The Best Days of Our Lives by Lucy Diamond

When 35-year-old Leni McKenzie is knocked off her bike, her family’s world is turned upside down. Leni and her sister Alice were best friends as well as siblings. But did they know each other as well as Alice thought? In the hope of coming to terms with her grief, she tries to piece together Leni’s… Continue reading The Best Days of Our Lives by Lucy Diamond

Anything Could Happen by Lucy Diamond

Your big secret is out. What next? For Lara and her daughter Eliza, it has always been just the two of them. But when Eliza turns eighteen and wants to connect with her father, Lara is forced to admit a secret that she has been keeping from her daughter her whole life. Eliza needs answers… Continue reading Anything Could Happen by Lucy Diamond

Dead End Street by Trevor Wood

Thank you to Quercus Books for a digital review copy of Dead End Street by Trevor Wood via NetGalley. This is the third book in the Jimmy Mullen series. My reviews for the first two books can be read at https://mentoringmumof2bookreviews.home.blog/2021/09/25/the-man-on-the-street-by-trevor-wood/ and https://mentoringmumof2bookreviews.home.blog/2021/10/26/one-way-street-by-trevor-wood/ Today I’m sharing a mini non spoiler review. One Way Street is… Continue reading Dead End Street by Trevor Wood

Anything Could Happen by Lucy Diamond

Thank you to Quercus Books for a digital review copy via NetGalley of the latest book by one of my favourite authors, Lucy Diamond. I’m sharing a mini non spoiler review today. Synopsis: Your big secret is out. What next? For Lara and her daughter Eliza, it has always been just the two of them.… Continue reading Anything Could Happen by Lucy Diamond

The Man on the Street by Trevor Wood

Thank you to Trevor Wood and The Motherload Book Club for a signed copy of this debut novel. Many apologies for the delay in reading and reviewing. Synopsis: It started with a splash. Jimmy, a homeless veteran grappling with PTSD, did his best to pretend he hadn’t heard it – the sound of something heavy… Continue reading The Man on the Street by Trevor Wood

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary My rating: 5 of 5 stars Today on my book blog, I’m sharing another one of my 5 star reviews from 2020. I read and reviewed debut novel, The Flatshare back in February 2020 having read a copy on my Kindle. I have subsequently read and reviewed The Switch (see… Continue reading The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington

I’m pleased to share my review for A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington on my book blog today. Thank you to Quercus Books for a digital review copy via NetGalley – my thoughts are my own and not influenced by the gift. This book will be published on the 3rd of September in… Continue reading A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington

Lockdown by Peter May #Spoilers

Thank you to Quercus Books for the digital review copy of Lockdown back in April 2020. Apologies for the delay in reading and reviewing my first read of a Peter May book. My thoughts are my own and not influenced by the gift. Synposis: Written over fifteen years ago, this prescient, suspenseful thriller is set… Continue reading Lockdown by Peter May #Spoilers

#BookReview The Switch by Beth O’Leary – Publication date 16/4/2020

Publisher comments: When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen’s house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty. She’d like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn’t offer many… Continue reading #BookReview The Switch by Beth O’Leary – Publication date 16/4/2020