The first full week of September is complete after the Pokemon Read-a-thon, and while I wish I had finished more of the third book or finished writing all my reviews, I was away for about a week, so had less time than normal so it wasn’t too bad in reflection.
Read Last Week
Dark Water by Sara BaileyReleased 3rd October
When Helena returns to her childhood home in Orkney, she is forced to face memories that she has spent half a lifetime running from. Her best friend, the charismatic Anastasia, disappeared after a swimming incident. But what really happened that night by the wrecks?
I really enjoyed this book and will be reviewing it as part of the blog tour on 1st October!
‘I have a voice but it isn’t mine. It used to say things so I’d fit in – to please my parents, to please my teachers. It used to tell the universe I was something I wasn’t. It lied.’
Fifteen-year-old Tess doesn’t mean to become mute. At first, she’s just too shocked to speak. And who wouldn’t be? Discovering your whole life has been a lie because your dad isn’t your real father is a pretty big deal. Tess sets out to find the truth of her identity, and uncovers a secret that could ruin multiple lives. But can she ask for help when she’s forgotten how to use her voice?
This was the first book of Annabel Pitcher’s I’ve read after hearing good things about her first two, and it was an interesting read, review should be up soon.
Reading This Week
Isobel Graves moved to LA determined to be the Next Big Thing. Instead, she is dressed as a giant prawn handing out fliers promoting a fish market. Rather than attending glamorous parties and dating exciting men, her evenings consist of watching box sets with her sort-of boyfriend, whose idea of romance is a late-night drunken text.
Where did it all go wrong?
When Isobel catches sight of Andrew Parker, her childhood sweetheart, in the background of a TV news story she feels it’s a sign. If she’d stuck with Andrew everything would have turned out better. Now she just needs to find him…
Join Isobel as she travels from LA to Devon and to a remote Malaysian island in search of true love.
I’ve started reading this (28 pages in) and so far it’s really funny, and the prologue ended unexpectedly.
Behind every successful man is a busy assistant and Tina’s boss is very successful. But Tina is tired of being overworked and underpaid. She’s bored of her damp flat and her mounting debts. Then a blip in the expenses system sends Tina a cheque.
She’s a good person. But she’s desperate. This isn’t stealing. It’s an administrative error. Right?
What would you do if you thought you’d get away with it?
This book sounds really fun.
Books Bought and Received this week
Received From The Publisher
A Christmas Kiss by Vicky Pattison (Sphere) Released 20th October
The Singalong Society for Singletons by Katey Lovell (HarperImpulse) Released 7th October
Mistletoe on 34th Street by Lisa Dickenson (Sphere) Released 3rd October
Silence is Goldfish by Annabel Pitcher (Orion Children’s Books)
Miracle On 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan (HQ) Released 20th October
A Song For Tomorrow by Alice Peterson (Simon and Schuster)Released 9th February 2017
The Singalong Society for Singletons by Katey Lovell (HarperImpulse) Released 7th October
Mistletoe on 34th Street by Lisa Dickenson (Sphere) Released 3rd October
Silence is Goldfish by Annabel Pitcher (Orion Children’s Books)
Miracle On 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan (HQ) Released 20th October
A Song For Tomorrow by Alice Peterson (Simon and Schuster)Released 9th February 2017
Bought
Flowers In The Attic by Virginia Andrews
Sunshine Over Wildflower Cottage by Milly Johnson (Already had paperback but the Kindle Daily Deal was too hard to resist as sometimes I like to flit between kindle and paperback versions)
London Belongs to Us by Sarra Manning
Going Home by Harriet Evans
A Song for Issy Bradley by Carys Bray
Blood Ties by Sophie Mackenzie
The Manning Grooms by Debbie Macomber
