Book Review: Tangled Hearts by Heather McCollum
Reviewer: Andrea I received a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. The Summary: Pandora Wyatt is the most complicated woman alive.…
Reviewer: Andrea I received a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. The Summary: Pandora Wyatt is the most complicated woman alive.…
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
From the author of New York Times bestseller Garden Spells comes a beautiful, haunting story of old loves and new, and the power of the connections that bind us forever…
The first time Eby Pim saw Lost Lake, it was on a picture postcard. Just an old photo and a few words on a small square of heavy stock, but when she saw it, she knew she was seeing her future.
That was half a life ago. Now Lost Lake is about to slip into Eby’s past. Her husband George is long passed. Most of her demanding extended family are gone. All that’s left is a once-charming collection of lakeside cabins succumbing to the Southern Georgia heat and damp, and an assortment of faithful misfits drawn back to Lost Lake year after year by their own unspoken dreams and desires.
It’s a lot, but not enough to keep Eby from relinquishing Lost Lake to a developer with cash in hand, and calling this her final summer at the lake. Until one last chance at family knocks on her door.
Lost Lake is where Kate Pheris spent her last best summer at the age of twelve, before she learned of loneliness, and heartbreak, and loss. Now she’s all too familiar with those things, but she knows about hope too, thanks to her resilient daughter Devin, and her own willingness to start moving forward. Perhaps at Lost Lake her little girl can cling to her own childhood for just a little longer… and maybe Kate herself can rediscover something that slipped through her fingers so long ago.
One after another, people find their way to Lost Lake, looking for something that they weren’t sure they needed in the first place: love, closure, a second chance, peace, a mystery solved, a heart mended. Can they find what they need before it’s too late?
At once atmospheric and enchanting, Lost Lake shows Sarah Addison Allen at her finest, illuminating the secret longings and the everyday magic that wait to be discovered in the unlikeliest of places.
Review:
As I started reading Lost Lake and getting deeper into the story, I grew excited for the possibilities the plot would take me. A love a little sprinkling of magic in my books, and this seemed to be right up my alley with “could it be real?” moments that Lost Lake provides those who visit. While I did end up highly enjoying this book, it didn’t leave me with the impression I thought it was going to. I think the book was too quick to really get into the magic of the lake and how it touches everyone who believes in its beauty. While I was a little disappointed in that, this really is a great story that I think can be described as spell-bounding. I liked getting different POVs from characters, and especially loved Devin and her innocence and her love for her mom. A well-written book that I think you should read!
4 stars
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
When her fiancé Rob breaks off their engagement for the third time, Viv does what any girl would do – she Googles heartbreak.
Confronted by tales of misery, she decides to set-up her own self-help website for the broken-hearted. But as Viv passes through the three essential stages of grief (denial, vodka, disastrous haircut), she becomes determined that it’s not too late to try and get Rob back.
When things get out of hand after a drunken declaration of love at an extremely inappropriate moment, Viv’s scruffy, tequila-swilling best friend Max is there to pick up the pieces. Viv starts to realise that maybe the real thing has been under her nose all this time, and now – one ex and a massive error of judgement later – she has to face the question:
What’s the craziest thing you’ll do for love?
Review:
Ah, good ole chick lit. I love this genre. Poor, confused Viv. Of course she has her flaws, with her main one being obsessed with her douche of an ex. If I can say this right in British slang – what a wanker! Sometimes it was cringe-worthy watching Viv try to get her life straight, but it was a charming journey none the less. This book is an entertaining read, and if you’re a chick lit fan I think you’ll enjoy it!
4 stars
Diane Vallere is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and The Brim Reaper
Summary:
When an over-the-top collection of vintage Hollywood costumes comes to Samantha Kidd’s hometown, it brings a hat box full of hype. Close friend Eddie is in charge of the exhibit but when hype turns to homicide, he turns to Samantha for help. Brimming with good intentions, she loops in the cops, but after one too many cloche calls, she’s soon in over her head. If she can tear the lid off the investigation, it might mean a feather in her fedora. And if she can’t? She might get capped.
Review:
I have also read Buyer, Beware and Designer Dirty Laundry in this series, so of course I was excited to head back into Samantha’s fashionable – and murderous – world. This series is such a blast, and the third book was just as fun to read. Of course she gets herself wrapped up in another murder mystery, and I loved that I was surprised at the ending and the whodunit. I honestly didn’t see that coming! Samantha’s romantic life is also one that I can’t wait to keep reading about, and I really hope there is more coming. I highly recommend this series!
4 stars
JL Redington is on tour now with CLP Blog Tours and The Lies That Save Us
Summary:
Alexa is beautiful, smart and alone in the world, a result of devastating losses in her life. She purchased a diner in the quiet out of the way town of Startup, Washington and hired employees to help run it. She’s just beginning to feel secure in her loneliness.
Suddenly her world is jolted awake by Cayman, a handsome young stranger that enters her diner seemingly from nowhere. Event’s happen quickly, and soon Alexa is deep into secret lives, deception and desire.
Will she figure out the riddle of her father’s death? Will she be able to resist the temptation to fall in love with Cayman in spite of her suspicions? Will she live to tell the tale?
Review:
This is quite a story! Even after reading the synopsis, I was still a bit caught off guard by how intense this book got. Not to say I disliked it, the plot twist was just unexpected to me. The beginning started off just a tad slow for me, but once the action started picking it up the book got exciting and I was having a lot of fun reading it. There is romance and suspense, and I loved the cliff hanger…well, loved in the sense that I know a book 2 is coming and I’m looking forward to reading it!
4 stars
Author Bio:
JL Redington lives Juneau, AK, with her husband Terry and puppy, Shelby. Together they are the parents of 6 grown children and 19 grandchildren. She loves to read, camp, cook and be with her friends and family. In writing this romance series, JL has found a new love in her life, and that is writing books. JL has always felt books are a way to take us out of the everyday and into a place we can relax, be entertained and enjoy a different world for a period of time. Happy reading!
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Reviewer: Samantha I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Summary: GONE GIRL meets GOSSIP GIRL in this gripping new…
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
Some people book last-minute holidays, walk barefoot in the grass or party on a week night. Not Nicola Brown. Nicola is the kind of girl who double-locks the front door, leaves the plastic covering on new furniture, sticks to a super-strict diet and definitely, absolutely Does Not Date.
Her colleague Caroline – loopy, warm and exasperated by her, knows that Nicola’s reluctance to lose control means she’s living only half a life. And so she lays down the gauntlet: Nicola must cast aside her hang ups and go on as many dates as it takes to find true love in time for Valentine’s Day.
The pick of local men is, quite frankly, a bit rubbish. And there are only three months until February 14th. Surely it’s an impossible task? But, as Nicola is about to find out on her dodgy dates, letting go isn’t quite as scary as she imagined. In fact, it’s rather a lot of fun…
Review:
This is an entertaining chick lit book, light-hearted and quite funny all the way through. What I liked most about the book was that it wasn’t totally obvious who Nicola was going to end up with from the beginning. It took me a while to see the connection, but when I did I loved it! Some of the dates she goes on in hopes to find true love are quite comical, and the supporting cast – Caroline in particular – help give another dosage of humor to the book. Chick lit fans will appreciate this one!
4 stars
Reviewer: Terry I was given this book in exchange for an honest review. The relationship between two sisters is often a complex and difficult one.…
Reviewer: Kate I received a copy of Cider Brook by Carla Neggers in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Unlikely partners bound by circumstance…or by…