​~I was gifted a copy from the publisher - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 5/5

My review - How can you really know where you belong if you where never told the truth?

This book is fantastic. Catherine is one of my favourite authors and her books just keep getting better and better. I just adored this book and didn't put it down once. I was enthralled with the characters, the setting and the plot. It had me intrigued from the get go and I just loved it.

In this book we follow Allie and Ed, both escaping to Italy for different reasons. Allie, has found something out, something about her mother that might change everything she ever knew. She can't talk to anyone about it beside her best friend Ed. Ed is having martial problems. His feelings unsure. So, when Allie books to go to Italy to find out the truth he books along with her. They have been friends for years and on this trip they might find something that they weren't expecting at all.

This is a story that you won't expect. The plot was so interesting and different. I also really enjoyed that we got different perspectives throughout the book. I always love that about books as we get to learn more about each character and their thoughts. 

One of my favourite things about this book was the location. I love that they went to Italy but, I also love that Liverpool played a part in this. I'm from Liverpool and I just liked that added bit of the book.

This is such a heartwarming book that has some twists and breaking moments you won't see coming. The characters are amazing and I really enjoyed following their story throughout. 

A beautifully written story that you won't want to put down. A story about finding who you are and where you are going in life. About taking a break and trying to figure out your life and think about your past. 

A fantastic new book from Catherine!

~I was gifted a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 5/5

My review - what a book! Physiological and thrilling from start to finish and, it will keep you guessing from start to finish! It was fantastic and I really enjoyed every second off it.

the book transports you to 1980’s Dublin. The author did a fantastic job of the setting and it really makes you feel like you have been transported to this time and place with the senses.


Francesca McNamara  made a name for herself in Dublin and now has gone to New York where she is trying to make a name for herself but, is barely getting by week by week. Father Thomas knows he should have asked more questions before moving to Dublin.

That is until he finds the bodies off Berenice and Rosaleen McNamara. With Francesca returning to Dublin to bury her sisters and meeting a niece who disappears and we meet the person in charge of the investigations.

There is more than meets the eyes with this death and the people involved.

This is a fantastic book full of investigations, crime and a book that is full of surprises and twists and turns and I can’t recommend this enough!!

P. C. Cast is an award-winning fantasy and paranormal romance author, who is heavily influenced by her long-standing love of mythology. She was a teacher for many years but now concentrates on writing and public speaking full-time.
Her daughter, Kristin Cast, attends college in Oklahoma and has won awards for her poetry and journalism as well as co-writing the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling House of Night series.

~I was gifted a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own-

I give it - 4/5

My review -  I jumped at the chance to be part of this blog tour as I use to adore the HoN series when I was younger and I can happily say I still really enjoy their writing today.

It was exciting to read about these characters again and getting to be reunited with them. A lot has happened and this book reminds me of why I love the series when I was younger. It was enjoyable, full of quirky characters, twists and turns and a story that was really enjoyable from start to finish. 

You could easily jump into this book without reading the others but, it will make you want to get them asap. I loved being back with this cast and getting to read and go on an adventure with them was great. P.C and Kristin really work well together and their writing just flows so nicely.

This book is everything you need. Full of action, laughter, love, drama and of course vampires. With a new kind of creature involved. Something is lurking at bay and the nerd herd need to come together to figure out a way not only to defeat the evil but, to also put their differences aside and to see if they can come together after so long of being apart. Have any of them changed? Will they happily reunite? 

The clock is ticking and they need to figure it out before it's too late.

I just adored this book and it just had a great balance of friendship, action, drama and it was all done nicely and wrapped up in this wonderful book!


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- I was gifted a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own-

I give it - 5/5

My review - This book is gripping, twisty and just everything you'd expect from a fantastic writer like Cara. 

As soon as I read what this book was about I was so excited to get started and it did not disappointing. This book kept me on my toes and I just didn't know where it was going to go with its twists and turns and I was enthralled with the story and characters and to see what was going to happen next!

This book was so interesting and I really enjoyed reading about old and new characters and this case they are working on. It is instantly gripping. 

This story is mysterious. It will keep you wanting to read more and more until you find out what is happening and I really like how Cara went about it. I really enjoy her writing and this book was no different. 

There is nothing predictable about this book and even by the end you won't have guessed what is going on.

Gripping and brilliant from beginning to end!
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​Ro’s mum is a compulsive hoarder. . . so Ro has become an expert at hiding: from social services, from friends, from having any sort of normal life. Staying under the radar keeps her ‘real’ life secret and her mum, Bonnie, safe - and she dreads to think what would happen to Bonnie without her. Then Tanvi Shah turns up at school; full of life, and on a mission to make friends and Ro feels seen and heard for the first time ever. But if people can see Ro, they might see her secret too. . .

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~I was sent a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 5/5

My review - Lisa has done it again. She is one of my favourite authors and when I got a copy of her new book I was so excited and this book did not disappoint. 

In this book we follow Ro Snow. She is a loner. She doesn't want to be noticed at school so, she tries and stay invisible and small. She's okay with not having any friends until Tanvi Shah starts talking to her. Tanvi just wants to be friends with Ro and Ro starts to like it, her walls start coming down and she likes having a friend but, there is a reason why she isn't sociable and why this friendship is about to cause problems. Her mother Bonnie. Ro is embarrassed about her home life. She just wants her mother to be a parent instead of going to school and worrying about bills, her mother and just have a normal child experience.

I adore this story. Ro is adorable. This is a book that I don't want to talk too much about the plot as you need to just pick it up and read it asap when it is out. Lisa has written another fantastic book that kept me gripped from the beginning and I couldn't put it down until I finished it. It shows you the downside to a mother/daughter relationship and a friendship that is something you will all want. Tanvi is a great character and she won't ever take no for an answer. She gets Ro to open up and accept her friendship as that is what Tanvi wants. They have a great relationship and really liked reading about and watching it bloom throughout the book as Ro was dealing with her mother at home.

A fantastic story from Lisa. It is just magnificent.  Ro is a fantastic character and you can see she just wants to do what she can do for her mother but realises that things shouldn't be this way and with a friend like Tanvi, being more social and even boys involved Ro's life is about to change but, things with her mother aren't going to be as straightforward.

One of the best books I've read in 2018 and I can't recommend it enough when it is out in 2019!
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ABOUT LISA WILLIAMSON
‘I write the kind of stories I’d want to read – stories about people making mistakes and trying to find out where they fit in: stories that capture the uncertainty and excitement and sheer terror of doing stuff for the very first time: stories that make you feel seen’
Lisa Williamson Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for The Art of Being Normal, the biggest selling YA debut of 2015, Lisa Williamson’s fresh, engaging and compassionate voice has seen her become one of the leading voices in Young Adult fiction, with sales of over 100,000 copies.
Lisa was born in Nottingham and spent most of her childhood drawing, daydreaming and making up stories in her head (but never getting around to writing them down). As a teenager she was bitten by the acting bug and at 19 moved to London to study drama at university. Following graduation, Lisa adopted the stage name of Lisa Cassidy and spent several happy and chaotic years occasionally getting paid to pretend to be other people. Between acting roles she worked as an office temp and started making up stories all over again, only this time she had a go at writing them down.
One such job was at the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) – a highly specialised clinic for young people presenting with difficulties around their gender identity. The stories Lisa heard inspired her to create a fictional teenage character exploring these issues in her debut novel, The Art of Being Normal. The Art of Being Normal and All About Mia will be published with a new cover design in January 2020, to coincide with the paperback release of Paper Avalanche. Lisa is also the author of Malala (Yousafzai – First Names) and was one of the seven authors for the collaborative YA novel, Floored. Lisa lives in London.

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​It’s Livia’s 40th birthday and she’s having the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding she never had. Everyone she loves will be there except her daughter Marnie, who’s studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she’s secretly glad she won’t be at the party. She needs to tell Adam something about their daughter but she’s waiting until the party is over so they can have this last happy time together.
Adam wants everything to be perfect for Livia so he’s secretly arranged for Marnie to come home and surprise her on her birthday. During the day, he hears some terrible news. He needs to tell Livia, because how can the party go on? But she’s so happy, so excited – and the guests are about to arrive.
The Dilemma – how far would you go to give someone you love a last few hours of happiness?

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~I was gifted a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own-

I give it - 4/5

My review - I adore B.A. Paris and her books. They are so addictive and this one was just as gripping as her others. I really enjoy her writing style and how it just instantly captivates me from the first page and I couldn't put it down, even when I had to go to work I was trying to read as much as I could before I had to go, I just really enjoyed this book.

In this book we follow Livia. She is about to have a party and ready to have the best night. Her daughter Marnie is not coming which, she is secretly glad about but, Adam plans to surprise Livia with Marnie before something terrible happens and throws the whole night into uproar. Will the secrets be told? Or will the party still happen with no one knowing what has happened?

This story is full of emotions and I just loved it. B.A. Paris is not afraid to push the buttons with her writing and story line. This story is emotional and will take you for a ride! 

This book is about a family with secrets. Livia is ready to celebrate her birthday with her closest friends and family but, is hiding a secret from her husband about one of her children but, her husband is also hiding a secret. With the party getting closer will the secrets be told or will they be hidden for a few hours of happiness?

A brilliant and riveting story from B.A. Paris that is fantastic from start to finish. A story about a family and the secrets they hide to have a little bit of happiness and not to shatter the illusion and break people apart.

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​All I want for Christmas is . . . you! A festive clean teen romance that could melt even Scrooge's heart!
It's nearly Christmas, but Angel Green isn't celebrating - she's too busy studying for a scholarship exam. On top of that, she's organising her school's charity fundraising campaign to help a local hospice. Unfortunately, her fundraising partner is Caspar Johnson: handsome, creative and fun, but TOTALLY unreliable.
Thank goodness for her Secret Santa who keeps leaving her amazing presents, including an intriguing hand-made advent calendar! Angel is dying to find out who her secret admirer is . . .
As they spend time together planning festive events, Angel realises that Caspar has hidden depths - and a secret that he's hiding behind his easy-going facade. Her advent calendar encourages Angel to take risks and open her heart - but has she left it too late to tell Caspar how she really feels?

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S.A. Domingo Christmas Wishlist 
It feels so amazing that we’ll be hitting 2020 very soon – it sounds so futuristic somehow! So if a Secret Santa really wanted to make my Christmas, I have my eye on a special type of journal I came across recently that allows you to not only record your day, but also set goals, and list things you’ve been grateful for every day. It looks great, and that’s something I’d love to work on for the coming year.
I’m also a big perfume fan, so a delicious, vanilla perfume (though not too sickly) is always appreciated!
And, writing is always better when burning a candle in my opinion, so a lovely scented candle wouldn’t go amiss either…

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~I was gifted a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 5/5

My review - Not long to go before Christmas and this is a book that you need! It is very festive and I just adored every second of it! It was an adorable rom com and I just can't recommend it enough for the Christmas period(and all year round tbh)

In this book we have Angel who, is taking part in a secret Santa and receives a calendar that has a few activities on it for her to do leading up to Christmas whilst she is studying for exams and planning fundraisers with Caspar, the person who is smart and hot but unreliable. But as the time goes on she needs to figure out who this person is who is leaving her these gifts and these things to do before Christmas. But, as time goes on she starts to find out more about Caspar. Can she be brave and open up to the person she wants to most?

I just loved this story. It was so cute and I really love Angel and Caspar and the calendar with all the activities. This is a book that got me into a festive mood and I just loved it so much. I love the character growth and learning about each of them and how over time their feelings changed to something more and it was just so cute.

A perfect read for the festive holidays!

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In the snowy perfection of Aspen, the White family gathers for youngest daughter Rosie's whirlwind Christmas wedding.
First to arrive are the bride’s parents, Maggie and Nick. Their daughter’s marriage is a milestone they are determined to celebrate wholeheartedly, but they are hiding a huge secret about their own: they are on the brink of divorce. After living apart for the last six months, the last thing they need is to be trapped together in an irresistibly romantic winter wonderland.
Rosie’s older sister Katie is also dreading the wedding. Worried that impulsive, sweet-hearted Rosie is making a mistake, Katie is determined to save her sister from herself. If only the irritatingly good-looking best man, Jordan, would stop interfering with her plans…
Bride-to-be Rosie loves her fiance but is having serious second thoughts. Except everyone has arrived – how can she tell them she's not sure? As the big day gets closer, and emotions run even higher, this is one White family Christmas none of them will ever forget.

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~I was gifted a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 5/5

Sarah Morgan is a fantastic author. I adore her books and this has to be one of my favourites.

Rosie is getting married after a whirlwind romance and in Aspen at Christmas. Her parents, Maggie and Nick are hiding a secret from her and her sister but, don't want to ruin her big day so decide not to say anything and let them have a fantastic wedding. Katie, her older sister, is dreading the wedding. She believes Rosie is rushing into this wedding and needs to make sure her little sister knows what she is doing.

The family adore Christmas but, this time something is different. There are secrets that are kept and scared to tell. Will Rosie have the perfect winter wedding? Or will secrets ruin it all?

I adored this book. I love the characters, the setting and just all of it. I need more books from Sarah as this was just wonderful. I love Maggie and Nick as they just want the best for their kids, Katie is protective older sister but, she just doesn't want to see her little sister hurt and Rosie just wants to bring her family to Aspen to meet her new family and husband to be and have the best Christmas. A fantastic read from Sarah.

This book is about a family who come together for Christmas. Things are going on in all of their lives and all of them are afraid to tell  what is happening and confide in each other during Rosie's special day. She just wants the magical Christmas she always has with her family and her new family but, tension is growing.

I adore this family. We all hide secrets from our family with thinking how it will effect them and this is about a family at Christmas, coming together and finally having a magical time despite what is happening. I just adored this book and I just love Sarah Morgan's books so much. She has a special place in my heart with her books and this one has to be at the top of my list!

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From the moment they meet one December day there’s something between Charlotte Taylor and her brother’s best friend, Tom Farley. But Tom’s already taken and Charlie has to let him go…
It’s another five years before their paths cross again only a secret from the past forces Charlie to make a choice. She promises herself she’ll never look back…
The years pass and Charlie moves on with her life but she can never forget Tom. He’s always there whispering ‘What if?’.
Can Charlie leave the life she has built for one last chance with Tom?  Or is the one that got away not really the one at all…?

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~I was gifted a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 5/5

My review - What a wonderful read.
I love this time of year, the Christmassy feel and the Christmas romance books that come out and I was so excited for this one and it did not disappoint. 

A story about the what if. There has been times in all of our lives where we think how the outcome could have been if we followed different paths and that is what this book is about. Charlie is attracted to Tom. He is a drummer in her brothers band but, her brother wants to keep them apart and before they know it, moments have passed by before another meeting. Charlie always wonders what if, what if she ever took the chance and went after Tom. Years have passed by and every meeting is always interrupted by partners, life but there is always that thought in the back of Charlies head...What if?

I adored this book. The characters where wonderful and I really enjoyed reading about all of them and their lives. I really enjoyed the time jumps as I love to see what a character is up too after a few years. 

This book kept me gripped. I know I am loving a book when I don't look up at the slightest sound and this did that for me. I was so intrigued by this story and fascinated by the characters. I had to see what was going to happen. Had to follow Charlie on this journey of her life and the thoughts of what if in the back of her mind. 

This book will have you hooked from the first page. It is filled with laughs, relationships, drama, love and hurt and it was just fantastic. The emotions behind Emma's writing really shines throughout this story and I just can't recommend it enough!

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ONCE YOU’RE IN, THEY’LL NEVER LET YOU LEAVE.
Laura is grieving after the sudden death of her husband. Struggling to cope emotionally and financially, Laura is grateful when a local community, Oak Leaf Organics, offer her and her 17-year-old daughter Tilly a home.
 
But as Laura and Tilly settle into life with their new ‘family’, sinister things begin to happen. When one of the community dies in suspicious circumstances Laura wants to leave but Tilly, enthralled by the charismatic leader, Alex, refuses to go.
 
Desperately searching for a way to save her daughter, Laura uncovers a horrifying secret but Alex and his family aren’t the only ones with something to hide. Just as Laura has been digging into their past, they’ve been digging into hers and she discovers the terrifying reason they invited her and Tilly in, and why they’ll never let them leave…

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~I was gifted a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 4/5

My review - What a fantastic read!

This is one of the best thrillers I've read. It was gripping from the beginning to end. I really enjoyed every second off it! The plot is what drawn me to this book. I needed to find out what secrets they where both hiding and why Louise and her daughter where invited to stay in the first place.

This book is full of secrets, sinister moments and twists and turns you won't see coming. A story about how one mistake in your past could cause harm and mayhem for your future and your family. 

Laura is grieving and all of her friends and family have turned their back on her and her daughter Tilly. A woman named Saffron offers them a place to sleep in her family home and that is when things start to go sour for Laura. She believes things come in 3 and after 2 things she starts to worry what could the 3rd thing be and I just couldn't stop reading to find out. This book is full of secrets and it kept me on the edge of my seat throughout of it. It is a nail-biting thriller that you won't be able to put down.

One of the best thrillers of 2019 that you need to pick up asap!

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