters

🩸Dark Magic

🩸Deadly Creatures

🩸Multi POVs

The queen and her friends threw me into the dark pit three years ago, and I sought a way out, having used the power and life force of the others who were also thrown in. Today, I am free and planning my vengeance against her and the others.

 In a supernatural world filled with vampires, werewolves, witches, demons, and angels, I will have my revenge against them. I am the epitome of evil and didn't die like they thought. There's a third prophecy with a nice little catch! This prophecy is meant for me; my revenge will turn the tables on the queen and her friends. I will turn them all against her, and according to the prophecy, the avenging angel be mine. Forever. As for the others, they will serve me.

 It's time for me to rise, beginning with the birth of a new hunter, new demons, and an angel be mine. Vengeance against the queen will be mine.

 Rise of the Hunter is the fourth book in the Blood Prophecy series and is the first book of a new trilogy for the Tall Dark Man. It is full of dark magic and vengeance with a twist of good vs. evil but will good win this time? This supernaturals to control the world and unleash evil as the world prepares for peace.

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My Review:-This is Book Four in the 'Blood Prophecy' also Book One in the Trilogy. I haven't read any of the other books, but I wish I had, as it took a while to work out who was who and had they been n other books. The story is told in different POVs, and timelines. Some of the characters are more likeable than others. The Tall Dark Man did interest me. If you like Witches, Demons, Vampires, Angels and Dark Magic this is the book for you, as it has everything. It's a fast pace book with plenty going on.

Shooters

Shooters

By Julia Boggio

Genre:-Romantic Comedy

Blurb:-Stella Price is determined to become a successful wedding photographer, even if it means learning from Connor Knight, a wedding shooter with sexy rock star status and an ego to match.

 Burned by an affair that ended her last career, Stella should know better than to get entangled with Connor during a residential course in a romantic French chateau. But while his arrogance turns her off, his talent turns her on.

 Their clashes lead to a whirlwind of passion, but Stella struggles to frame a future with a man who's come to distrust "happy ever afters" and hides a softer side behind his image. Can Stella learn from her past mistakes and teach Connor about real love before he disappears from the picture?

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My Review:-This is Book One of 'The Photographers Trilogy'. Stella Price is new to the wedding photography game, her past hasn't been like the photos she hopes to take, but she willing to learn. Having parents that pushed her at everything while growing up means she's not going to give up easily. When she meets Connor Knight she knows that he's one of the best, but can she trust herself with him? 

Will it just be work with Connor? I loved this book, it's an easy read and flowed well. This is one to pop in your case and read around the pool or even in your garden.

Lilly and Myles

Lilly and Myles: The Torch

By Jon Roberts and Hannah Rounding

Genre:-Children's picture book, Autism Awareness

Age:-5-7 Years

Pages:-36

Blurb:-Meet Lilly. Lilly loves going out into the world, especially at Grandma's by the seaside, but having autism means she experiences the sights and sounds of new things differently. Luckily, Lilly can always count on Myles, her assistance dog, to accompany her and help keep her calm, and when Lilly discovers a handy torch the two can explore further than ever before.

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My Review:-This is a book that I wanted to read. Myles is Lilly's assistance dog. Lilly is autistic and Myles helps her in everyday life, keeping her safe and calm. Why Myles and Lilly's grandma have a nap, Lilly explores her grandma's house. What has she found...CLICK, CLICK, the hand torch clicks on and off. Once the rain stops to was time for Lolly and Myles to explore and take the torch with her. On the beach, some children stop and stroke Myles, and Lilly goes into a dark cave on her own, click went the torch. Myles notices Lilly has gone into the cave and goes after her.

 I loved everything about this book. There is so much detail that has went into this book along with the pictures, that you can also tell your own story. This is a lovely book to help younger children understand about autism and about assistance dogs. 

My grandchildren loved hearing about Myles and Lilly, I'm in a wheelchair and Abby my dog helps me. she also makes me feel safe. Learning about a different disability and how things help is an important part about this book. Children will love it.

Salvation

 Salvation

By D.A. Schneider

Publisher:-Poe Boy

Blurb:-John Garvey, known to his family and friends as a biker, mechanic, gun runner, drug dealer, oh and a killer.

Not many know of his secret he's held onto for centuries. That he is, in truth, a fallen angel.

Banished to Earth and tied to the guitar that he always keeps by his side.

Federal Agent Marion Kern is on the trail of a murderer whose victim is far from ordinary.

With extra organs and strange scars across his back, the seemingly young man was killed with a golden bullet.

Stranger still, the only thing stolen from the scene of the crime was the victim's guitar.

Jude is on a mission from Hell. A hitman tasked with killing the fallen angels trapped on Earth. With the end of his quest is in sight, he must seduce the daughter of his final target to get close to his victim. He never thought he'd fall in love.

His mission is now complicated and could be compromised.

On the line is the one thing Judas has sought through all his years: salvation.

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The After-Death of Caroline Rand

The After-Death of Caroline Rand

By Catherine Cavendish

Genre:-Dark Fantasy, Horror

Pages:-240

Publisher:-Flame Tree Press

Blurb:-A chilling, dark fantasy, in the slipstream of Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

 At a weekend house-party at ancient Canonbury Manor, Alli is caught between fantasy and reality, past and present, in the life of Caroline Rand, a famous singer from the late Sixties, who reportedly killed herself in that house. Alli soon learns that evil infests the once-holy building. Before long, her fate will be sealed, and she will learn about her role in the after-death of Caroline Rand.

 It begins with a chilling greeting: "Welcome to The Columbine, Miss Sinclair. You are expected."

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My Review:-After getting laid off at work, Alli gets a message from an old school friend, asking if she would like to go to a house-party. Alli had nothing else to do and after finding out it's at Canonbury Manor, she had to say yes. Canon Manor is the place they say the late Caroline Rand killed herself in the late 60s. As soon as Alli arrives at the Manor, things start to happen, not big, but they keep coming. Could this be Caroline or is it something else?

The story is told in two timelines past (60s) and the present. There are plenty of twists and turns, it will have you captivated. I could feel something was going to happen, but I couldn't help wanting more. I found it a easy read,  along with a chilling greeting: "Welcome to The Columbine, Miss Sinclair. You are expected."

After You Were Gone

After You Were Gone

By Vikki Wakefield

Genre:-Thriller/Crime Fiction

Pages:-358

Publisher:-No Exit Press

Blurb:-The first foray in to adult fiction from award winning Australian author Vikki Wakefield.

 After You Were Gone is fast paced, perfectly plotted and brilliantly conceived which makes this the perfect summer read

 In the vein of internationally bestselling, psychological thriller authors like Liane Moriarty, Shari Lapena and Adrian McKinty.

 What happens to a family when a child goes missing?

In a busy street market, Abbie lets go of six-year-old Sarah's hand. She isn't a bad mother, just exhausted. When she turns around, her daughter isn't there.

Six years later, Abbie is in love and getting married. But her fragile peace is constantly threatened: not knowing what happened to Sarah is like living with a curse. Then she receives a phone call from an unknown number. A man claims to know what happened to Sarah, but if Abbie tells anyone or fails to follow his instructions, she'll never find out the truth.

 After You Were Gone is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that poses the question: How for would you go to find your child?

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My review:-If your child went missing, hope would you be?

 Abbie is out with her 6-year-old daughter Sarah, they are in a busy market street when Abbie lets go of Sarah's hand for a second and she's gone. Yes Abbie isn't having it easy, she exhaust, a young mam with a small child, but that doesn't mean she wanted this. After nothing and no clues to where, who or what has happened, life has to move on. Six years later and Abbie's preparing for her wedding, she moved on but stopped blaming herself and never forgotten that day. When she gets a call from a unknown man that says he knows what's happened to Sarah, but there's something else if she tells anyone or doesn't follow his instructions, he'll never tell. Will Abbie do what he wants? Is this for real, can she trust him?

What would you do to know about your child?

I read this book in one sitting as I had to know what happened and why. This is a psychological thriller that will have you gripped for the beginning. I'll be looking for more books by Vikki.

The Heart of Pangaea

The Heart of Pangaea

By Lindsey Kinsella

Genre:-Fantasy YA

Age:-10-18 years

Pages:-389

Blurb:-Robyn has a vivid imagination, even for a twelve-year-old. Vivid enough to create herself a companion-but Ed isn't your ordinary imaginary friend. Ed is a Dimetrodon, an ancient beast from a forgotten age.

 When her mother falls ill, Robyn and Ed delve into her subconscious, to the prehistoric kingdom of Pangaea, in search of a cure. But in a world of dinosaurs, pirates, and ancient magic, can they even save themselves?

The Heart of Pangaea brings the wonders of palaeontology to a magical, fantasy setting.

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My Review:-Robyn isn't like most twelve -year-olds. Robyn has an imaginary friend Ed, he's a Dimertrodon. Robyn's mam fall's ill with cancer. Robyn and Ed need to find a cure. With Robyn's imagination it takes them to the Kingdom of Pangaea. But not everything is easy when your in the prehistoric age, where there's magic, pirates and dinosaurs. We meet some other characters along the way. If you love dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures and magic, you'll love this book.

 I remember one of my girls growing up with her imaginary friend 'Jabar' and he went everywhere with us, we even had to leave a space for him. Even now with children of her own, she still talks about 'Jabar'.

A Hospital in the Clouds

By Mhairead MacLeod

Genre:-Romance/Historical

Pages:-305

Publisher:-Shawline Publishing Group

Blurb:-CAN ANNA OUTRUN HER PAST?

Reinventing herself as a nurse in the tropical frontier of Australia, healing her soldier-lover, raising her unruly daughter-these are just a few of the challenges Anna Sinclair, ayoung suffragette, faces while on the run from the law back in Scotland.

 As she struggles to establish her own hospital, her past draws closer and risks exposure of her shameful secret, along with the loss of everything she holds dearest.

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Miracle Number Four

Miracle Number Four

By Paul Marriner

Genre:-Contemporary/Literary

Blurb:-A song of the suburbs: a story of family, friends, first love, tragedy, hope and rock and roll.

 It's 1976 and with dreams of a career in rock, a crush on the prettiest girl in town, and a mother in remission from cancer, Mike's future looks bright.

 Music brings excitement and a chance to shine, but life off-stage is complicated.

 Together with family, friends and band-mates, Mike finds joys, sadness and loss. Troubling secrets surface while a new friend brings both fresh perspectives and a cruel reality. The radios and pubs blast rock into the suburban nights and the band prepare for their big break. Is Mike ready?

 A warm, thoughtful, questioning novel; a reminder of simpler days, complicated emotions and music of a generation.

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My Review:-It's 1970s in London and we follow the life of Mike, who is 16-years-old. he's the baby (baby Mikey) of the family. Family life has been easy with his mother in remission from cancer. Mike wants to make his own way in life.  His sister Susan is in a band and her boyfriend Bazzer gives Mike guitar lessons. As we read the book we meet family and friends, we learn all about Mike, his relationship, his character, his first hair cut, booze, weed and how he moves through his life. Each character has their own story, and we meet them as the book moves on. Music is a big part of the story which I did like and reading it did bring back things for my life growing up through 70s and 80s. Will Mike get the break he needs?

There is so much in this book, joy, love, sadness, death, humour, happiness and more. Will Mike make it?

I would recommend this to anyone that grow up in 70s and 80s, it will bring back so my memories.

Heroes of the Empire

Heroes of the Empire #1 The Cavalier

By Israh Azizi

Genre:-YA Fantasy

Pages:-408

Blurb:-She calls the Empire home. He pledges to bring its downfall.

 Death is Velamir's close acquaintance. As a student in the Chishman academy, he cannot escape the brutal war. When he's sent on a mission with three fellow academy cadets, Velamir returns to the Empire, the land of his birth. Calamity befalls the group as they trek through enemy territory, and Velamir learns a part  of his past that makes the mission far more personal. Burdened with the deaths of the unavenged and the chance of losing his own life, Velamir must decide if revenge is worth the cost.

 Natassa knows her role well: The silent and obedient girl. The one who looks away from the torture her father, the emperor, inflicts on the Empire's inhabitants. The princess. But she's a shackled prisoner, and somewhere under the mask is a spark of rebellion. When she learns of her father's intention to marry her to a man she loathes, Natassa crafts a risky plan of her own-one dangerous enough to get her killed.

 Two searching hearts. Two perilous paths. Velamir must find the courage to face his past and Natassa must find the strength to face herself before the war consumes them both.

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My Review:-This is Book One-The Cavalier and my first by Israh Azizi. Velamir was abandoned at the age of 4-years-old and saved by General Winston. He was sent to Chisman Academy at an early age to learn to fight and become a soldier. Princess Natassa is the daughter of Emperor Malus. She knows her father has gave her hand to someone she doesn't like or love. She has to get away before it's to late. Velamir and Natassa are both strong characters and will fight for what they want. One wants to destroy the Empire and the other is a Princess. The author has weaved these two different story together, that they become one. Both are strong characters MC, even though their stories are different they both want the same and that has shown in the way Israh has wrote the story. We have action, adventure, romance, sword fighting, archery and fantasy all wrapped together to make a great read.

Dorothy Dustbucket

Dorothy Dustbucket

By Christina B Bianco

Genre:-Children

Pages:-31

Blurb:-Join Dorothy on her magical adventures as she cleans up after the messy Lees family the house every night, but with a mischievous twist!

 From putting things in the wrong places to discovering new fangled contraptions like mobile phones and washing machines, Dorothy's antics are sure to tickle your funny bone.

 This hilarious poetry picture book is perfect for kids aged 2-6 who love a good laugh and don't mind a bit of dust in their fairy tales.

So grab your wand and get ready to laugh with Dorothy Dustbucket!

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My Review:-I read this book with my granddaughters and we all loved it. I loved the bright colours that are used throughout the book, The girls loved the bit about the brothers having a smelly bedroom, as they said their brother has a smelly room as well. We found the book funny and easy to read. We also made our own story up using just the pictures, which is great for younger children. I did laugh when it said that Dorothy lived in the loft, as we have a fairy that lives in our loft (as I say when anything happens and nobody owns up to it, its the fairy in the loft again). This book would be a great book for most ages, as one of my granddaughters is 9 years old and she loved it.

The Housekeepers

The Housekeepers

By Alex Hay

Genre:-Thriller

Pages:-416

Publisher:-Headline

Blurb:-UPSTAIRS, MADAM IS PLANNING THE PARTY OF THE SEASON.

DOWNSTAIRS, THE SERVANTS ARE PLOTTING THE HEIST OF THE CENTURY

 When Mrs King, housekeeper to the most illustrious home in Mayfair, is suddenly dismissed after years of  loyal service, she knows just who to recruit to help her take revenge.

 A black-market queen out to settle her scores. An actress desperate for a magnificent part. A seamstress dreaming of a better life. And Mrs King's predecessor, who has been keeping the dark secrets of Park Lane for too long.

 Mrs King has an audacious plan in mind, one that will reunite her women in the depths of the house on the night of a magnificent ball-and play out right under the noses of her former employers....

THEY COME FROM NOTHING. BUT THEY'LL LEAVE WITH EVERYTHING.

 Dazzling, stylish and wildly entertaining. The Housekeepers lets loose an outlandish alliance of women you'll never forget...

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My Review:-I love how the book starts, with Mrs King lying all her knives out on the table with Mr Shepherd looking on. Mrs King has been let go from being the housekeeper, and she wants revenge, not just for herself but also her mother.  There has been plenty of ex-servants that her worked at the De Vries house that are willing to help Mrs King plot the best heist. They know Miss De Vries is holding a ball, and  Mrs King knows all the details. The heist will be on the night of the ball and it will be right under Miss De Vries nose. There are some strong characters and I did like Mrs Bones. I don't want to say to much and give anything away so it's up to you to read the rest. 

Three Meant to Be

Three Meant to Be: Branches of Past and Future Book One

By MN Bennet

Genre:-Fantasy

Blurb:-Telepathic high school teacher Dorian prepares teen witches for professional casting because going in unprepared is what killed one of his partners. But new state mandates on magical proficiency make it nearly impossible, and Dorian worries he can't give his students the education they really need, Seeking a distraction from work, Dorian kisses his still-living-on-again clairvoyant boyfriend, Milo. Instead of a distraction, Dorian glimpses Milo's vague vision involving the murder of Caleb-one of Dorian's new students.

 Already devastated by the loss of his partner, Dorian refuses to stand aside and let Caled die. He searches for clues by delving into Caleb's mind. Rooting through Caleb's memories alongside teaching classes leads Dorian to two more students: Caleb's ex-best friend turned rival and the prodigy with connections to dangerous warlocks. However, each step further into his students' minds forces Dorian to confront his deteriorating relationship with Milo.

 After discovering a link involving illegal casting, Dorian resolves to work with Milo to prevent the impending vision. To succeed, Dorian will have to explore the potential of a future with Milo and find closure on their third partner, whose loss looms between them. But meddling with fate to save Caleb inadvertently draws the warlocks near, putting all his students in danger. Dorian will have to risk his life and gamble his second chance with Milo to keep his students alive.

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My Review:-There was something about the cover that made me want to read it.  Dorian Frost is working in a school. Dorian has been given the job to teach young witches on how to use their power correctly, after all he knows what can happen if you don't, it's something he'll never forget. Dorian, Milo and Finn had been friends from school until Finn's death. Milo is Dorian's on and off boyfriend.  While kissing Milo, Dorian has a vision, Milo's powers and Dorian's powers become one, this is when he sees one of his students Caled, being murdered. Dorian knows its his job to keep Caleb safe, but to what extend will he go to make this happen? I love the writing style and the plot, you can see that the author has brought his working skills into the book, which has made it more real. If you like fantasy, magic, romance with and bit of mystery, well this book is for you.

 

Salt and Skin

Salt and Skin

By Eliza Henry Jones

Genre:-Contemporary Literary Fiction

Pages:-368

Publisher:-September Publishing

Blurb:-Grief-stricken and on the verge of a breakdown, photographer Luda Managan leaves Australia for a commission, bringing her two teenage children to a remote, weather-ravaged but beautiful Scottish island.

 Luda, isolated from her two resentful teenagers, turns her attention to the records from the 17th century island witch hunts and the fragmented life stories of the executed women. Min, her daughter, restless and strong, tries to fill up the space in their family left by her father. She soon finds comfort in both the sea and an unlikely friendship. But the only thing that beautiful and gifted Darcy cares about is getting marks high enough for entry into university-one very, very for away from his mother. Until he meets the wild foundling, Theo, who slowly self-destructing in a community that is both protective and violent towards him. But when a tragic accident unleashes ghosts and the echoes of long-ago violence and betrayal into their lives, the Managans must confront their unspoken histories in order to survive.

  Luminously-written, Salt and Skin is a compelling modern family drama, threaded with folklore and building to an incredible, climactic ending. It's a story of wild landscapes, incomers, outsiders and changelings, and a meditation on the absence of women's voices in stories and history. And like a hyme to the sea, it is unpredictable, startling and beautiful.

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My Review:-Luda Managan brings her teenage children Darcy is 16-years-old and  his sister Min is 14-years-old, they travel from Australia to the remote island of Seannay in Scotland. She hopes this is a new start for them all, after the death of her husband. The children didn't want to come, leave everything they know behind, so as well as being normal teenagers they have the death of their father and moving to the other side of the world to put up with. Luda starts to take photos and documents the effects of the climate change. Lude publishes some photos of a deceased young girl, which doesn't go down well with the local community. The locals do slowly begin to accepted them into the community, which is all that Luda wanted. Min and Darcy start to make friends. Then Theo comes along and everything changes, but not for the better...

I found this book could be a everyday story, they is so much going on in it that you find you're focusing on many things at the same time. We have grief, finding yourself, relationships building between family/people, climate change, witch hunts. I found this was an easy read and I wasn't expecting the ending...

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

By Kathryn Barnett

Genre:-

Publisher:-Provoco Publishing

Blurb:-Charlotte, Violet, and Rose. Three sisters growing up amidst the rumblings of World War One and each of them fighting for their own personal freedom. Charlotte, the eldest and a teacher, engaged to marry Richard, the Curate, and struggling to accept her passionate nature and sexuality, embroiled into the world of Conservative activism through the Primrose League. Violet, a nurse, and a suffragette, fighting not just for female emancipation, but also her own as she battles with her feelings for her best friend, Maeve. Rose, the youngest, and diagnosed an epileptic, fights to be recognised as a person in her own right and in the process falls in love with John, of lower class and station.

 When Charlotte takes the decision, along with her mother, to institutionalise Rose because of her epilepsy, the family is split as Violet opposes Charlotte's high-handed decision, but is devastated to find she cannot protect Rose, as personal and political boundaries are pushed to the limits and each girl struggles with impending womanhood.

Three Sisters is author Kathryn Barnett's first novel with Provoco Publishing and is a delightful, beautifully written social statement, detailing the battle of three girls to become women in their own right. Will Charlotte's passionate nature and conservatism affect her forthcoming marriage to the Curate? Does Violet find her freedom in her suffragette activities, or will she be entrapped by her nursing duties and family responsibilities? And what of Rose, the youngest, fighting to follow her true self and be accepted despite her epilepsy and not ostracised because of it?

 A heart-warming tale of three sisters, fighting for freedom in this, the first of five novels making up the Three Sisters Story

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Ibiza Surprise

Ibiza Surprise

By Dorothy Dunnett

Genre:-Classic Crime/Women Sleuths/Humor

Pages:-304

Publisher:-Farrago

Blurb:-When Sarah Cassells, a British girl who has just completed her training as a chef, hears of her father's violent death on Ibiza, she refuses to believe it is suicide. She goes to Ibiza to investigate and becomes involved with an act dealer; with two beautiful jetsetters; with her brother's strange predicament; with a remarkable American woman who is not all what she seems-and with Johnson Johnson, the mysterious portrait painter who shows up on his yacht, Dolly. As Ibiza prepares to celebrate Holy Week with the traditional processions, events become more and more macabre....

 ***PRAISE FOR THE DOLLY SERIES***

The Dolly novels are...delicious, funny, ingenious, glamorous, clever. 'Listener

'Dunnett tempts her fans with buried clues and red herrings that keep them reading and reading the books.' New York Times

'(Dunnett's) women are among her strongest characters.' Guardian

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My Review:-This is Book Three in the 'Dolly Novels.' and I've had the pleasure to review yet another great book by Dorothy Dunnett. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone. I love how this book starts 'Bifocal glasses are common.'   Sarah, Flo and Janey all knew each other from St Tizzy's, (St Theresa's). Sarah Cassells had a small business in catering, but that didn't mean she had money. When Sarah get's the news that her father, has committed suicide, she knew that it wasn't true. How was she going to find the truth? Sarah had to get to Ibiza and start to investigate what really happened to her father. Sarah wasn't short of a few men wanting to get to know her, Coco a Poet, Tony Lloyd (Gilbert's father), Gilbert Lloyd her friend Janey's brother (who she had a crush on at school), Austin a gallery owner, Clem Sainsbury, and of course Johnson Johnson with Dolly. Sarah's investigation wasn't as simple or like any other, lets just say a lot of parties, clubs, dark alley's and beaches. It's up to Johnson to help find out wants went on and who is who. Where ever there's a murder Johnson Johnson, along with Dolly is on the scene.  I love the description of Ibiza, and some some of the sayings 'like see-through gloves, and champagne stoppers and high heels with trousers.'  I'm not saying any more as I might say to much. All I will say is watch your eye on one of the men that I've mentioned. 

The Urban Boys

The Urban Boys-Discovery of the Five Senses

By K.N. Smith

Narrator:-Glenn Steinbaum

Audiobook Length:-8 hours and 10 minutes

Genre:-Young Adult Action-Adventure, Young Adult Thriller. Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller

Rated:-PG

Blurb:-A suspenseful incident in a forbidden preserve heightens the senses of five friends. Sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell become super-gifts that forever change the world. But furious battles confront the boys as they try to understand their sensory super powers in a race to save mankind. With light beings and mysterious strangers complicating their plight, will the boys defeat the evil Druth before it's too late? Get prepared for the twisting and grinding of this award-winning, action-adventure story-an edge-of-your-seat narrative for young and mature readers alike.

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My Review:-Not sure what I was expecting, as I was going by what the cover was saying to me, which was adventure, group of friends and something dark, I wasn't wrong. It was all that and a lot more. Five senses, Sight, Sound, Smell, touch and taste a gift five friends find they each have. They live in a small town, Danville with people they love and care about, but a dark force is also there and it's up to them to do what they can to save both mankind and themselves. Will they manage to come together as one and over come the dark force? Nothing is what it seem and there must learn to use they gift. The twists will have to wanting more, but keep your ears and eyes open as there are some you won't see coming. I loved both the plot and the writing style, the author knew what he was doing when they wrote this. I have ordered the book as, I want to read it myself as it always has a different feel from listening to someone reading it to you. Anyone that loves Action, Adventure, Mystery and Thrillers this is a book for you.

The Japan Lights

The Japan Lights

By Iain Maloney

Genre:-Non-fiction Travel Memoir/History/Biography

Pages:-244

Publisher:-Tippermuir Books

Blurb:-In 2017, holed up in a hotel room, feverish, despondent and aimless, Iain Maloney chances upon an article about Richard Henry Brunton, a Victorian civil engineer unknown in his Scottish homeland but considered 'The Father of Japanese Lighthouses' in Japan. With more than twenty of his lighthouses still in use today, Maloney sets out with newfound purpose to visit them all.

 Part travel memoir, part history, The Japan Lights visits isolated regions of rural Japan, discovering compelling stories from its past. Maloney witnesses the lingering trauma of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, and comes to a new understanding of the precariousness of life on a planet that is 71 per cent water. On the way he explores the paradox of Brunton, a flawed human being whose work saved hundreds of thousands of lives and made the seas around Japan safer for all.

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My Review:-Ian Maloney has the job to visit every lighthouse in Japan, built by

 Scotsman Richard Henry Brunton during the modernization period of the Meiji Era in Japan. Ian Maloney travelled with his wife all around Japan for the lighthouses. Maloney wasn't like. His memoir was very much unpublished. I did find this book very interesting, I enjoyed reading about the different places in Japan as well as hearing about Meiji Era. I have family in Japan and I have asked questions about different things, thanks to this book. There is also some humour in this book.

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The Snows of Nissa

The Snows of Nissa

By Isabella Khalidi

Genre:-Steamy Dark Fantasy

Pages:-368

Blurb:-An epic tale of gods, myths, and forbidden romance, filled with intrigue and betrayal, it's perfect for fans of Amanda Bouchet, R.S. Ford, and Carissa Broadbent. An exiled god. A mortal warrior. An eons long curse. After a terrible war that left the Continent decimated, the ancient Three Kingdoms are finally at peace. However, trouble is brewing in the land of the infamous Tyrossian army.

 The princess of a mighty empire goes missing; Duna Damaris is appointed the task of retrieving her. When an imposing figure unexpectedly enters her life, she is thrown into a violent chaos of intrigue, lust, and forbidden truths. He thought he had lived through it all, until she proves him wrong. He is the legendary General. A lethal weapon of the mortal armies of Tyros. No one dress to challenge him, not even the gods themselves. but when he comes face to face with the legion's deadliest warrior, his life is turned upside down. When two worlds collide, nothing will ever be the same again.

 The Snows of Nissa is the first novel in an adult dark fantasy series the Forgotten Kingdom Chronicles and contains strong language, explicit sexual scenes, scenes of violence and death. It is intended for mature audiences only

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My Review:-This is Book One in the 'Forgotten Kingdom Chronicles.' I love how this book starts, if you love romantasy, mythical creatures, ancient legends and a villain, this book is for you. Duna is a strong main character that you can't help but love her. General Cathal is betrothed to Princess Laila. When Princess Leila goes missing, the kingdom of Nissa's army goes on the hunt for her and this includes Duna and Cathal, this isn't going to be as easy as you think. There are twists throughout this story which I loved. There is a bit of spice, but that just adds to the story.

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The Spaces In Between

The Spaces In Between

By Jaspreet Kaur

Genre:-Children's

Age:-4-7

Publisher:-May Clinic Press

Blurb:-Traffic! Road works! Ambulances! Where do you go when the hustle and bustle of the city gets too much? The Spaces In Between weaves between the busy lives of several children who are all seeking secret spaces where they can go to find peace and quiet.

 With themes of anxiety, fear, kindness and joy, join the children over the course of one day, and explore how each of them copes with their emotions. From the warm embrace of a loved one, finding joy by splashing through puddles, and feeling the crunch of autumn leaves on the pavement, this book is full of ideas on how to find calming spaces in the middle of the hubbub.

 Tips and suggestions at the back of the book are full of ideas that are accessible to all children, wherever they are in the world.

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My Review:-There is so much to talk about and that's just the front cover. A lot of people don't see that cover as part of the story, but I feel like this is the start. Each page was bright in colour, along with part of the story. You don't need the words for younger child and there is plenty to talk about and make a story of your own.  My granddaughter read this book to me and we talked about what you can do if you are feeling a bit anxious or find it scary when out and about. Emily my granddaughter has ear defenders that she wears if it's to loud and it's really busy as they help. We found this book really helpful foe her. An easy read book for all ages, Emily is 9-years-old and loved it.

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