If a formula existed for a great novel, everyone would benefit. Authors would write perfect novels and readers would never be disappointed. So, what makes a great novel? My answer is connection and intimacy. Writers need to connect with their readers and readers are on the lookout for authors whose stories invade their hearts andContinue reading “#MondayBlogs What Makes a Great Novel? #Amreading #Amwriting #Amreviewing”
Category Archives: Books I Enjoyed
#TuesdayBookBlog ‘Us’ and ‘One Day’ by David Nicholls #BookReview #Amreviewing @Audible
Today on I’m reviewing One Day and US, contemporary literary fiction, written by David Nicholls. I read ‘One Day’ by David Nicholls about eight years ago, when it first came out. It was before I started reviewing the books I read. I loved everything about One Day, especially the way the plot was structured, taking oneContinue reading “#TuesdayBookBlog ‘Us’ and ‘One Day’ by David Nicholls #BookReview #Amreviewing @Audible”
#FridayReads ‘The Good Girl’ by Mary Kubica @Audible #BookReview
Blurb I’ve been following her for the past few days. I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works. I don’t know the color of her eyes or what they look like when she’s scared. But I will.” One night, Mia Dennett enters a bar to meetContinue reading “#FridayReads ‘The Good Girl’ by Mary Kubica @Audible #BookReview”
#TuesdayBookBlog ‘Her Dear and Loving Husband’ by Meredith Allard @copperfield101
I read Her Dear and Loving Husband, a few months ago and realised I hadn’t yet posted my review on my blog, so here it is. Sweet, well – written Vampire novel I didn’t realise it was part of a vampire trilogy when I started reading, so it was a surprise, and I don’t usuallyContinue reading “#TuesdayBookBlog ‘Her Dear and Loving Husband’ by Meredith Allard @copperfield101”
21 Ingredients for a Great Novel #MondayBlogs
I’m a writer, but, as I’ve so often said, I’m more of a reader than a writer, because I admit that I prefer reading to writing. I’m a great reader, which means I read a lot, much more than most people. I’ve always read a lot, but in the last three-four years, I’ve been readingContinue reading “21 Ingredients for a Great Novel #MondayBlogs”
#Author Spotlight Jennifer Theriot & #BookReview ‘Out of the Box Awakening’ for #RBRT #TuesdayBookBlog
Today the Spotlight is on Jennifer Theriot, whose novel Out of the Box Awakening I recently reviewed as part of Rosie’s Book Review Team. BLURB OUT OF THE BOX AWAKENING Olivia is a good woman, a good mother, a good wife. She’s got it made. She doesn’t want anything to change. Of course, it does…Continue reading “#Author Spotlight Jennifer Theriot & #BookReview ‘Out of the Box Awakening’ for #RBRT #TuesdayBookBlog”
#Author Spotlight Mandy Lee & #BookReview of her Novel ‘You Don’t Know Me’
You all know why I love Romantic novels and Byronic heroes. If you don’t remember, check this post! To sum up, they simply are tantalising, because the reader knows that this disgusting frog will become an irresistible prince, with the heroine’s invaluable help, by the time the novel / trilogy is concluded. To quote myself:Continue reading “#Author Spotlight Mandy Lee & #BookReview of her Novel ‘You Don’t Know Me’”
#Author Spotlight Gloria Antypowich & #BookReview of her Novel ‘Full Circle’
This week’s Author Spotlight features Gloria Antypowich and her novel Full Circle. My Review One of the reasons I read is to travel, and another is to encounter events beyond my daily routine. In Full Circle, I was alternately shocked, surprised, upset, and cheerful. I also travelled to Canada and found out what life onContinue reading “#Author Spotlight Gloria Antypowich & #BookReview of her Novel ‘Full Circle’”
Buy One Get One Half Price At Gatwick Airport
Or What Motivates Me To Buy A Paperback… I rarely buy paperbacks anymore, as I mostly read on my kindle, but there’s one place I always buy tactile books (I refuse to say ‘real books’ all my ebooks are real!), and that’s at airports. Yesterday I returned home from London after almost a week away fromContinue reading “Buy One Get One Half Price At Gatwick Airport”
Book Review: Death on a Dacron Sail by Noelle Granger
Death in a Dacron Sail (Rhe Brewster Mysteries Book 2) Death in a Dacron sail is the type of book I love to read. It’s the second installment of the Rhe Brewster series. Read my review of Death in a Red Canvas Chair, the first in the series, posted a few months ago. The plotContinue reading “Book Review: Death on a Dacron Sail by Noelle Granger”
Rereading Jane Eyre 