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Underground

By Linda Nelson

Genre:-Hard Hitting Teen/YA

Blurb:-Danny wants his art scholarship, but Meggsie wants the money Danny's sick mum owes him. Who does he look to for repayment? Danny, who thankfully manages to escape Meggsie's clutches, meeting Mike as he takes flight.

 Mike's a good guy. He stops Meggsie in his tracks, takes Danny under his wing. Thinking Mike is something to do with social services and protection, Danny agrees to go with Mike to 'The Warren,' under the impression that it is a refuge for 'kids like him.'

 But is Mike all he seems? And when teenage Danny is forced to make a choice between right or wrong, what's he going to do?

 Find out in Linda Nelson's debut YA adventure, a hard hitting and gritty look at what happens when children don't have anyone to turn to. All net royalties are being donated by the author to Barnardo's Children's Charity.

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Selection

Selection

By H.C. Kingsmill Moore

Genre:-Crime/Thriller/Mystery

Pages:-320

Publisher:-Nine Elm

Blurb:-A rocky cliff face, the tragic death of his father, a spell in a harsh young offenders' institution and a promising military career cut short all leave Seb Faber's prospects looking bleak. However, an unexpected and lucrative job offer in the City seems to point to a more secure future. Seb turns out to be a natural on the equities trading floor of the City's oldest bank, and this success leads to his selection for a special project.

 To add to his change of fortune he falls in love, and deeply. But Seb's personal antennae are picking up anomalies. Perhaps everything is not quite as it seems. As his suspicions grow, he becomes increasingly unsure about who he can trust. Then his whole world is turned upside down. Torn in all directions, Seb fights through the mists of despair to regain his self-control and sense of purpose.

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My Review:-Seb Faber hasn't had it easy over the years, his father dying, your offenders' institution, and dismissal from the elite SAS because of injury. Yet he still manages to get a job offer from one of the oldest and most respected finance house, Blounts. But not everything is what it seems as Seb starts to find out. Not even his love life goes the way we might think. The book has a bit of everything...romance, heartache, tears, humour, laughter and some twists and turns when your not expecting them. It was full with emotions, along with a great storyline. Can't wait to see what Seb's next journey in life is going to be.

Unstuck

Unstuck

By Helen Hanison

Genre:-Non Fiction/Careers/Industry

Pages:-164

Publisher:-Game Changer Publishing

Blurb:-Embark on a transformative journey with Helen Hanison in "Unstuck," as she guides us through her 3 A.C.T. formula for Purposeful Career Redesign.

She packs every chapter with the exact resources her clients use, allowing us to apply the learnings to solve our own career problems.

In Act 1, she coaches us to create a personal career compass before shifting focus to making concrete plans in Act 2, which we will be excited to act on.

 Moving into the final Act, Hanison unravels the truth about transformation, equipping us with tools for mindset mastery to ensure that we finish the bok not only knowing how to act on redesign plans but also how to sustain the momentum neede to achieve them.

 Say goodbye to the relentless cycle of trying to solve your career problems alone. It's time to get unstuck and make a well-aligned career transformation your reality!

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My Review:-Unstuck is set out in 3 ACTS...

ACT 1- Alignment-strengths, Valves and Purpose

ACT 2- Career Redesign- Purposeful Career redesign and Agile Career

ACT 3- Transformation-Truth about Transformation and Don't get stuck

Followed by Conclusion, a note from the Author, and Continue Your Purposeful Career.

 As you move through out the book you will find QR Codes for you to scan. If you are unhappy with your work or unsure if it for you, this book will help guide you through step by step, making you look at the important things. Helen Hanison has took her own experiences and knowing it has worked for herself, Helen as took all that skill and information and put it into a book that you can have on hand when you need it to become unstuck. Helen makes you see your own strengths to help you with a more fulfilling career. I would recommend reading the full book  first before making any changes.

This Motherless Land

This Motherless Land

By Nikki May

Genre:-Contemporary Literary Fiction

Pages:352

Publisher:-Doubleday

Blurb:-When Funke's mother dies in an accident in Lagos, she's sent to live with her  maternal family in England. Against a backdrop of condescension and mild neglect, sensible Funke strives to fit in, determined to become one of them.

 Free-spirited Liv has always wanted to break free of her joyless family, to be nothing like them. Fiercely protective of Funke, she at last has an ally... The two cousins give each other what they need most: love.

 But the past casts long shadows and the choices made by their mothers haunt them, shaping the trajectory of their adult lives. Can they escape their legacy?

 Witty, warm, hugely entertaining, The Motherless Land bridges three decades and two continents, delving into the thorny territories of race and culture and belonging. At its heart is a story about love and how it can make the difference between surviving and thriving.

 the prize-winning author of WAHALA, a powerful de-colonial retelling of MANSFIELD PARK, exploring identity, culture, race and love.

'A spirited exploration of culture and kidnap' BONNIE GARMUS

'Deeply emotional and entertaining' EMMA STONEX. author of The Lamplighters

'Tugs at the heartstrings' DAMILARE KUKU, author of Nearly all the Men in Lagos are Mad

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My Review:-When Funke's mother dies she is sent to England from Nigeria. Nigeria is a place she loves and her life is or she thought. Being sent to England is a big culture change. There is nothing she likes, apart from her cousin Liv. Liv is a free-spirit and has always wanted to break free from the family, who are both cold and distant. Liv takes Funke under her wing and it's not long before they become best friends. But not everything can always stay the same. Just as Funke was going to go to medical school, there is word that her father is ill and she must return back to Nigeria to care for him. But it's not what Funke expects when she arrives back in Nigeria. This has been an enjoyable read, that I read in two sittings

Felix's Favourite Day

Felix's Favourite Day

By Fiona Lowry

Illustrated By:-Johanna Bruyer

Genre:-Children's Fiction

Pages:-27

Ages:-3-7 years

Publisher:-Three Geese

Blurb:-Winner of The Golden Wizard Book Prize 2022

and American Writing Awards-Children's Book International 2023.

 When Felix desperately wishes for his own pet, what is there to do/

Imagine: Believe: Receive

Felix's Favourite Day is a gentle rhyming picture book encouraging positive thinking. Perfect for children ages 3-5 years.

 Felix loves animals and dreams of being a vet when he is older. The only problem is, he doesn't have his own pet to look after yet.

 After begging, badgering, and bothering his parents, Felix is finally taken to the local animal shelter for what his parents hope will be a sensibly chosen cat or dog... Felix may have other ideas!

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My Review:-We have a few books wrote by Fiona and we enjoy reading them, so when we saw this one we just had to read it. My granddaughter Emily read this book to myself and her younger cousin.

 Felix is a boy that has a dream of one day being a vet, he just loves animals. After asking for a dragon and then a dinosaur he would name Joe, his parents decide to take him to the animal shelter to find a pet. What do you think Felix will pick for a pet, a cat, a dog or maybe something else? Sorry but you will have to read it yourself to find out what Felix picks.

The illustrations are big and colourful that will appeal to young children. We loved how it is a rhyming book as well as a picture book. There is so much throughout the book that you can talk about with your child. Fiona has shown that even at a young age children still have dreams and this is a great way to talk about them. Emily and her younger cousin loved the book and trying to guess what Felix was going to pick as a pet. 5***** from the girls

The Helsinki Affair

The Helsinki Affair

By Anna Pitoniak

Genre:-Political/legal thriller/Espionage &  spy thriller/Thriller: terrorism/Crime & Mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction/ Crime & Mystery: police procedural Crime & Mystery: Women sleuths/Thriller: Organised crime

Pages:-256

Publisher:-No Exit Press

Blurb:-IT'S THE CASE OF AMANDA'S LIFETIME, BUT SOLVING IT WILL REQUIRE HER TO BETRAY ANOTHER SPY-WHO JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE HER FATHER.

 SPYING IS THE FAMILY BUSINESS. Amanda Cole is a brilliant young CIA officer following in the footsteps of her father, who was a spy during the Cold War. It takes girl to succeed in this male-dominated world-but one hot summer day, when a Russian defector walks into her post, Amanda is given the ultimate chance to prove herself.

 The defector warns of the imminent assassination of a US senator. Though Amanda takes the warning seriously, her superiors don't. Twenty-four hours later, the senator is dead. And the assassination is just the beginning.

 Amanda races from Rome to London, from St. Petersburg to Helsinki, unravelling the international conspiracy. But as she gets closer and closer to the truth, a central question haunts her: Why was her father's name written down in the senator's notes?

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My Review:-Amanda Cole is deputy station chief for CIA Rome burean.

Kath Frost CIA legend, the last of the 'Cold Warriors' at the age of seventy-three.

 Amanda is following in the footsteps of her father, who was a spy during the Cold War. After someone walking in and warning of a planned assassination of a US senator, including when, it's Amanda who get's the case. Could someone really be going to do this or is it a joke? Amanda feels like it's true and it's not long before that feeling is right, the senator is dead. Amanda needs to put all her skills she learnt over the years to work out just who is responsible. When she finds out someone that will change everything, Amanda has to decide what her next step is. What is she going to do?

 No spoilers fort his one, you need to read it. This is my first book by Anna Pitoniak but it won't be my last.  Once I started I didn't want to put in down in case I missed something. The book as everything, conspiracies, murder, traitors, I feel like Pitoniak did a lot of research into this book.

Be More Octopus

Be More Octopus

By Suzanne Lissaman

Genre:-Romance/Humour

Pages:-343

Publisher:-Octosulis Publishing

Blurb:-FINALIST IN THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION DEBUT ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD 2024.

Is hitting a handsome professor with a vacuum cleaner a good way to start a new relationship? Em doesn't think so, and she's happy being single. But there was definitely a spark, and it didn't come from the hoover.

 When Em discovers that her fiance's having an affair, she leaves her stressful call centre job, packs up her paints and easel and moves to the coast to build a better life on her own. But her new life becomes more complicated when a charming professor, Jack Carver, arrives for a holiday. Who's he avoiding? And what do Jack and Em have in common?

 Set in Birmingham, London and the fictional small town of Dashford on the beautiful North Devon coast, 'Be More Octopus' is an entertaining, closed-door, friends-to-lovers, romantic comedy following the twists and turns of Em and Jack's love lives with lots of 'will they, wont they?' moments to keep you turning the pages

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My Review:-This is Book One in 'The Dashford Comedies.' After finding out that her fiance, Connor has been cheating on her, Em knows it's time to pack up her belongings and start a fresh.

Heading to Dashford Grange, North Devon, Em hopes this is what she needs, to get over her ex. Getting a job letting holiday homes is her first step at something new and starting her new life. Or is it? Jack Carver is a professor who is visiting Dashford and looking for somewhere to stay. The first meet between Em and Jack doesn't start very well, as Em hits him with the hoover, Neither Em or Jack are looking for a relationship but is it going to stay that way?

 I loved this book, I felt like I was watching a good rom com. It's a easy, funny quick read, with chapters that are short. It one of them books that you pop in your bag and read every time you have a bit of time spare, I read it in one sitting.