My Life In Books 2017 Part II
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Here's what happened in the second quarter of last year.
Apr
A Spring Affair by Milly Johnson - I only discovered Milly's books a couple of years ago, and love them. Her characters are warm and down to earth and I've done my best to buy her back catalogue. 5 stars.
Gray Mountain by John Grisham - still one of my favourite authors. Has been for about 20 years. I was already reading him whilst at university. A bit different from his usual legal thrillers, but I enjoyed this - 5 stars
FOR THE RECORD - not everything was 5 stars this year or close to it. I did give up on a few books, whether because of my mood, the number of spelling and grammar mistakes (always much more noticeable to me now as an editor and proofreader) or the dodgy plot. I just prefer not to rate something at all if I'd give it less than 3 stars.
May
The First Time Mums' Club by Lucie Wheeler - ALERT!! This was a new novelist for me and indeed it was her debut novel. In fact, as I type this article, I've just gone to check and she has a new novel out in March - Mums Just Wanna Have Fun and I've just pre-ordered it. As I'm a mum of two tiny sprogs, her debut novel really appealed to me. I remember tweeting her to tell her how much I enjoyed it.
Breakfast Under A Cornish Sun by Samantha Tonge - I've read another of Sam's books, but this was so much better in my opinion. I loved everything about it. There are a lot of books set in Cornwall and the surrounds at the minute, but this is one of the better ones. 4 stars.
Here Come The Boys - Milly Johnson - I did say I bought her back catalogue, didn't I? 4 stars.
Jun
Wickham Hall - Cathy Bramley - along with Holly Martin, over the past few years, Cathy has embedded herself in my conscience as one of my favourite authors, and likewise I love seeing her physical books on shelves now too, and delight in being able to buy them in paperback as well as e-book. 5 stars.
The Wedding Season - Samantha Chase - ALERT - new author for me. I liked this book to begin with, then got fed up with it, then gave it another go and liked it. So it gets a well-deserved 4 stars from me.
Spring at Blueberry Bay - Holly Martin - yes, I was playing catch-up with her books. Four stars from me.
Hope this has given you some recommendations or at least food for thought. Tune in tomorrow for Part III.
Here's what happened in the second quarter of last year.
Apr
A Spring Affair by Milly Johnson - I only discovered Milly's books a couple of years ago, and love them. Her characters are warm and down to earth and I've done my best to buy her back catalogue. 5 stars.
Gray Mountain by John Grisham - still one of my favourite authors. Has been for about 20 years. I was already reading him whilst at university. A bit different from his usual legal thrillers, but I enjoyed this - 5 stars
FOR THE RECORD - not everything was 5 stars this year or close to it. I did give up on a few books, whether because of my mood, the number of spelling and grammar mistakes (always much more noticeable to me now as an editor and proofreader) or the dodgy plot. I just prefer not to rate something at all if I'd give it less than 3 stars.
May
The First Time Mums' Club by Lucie Wheeler - ALERT!! This was a new novelist for me and indeed it was her debut novel. In fact, as I type this article, I've just gone to check and she has a new novel out in March - Mums Just Wanna Have Fun and I've just pre-ordered it. As I'm a mum of two tiny sprogs, her debut novel really appealed to me. I remember tweeting her to tell her how much I enjoyed it.
Breakfast Under A Cornish Sun by Samantha Tonge - I've read another of Sam's books, but this was so much better in my opinion. I loved everything about it. There are a lot of books set in Cornwall and the surrounds at the minute, but this is one of the better ones. 4 stars.
Here Come The Boys - Milly Johnson - I did say I bought her back catalogue, didn't I? 4 stars.
Jun
Wickham Hall - Cathy Bramley - along with Holly Martin, over the past few years, Cathy has embedded herself in my conscience as one of my favourite authors, and likewise I love seeing her physical books on shelves now too, and delight in being able to buy them in paperback as well as e-book. 5 stars.
The Wedding Season - Samantha Chase - ALERT - new author for me. I liked this book to begin with, then got fed up with it, then gave it another go and liked it. So it gets a well-deserved 4 stars from me.
Spring at Blueberry Bay - Holly Martin - yes, I was playing catch-up with her books. Four stars from me.
Hope this has given you some recommendations or at least food for thought. Tune in tomorrow for Part III.
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