There are some novelists who, when you read them, you really feel like you get to know them. And you like them. My literary crush on Patrick Ness is well documented, but I’d also happily go for a pint with Stephen King, Sarah Waters, David Mitchell and so on. Purely based on how much I enjoy their books and how their voice comes across in it, you understand. Based on this so-called novel, I wouldn’t want to go anywhere near Edward St Aubyn. Not only […]
A Young Adult book that shows you may have to work for the Happily Ever After
Isla has been in love with Josh since their first year together at the American boarding school in Paris, but he’s been unattainable for most of her time there. Instead she’s been pining for him from a distance, hanging out with her platonic BFF Kurt (who has Aspergers’ Syndrome). Now in their final year together, it looks as if all of Isla’s dreams are coming true. Josh not only notices her, he wants to be her boyfriend! True love’s path doesn’t exactly run smoothly though, […]
Costumes and figure skating and inventions and infatuation
Synopsis from Goodreads because I read this way too long ago: Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion … she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit – more sparkly, more fun, more wild – the better. But even though Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighbourhood. When Cricket […]
(Not A) Wallbanger
Last week on Twitter, someone I follow (and think is kind of hilarious) mentioned that her friend had a new book out, and maybe some of her followers might be interested. – This is not all that unusual, since I follow a lot of authors, and there’s always a lot of cross-promotion on any social media platform these days. I tend to click the link, move it to a new group amongst my Firefox’s 5000 open tabs, and add it to the TBR Mountain when […]
What happens when the one who got away comes back? Well, I’ll have less sympathy with you when you’re the reason he got away in the first place.
SPOILER WARNING! There are some plot spoilers in this review, as I found it impossible to express my feelings without going into specific plot details. Rachel has just broken up with Rhys, her boyfriend of fourteen years, who she’d been dating since University. Once they got into an argument about what band to have at their wedding, it became obvious to her that they really didn’t have a future together, and she’s been staying with him more out of habit than anything else. Now they […]
An amusing contemporary romance with adultery and murder. No, really.
MINOR SPOILERS FOR THE PLOT OF THIS BOOK IN THE REVIEW: Maddie Faraday is cleaning out her husband’s car and discovers a pair of women’s underpants under the seat that certainly aren’t hers. This isn’t the first time he’s cheated on her, and she decides that enough is enough. Even though she knows her mother and much of their little town will be utterly scandalised if she files for divorce, she just cannot take it any more. That C.L, the cute guy she lost her […]
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