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since the beginning of september i'm so deep in my depression that i have insomnias and i'm so tired that i'm not able to read in english (my mother tongue is french ) stay tune i'll start soon i think thx for reading and being patient valerie

Book review : Twenties girl from Sophie Kinsella

I gave 4/5

Lara has always had a big imagination ..But this time is it true . While she was at her great Aunt Sadie funeral ( she was 105) she heard a voice “ where is my necklace ? “ but the problem is that only Lara heard it ..This voice keeps following her and then she discovered that in fact it is her great Aunt Sadie at the age of 23 . Lara life is a disaster : her boyfriend Josh just broke up with her , her collegue just let her alone at her work without any explanation ..her parents believe that she has a stable life and she doesn’t know what to tell them now . How will Lara react to her new ghost Sadi in her life ? How will this will have an impact in her life? Will she succeed in helping Sadie finding her necklace again ? What will she discover about her family ? It was a good book but not my best from sophie kinsella. I loved the story even if sometimes I found it a little long but it was as sophie makes them a funny one ..Lots of imagination as usual .. I really enjoy how things went and how Sadie and lara learn to love each other .. Good book

Book review : PS I love you from Cecelia Ahern

I gave 5/5

Holly and Gerry knew each other for years and they both were married . Even if they had fights at home they truly loved each other. One day Gerry became ill ( a tumour) and knew his life will end soon . Holly had stopped everything to be with her husband during his illness. Now Gerry has gone and Holly has to learn how to live on her own with that terrible loss . For her life seems to have stopped and had a hard time enjoying life now . But Gerry is still here : he has left her a list to follow to go on her life . How will Holly react with such a loss? Will she be able to live again a normal life without Gerry ? How will she react to the happiness of her friends ? Will she be able to follow the list Gerry left her ? It’s definitely a great book ..i love that book so much : hard to put it down ..even if sometimes it was so sad ..Cecelia Ahern did a great job on this book : the characters are great and all enjoyable . The story is lively so for me it was a great book .. Can’t wait for the next one 

Book review : In her shoes by Jennifer Weiner

I gave 4/5

Maggie and Rose are two sisters that everything seems to oppose : Rose has succeed everything in her professional life while Maggie can’t keep a job for a long time . Maggie is more a outgoing women and love men . She always have problems and Rose tries to help her sister as much as she can . But one day Maggie did the unforgettable for Rose and Rose doesn’t want to see her anymore . SO Magie tries to survive . They can’t count on their father’s help who have married a bad women who doesn’t like the 2 sisters Will the two sister be best sisters again like it was when they were young ? Will they discover that they are not as different as they thought ? What will they discover about their previous family life ? I like this book which was my first from Jennifer weiner . But it’s not the best I’ve read at the moment . I found a little long some part of this book . The story between the two sisters are nicely told ..

Book review : I heart New York by Lindsey Kelk

I gave 5/5

Angela found her fiancé cheating on her at the wedding of her friend . Without thinking she decided to move to an undertermined destination and finally took a plane to New York . There she met Jenny who will become her friend and roommate after .Jenny will try to help her going through her deception about M ark her fiancé . She suggested her to meet life and live her life in New York .SO she did so and start dating 2 men really different one from the other . She starts a blog on her new life and quickly became a famous blogger . Will Angela will adapt to the New York life and way of life ? Will she succeed in becoming what she wanted to be a writer ? Will she succeed in forgetting her former life and be what she has discovered she is ? It was my first book from Lindsay Kelk and I loved it so dynamic so funny so hear taking . we really love to follow Angela life and stories in New York . the style is easy to read too and well done . I don’t know New York so it was if I was discovering the town with her . I just can’t wait to read the next book and to follow Angela life and love life too .

Book review : it started with a kiss from Miranda Dickinson

I gave 5/5

Romily is secretly in love from her best friend Charlie . They both belong to the same band and they perform mainly for wedding. One day Romily decided to tell Charlie she loves him and he didn’t react as she wanted .So she run away . She made fall a toys stall on the Christmas market and a man stopped to help her . When she left he follow her and kissed her and vanished into the market . It was such a special kiss that she decided to find him again despite the fact that she only knows what he was wearing and where they met . SO she launched a one year quest to find him with its ups and downs . Will Romily will find again her lover ?. How her closed family and friends will react to such a quest ? It was my first book from Miranda Dickinson and I really like it . The book starts very well and we are sticked into it as we really want to know if Rom will have any help in her quest ..It’ s a lively book and easy to read .. My favorite character was Rom as she is so sweet and determined in her quest. I also like Mags and Dudley who shows us what is it to find someone by love and to still love her after lots of years .. I can’t wait to read the next book

Book review : summer daydreams by Carole Matthews

I gave 5/5

Nell Mc Namara is happy .She has a wonderful Boyfriend Olly and a wonderful daughter Petal .She work in a chip shop where everyone love her . One day her boss Phil tells her that she should learn how to use her creativity .SO she tried an Art school but she will be fired after just a few days . She loves handbags and then she decides to try to design some as a new business .But everything won’t be as simple as it seems . Will Nell succeed in her new business ? Will her love Olly will accept these new changes in their lives ? How things will go on with her friends too ? This is a lovely book from Carole Matthews .I loved how the story goes on and it shows us how it is difficult to start a new business you know nothing about .It could be a real story on the way the story is said . I love Carole Matthews ‘writing style too . I loved all the characters and they seems quite all nice except one or two . Another nice book from Carole Matthews

book review ; chocolate shoes and wedding blues by trisha Ashley

I gave 5/5

Tanzy hopes to get married and have her own family but she is getting old for having a child . But her fiancée ruins all her dreams . So she decides to move near her grand aunt Nan in Sticklepond. But soon she looses her Nan and inherits from the family shop . Tanzy decides to move it into a wedding shoes shop . Her Aunt has let her a recording about her life that Tanzy will listen every evening . Her neighbor Ivo is not keen in the new place and new business as he can’t be relaxed as much as he would like to be ..Tanzy is a bit stressed to disturb her new neighbor and hopes he will get on with his new life . Will Tanzy succeed in her new business? Will she succeed in forgetting what her fiancée has done ? How will life be without her great Aunt ? Will she be able to live her dreams despite this sad period? I was really happy to see that this book was linked to Chocolate Wishes and I was happy to see raffy saint clair and chloé and all the inhabitants of Sticklepond . So it was as If it was a following of life from one book to another .I have loved this book too and the idea of a wedding shoes shop . We still have the life in the small village as we did in Chocolate wishes with new stories so I really enjoyed it . Tanzy was a great character so nice and keen on what she wanted to do ..My other character hum sort of character was Flash ..I laugh a lot with that poor dog too .. Ivo was a bit strange to me but I like the way he has changed too .. I hated Kevin he was weak and not a nice person SO I really enjoy this book .I was still under the influence of Trisha Ashley words and stories .. Can’t wait for the next book !

book review ; things i want my daughters to know from Elizabeth Noble

I gave 5/5

This is the story of a family in which the mother, Barbara has just died from a cancer. But she had left letters and a diary to all of her four daughters : Jennifer , Lisa, Amanda and Hannah . Her husband Mark tries to deal with this terrible lost and with managing to help his daughters in law (except from Hannah who is his ) . Jennifer , Lisa and Amanda have all problems in her lives while Hannah is discovering life from her 16 years old . What have Barbara written to each of her daughters? Will this will change the way they live or the way they see their mother ? Will they succeed to live after losing their mothers ? Will Mark succeed in creating a special relationship with is step daughters ? and will he also succeed in living without Barbara I really love this book .It was my first book from Elizabeth Noble and I really enjoy it . I was a bit afraid by the title but since the first pages I was deep inside the book and could hardly put it down . Great book on “how we can imagine someone and discover she was different from our dream “ Down to earth book as the daughters have problems to deal with as in everyday life .. My favorite character is Amanda as she has changed a lot during the book and we discover lots of things on her and she succeed in dealing with them ..

book review ; chocolate wishes from trisha Ashely

I gave 5/5

Chloé and her family are moving to Sticklepond . It’s a new start for her say the cards she usually read with Zillah . Her shop of chocolate wishes works well and she is happy with that . Her grand father Grumps plans to open a pagan museum in the village but most of the people are religious so they are against the family in the village .. But maybe there will be a chance as a new vicar will be coming soon and Grumps hopes he will be more open to his ideas which are not against religious point of view . Chloe’s friends are members of the church’s committee that’s why she knows all about that .. One day she met one of her ex boyfriend David .Maybe it’s the change that the cards have talked about she thought . She wants them to be friend but not more but he thinks differently . Of course they were on the way to get married when he dropped her . What is her surprise when she learns that the new vicar is no one else than Raffy Sainclair her first love .The one she never forgive to have let her down to go on tour with his famous band . Will Cloe and her family be accepted in the village? Will Cloe succeed in forgiving and giving a new start to her 2 exes ? Will be a more serious threat than Grumps in Sticklepond ? As usual I love Trisha Ashley books and this one is not an exception. We find the lovely theme of cooking much more on chocolate this time. The idea of including pagan ideas was nice . I loved the reading cards too it is quite a nice theme in this book . The love story is well introduced as usual and comes slowly in the book . As usual we learn about the village gossiping ; which is funny . I really enjoy Chloé and Raffy story .They are both sweet to me and I loved seing them being friends again . Grumps was a bit mysterious to me as we don’t hear much about him except that he wants to open his museum and that he writes books Nice book as usual ;) Thx trisha

Book review : trust me , I’m a vet from Catherine woodman

I gave 5/5

City vet Maz Harwood has to replace her friend Emma at her Otter House Veterinary Clinic. So she arrives and tries to do her best ..but there is another vet clinic, the manor owned by the Fox-Giffords, there who doesn’t want to cooperate. Maz will learn that it is not easy to deal with the clients of those 2 vets clinics especially when the animals take so much place in their owner’s hearts. It won’t be easy when love comes into that and when Maz meets Alex (the son of the owner of the other clinic) . She doesn’t know what to think . It appears to Maz that Otter House is not in good health too and that she needs to do something to save this clinic. Why are friend Emma didn’t told her that her clinic was under debts ? Will Maz succeed in saving this clinic ? Will Maz the city vet will succeed in being happy in this village and to be accepted ? The vet’s life is really well described and I do hope that in real life vets can see some good results. As here it is really sad news over sad news. But we see that Maz does her job with lots of love. I thought that the reaction of the inhabitants of talyton is well described with the arrival of a “stranger” in their place . I was close to crying when I saw how some pets arrived at the Otter house .. I would recommend this book to animal lovers despite the bad ending of some pets. The love story between Maz and Alex comes slowly into that book and is well described .. It was my first book of Catherine woodman and I’m going to read the next one ..

book review ; falling for you by jill mansell

I gave 3/5

not the great book that i even read ..i won't blame jill mansell maybe this book wasn't good to me .. the stories were between several families living in a small village near Bath ..Lots of relationships starting and ending lots of secret ..hate love friendship .. the main story is aboyt maddy and kerr who can't be together because an old story involving the two families and which is still alive in maddy's step mother's heart i could see what was going next while reading the book that's what annoyed me a lot i would prefer having a bit of surprise even if it would end like that but much more things happening .

Book review : Mini Sophaholic from Sophie Kinsella

I gave 5/5

Lucke and becky Brandon have now a lovely 2 years old daughter called Minnie. OH Lucke doesn’t have the same approach .He thinks their daughter has a problem as she always created problems whereas Becky thinks she is perfect as she already love fashion ..She can’t stop in front something she wants without shouting “ MINE “.. Lucke has decided to hire the services of a well-known nanny do see what is wrong with Minnie . Will this nanny will find that Minnie have a problem ? Lucke and Becky are still living at Becky’s parents where the first floor is dedicated to becky’s fashion . They were really unlucky with finding a house ..will this time be better ? Becky has decided to do a secret birthday party to Lucke who never celebrates his birthday . How will she manage to make him leave his job for just an evening ? will the party will remain secret until the end ? I was into becky’s world once again and into Minnie’s one ..Even if Minnie is terrible, we can’t don’t loving her .She is so funny and creates lots of problems to her family . it’s so funny to read all of that . We can still see becky devoted love for lucke while she prepares his birthday party despite all the problems she will have to do it .. I would have loved to see more Minnie life and problems as it was really funny ..and to have more a link to the book as the party takes a big part of the book too .. Sophie Kinsella style is still the same and so easy to read .. Hope there will be a new book on the shopaholic series 

Book review : Winter lodge from Susan Wiggs

I gave 4/5

Jenny Majesky is deep into her family souvenirs that she wants to put into a book when suddenly a fire burnt all her house leaving just a few things .. Rourke Mc Knight has decided to invite Jenny in her house ; thing that she accepts but she won’t stay long as she decided to move to New York to discover the city life . There she has a proposition to write a book about herself and her life. She suddenly need to return to Avalon and she has an offer to use the camp Kioga loging, thing that she will accept . Things are strange between Rourke and her . Both wonders what to do . Jenny misses Joey so much (her former fiancée) at the moment while she was in her souvenirs . But Rourke is here for her and she wonders what is happening to him . Daisy Bellamy is back to Avalon with her father and her brother . She goes to a new school where she met Sonnet and Zach . They will become good friend . But Daisy will have a huge news to tell them and she is wondering how her new friends will react to the news . Will Jenny will remember more about her family and about her mother ? Will she be able to write her book that she dreamed to write since she was a teenager ? How the relation ship between Rourke and Jenny will go ? Will Daisy will lost her friends with the news ? How will she cope with it ? What do we learn about the Majesky family ? This book is really nice to read and I found again with happiness Daisy ..Jenny and all the new characters . I was deep inside the story this time (whereas it wasn’t the case in the first book ). The “back in the past” didn’t disturb me as much as it did in the first book to. I find it really helpful this time now that I know the people of the book .. Looking forward to the third book now

Book review : it’s a kind of magic from Carole Matthews

I gave 5/5

Emma and Leo were together for several years when Leo did something wrong : it was Emma birthday and he was supposed to meet her at the restaurant with the rest of the family . But Leo starts the evening drinking and having fun with his two colleagues and friends Lard and Grant . Leo finally decides to head to the restaurant quite drunk . Emma can’t believe he has forgotten again it was her birthday and that he arrives like that drunks and without a gift . So on the way she decided to stop her relationship . On his way back to home, Leo meets Isobel who was on a way of jumping from a bridge . He convincs her to get down and then she follows him at his flat. Here was the little start of a new relationship with Isobel. But Isobel is not an usual person she does magic things . So Leo will have to deal with Isobel kind of magic . Even if he is well with Isobel, Leo can’t stop thinking of Emma and realized how he loves her and that he really want a new chance. On her side, Emma realized that she loves Leo when she sees him with his new girl friend .. What will be the choice of Leo ? staying with his new friend or returning with Emma? Will Emma agree to let another chance to Leo if he decides to come back ? It was a lovely story with lots of magic, joy, but also sadness. I have loved the way how Leo has changed to make happy his girlfriend . I also appreciate the friendship between Leo, Grant and Lard but also between Emma, and her two friends . I have enjoyed the fact that we can see how Emma will change and so does Leo . My favorite character was Isobel as she is kind, lovely and with lots of surprises. I also loved Lard and Grant as they does everything to help Leo in the entire book. They are what we can all wish for as best friends .. Great work Carole Matthews

Book review : where rainbows end from Cecelia Ahern

I gave 5/5

This is the story of Alex and Rosie who are best friends since their young age . we can see their friend ship going on over the years despite the fact that Alex had to moved to the US with his family . Rosie had a difficult life having a girl at the age of 18; she saw all her dreams going into ashes and was she confronted to the real life of a young mother. During this period, Alex moved to Harvard to become a heart doctor . One fact is they quite never lost contact with each other despite their own life and their own difficulties to deal with life . They were quite always supportive to each other and very helpful in the other’s life. During all those years, they will be in touch via instant messages, letters, invitations, e-mails. So don’t be surprised by the form of the book. There are many people involved in their life such as their husband and wives; Alex’s brother Phil ; Rosie family: Stephanie Kevin and her parents; Rosie best friend Ruby ..But we are also involve in the story of Katie (Rosie’s daughter) and Toby who is her best friend . The big question of the book is : is a friendship between a man and a woman possible without turning in a love affair? Or can it be possible to be best friend with someone who is the opposite gender without messing up our own life ? My favorite character is Rosie : we see her fighting all over the years and she never gave up for the love of her child Katie. She was really down to eath too. Alex was also a nice person such as Ruby who were always here to help Rosie . The book is really well done. First I was on the way to put it down when I saw it was only instant messages and emails but the story is so nicely written that It quickly becomes really addictive . I wanted to know what was going next , what will happen to them, what they will answer to the other one . So I kept ready until late in the night .. It’s at the same time a funny by the way they talk and by some funny times and sad book : I was so involved in Rosie’s life that sometimes I wanted to cry when I saw another bad thing happened to her. SO Cecelia Ahern did a great job again . I have loved so much this book .

Book review : twelve days of Christmas from Trisha Ashley

I gave 5/5

Holly brown lives in Lancashire .She lost her husband in terrible conditions height years ago near Christmas and she still doesn’t want to celebrate Christmas . Her grandmother has just died and left her all her diaries to read . Holly is a chef in the summer : she usually cooks for families parties, whereas in winter she is a house sitter and pet sitter . Holly was on the way to celebrate, against her will, Christmas with her best friend Laura,a when her boss, Ellen, phoned and asked her to go to an emergency pet sitting .. She quite went there reluctantly as there is a horse to take care and she doesn’t know how to take care of a horse. The owner of the house Jude Martland has escaped his house to escape the usual Christmas period with his family . Last year; he was on the way to be married and his fiancé just went away with his brother. Holly arrived and quickly met the family : Noel , Tilda, Jess but also Becca and other people close to this family .But Jude is not happy with Holly at his home with her inexperience of horses ..The first phoning exchanges are awful . Finally under unexpected circumstances; the family will be reunified in Old Place and Holly will have to cook for all of them. How the all of them will spend those twelve days together? Will Holly finally like to cook for this huge family ? Will the tensions in the family will ease ? What will Holly discover in her grandmother diary ? My favorite character is Holly : he is very kind to those who are nice with her but also can have a strong character to those who are not nice to her . She works really hard and she is devoted to both her jobs: cooking and pet sitting . Coco is the strangest character here . She was supposed to be engaged to Jude’s brother and things has changed that she doesn’t want to admit . She is most of the time hysterical. Jess is a young teenager who truly misses her parents and tries to find love where she can; she will have a great admiration for Holly Noel and Tilda are also really nice but not able to take care of themselves . It’s typically a Trisha Ashley book. With lots of nature, lots of cooking and recipes .I always love the recipes in trisha ashley books . The book is easy to read and I found it difficult to put it down . I’ve loved the fact that it was in a family situation and how they decide to prepare Christmas despite the difficult circumstances . As usual we find some jealousy and gossiping as it is in a small place ..I really enjoyed the book til the end ;) Happy ending as usual too . Great Christmas novel: good job Trisha

Book review : summer’s child from Diane chamberlain

I gave 5/5

During their teenage hood , Daria , her sister Chloé , her cousin , and the neighbors Rory , Linda , Cindy and others used to spend their summer holidays in Kill Devil Hills near the seaside. One day, after a huge storm Daria,11 years old, found a newborn on the sea side on the morning. She brought her back home . Her parents took great care of her and adopted her as Shelly . Twenty two years letter, Shelly, Daria and Chloé are still living at shanky house. Shelly who is suffering from seizures is a housekeeper at the local church ; Daria is a carpenter and Chloé is a teacher and a nun . Shelly is morally very fragile and Daria overprotects her. Rory who works for the television (true life stories program) in California decides to go back to Kill Devil Hills for the summer with his son Jack .He is recently divorced .He has received a letter from Shelly asking him to find her parents again. When Daria and Chloé knows why he is back they are very reluctant to see him again . Grace, on her side, lives with her husband Eddie and has seen that Rory is back to found the parents of Shelly, and, Grace will try to enter in Shelly ‘s life . But why ? Will Rory will succeed in finding the truth about this morning where this child has been left on the beach ? Will this secret will be discovered? Will Shelly will find out who are her parents without being hurt ? Why grace truly wants to intrude herself in Shelly’s life ? I really enjoyed seing the story going by and how Rory is investigating around the cul de sac where they all used to live . I also loved to see how Rory will take care of not hurting Shelly with his results and will promise Daria not to tell her if it will be hurtful The book was easy and nice to read . I truly love the ending of the story quite unespected, but a lovely ending . The character I enjoy the most was Shelly so fragile so openhearted to everyone . She tries to be kind with everyone and she knows everyone where she lived . She also meet the summer holidays residents . My second favorite character Is Daria : she has taken care of Shelly since she found her and she lives with the necessity of Shelly life ; Shelly can’t be living away from where she has been found so Daria sacrified her love life to stay with her sister ..

book review "i've got your number" from Sophie Kinsella

“I’ve got your number” from Sophie Kinsella

I gave 5/5

Poppy Wyatt is going to be married to Magnus Lavish . She has a beautiful engagement ring which come from the Lavishes family . But what happened ? She lost it in a reception in a hotel . She looked for it until the hotel staff told her they will ring to her .But another problem while going out of the hotel someone steals her mobile. What is she going to do ? while she is searching her ring, she finally looks in a bin and what’s in the a mobile phone !! So she decides to take the mobile as it is in the bin it is for her nobody will claim for it. And she will be able to give her number to the hotel staff again. But no the phone beeps and it’s a man who wonders who is at the other hand of the line .But Sam Roxton truly wants his company phone back . He agrees to let the phone to Poppy for a few days due to the problem . And then the difficult relationship between Poppy and Sam will start ..Poppy can’t stop reading Sam’s emails and Sam doesn’t like it .. On the other side, the relation with the Lavishes is not really nice. Poppy feels that she is not at the same level as them and she wonders how she will going to deal with that Poppy is a special person . She wants to help and to be recognized . She is always nice. I really appreciate her Sam at the beginning was a bit rude to Poppy but we understand his point of view it’s a company mobile phone and business he doesn’t want everyone to know what happened in his firm . I really love how he changes during the book and understand that he was a bit wrong. I didn’t really like Magnus. He is not trustful and I won’t even trust someone like him. I really love Sophie Kinsella stand alone book . It’s was laughing out loud while reading : So hilarious . We follow all Poppy adventure with fun . It’s really hard to put the book down . I was used to Becky Bloomwood but I also like Poppy . Sophie Kinsella did a great job .Her book is full of fun, love, crisis, footnotes (don’t miss them they are funny ), misunderstanding and all of that just before Poopy’s wedding ..i wished I would have a life like that .. Must be read book ;)

Book review : lovely bones by Alice Sebold

I gave 5/5 This is the story of Susie Salmon, salmon like the fish as she said . She has been murdered on her way back from school in her teens . She was on the way to have a boyfriend Ray a beautiful Indian guy and to discover life and her murderer mr Harvey stole that to her . She is between earth and heaven as she doesn’t want to leave her family and friends and Mr Harvey . She wants to see if he could be caught by the police . We saw Susie watching all her family for several years and to see how they cope with this loss . Susie’s father is the most affected as he used to play a lot with his daughter . Susie has one sister Lindsey and one brother Buckley . There is also Ruth the one who have contacts with dead people and who feel Susie when she is close to her .. Will Susie succeed in going to heaven and to left her life on earth ? How will her family and friends will cope with her death during all the book ? How Susie will cope in not having the chance to live her first love and all that Mr Harvey stole to her? I found this book heart taking but I’ve loved it .Susie talks during all the book and listen .So we know all about her thoughts and regrets but also her joy to see her sister living her own life . But she always thinks that she should have discovered life before her as she was the oldest one . I love Susie character a lot she is honest really sensitive and down to earth .She doesn’t want to lose her objective : that the police caught Mr Harvey and that she won’t be able to kill other girls as she wasn’t the first one . I also love her father and Lindsey a lot they never stop searching what happened to Susie . It was my first book of Alice Sebold Concerning the book and the film: the book is much more detailed and much more longer than the film . Sometimes the film doesn’t fit at all the book and I found that bad . But the film was good too. So I’ve seen the film first and I was happy to have a face to put on the characters I would recommend you to read the book first and see the movie after

book review ; the captain's daughter from leah fleming

I give 5/5 This story starts with the disaster of the Titanic where lots of people died . May was a third class traveler with her husband Joe and their child Ellen . Celeste was a first class traveler and she was coming back from burring her mother in England .She was on her way back to the USA in Akron where lives her husband Grover and her son Roddy (Roderick ) Celeste has been the first on the lifeboat and then they rescued May .Celeste tries to help May as much as she could to help her survive ..Suddenly the captain of the boat gives a baby to May thinking it was hers .May at first didn’t see it wasn’t hers .. Arriving on the safety boat ; May discovered it wasn’t her lovely daughter but kept it for herself . Celeste promised to be on her side until she decides what to do with her life . Angelo was waiting in New York for his wife and daughter .The only thing she found was her daughter’s shoe from a special handmade from Italy where he comes from .. So we will follow those 3 characters and their family living all along the book especially after the sinking of the boat and during the 2 world wars . How will they live after such a disaster ? How will the friendship between Celeste and May will grow? How May would live with such a secret about her adoptive daughter ? It was my first book from leah fleming and I must admit it was hard to put the book down ..i really enjoyed how the things are written and how things will goes between all of them. It is a heart taking book . I love the ending but I can’t say more about it no ‘spoiling’ . I enjoyed most of the characters except Grover .He is a bad man . I loved how their children grow up and lived their live thinking of the titanic disaster . So it was a great discovery and I really loved this book ..

book review : the look of love from judy astley

I give 5/5 Bella has gave up with love . After a disaster with Rick, she decides to live her life. But her ex husband James came back in her life with the only wish to sell the house she is living in with their 2 children Alex and Molly . Bella is determined to stay in that house and doesn’t want to go somewhere else .The house is well situated and she doesn’t know why only 10 years after he left home James is interested in selling it . Bella has paid a good part of it .But she has seen her job as a writer a magazine reduced so she truly need more money . Bella had an offer she can’t refuse : to have tv reality show filmed in her house . So she accepts and meet all the crew .The cast is constituted of her writers friends . So we will follow all the cast and crew making this reality shop happened in her house and around . There is also Shirley Bella’s mother who is well dressed and a grandmother that every teen like Molly will love to have ..Shirley is like a young lady living totally her life . She has a boyfriend Dennis . Molly is a teen wanting to have a normal life as a teen ..with her friend Giles . Saul is the director of the tv reality show and has to deal with some strong personalities like daisy and his step daughter . How will all of that will go on ? will everyone will find peace is their life ? I loved Bella character she is so nice and tries to be a good mother and tries to deal with her life . Her ex James is a boring person who only sees the selling of the house , comes into the house without being invited ; tries to have his pair of keys but forgot that Bella has changed the alarm code .He never pays his bill at the restaurant so not a nice guy to me .. Shirley is really nice too and I loved seeing her love life going on and she is really nice to her daughter and to her granddaughter too . I really love this book ..this is my first book from Judy Astley .and I’m happy to have discovered it ;). I also love the subject of the tv reality show ..

book review ; bookends from Jane Green

i gave 5/5 It’s the story of a couple of young adults who met at the univ who were closed to each other. There are Cath , Portia , Josh, SI (the gay man of the group )and few others .They all do everything together .Cath and Portia are closed to each other even if they come from a different social back group . One day all went wrong for the group when Portia went on a one night sex with Josh (who was truly in love with her) . And the day after she broke with him .Until then the group slip .oh I should say they slip from Portia . About 10 years after while they are all settle in live, with great jobs, some are still in contact : Josh is now married to the wonderful Lucy, Cath is still single and Si tries to find the perfect Man .They are all inseparable. Cath is still thinking of Portia and discovered while reading the newspapers that she has succeed In life. She wants to get in touch with her again as they split their friendship without explanation. Lucy one day decide that it was time for her to change of job and to open a new business but she doesn’t want to do it on her own and thinks Cath would be a perfect person to do it with .So after lots of decisions they decided to open bookends a bookshop and coffee shop .. there they met James the state agent for the sales . By a coincidence, Cath found Portia’s phone number and drop her a message . And Portia reenter in their life .. Of course so much will happen in their life until they reunified . But I won’t tell you all about the book … Will Portia would bring the mess as usual ? has she changed ? Will Si found the love of his life ? How will it turn with his friends as he doesn’t want to lost his friends too ? Will bookends be successful ? Will Cath finally find love too ? Will all of them will stick together despite all the problems they will meet ? I loved this book .It is lively and things move fast .The story is the one that everyone could dream with love hate illness happiness work ..it’s easy to read and I was sticked to the book to see what was going to happen to this group of people ..the end is a little sad but finished on a good point .. I love that book

summer at willow lake from susan wiggs ; review

I gave 3.5/5 Olivia Bellamy truly hopes to be engaged to Rand (from a good family) but for the 3rd time it doesn’t work ..She is so sad . At the same time, her grand parents asks her to redo the camp Kioga for their wedding anniversary . At first she hesitated but due to the failure of her engagement she decided she will go Her mother ; who is from high society, doesn’t agree with her choice . So she decided to go with her friend Freddy (who is in love with her ) . There, she will find some of her family Greg Max Dare Daisy . When she arrived, she met again her first love Connor Davis who will help at camp Kioga. She will discover that a huge secret is hidden in this camp and she wants to discover what it is. All the past of her summer holidays in camp Kioga came back so truly to her and all her bad memories are staying in her mind . Will she succeed in having a great summer that she never had there ? will she be close again to Connor ? Will she succeed in remaking camp Kioga like it was when her grand parents married there. Will she succeed in discovering this secret and will it change her life ? I won this book from a giveway. I didn’t know susan wiggs before . At first, I found it hard to read it with the come back to the past and go back to present but I got used to it .I loved Olivia’s story and love to see her evoluating in her new part of life .i will probably read the next book to see how the story goes ..

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book review ; wrapped up in you from carole matthews

I would like to give 6/5 but I couldn’t but for me it’s 6 Janie is a haidresser in a town . She lives alone in a house she had bought when her ex boyfriend and her slipt several years ago. It’s the time before Christmas .. Around her, everyone is asking about her love life which is desertic . Her best friend Nina wants her to find the good one .Nina is married to Gerry who doesn’t seem to be a really nice man . One day one, of one of her client tells her that she went to Kenya to the maasai mara village on a safari where she had great holidays .She adds that the landscape and animals are so beautiful . Janie first doesn’t think she is a woman to do such a trip . Nina decided to propose Janie a blind date : at least Janie accepts ..It has been an awful moment and Lewis, the date, doesn’t want to understand that Janie is not interested so he is harassing her all days even to her home . To escape to Lewis , Janie decided to go to Kenya and then she met Dominic a maasai mara warrior dressed In traditional clothes .He is the guide for the group of tourists .. The quickly became closed to each other .. While returning home , they are truly missing to each other so she decided to go again in Kenya and she is now sure to be in love of Dominic .At her return in England, she proposed him to go to England and he accepts . His new life and their new life in England together won’t be easy ..He has in his mind his culture which is far to different from the western one . They will be confronted to misunderstanding from many of Janie friends (especially her best friend Nina) and they are quite rude to this different man who truly tries to be integrated in this society .. Hopefully there is Mike (Janie neighbors ) who is in love with her but who will do his best to welcome her lover and makes her happy. Oops I forget archibal the cat who also love Dominic  Her other neighbors are also here to meet Dominic and to make him spend his time in England Will Dominic finally succeed in living as an English man ? Will their love survive to the critics and to the bad behaviors of her supposed friends ? Will Dominic will miss truly his family ? Will Mike will find love too and will he still be a great friend with Janie and Dominic ? Many things will happened in their lives in the first months . This was a amazing book : I really loved it so love it I should admit .I couldn’t put it down (that caused me so many late nights). I have loved the description of the Kenya and the safari (I used to do one when I was young and it was great to read about it I feel like I was in Africa again). The question of the 2 cultures is well explained and the difficulties that they met is really true ..my only point is that now an African man won’t be allowed to have an holiday visa so easily . The bad reaction and the way that janie’s friends welcome her new love is also real in the daily life and so well written in the book .Janie ‘s feeling to this are also well described and the depth of her love too. Carole Matthews did a great work her and it is such a different book from the Christmas ones to that I love it even more

the magic of christmas from trisha ashley ; book review

I gave 5/5 stars

In Middlemoss lives Lizzy ..her son Jasper and her husband Tom . Lizzy and Tom are not getting on well .. One day something happened to Tom and Lizzy become a widower . Her lovely son leaves for the university so Lizzy is alone at home .But not at all as, there are Ritch and nick looking after her and also her community of CPC (Christmas Pudding Cercle ).. Ritch works for the TV and is not often at home .Lizzy is pet sitting his dog when he is can’t do himself .he also likes women in general but he tries to win lizzy heart .. Nick is more down to earth , married but on the way to divorce with his wife .He likes to cook ..so does Lizzy .He usually sends her recipes he finds while he is travelling ..He tries to be always here when Lizzy needs help .He also tried to win Lizzy heart So who’s gonna win Lizzy heart who is deeply engaged in her CPC group preparing the Christmas celebration with her friends of her place Annie her friend will be a great support during all the book and will also have some surprises in her life .. Lots of gossiping are in Middlemoss especially about Lizzy’s last husband tom who has been unfaithful to her with several women .. Even if it’s a rewrite of one of her old book “Sweet Nothings” I was really happy to read this story as it’s always nice to read Trisha Ashley books .We always have additional recipes in the book .In addition to that, reading about cooking is always great .The fact that it is situated in a small place is well explained in the book as really realistic with gossiping, help between the members of the village, small meetings ..I was like absorbed by the story as usual so I can say that it is a great book to me .

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