Have you ever read a book which you’ve loved and yet you can’t quite find the words to describe why? Or just how much it made you feel whilst reading it? That is what has happened to me with the book Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley. In many ways that is sort of …
I couldn’t wait to read Red Girl, Blue Boy. I’m always excited to read books from the Bloomsbury If Only series – a line of clean contemporary young adult romance books which are always cute, fun and deeper than the average teen romance. But I couldn’t connect with Red Girl, Blue Boy and it took me …
Carousel is one of those books which is eerie and so very creepy because of how real it feels. For Nox, Lizzy, Taylor and Rocky – a routine trip to the shops ended in a nightmare none of them ever could have anticipated. I’ve never spent the night in a shopping centre – never mind been trapped …
Sometimes in life you have the good fortune to read a book which takes your breath away for all the right reasons. The last book which did this for me was Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley. It’s a beautiful story and an emotional read set in Howling Books – a bookstore which was …
I was delighted to be asked to take part in the blog tour for Caroline Beecham’s novel, Maggie’s Kitchen. A story combining friendship and food set against a country in wartime – Maggie’s Kitchen has all the ingredients needed to deliver an intriguing read. I loved reading this book for the authentic historical vibe but …
When wealthy playboy Malik assumes Holly is another rich relative visiting family in the fancy retirement home her mother manages, she doesn’t correct him. Things between them were never going to get serious – they come from different worlds and in just a few months Holly is leaving for college. But when flirting leads to one date …
Two teenagers, each facing the prospect of facing Christmas alone in New York City, embark on a city wide scavenger hunt involving a little red moleskin notebook. Dash, alone by choice, and Lily whose parents abandoned her to have their second honeymoon in tropical paradise, both find a new friend though this bizarre game of dare and …