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The Honeymoon by Tina Seskis My rating: 4 of 5 stars Jemma is on her honeymoon. She is staying in a five star luxury resort in The Maldives which should be paradise but one evening her husband goes missing, but where has he gone? Suddenly, everyone on the island is a suspect and Jemma doesn't know how she can trust. Initially I couldn't stand Jemma, I thought she was selfish and overbearing, and I disagreed with a decision she made at the start of the story, but as the plot unfolded, I realised that she was being used and I ended up feeling sorry for her. The twist at the end made me gasp, as in my head I thought through every scenario except the one in the story! The description of The Maldives was brilliant and I found myself googling holidays there!! If you liked Girl On A Train, or Behind Closed Doors, you'll love this story. I was provided with a free copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review. View all my rev...

Trouble at the Little Village School by Gervase Phinn My rating: 1 of 5 stars I was really disappointed with this book - it's the second one in the series and basically the plot line was pretty much a repeat of the first one. A child who ran away, the will-they-won't-they relationship of the village doctor and the school headmistress, and the on-going saga of whether the small village school would join forces with the bigger school in the next town. I don't feel that the book bought anything new and it just felt like a repeat of the first one, and considering that there are four in the series, I honestly don't know where the plot line will go for the other two. View all my reviews

A Night on the Orient Express by Veronica Henry My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Night On The Orient Express sees a group of passengers settling into their seats on board the train journey of a lifetime. We meet Emmie And Archie who won the trip as a prize on an online dating website, Adele and her granddaughter Imogen - who has been sent on the journey to Venice by her Grandmother to run a mysterious errand, famous photographer, Riley and his lifelong sweetheart Sylvie who make the journey each year for Sylvie's birthday, and Simon and new "step mum" Stephanie, who along with Simon's teenage children make the journey to try and bring the family together as a unit. As the infamous train rattles along the tracks, we hear of the tales of the passengers on-board and very quickly I felt like I was drawn into the story, with the wonderful descriptions of the marquetry on the inside of the coaches, to the smells and the ambience which soon had m...

Paper Hearts & Summer Kisses by Carole Matthews My rating: 5 of 5 stars Christie Chapman is a single mum who spends her days commuting into London on the coach from Milton Keynes to work as a PA in a solicitors office. What keeps Christie sane is her love of crafting, and as the coach rattles down the motorway to metropolis each day, she dreams of giving up the rat race and developing her hobby into a career. Christie's character was plausible and I really warmed to her, I wanted to be her friend and sit and do crafts with her over a glass or two of wine!!! Her parents who heled her a lot with childcare (of teenager Finn) were amazing and so supportive. Henry, the possible love interest was insipid and drove me insane, I just wanted to shake him and tell him to "man up!" I loved this book - for me personally it had everything in it I would want to read about - crafts with a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure (I'm a...