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Book Divas (227 KP) rated Winterdream in Books

Jun 7, 2019

Winterdream

Chantal Gadoury | 2018 | Young Adult (YA)

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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Simply Enchanting

"Look with your heart. Look with your mind."

I just finished reading WinterDream and I'll start by saying that author Chantal Gadoury is truly gifted as her fairy tales are always created with a magic spell that captivates me from beginning to end. This storyline was beautifully flawless and her characters leaped out of the pages and invited me into the magical world of WinterDream were I felt all the emotions that were written on each page and fell further in love with the Nutcracker.

If you are looking for an immersive holiday tale then look no further as this story is simply enchanting

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Cara Edgar (32 KP) rated The Lie in Books

Jan 25, 2018

The Lie

C.L. Taylor | 2018 | Thriller

7.8

(4 Ratings)

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engaging fast read (0 more)

may cause triggers for victims of abuse (0 more)

Best friends are there for each other through thick and thin. You trust them with your life. At least that's what Emma, Daisy, Leanne and Al think. But all that changes when they embark on a trip of a lifetime together. When they return home, only two of them are left alive and the group has been torn apart by lies and deception. Many years later, when the dust has settled and life has moved on, one girl receives a threatening letter. Someone knows the truth about what happened on that holiday and will stop at nothing to expose it.

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Milleen (47 KP) rated Miss You in Books

Nov 14, 2018

Miss You

Kate Eberlen | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.0

(3 Ratings)

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This is a heart wrenching roller-coaster of a romance. Tess and Gus are meant to be together, they just keep missing one another. The pair have a fleeting moment in Florence in 1997 when they are both eighteen, Tess is inter-railing across Italy and Gus is on holiday with his parents, before University. Eberlen then takes us through moments in the next sixteen years when both characters face difficulties in their lives, teasing us with near misses and crossed paths for the duration of the book. Anyone who has read David Nicholls’ ‘One Day’ will thoroughly enjoy this little bit of escapism, serendipity and romance.

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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Rag Doll in Books

Nov 25, 2019

Rag Doll

Rebecca Scarberry | 2012 | Crime, Erotica, Mystery

7.0

(1 Ratings)

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On a family holiday Jeremy takes his son out for the day. His marriage isn't doing too well and he's been having an affair, which triggers a sequence of events when his son finds something unexpected...

Rag Doll is a short story that plays with the reader as much as with the characters, in the same way a cat will play with an unfortunate mouse. This is a quick read but Scarberry uses the format well, in essence providing a sketch of the story and getting the reader to fill in the details.

Hard to say more without giving anything away. But definitely worth a read. Very thought provoking.