Dangerous Beauty

Dangerous Beauty by Melissa Koslin

Pages:- 352

Genre :- Thiller Fiction

Publisher :- Revell Books

Blurb :- Liliana Vela hates the term victim. She's not a victim, she's a fighter. Stubborn and strong with a quiet elegance, she's determined t take back her life after escaping the clutches of human traffickers in her poor Mexican village. But she can't stay safety over the border in America-unless the man who aided in her rescue is serious about his unconventional proposal to marry her.

 Meric Toledan was just stopping at a service station, he steps in to rescue Liliana from traffickers. if he can keep his secrets at bay, his wealth and position afford him many resources to help her. But the mysterious buyer who funded her capture will not sit idly by while his prize is stolen from him.

 Melissa Koslin throws you right into the action in the high-stakes thriller that poses the question:

What is the price of freedom?

My Review:- I have to say this is a book I finished in one day as I didn't want to put it down.

The story is based on Liliana, a girl that managed to escape from 3 men. who were paid by a trafficker and Meric a man that helps her.  There are few times through the story I thought I knew who had paid for Liliana but each time I was wrong.  Nothing is what it seems as you will find out when reading this book.

The Early Life of Becky Bexley The Child Genius

The Early Life of Becky Bexley The Child Genius by Diana Holbourn

Genre:- Children's comedy/magical/realism

Age:- 7-10 Years (roughly)

Blurb:- It can be frustrating being a chid genius. Grown-ups are always telling kids what to do and what to think - but it's harder with Becky Bexley! Unbelievable things happen in this funny story! She can talk from the moment she's born! Her mum thinks she's going crazy when she hears her! And Becky has sooo many questions - for the doctor, the priest and her poor mum! And she has one or two suggestions as well....but will they listen?

The Early Life of Becky Bexley the Child Genius is a fun and comical story about what it's like to be a kid in a grown-up world, and why children's voices should always be heard.

@lovebookstours

Buy Link

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Am I Made of Stardust

 

Am I Made of Stardust by Dr Maggie.
Answers the Big Questions for Young Scientists by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chelen Ecija.
Genre:- Children’s Book (8-12).
Pages:- 128
Publisher:- Buster Books
Blurb:- How long would it take me to fly to a star?
What would happen if I fell inside a black hole?
Would I get a phone signal in space?
From whether there are rainbows on other planets to what dinner tastes like on the International Space Station, this is packed full of fabulous facts, mind blowing insights and engaging explanations from the renowned space scientist.
Written in Dr Maggie’s fun, accessible style, and featuring out-of-this-world illustrations throughout, it’s guaranteed to bring the wonders of space and science to life for young readers.
🪐☄️🛰Thank You to @lovebookstours @buster_books and Dr Maggie for gifting this book🔭🚀
My Review:-This is a hardback book that any child (or adult) would love to read.
The book starts with Dr Maggie explaining how the book works.
I sat with my Granddaughter Emily to review this book and we both were surprised at how much we loved it.
With more than 50 interesting questions ‘Does it rain diamonds in Jupiter?’ ‘Could I sing in Space?’ Each question is answered with both text and amazing illustrations.
This is a book that will be picked up again and again, especially for school projects and other work.
If you like to try doing things, this book has ‘Try This At Home’ activities as you move through the pages.
If you enjoy this book why not have a look at ‘Grand Tour of the Solar System’ by Dr Maggie 🛰☄️🪐

The Hammer

 The Hammer By R.J.Mitchell

Genre:- Crime Fiction

Pages:- 388

Publisher:- Matthew James Publishing

Blurb:- After escaping the clutches of a Glasgow drug lord nicknamed 'The Widowmaker', the newly promoted Detective Constable Thoroughgood heads for Manchester.  The northern powerhouse is home to two rival gangs: 'The Maine Men' and 'The Devils'.  When a drug deal goes wrong and Thoroughgood fails to stop it, a full-scale turf war is ready to take over Manchester - a city split into red and blue halves.

 Seconded into an undercover Greater Manchester Police unit under the command of the legendary DCI Matty Ferguson, Thoroughgood soon finds that the drugs war is not the only battle being fought in the city. 'The Hammer' takes Thoroughgood out of the character's typical Scottish stamping grounds with 1990's Manchester and a nightmare at the Theatre of Dreams forming the perfect backdrop for Mitchell's brand of gritty, high-octane crime writing. My star rate for this book is 4 stars

Book #6 in the DS Thoroughgood Series.

Thank You to Kelly @lovebookstours @mj.publishing @spitfire_07 #gifted #adprproduct for a copy of this book.

My Review:-  Even if you haven't read the other books in the series you will soon get the understanding of the story as it draws you in. There is so much going on that you'll not want to put this book down. DC Thoroughgood is undercover with Manchester Police so he can get to know the local rival drug gangs, but soon it becomes a turf war and it's not just with the gangs he's in the middle of it with. You won't be disappointed with the ending of this book, and it will leave you wanting more

A Quilt for Christmas

A Quilt for Christmas By Melody Carlson

Genre:- Contemporary Fiction/Christian Fiction/Romance/Cosy Christmas
Pages:-176
Publisher:-Revell
Blurb:- Christmas should be celebrated with the family. But for Vera Swanson, that’s not an option this year. Widowed and recently relocated, she is lonely in her condo-for-one-until little Fiona Albright knocks on her door needing help. With her mother seriously ill and her father out of town, Fiona enlists Vera’s help, and when she finds out her new neighbour is a quilter, she has a special request - a Christmas quilt for Mama.
Vera will have to get a ragtag group of women together in order to fulfill the request. Between free - spirited artist Tasha, chatty empty nester Beverly, retired therapist Eleanor, and herself, Vera has hopes that Christmas for the Albright family will be merry, after all - and she maybe find herself a new family of friends along the way.
Thank you to @lovebookstours and @revellbooks for my #gifted copy in return for my review.
🎄🎅My review:- Reading a Christmas story at this time of the year, I always hope for that warm feeling you get and after reading this book I had that feeling.
This is a story about how people can help others even when you don’t know them. The story starts with a lady (Vera) living alone in a place she knows nobody and a little girl (Fiona/Fifi). Fiona’s mother falls ill and she knocks on her neighbours door for help.
In a small town where friendships are made all because of a present that Fiona wants for her mother. You will meet 4 ladies that become good friends, but it isn’t that straight forward especially when it comes to Eleanor Rasmussen, until something Fiona says about the ‘bottom mole snowman’.
This story shows you that you never know what people have went through in the past and they might still be trying to get through it. Age just just a number, and Fiona shows that young and old can get on together

A Quilt For Christmas

 

New Book Review To Come

Vampires and Villains

 

Vampires and Villains by Elizabeth Pantley.

Magical Mystery Book Club Book 2.
Genre:-Mystery-Speculative.
Pages:- 210
Blurb:- This is no ordinary book club. Paige and her joyful Aunt Glo have learned that the home they inherited comes with a magical library.They put together a book club group of loveable kooks to explore the magic. They’ve recovered from their first book journey, and they all agree on their next book which takes place on a cruise ship bound for Hawaii. Problem is they were so excited about the cruising idea that they didn’t read the entire blurb on the back of the book. (‘It was entirely to long,” explains Zell).
Once on the ship they meet a charming and likeable man who blends seamlessly into their motley group. Too bad they don’t know why he’s so scarce during the day but shows up to join them every evening for dinner, drinks, and a show. When a dead body shows up on board, their new friend is labelled a suspect. Can they help him out by finding the real murderer? Or is he the real murderer? The book club will need to solve the case to get off the ship, out of the book, and back to their home.
🧛‍♀️My review:-🧛‍♂️ Vampires and Villains is the second book in the series. After reading the first book I was really excited for this and it did not disappoint me.
Million is the new addition to the magical mystery book club , at first I wasn’t sure about him but it doesn’t take long for him to become part of the group.
The adventure this time is a Hawaiian cruise, this wasn’t any old ship, it’s only once they set sail do the darker parts of the ship show itself. You have to wait till the end to see if they all get off the ship.
Can’t wait for book 3 to come out, it’ll be top of my list