Tag: Renee


REVIEW: Rogue by Elle Kennedy
8th Mar / 3 Comments

REVIEW: Rogue by Elle Kennedy

Rogue by Elle Kennedy: Taking off comfortably from Misfit, Rogue is focused on Casey, and whilst a bit of work has gone into determining how she almost died at prom in a sinking car in the lake the year before, there’s a lot to be said for trauma.

REVIEW: Misfit by Elle Kennedy
2nd Mar / 5 Comments

REVIEW: Misfit by Elle Kennedy

Misfit by Elle Kennedy: As a divergent new Prep series that is neither Off-Campus or Briar, Kennedy takes us on RJ, Fenn and Sloanes’ journey; an adventure that holds the same class and intrigue, but has an edge. Mixing, light crime with raunchy young adult romance, RJ and Fenn are literally […]

REVIEW: Johanna Porter is Not Sorry by Sara Read
24th Feb / 9 Comments

REVIEW: Johanna Porter is Not Sorry by Sara Read

Johanna Porter is Not Sorry by Sara Read: Entrapped in a moment of sheer madness which was juxtaposed with crystal clarity, Johanna Porter mid Art Gallery opening, does the unthinkable and steals off into the night with La Rosa Blanca in her possession. And whilst Johanna is in no way a […]

REVIEW: The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel
30th Jan / 7 Comments

REVIEW: The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel

The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel: When incredible visual descriptions meet dynamic dialogue meet situational comedy slash realism, we have a fabulous read that is more play than book. And it’s seriously clever; both in it’s integrating devices, it’s understanding and representation of people, and more importantly, it’s inherent thematic challenges […]

REVIEW: You Should Smile More by Anastasia Ryan
28th Jan / 5 Comments

REVIEW: You Should Smile More by Anastasia Ryan

You Should Smile More by Anastasia Ryan: If farcical corporate take downs with whacky characters are your thing, then this debut novel by Ryan is definitely for you. When Venessa is fired due to her face, she returns home to her foster-kittens and absorbs the blow to her self-esteem by getting […]

REVIEW: The Forever Family by Shirley Jump
22nd Jan / 7 Comments

REVIEW: The Forever Family by Shirley Jump

The Forever Family by Shirley Jump: Book #2 in the Munroe Sisters series sees Emma up to her usual spontaneous tricks having woken up randomly married to Luke after a bit too much punch and a guarantee that she’ll get to remain at the meditation retreat with Yogi Brown. Certain there […]

REVIEW: Snap Out of It by Maddie Dawson
21st Jan / 8 Comments

REVIEW: Snap Out of It by Maddie Dawson

Snap Out of It by Maddie Dawson: The Year of Billie’s 60th Birthday brings about significant change and realignment of both her career and her heart. Having created Snap Out of It Inc, featuring Heartbreak Bunny whilst on a booze inspired whim with lifetime Bestie Kat, Billie literally hops into peoples […]

REVIEW: The Circus Train by Anita Parikh
15th Jan / 7 Comments

REVIEW: The Circus Train by Anita Parikh

The Circus Train by Anita Parikh:When brilliant historical fiction meets magical realism, we are gifted a brilliant genre that harnesses the best elements of both, exploiting themes with clever attention to detail and shaping characters whose internal motivations are complex yet entirely human. Spanning across two decades during the Second […]

REVIEW: A Thousand Miles to Graceland by Kirsten Mei Chase
11th Jan / 7 Comments

REVIEW: A Thousand Miles to Graceland by Kirsten Mei Chase

A Thousand Miles to Graceland by Kirsten Mei Chase: Desperately wanting to find a way to avoid her mother’s 70th birthday, Grace’s husband gives her little option when he delivers the king hit via marriage counselling – that he’s met someone else and he’s taking his glass-half-full attitude with him.

REVIEW: The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher
6th Jan / 7 Comments

REVIEW: The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher: Undoubtedly, historical romance always maintains this energy of magicalism that seems otherworldly, forgotten, emerging…a reference to a time when real things existed and perhaps real love was somehow more powerful than now. Post WWI France sees literary rebel Sylvia Beah travel to France to support […]