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A lifetime holding it together.One party will bring it crashing down. Malibu: August, 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other aContinue reading “Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid”

Marigold has spent her life taking care of those around her, juggling family life with the running of the local shop, and being an all round leader in her quiet yet welcoming community. When she finds herself forgetting things, everyone quickly puts it down to her age. But something about Marigold isn’t quite right, andContinue reading “Here and now by Santa Montefiore”

In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realised that nothing she was doing orContinue reading “The year of less by Cait Flanders”

French Alps, 1998 Two young men ski into a blizzard… but only one returns. 20 years later Four people connected to the missing man find themselves in that same resort. Each has a secret. Two may have blood on their hands. One is a killer-in-waiting. Someone knows what really happened that day. And somebody willContinue reading “The Chalet by Catherine Cooper”

How much can you save with this book? Trusted bargain-hunter and mum, Holly Smith, cuts thousands of pounds off her shopping and bills every year. She founded the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK (one of the largest Facebook groups in the world) and is on TikTok, Youtube and Instagram helping as many people as possibleContinue reading “Holly Smith’s money saving book”

If the books released this year are anything like last year then us readers are in for another really good reading year again and i must say i read some really good books last year but i will go into that more in another post this one is about the books that are released thisContinue reading “Books I Am Looking Forward To Reading In January 2021”

Lisa tells lies. Most of them are small white lies intended to make the life of her daughter, Ava, easier. But her biggest lie of all about to be exposed. Because Lisa is lying to everyone.  Lisa isn’t who she says she is.  Lisa isn’t even called Lisa at all.  Her real name is CharlotteContinue reading “Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough”

Coronation Day, 1953. Molly Heywood slips away from the celebrations and makes a shocking discovery: her friend Cassie is dead and her six-year-old daughter Petal has vanished without a trace. The only clue is a letter from London, where Cassie once lived. Now it is up to Molly to head there and uncover the pastContinue reading “Without A Trace by Lesley Pearse”

Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago. When she shot her husband in the head five times. Since then she hasn’t spoken a single word. It’s time to find out why. MY THOUGHTS I kept wanting to read this but kept putting it off as I kept hearing notContinue reading “The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides”

Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change. The books inContinue reading “The Midnight Library by Matt Haig”