Wrap-Ups and TBRs

April Hopefuls 2026!

April Hopefuls: My Reading Plans for the Month Thereโ€™s something about April and Spring that always makes me feel extra optimistic about my reading plans โ€” letโ€™s say itโ€™s the whole โ€œnew beginningsโ€ thing! My April hopefuls are a mix of a book club read, a readalong pick, some exciting sent copies, and of courseโ€ฆ the possibility… Continue reading April Hopefuls 2026!

Book Reviews

Book Review: Cece Wainwrightโ€™s Christmas Wish by Andrea Jenelle

Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 280 pages Publication Date: 15th October 2024 Link: Barnes and Noble Andreaโ€™s Website Cece Wainwright married her childhood sweetheart and lost him at Balaclava six years ago. The only thing she has to remind her of him is the stack of letters he wrote her.  And now there's a second stack… Continue reading Book Review: Cece Wainwrightโ€™s Christmas Wish by Andrea Jenelle

Book Reviews

ARC Book Review: No Doubts by Andrea Jenelle

Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 250 pages Publication Date: 13/10/2023 Links: Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-doubts-andrea-jenelle/1144061950;jsessionid=46E0C505A1390F87FA4AD9DD64CD1EFB.prodny_store01-atgap05 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/No-Doubts-sunshine-opposites-starting-ebook/dp/B0BN7W5XFK/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=WGERO&content-id=amzn1.sym.a6902a35-db15-41bc-b73e-8acb54939e9e&pf_rd_p=a6902a35-db15-41bc-b73e-8acb54939e9e&pf_rd_r=147-6599048-9063261&pd_rd_wg=teoBt&pd_rd_r=620e7457-c08d-4416-b1b0-8cb47f0affd8&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108517194-no-doubts Alaric is a widower doing the best he can to raise his twin daughters. He's a driven astrophysicist who can't seem to achieve work life balance. Farrah wants to make a fresh start after losing everything during… Continue reading ARC Book Review: No Doubts by Andrea Jenelle

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Wolf and the Water by Josie Jaffrey

Rating: 5/5 Summary: Some secrets are worth killing for The ancient city of Kepos sits in an isolated valley, cut off from the outside world by a towering wall. Behind it, the souls of the dead clamour for release. Or so the priesthood says.Kala has never had any reason to doubt their word โ€“ until… Continue reading Book Review: The Wolf and the Water by Josie Jaffrey

Book Trailers and Cover Reveals

Book Trailer: The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox

Happy Monday lovelies! I'm so excited to be able to share the book trailer for The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox and this book has landed on my 2021 anticipated reads! Summary: Taryn Cornick believes her sister Bea was deliberately run down and killed. She believes it so hard she allows a man called the… Continue reading Book Trailer: The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox

Book Reviews

Book Tour: A Little Pick Me Up by Katie Portman

A Little Pick Me Up by Katie Portman @poutinginheels @thewritinghall @lovebookstours Rating: 5/5 Buy Link: http://hallgoodbooks.com/product/a-little-pick-me-up/ Blurb: Since the beginning of time, women have been made to feel bad about themselves. From our dress sizes to our careers, from our parenting skills to simply having an opinion, modern women come under immense, relentless pressure to… Continue reading Book Tour: A Little Pick Me Up by Katie Portman

Book Reviews

Book Review: Senseless by Ed James

Rating: 4/5 Summary: When a girl is found six weeks after vanishing, she is starved close to death, with no idea who abducted her. When another person reappears, after months of confinement, DC Corcoran realises that there is a connection. Corcoran and Dr Marie Palmer, a criminal psychiatrist, work together to find the link between… Continue reading Book Review: Senseless by Ed James

Book Reviews

Book Review: Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay

Rating: 4/5 Summary: A short gift book of festive hospital diaries from the author of million-copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat . . . but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In this perfect present for anyone who has ever set foot in a… Continue reading Book Review: Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay

Book Reviews, Uncategorized

My Rating System

So I have been reviewing books for a while and I realised I havenโ€™t really shared my rating system with you all! When reading a book, I know what Iโ€™m looking for. Whilst each genre is different, the general things I look for remain the same. To ensure a 4 or 5 star rating, a… Continue reading My Rating System

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Coffin Dancer

Rating: 2/5 Summary: Detective Lincoln Rhyme, criminalist for the NYPD, is hunting for the Coffin Dancer, an elusive hitman who changes his appearance faster than he kills his victims. Only one victim has ever lived long enough to offer a clue: the hitman has a tattoo of the Grim Reaper dancing with a woman in… Continue reading Book Review: The Coffin Dancer