Tag: Renee


REVIEW: A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
8th Oct / 5 Comments

REVIEW: A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole

A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole: Immediately immersed in a magical reality defined by innocence, that only the ‘new to the neighbourhood’ meeting of two 5 year olds can bring, we are thrust into a world of deep friendship and an old-soul bond that neither Poppy or Rune care to […]

REVIEW: Paper Princess by Erin Watt
4th Oct / 6 Comments

REVIEW: Paper Princess by Erin Watt

Paper Princess by Erin Watt: In an obscenely stereotyped Rags to Riches type narrative, we journey with Ella, effectively an orphan after her mother has passed from cancer, who she is forced to strip to survive whilst putting herself through high school.

REVIEW: The Sweetest Revenge by Lizzy Dent
22nd Sep / 5 Comments

REVIEW: The Sweetest Revenge by Lizzy Dent

The Sweetest Revenge by Lizzy Dent: As Amy’s life comes crumbling down like a slow-mo car crash; dumped heading to the alter as the 6th bidesmaid and then losing her mind in an act of drunken revenge which costs her her dream job, she flees to London very much with her […]

REVIEW: The Book of  Silver Linings by Nan Fischer
12th Sep / 7 Comments

REVIEW: The Book of Silver Linings by Nan Fischer

The Book of Silver Linings by Nan Fischer: Using WWI letters as a key narrative device, we delve into Constance’ reality; a woman who fundamentally believes in soul mates, goodness and happily ever afters, who sacrifices chunks of herself for others, and the greater good, and yet, a person who […]

REVIEW: Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann
2nd Sep / 4 Comments

REVIEW: Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann

Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann: Having had her wallet stolen the night of her sister Mandy’s birthday party, Cora tries every possible contact, and even some she doesn’t really know desperate to grab a lift home. Eventually, she contacts Dean, Mandy’s long term boyfriend and life long nemesis; the type of […]

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 Secret Book of Flora Lee
26th Jul / 6 Comments

REVIEW: The Secret Book of Flora Lee

The Secret Book of Flora Lee: Split between two historical time periods and beginning on the edge of WWII, young teenage Hazel creates a world for her baby sister Flora to escape to, an enchanted Whisperwood where the two sisters can find solace, adventure and peace away from their harsh reality.

REVIEW: My Fault by Mercedes Ron
22nd Jul / 5 Comments

REVIEW: My Fault by Mercedes Ron

My Fault by Mercedes Ron: Blending a kind of rags to riches meets Fast and the Furious meets YA taboo romance, My Fault explores the relationship of Noah and Nicholas – a newly formed step-sibling relationship that both are less than impressed with courtesy of their respective mother and father marrying. […]

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.

REVIEW: Marlowe Banks Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins
1st Jul / 7 Comments

REVIEW: Marlowe Banks Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins

Marlowe Banks Redesigned by Jacqueline Firkins: Fleeing home town New York after a spate of harsh reviews regarding her creativity and abilities as a high profile costume designer, Marlowe lands herself at the bottom of the design rungs on a LA television set. PA to Babs who fills up Marlowes days […]