Having already read and enjoyed Christina Courtenay’s previous two novels, Trade Winds and The Scarlet Kimono, you’d think that I would have learned my lesson and left Highland Storms for a weekend when I had some uninterrupted reading time. But no, despite knowing that I find it incredibly hard to put one of her books down, [...]
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Highland Storms by Christina Courtenay
Posted by kath on December 5, 2011
http://nutpress.co.uk/2011/12/highland-storms-by-christina-courtenay/
Persuade Me by Juliet Archer
If I tell you that Jane Austen is one of my favourite authors and has been since I was a teenager; that Persuasion is not only my favourite of all her books but one of my all-time favourite books; and that Captain Wentworth is my favourite literary hero, then you’ll probably understand why I might have [...]
Posted by kath on September 15, 2011
http://nutpress.co.uk/2011/09/persuade-me-by-juliet-archer/
Please Don’t Stop the Music by Jane Lovering
Jemima Hutton is determined to build a successful new life and keep her past a dark secret. Trouble is, her jewellery business looks set to fail – until enigmatic Ben Davies offers to stock her handmade belt buckles in his guitar shop and things start looking up, on all fronts. But Ben has secrets too. When Jemima [...]
Posted by kath on February 2, 2011
http://nutpress.co.uk/2011/02/please-dont-stop-the-music-by-jane-lovering/
Evil UnLtd by Simon Forward
Every so often, I read a book that catches me completely off-guard and I fall head over heels in love with it. Either it’s a random find discovered while browsing in a bookshop or it’s in a genre I don’t read very often. In 2010, Evil UnLtd: The Root of All Evil by Simon A Forward was that book. Or, more accurately, that ebook.
Posted by kath on January 19, 2011
http://nutpress.co.uk/2011/01/evil-unltd-by-simon-forward/
Welcome to my World by Miranda Dickinson
This is an even better read than Fairytale and I pretty much gobbled it up in one sitting. Welcome to my World tells the story of Harri, a travel agent who hasn’t actually been on holiday anywhere outside the UK yet, which is in stark contrast to her best mate, Alex, who has recently returned home to the Black Country village of Stone Yardley, after extensive travelling.
Posted by kath on January 12, 2011
http://nutpress.co.uk/2011/01/welcome-to-my-world-by-miranda-dickinson/
The Hating Game by Talli Roland
From the original quirky purple and pink cover (which has since changed for the ebook at least) and the title and blurb of Talli Roland’s debut novel, The Hating Game, I knew that this was no cosy, formulaic boy-meets-girl chick-lit romance and I was looking forward to reading it all the more because of that. I wanted a feisty heroine who wouldn’t melt into a puddle within metres of her dream man. I wanted a strong voice and some of the sharp wit I’d come to know from Talli’s tweets and blog posts and I wanted a great story in an unusual situation or setting with its own set of highs and lows, featuring characters that seemed more like real people than characters in a book. Talli delivers on all counts.
Posted by kath on December 20, 2010
http://nutpress.co.uk/2010/12/the-hating-game-by-talli-roland/
The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
I’m over at the FutureBook blog today, reviewing the enhanced ebook of The Last Dragonslayer, which is Jasper Fforde’s latest book and also his first YA novel.
Posted by kath on November 22, 2010
http://nutpress.co.uk/2010/11/the-last-dragonslayer-by-jasper-fforde/
Cardiff Bay Lunch by Simone Mansell Broome
I first heard Simone Mansell Broome read her poems at a poetry magazine launch in 2009. Hers were the poems that stood out for me that night because they spoke of real life events that I could identify with but they were also delivered with a healthy dose of humour, real warmth, empathy and a [...]
Posted by kath on November 8, 2010
http://nutpress.co.uk/2010/11/cardiff-bay-lunch-by-simone-mansell-broome/
Turning the Tide by Christine Stovell
I loved this book. I don’t know about Turning the Tide but it certainly kept me Turning the Page. I had only meant to read a couple of chapters before bed but, each time I tried to put it down, I thought I’d just read the next chapter and then couldn’t put it down until [...]
Posted by kath on September 8, 2010
http://nutpress.co.uk/2010/09/turning-the-tide-by-christine-stovell/
Trade Winds by Christina Courtenay
I knew I had to read this book as soon as I saw its gorgeous cover. It promised the irresistible lure of adventure on the high seas and more than delivered on that. Set in 1732, Trade Winds tells the story of roguish and handsome Killian Kinross who is forced to leave his native Scotland [...]
Posted by kath on September 1, 2010
http://nutpress.co.uk/2010/09/trade-winds-by-christina-courtney/
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