Title - Stirred with Love
Author - Marcie Steele Format - ebook Source - Review copy via Netgalley Rating 4/5
Sometimes the best friends can be found where you least expect them …
Still grieving after the loss of her beloved husband, Lily Mortimer is determined to do something with the time she has left. After the end of her fairytale marriage, thirty-something Kate is trying hard to mend her broken heart. Chloe, a young woman with the world at her feet, is struggling to know what to do with her life. When Lily embarks on a new venture in the picturesque town of Somerley, the three women come together to open The Coffee Stop, the most charming café for miles around. But opening a coffee shop is never as simple as it seems, especially when you add neighbouring competition, local heart throbs and heartbreak to the mix. When tragedy strikes, can the three women pull together to make the new business fly, or will Lily’s last chance disappear down the drain along with yesterday’s coffee grinds?
4/5
Well I don't know where to start with this or what to say. I was lucky enough to get a review copy of this book, and reading the description It really sounded like something I wanted to read. Finding out the Author was non other than than the fantastic Mel Sherratt author of the brilliant Estate series and Allie Shenton books, made me want to read it even more, although I was also wondering if i could enjoy it knowing it was a big change in direction. I have to say Mel/Marcie really pulled it off with this book. It was really an enjoyable read. i liked the characters, I loved the way the story was told, and the direction it took. Chloe, Kate and Lily. What a great trio of characters. 3 Characters that are so different yet so similar. I loved these 3 and loved how they were together, how things panned out for them. I started off feeling like I was just going along with the story, before I knew it, I felt like I was involved in the story, each time I made myself a Latte to sit and have a read, I imagined it had been made for me in the Coffee Stop. I'd say if you read this book the things you will need are.
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Approximately 150,000 children go missing in the UK every year. That's one child every three and a half minutes. Abduction: Every parent's worst nightmare: Seven-year-old Natalie Barrett is snatched while walking home from school on a Friday afternoon. The police begin a desperate hunt to find her before it is too late. They fear the worst when a body is located near a golf course. The fallout: Sarah Jenson is Natalie's teacher. When one of the detectives on the case is suddenly killed, Sarah believes the events may be linked and begins to search for answers. With suspects stacking up, she is in a race against time to discover the true identity of the perpetrator before Natalie winds up as another statistic. Unanswered questions: Where were Natalie's parents when they should have been collecting her? Why was Natalie so scared of her uncle Jimmy? Could a convicted sexual offender from Sarah's past be involved? Children not found within the first 72 hours rarely return home alive. Sarah knows the clock is ticking.... Abduction, terror, suspense, and sorrow: Snatched is a breathtaking British crime thriller set in Southampton. _ Well having recently enjoyed a few other Audio books, I was thrilled when Stephen allowed me copy of this to review. I listened to this over one night shift at work. working nights can be long, and quiet, so this really kept me going. And it wasn't just he audio aspect of this book I enjoyed, the story line was really quite good. We start off this story with 7 year old Natalie, not being picked up from school in time, and then goes missing. This has got to be every parents worst nightmare. One of the last people to see her, was her teacher Sarah Jenson. This teacher really got involved with the missing girl case, occasionally blaming anyone she could think of that might have been any where near or have reason to take Natalie, one of her favourite pupils. It certainly seemed at times that Sarah seemed to do a lot more than the police, the case is headed by Detective Inspector Vincent, pronounced Vin-Sent (which did annoy me to start with.. lol) But I think between himself and Sarah they rounded off the story pretty well. I'm always worried about giving to much away when doing a review, I think the book description gives enough of an idea what is going on without me giving any more away. But put the subject of this book to one side, it was a very interesting Listen/read. this book is currently free on Amazon for Kindle. ( at time of posting this review) It's well worth giving it a go, I think it will be enjoyed by many crime/thriller readers.
Title - Next of Kin
Author - Maureen Carter Format - ebook Source - Review copy via Netgalley 3.5/5 Ice-cool Detective Inspector Sarah Quinn and fiery reporter Caroline King lock horns once again in this latest intriguing mystery. When the body of a teenage girl is found in a local park, it is assumed she is the latest victim of a serial sex offender who has been plaguing the area. But when it transpires that the dead girl’s best friend is missing, DI Sarah Quinn is drawn into a complex murder investigation where nothing is as it seems. With the investigation heading nowhere - not helped by the hostility of the victim’s distraught father, nor by Sarah’s unsympathetic new Chief Superintendent who seems determined to undermine her – a shocking turn of events leads Sarah to question her own judgement. And that’s before she encounters her old foe, calculating journalist Caroline King …
My Thoughts
I have previously read and enjoyed the first book in Maureen Carters, Bev Morris series. And I really enjoyed it, so I was so looking forward to this book. There was something about this book, that I can't quite put into words, i did enjoy it to a certain degree, however I felt like I was getting a little mixed up in parts and had to keep flicking back a few pages, to try a figure out what I was missing. It is a good story line, and the characters are believable, some even likable. But there was something not right. Like something was missing. But maybe that was just me. It felt at times like I couldn't keep up with who was who. The story line is interesting, and it does make you want to know the Who's and the Why's It is worth reading, as that way you can make up your own mind. I will be reading more from this author, as I have the whole Bev Morris series to read, after purchasing it for my mother one at a time, each time she finished a book she asked me to get her the next one, having only read the first one myself so far, i can see a readathon coming on real soon. I would like to thank Netgalley and the publishers for my review copy of this book. Title - The Blissfully Dead Author - Louise Voss & Mark Edwards Format - ebook Source - Review copy via Netgalley Rating 5/5
The Blissfully Dead (A Detective Lennon Thriller Book 2) Publication Date: 29 Sept. 2015 She couldn’t believe that he wanted to meet her. He was famous. She was a nobody. Finally, someone could see how special she was… When the body of a teenage girl is found in a London hotel, DI Patrick Lennon is mystified. Nobody saw her or her killer enter the hotel, and there is no apparent motive—until a second teenager is found and Lennon realises somebody is targeting fans of the world’s biggest boy band. As Lennon struggles with both his home life and his rivals on the force, the pressure to catch the killer before he strikes again reaches fever pitch. And when Lennon makes a terrible mistake that ends in disaster, he finds himself in a race to save not only the lives of more teenage girls but also his own career. My Thoughts Well this is the second book I have read from this writing Duo, and the 2nd book to feature DI Patrick Lennon. A character who I got to like in the first book I read. From The Cradle . This was another brilliantly written book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I really want more to read from this series and I want it NOW. I can't wait for the next book. I do believe you could read this book as a stand a lone, but if you are like me, you will want to read the first book first, as although book 2 does give you character backgrounds, you get a better feel and sense of the characters having read the first book first. So Di Lennon is off again with another case. This time trying to figure out who has murdered a young girl. her body found in a hotel and no apparent motive, when a second girl is found the link becomes a little clearer. the pace of this book was spot on, it kept me wanting to read on, to know what was happening next, and who was responsible, I found myself picking up this book at every opportunity. I look forward to reading more from these authors. Title - The Thirteenth Coffin Author - Nigel McCrery Format - ebook Source - Review copy via Netgalley 5/5 From the creator of Silent Witness comes the next instalment in the critically acclaimed DCI Mark Lapslie series. Stretching along the shelf, standing upright, were twelve wooden coffins. Nine were closed, and three open . . . with little dolls standing inside them . . . It was supposed to be the most special day of her life - until the unthinkable happened. Leslie Petersen is shot dead on her wedding day. With the bride's killer vanished without a trace, the investigation into the murder grinds to a halt before it's even begun. But then, the decomposing body of an unidentified homeless man is found in an old Cold War bunker, and DCI Mark Lapslie makes a bizarre discovery. Hidden near the body is a shrine full of miniature wooden coffins. Each coffin contains a little doll, all dressed differently. One of the dolls is dressed as a bride - could this be a link to Leslie's murder? And if so, who do the other dolls represent? Can Lapslie and his team stop the countdown of the 'dying dolls' before it's too late? It started off with a cold Monday morning, my little one back in school after a week off, and my hubby out for the day. A rare day of me being off work and on my own in the house. A race around cleaning, making a drink and that feeling of ohhhh what the hell can I read next. Sometimes having too much choice is just as bad as having not enough choice. So I just chose a random book on my kindle, no looking what it was all about first, after all, I decided, if I have requested a review copy off Netgalley then I must have liked the sound of it. Feet up and I started reading, carried my kindle to the kitchen when my cup needed a refill, ignored the phone when it rang, because I got stuck into this and didn't want to stop reading. What a brilliant book. I thoroughly enjoyed every part of this book, an interesting start and an ending to end all endings. DCI Mark Lapslie, quite an interesting character to say the least. He thinks he's on weekend leave, having a break, having a rest... Not a chance. a body has been found, what appears to be a homeless man in a bunker, all seems straight forward, that is until the discovery of 12 small coffins which each seem to have a small doll inside. If that isn't bizarre enough each doll is dressed, but no two dolls are the same. One is dressed in a wedding dress, which soon turns out to be linked to a recent shooting of a bride on her wedding day. Leslie Petersen was shot dead just after her wedding happened. And it seemed like things had hit a brick wall with the investigation. That is until this homeless man was found in the bunker with all these miniature coffins. The problem now is what is the connection, is there a link. and if so why are there 12 dolls. This story races along, we follow Lapslie and his team as they try to uncover what is happening. As they try to piece together any clues they have. trying to put it all together and make any form of sense is not an easy task. And will test this team of officers to the limit. I enjoyed every bit of this book, and have tried not to go too far away from the book blurb with my review, as I fear I would be giving to much away if I said all I wanted to say about the book. It seems ages since i got so involved with a book, (it's probably not) but I wanted to read this as quick as I could, and luckily I was off work for a few days so i read it at every opportunity. I was actually gutted when I finished it. Because after reading such a good book, it becomes difficult to decide what to read next, but then that's what got me reading this book, so hopefully i find another little gem on my kindle. i'm grateful i was approved for this book and glad I got the chance to read it. |
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