*Post contains affiliate links A rich, heartwarming and completely charming debut that reminds us that sometimes, you don’t find love–love finds you. Dan Hollis lives a happy, solitary life carving exquisite Celtic harps in his barn in the countryside of the English moors. Here, he can be himself, away from social situations that he doesn’t…
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Book Review: The Break by Marian Keyes
Read more*Post contains affiliate links *May contain spoilers ‘Myself and Hugh . . . We’re taking a break.’ ‘A city-with-fancy-food sort of break?’ If only. Amy’s husband Hugh says he isn’t leaving her. He still loves her, he’s just taking a break – from their marriage, their children and, most of all, from their life together.…
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Book Review: To Kill a Mockingbird
Read more*Post contains affiliate links ‘Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.’ A lawyer’s advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee’s classic novel – a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the…
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Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney
Read moreConnell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner who has learnt from painful experience to stay away from her classmates. When the two strike up a conversation in Marianne’s kitchen –…
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Book Review: The Girl in the Mustard Coat by Emily Rose Chriscoli
Read more*Post contains affiliate links “Thirty-eight years I worked on the force,” Frank said. “And I’ve never forgotten Beth Maguire. I always thought I’d get him. But he was the one who got away.” Thirteen years ago, the sleepy little village of Arlington Heath was rocked by the murder of schoolgirl Beth Maguire. Despite a rigorous…
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Book Review: Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
Read more*Post contains affiliate links This is the first Sophie Kinsella book that I’ve read, and I have to say that I think she’s a fantastic, engaging writer. I picked up this book from a Facebook book swapping group. This is basically a group where book lovers can swap books (usually via post as people in…
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Book Review: Reader, I Married Me #GIFTED
Read moreI love a good romantic comedy book. There’s nothing better than curling up on the sofa, blanket over you, a hot cup of coffee and a good book. Reader, I Married Me by Sophie Tanner is a book full of self love and positivity. It’s unlike any other book I’ve read. The main character, Chloe…
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Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Read more*Post contains affiliate links I don’t usually write book reviews, but then again it’s not often that I come across a book worthy of writing a review about! However, when I picked up Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine in Morrisons two weeks ago, I knew that I had to share a review of it with…
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Start Little Learn Big with Parragon Books
Read moreI’m a firm believer that making learning fun for children is the best ay for them to become engaged and interested in the activity they’re doing. Learning through fun is a pretty effective way for children learn things quickly. In our home we like to play games. We have certainly have plenty of them! One…