Category: Women’s Fic – Chick-lit


REVIEW: The Sister’s We Were by Wendy Willis Baldwin
13th Jan / 8 Comments

REVIEW: The Sister’s We Were by Wendy Willis Baldwin

The Sister’s We Were by Wendy Willis Baldwin: While not a straight up romance, The Sister’s We Were is very much indeed a book about love, self-love, sibling love and the complexity of family love. Pearl, for the most part of her life has struggled with her weight, a product of […]

REVIEW: The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale
5th Jan / 9 Comments

REVIEW: The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale: Forced to flee to Dublin after news breaks out about her affair with her professor, Dorothy Dee Gale begins her journey anticipating the worst and hoping for the best after applying for the writing program at Trinity College.

REVIEW: The Good Part by Sophie Cousens
19th Dec / 5 Comments

REVIEW: The Good Part by Sophie Cousens

In The Good Part by Sophie Cousens, If we’re being honest with ourselves, hasn’t everyone had a moment where they just wish to skip over the tougher bits of life and get to the good part? Goodness knows Lucy Young has thought that enough over the past few years. Stuck […]

REVIEW: Love, Holly by Emily Stone
8th Dec / 6 Comments

REVIEW: Love, Holly by Emily Stone

In Love, Holly by Emily Stone, Feeling lonely during the holidays is nothing new to Holly since a tragic car accident caused her to be estranged from her family a few years ago. To cope with her grief, she’s become part of a club that writes letters to others who […]

REVIEW: Guy’s Girl by Emma Noyes
8th Dec / 6 Comments

REVIEW: Guy’s Girl by Emma Noyes

Guy’s Girl by Emma Noyes: Preferring the company of males, Ginny has some fairly clear boundaries about not stretching things too far when it comes to romantic involvement. Until of course she meets Aidan who she is incredibly attracted to and yet deeper still, feels a genuine connection with. And of […]

REVIEW: Main Character Energy by Jamie Vernon
21st Oct / 6 Comments

REVIEW: Main Character Energy by Jamie Vernon

Main Character Energy by Jamie Vernon: Poppy, lucky enough to have a fairy-godmother like Aunt who she is forced to meet secretly due to an eon long family feud, is not fortunate enough to have the self-belief she needs to pull herself out of her rut. Downtrodden, with poor self esteem, […]

REVIEW: Don’t Froget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino
13th Oct / 7 Comments

REVIEW: Don’t Froget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino

Don’t Froget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino: When Marilyn and Daniel skulk off at Synagogue to have a sneaky pash, they were unaware that their flirtatious boredom would have such dire consequences when they accidentally fall through the plate glass and land in front of the whole congregation.

REVIEW: The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins
23rd Aug / 8 Comments

REVIEW: The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins

The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins: The Dove sisters’ are renowned for their special gifts, and when Ella discovers hers is cooking, or more specifically, cooking to stimulate the recollection of memory in others, she realises the hole in her heart since her fathers death can be soothed […]

REVIEW: The Last Life Boat by Hazel Gaynor
13th Jul / 7 Comments

REVIEW: The Last Life Boat by Hazel Gaynor

The Last Life Boat by Hazel Gaynor: Set brilliantly in the belly of World War II, we experience first hand what it means to survive as Alice finds her true purpose in service as a teacher and escort of children who are destined to flee war torn Europe.