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Pages: 356

Synopsis: Gossip Girl meets Mad Max in this breakneck thriller from an international bestselling author where the line between rich and poor is the line between life and death. 

‘The windows on all the skyscrapers are smashed . . . No power, no lights, no people . . .’

When Skye Rodgers and her twin brother Red move to Manhattan, rumours of a coming global apocalypse are building. But this doesn’t stop the young elite from partying without a care. 

Then Skye joins an exclusive gang known as the Secret Runners of New Yok. 

But this is no ordinary clique. They have access to an underground portal that can transport them into the future. And what Skye discovers there is horrifying . . . 

What would you do to survive?

My rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧

My thoughts: I received an arc of this on netgalley, from Hot Key Books. I knew absolutely nothing about it before going in other than the rumours of an apocalypse and the possibility of time travel so I didn’t really know what to expect.

This is my first dive into a book by Matthew Reilly and I was not disappointed, the first 20% of this book was a little boring and slow, but I think that’s purely because I wasn’t expecting it to be set in a school and be focused on school aged kids.

Once they started talking about the missing girls and the ‘running’ I devoured this book.

It shows how breakable friendships can be and how some people just use others in any way they can to get on top, whilst also showing the true value of certain friendships and how deep the sibling/twin bond truly is, and also really hammers home the fact that you should NEVER judge someone based on stories from other people.

It was a really fast paced read that had me constantly second guessing myself as to where the story was heading, it broke my heart in some places, but made my heart happy in others.

A truly magical read full of characters that I will love for a long time.

Pages: 368

Synopsis: Everything about Ginny will change this summer, and it’s all because of 13 little blue envelopes…

Perfect summer read from Queen of Teen 2012!

Ginny, aged 17, is left 13 little blue envelopes by her free-spirited young Aunt Peg. Little does she know just how much they will change her life…

• Inside envelope No 1 is money and instructions to buy a plane ticket.
• Inside envelope No 2 are directions to a specific London flat
• Inside envelope No 3 a note to Ginny says: Find a starving artist.
• And because of envelope No 4 Ginny and a man called Keith go to Scotland together, with somewhat disastrous – though utterly romantic – results.

My Rating: 🐧🐧

My thoughts: I found 13 Little Blue Envelopes on scribd as an audiobook, I wanted to do some cleaning and tidying and wasn’t in the mood to listen to music so this was perfect.

The premise of the book intrigued me, I love reading about people going on adventures, discovering new countries and cities. Experiencing things for the first time.

As I was listening though, I soon found out that the synopsis gives away pretty much everything that happens in the first four chapters. I enjoyed the story for what it was a nice fluffy contemporary, but I just feel like the story was a bit rushed, maybe the author was going for fast paced but it just didn’t work for me.

You got used to Ginny being in one place and then suddenly she was travelling elsewhere without really wrapping up when she’d been.

Some parts just felt a little too unrealistic. The afternoon she met the love interest she was writing in her notebook to her friend that he was the love of her life, and then he agrees to travel to Scotland with her.. really?!

I really enjoyed the last couple of chapters, they had a bit more depth to them and actually made you feel something, hence me giving this book 2 🐧 instead of the one I intended.

PUBLICATION DATE: 4TH APRIL 2019

Pages: 400

Synopsis: All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn’t feel so guilty…

To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a retreat from the world turns into a deadly nightmare.

Each of the guests have a secret, but one of them is lying – about who they are and why they’re on the island. There’s a murderer staying in the Bay View hotel. And they’ve set their sights on Anna.

Seven strangers. Seven secrets. One deadly lie.

Someone’s going to sleep and never wake up…

My rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧

My thoughts: I received a copy of this from netgalley and Avon Books UK In exchange for an honest review.

this book was incredible, a fast paced page turner that would’ve been finished in one sitting if work and my need for sleep hadn’t got in the way, it was a 400 page book which can be a little daunting for a psychological thriller but it honestly didn’t feel like it.

Anna is driving her car with three of her colleagues in when they are in a horrific accident, killing 2 of them and giving the 3rd life changing injuries whilst Anna herself walks away relatively unscathed, this leaves her riddled with guilt and unable to sleep.

Unable to forgive herself and carry on with her life as normal, she quits her job, dumps her boyfriend and escapes to a small village in Scotland where she takes a job as a hotel receptionist. All seems to be fine until a week into her new job the first group of 7 guests arrive and weird things start happening.

This book had me on the edge of my seat throughout, I kept thinking “just one more chapter” and before I knew it I was half way through.

I don’t know how she does it but C.L Taylor honestly had me doubting most of the characters at certain points, the amount of times I thought I had it figured out only to be proved wrong is slight embarrassing but hugely impressive on the authors part.

I for one definitely never saw the story winding up the way it did!

This book is a must have for any fans of psychological thrillers ☺️

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PUBLICATION DATE: 2ND MAY 2019

Pages: 400

Synopsis: COME AND SPEND SUMMER BY THE SEA!

WANTED! A caretaker for Roundhouse Row holiday cottages.

WHERE? Nelson’s Bar is the perfect little village. Nestled away on the Norfolk coast we can offer you no signal, no Wi-Fi and – most importantly – no problems!

WHO? The ideal candidate will be looking for an escape from their cheating scumbag ex-fiancé, a diversion from their entitled cousin, and a break from their traitorous friends.

WHAT YOU’LL GET! Accommodation in a chocolate-box cottage, plus a summer filled with blue skies and beachside walks. Oh, and a reunion with the man of your dreams.

PLEASE NOTE: We take no responsibility for any of the above scumbags, passengers and/or traitors walking back into your life…

GET IN TOUCH NOW TO MAKE THIS A SUMMER TO REMEMBER!

My rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧

My thoughts: I received my copy from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

If I’m being completely honest, I knew nothing about this book going in, I had an email to tell me there was a new Sue Moorcroft book available and after reading ‘A Christmas Gift’ in December and falling in love with the writing style I had to give it a go.

This book is about Aaron and Clancy, Clancy is a city girl that’s had to leave her old life in London behind and get away, so she goes to Nelson’s Bar – we’ve all felt like we need a change of scenery sometimes, it was nice to read about someone who actually achieved it rather than just talking about needing to do it. Aaron runs some holiday cottages in Nelsons Bar and needs a new care taker for them… all seems perfect right? You soon learn that there’s more to this than you first thought though because they already know each other! – I won’t get into why because I don’t want to riddle my review with spoilers.

There are so many different characters in this story and each with their own story to tell, to begin with I was a little worried that it might become overwhelming and hard to keep track of, but it’s just done so seamlessly that you don’t even realise a new storyline has been added until you’re already in the thick of it.

Dylis was a favourite character of mine, my next door neighbour who was in her late 60’s was a very very close friend of mine until she died 8 years ago & I saw so many similarities between the two that it actually brought a tear to my eye. I also loved the unconventional set up between her and her husband Ernie, that brought a smile to my face because I’m sure it’s what a lot of people secretly want.

Harry and Rory were more firm favourites, their storyline was an important one, I feel like it was handled with care, whilst also showing the not so nice side to the way people can react when confronted with something that is outside of their ‘normal’ again, I can’t say too much without spoiling but I promise all will become clear when you read the story.

I both love and hate story’s like this because their standalones so you KNOW there is going to be an ending to the story, but I’m always left wanting more. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to Aaron, Clancy, Nelson the dog or anyone else in the story. But all good things must come to an end.

Thank you Sue for writing such a beautiful story which I will probably read again and again.

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Well today is officially the first day of spring here in the UK, and the weather is lovely! ☺️

It’s making me excited to be able to sit in the garden and read with a blanket and a cup of tea in the near future.

This is just a quick post really to firstly apologise for being quiet and not posting, it’s been a bad MS weekend, fatigue has been an absolute killer.

That being said I did finally finish Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy (review will be up by the end of the week.. hopefully) and I’m almost finished with an ARC of A Summer to Remember by Sue Moorcroft – I’m hoping to get the review for that one up either by the end of the day or tomorrow!

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Night Light candle are a fantastic candle company that I found on Instagram about a year ago, when I found them they only did candles and wax melts, they now do other products such as tote bags and notebooks too! it is run by 2 lovely ladies (Jess and Bea) from their home whilst also working ‘proper jobs’ I have had so many candles and boxes from them and I have NEVER been disappointed with the scents or the quality of anything I’ve purchased.

March’s monthly box was the “bookstagrammers box’ everything in the box was geared towards readers and bookstagram and it was all perfect. ❤️

Firstly we have the “bookstagram” candle which has a personalised label, we were able to choose between our name or our instagram handle.

The candle has lots of scent notes, which had me a little worried when I read it, I thought it might have been a little overwhelming but omg is beautiful, it smells just like sour sweets, the crazy lemon and the pineapple are one the scents I smell the most, but it all works really well together 😍 – with the little wax heart though it might be just too pretty to burn.

Then we had “a book a day keeps reality away” now this is a quote that any avid reader can agree with and fits the theme perfectly.

This candle honestly smells like a Purple Rain cocktail and I absolutely love it, honestly one of my favourite scents that I’ve had from them (and believe me I’ve had a lot! 😂)

The added touch of the wax melt flower made me smile and again kind of makes me not want to burn it, but I will.

as well as helping Jess to run the candle company Bea also has her own art page and designs all of the artwork and bookmarks for the boxes, I’ve had a couple of art prints and a few bookmarks from Bea and the quality is always incredible. as someone who doesn’t have a creative/artistic bone in their body it honestly amazes me how someone could come up with designs like this, and being completely honest I’m a sucker for a good quote bookmark ❤️

Bea’s art and bookmarks can also be purchased from the night light candle website.

If you want to find the girls and check out their pages they can be found on the following links:

Night Light Candle Website

Night Light Candle Instagram

Bea’s Artwork Instagram

Pages: 314

Synopsis: A terminal diagnosis. A life-saving sacrifice. A love letter written on the walls of her heart.

Alice Richards looked forward to watching the seeds of love she and her husband planted bloom and grow well into their old age. But her plans for the future shrivel up and die when she learns she has an inoperable brain tumour.

Determined that she won’t die in vain, she decides to become an organ donor. With a few precious months left, Alice begins documenting her fairytale romance—from their first meeting to the children they dreamed of having. She’ll pass on every detail to her heart’s next owner… along with careful instructions to send her husband reminders of her undying love. Before her time runs out, Alice must find the perfect candidate to guide her husband through unimaginable grief and hold the memory of their love in her heart.

My Rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧

My thoughts: I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book absolutely broke my heart in the best way possible.

I was crying by page 17, and sobbing so much that I couldn’t see the words by page 147.

I loved all the characters, but Ryan was my favourite, I loved the relationship between him and Alice, they just bounced off each other so well. I appreciated that Sarah showed that men and women can be JUST friends! 😂

A really hard subject to handle done in a beautiful way, I enjoyed every second of it.

Thank you Sarah!

Pages: 432

Synopsis: When aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the bookstore where Joe works, he is instantly smitten.

But there’s more to Joe than Beck realises and much more to Beck than her perfect facade. And the obsessive relationship quickly spirals into a whirlwind of deadly consequences…

A chilling account of unrelenting, terrifying deceit, Caroline Kepnes’ You is a thriller more perversely clever and dangerously twisted than any YOU have ever read.

My rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧

My thoughts: right from the off this book was gripping, when you first meet Joe he feels just like you’re average man being distracted by a pretty girl who walks into his workplace, however you soon find out that you are VERY wrong.

He soon becomes obsessed with Beck, follows her everywhere and watches her every move.

This sounds like a strange thing to say but I genuinely found myself on Joes side for a lot of this book! – I wanted him to achieve his goal of winning the girl he wanted.

The story got a little slow and repetitive in the middle, but I kept going in the hopes that he end would make up for it and I definitely wasn’t disappointed – that ending!

I have started watching the Netflix series, I’m only 4 episodes in but so far so good.

I feel like I should introduce myself and share my story a little.

I’m Patrice and I’m a self proclaimed bookworm.

I have cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis and rely on a wheelchair outside of the house (hence the tagline 🙂)

I am forever reading and reviewing books and after a lot of pushing (or encouraging) from likeminded friends I have decided to bite the bullet and create a bookblog where I can share my thoughts.

Not a lot else to say but I hope you enjoy what you see.

XxX