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Waste Not, Want Not in Applewell – ARC Book Review

Waste Not, Want Not in Applewell (Applewell Village Book 1) by [Lilac Mills]

George can’t throw anything away. But he’s in danger of throwing away this opportunity to be loved…

George Nightingale is a hoarder with a house full of junk. For years he’s kept it a secret, rarely leaving his house and keeping social interactions to a minimum, but his carefully balanced system is now under threat…

Nessa Millbrook can’t wait to get settled into her new home in quaint, rural Applewell. Everyone in the village is so friendly – except her neighbour, George, who wants nothing to do with her. But Nessa isn’t one to back down from a challenge and she’s determined to win George over.

The years have taught George to shield his heart and trust no one. Yet Nessa keeps reaching out to him – does he have the courage to take a chance, and reach back?

A gorgeously heartwarming romance with characters readers will fall in love with, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Portia MacIntosh.

No. of pages:- 245 pages

Date Published:- will be published on May 6th 2021

Genre:- Romance

Lilac Mills has recently become one of my favorite authors after reading her holiday series. So I am jolly excited when I got a chance to read this book, a brand new book by Lilac Mills.

Meet George, who is a loner, grumpy and always keeps to himself, never really talks to anyone in Applewell. Then meet Nessa, who moves into the cottage just opposite to where he lives. Nessa is determined to be friends with her neighbor George, even though her new friends tells her that it was fruitless. George seemed to be interested in Nessa and didn’t realize that his life will change for good.

I actually enjoyed reading the story! The story is told from the perspectives of George and Nessa so we know as a reader, how the characters feel about each other. The romance between them is so cute and heartwarming that I was so hooked into the story and vowed that the two will eventually date–which they eventually did!!! Despite George being a grumpy character in the beginning, I got warmed to his character and even Nessa too. The author did a good job, keeping the reader into the story! Besides, I really like the book cover too, which got attracted me to the book besides the author. Though the ending was a bit predictable, I was happy with the ending. One of the cutes, heartwarming romance novels I have read.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the ARC! The review is based on my honest opinion only. Worth five stars!

Lilac Mills lives on a Welsh mountain with her very patient husband and incredibly sweet dog, where she grows veggies (if the slugs don’t get them), bakes (badly) and loves making things out of glitter and glue (a mess, usually). She’s been an avid reader ever since she got her hands on a copy of Noddy Goes to Toytown when she was five, and she once tried to read everything in her local library starting with A and working her way through the alphabet.

She loves long, hot summer days and cold winter ones snuggled in front of the fire, but whatever the weather she’s usually writing or thinking about writing, with heartwarming romance and happy-ever-afters always on her mind..

Little Boy Lost – ARC Book Review

Little Boy Lost: An absolutely unputdownable crime and mystery thriller (Detective Mackenzie Price Book 3) by [Ruhi Choudhary]

The clear sky burst into flames of peach and gold, illuminating the small body leaning against the rocks. He looked even smaller than he had in the photos, purple marks blemishing his neck. His eyes were open, staring ahead at the vastness of the still water.

When three nine-year-old boys go missing on a field trip to Lakemore’s annual spring festival, panic tears through the small town. Detective Mackenzie Price and her partner Nick Blackwood lead the search, but no trace of the boys is found—until one of them is found murdered, a note stuffed down his throat.

“Find Johnny’s killer, or they all die.”

Johnny was supposedly a victim of Jeremiah, a serial killer Nick helped put behind bars nearly a decade ago for the murder of ten young boys. But when Mack and Nick pay him a visit, he claims that he knows nothing—and that he remains innocent of Johnny’s murder.

Then a second boy is found, another clue left on his body, leaving just one left alive. Desperate to save the last boy’s life, Mackenzie and Nick comb over Jeremiah’s case, only to discover proof of a shocking cover-up—and a killer who will stop at nothing to right the wrongs of the past.

Packed full of shocking twists and nail-biting suspense, Little Boy Lost is a truly unputdownable crime thriller, perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Regan and Angela Marsons.

No. of pages:- 398 pages

Date published:- will be published on May 6th 2021

Genre:- Thriller

Publisher:- Bookouture

Gosh….what a roller coaster ride with this one!!! Ruhi did it once again with the third book of Detective Mackenzie Price series, Little Boy Lost. When Charles was murdered, a new detective was assigned to solve the case. Then three little boys were lost in the woods and one of the boys’ bodies, Lucas was found dead…with his tongue cut off. This case was eerily same to another case, solved by Mackenzie’s partner, Nick, but the person is already behind the bars. Is it a copycat murder or something else?

It feels like a cat and mouse chase game when reading this one. So many suspects that you have no idea who is the real culprit behind the murders. The author does a good job, keeping the reader hooked into the story hence the reader’s mind is muddled and couldn’t wait till the end to find who the real villain in the story. The emotions Mackenzie is going through particularly when the new detective, Austin is digging most of her past family’s history is interesting and intriguing. A fast paced thriller with unexpected twists and turns that will hook you into the story from the beginning to the end. The ending, was a bit unexpected, including the part where who the real villain was actually!

Overall, I enjoyed reading Ruhi Chaudary’s books and cannot wait for the fourth book of the series to come out soon! Mackenzie Price has become one of my courageous and favorite characters! Worth five stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Ruhi Choudhary discovered her passion for writing when she was seven years old and wrote her first Star Trek episode. Being a fan of the dark and twisted, she found her calling in crime thriller.

She likes to write stories that make you a little uncomfortable and characters that you struggle to make up your mind about but stay with you.

She lives in Toronto and spends her days training to be a scientist and wishing it rained more often!

You can follow her on Twitter! https://twitter.com/RuhiSChoudhary

The Silent Suspect – ARC Book Review

The Silent Suspect: Only he knows the truth. Only I can save him... The gripping new mystery thriller by [Nell Pattison]

A FIRE. A MURDER. A SILENT SUSPECT…

On a quiet street, one house is burning to the ground…

By the time sign language interpreter Paige Northwood arrives, flames have engulfed her client’s home. Though Lukas is safe, his wife is still inside. But she was dead before the fire started…

Lukas signs to Paige that he knows who killed his wife. But then he goes silent – even when the police charge him with murder.

Is he guilty, or afraid? Only Paige can help him now…

No. of pages:- 381 pages

Date published:- will be published on 29th April 2021

Publisher:- Avon

Genre: Thriller

This is the third book of the Paige Nortwood series but this is the first time, I have been reading from this author. Paige is a British Sign Language interpreter. So when one of her clients, Lukas calls her for help, Paige along with another social worker, Sasha reaches to Lukas’s house–only to find that the house is already on fire and Lukas’s wife, Nadia is dead. But Nadia didn’t die from the fire–she was murdered before the fire. And Lukas was the main suspect. And despite overwhelming evidence and Paige thinks Lukas is innocent, Lukas remains silent.

I thought the plot was interesting–I like how Paige got together with Sasha and DS Singh to find who is actually behind Nadia’s murder. Not much of twists or turns and not a very fast paced thriller you would expect but nonetheless, the writing was OK. It was somewhat interesting to see who is actually the real killer is, with all the suspects from Lukas’ s ex wife Caroline and their teenage son to the gym where Lukas frequented. The ending was somewhat unexpected but it was OK.

Overall, I thought this book was an OK thriller. Worth three stars! Thank you Netgalley and Avon for giving me the ARC–the review is based on my opinion only.

The Berlin Zookeeper – ARC Book Review

The Berlin Zookeeper: An utterly gripping and heart-breaking World War 2 historical novel by [Anna Stuart]

Two women. One shocking wartime secret. And a family mystery just waiting to be discovered…

Berlin Zoo, 1943:Ten-year-old Adelaide and her newborn sister are orphaned after a devastating night of bombing. Heartbroken and frightened, Adelaide runs to her mother’s closest friend, Katharina Heinroth, and the kind zookeeper takes the two little girls under her protection. As the bombing intensifies, Adelaide tries to shut out the horrors of war by caring for her tiny sister and playing with the adorable baby monkeys. But when Katharina organises a dangerous operation to enable children and animals to escape the battle-scarred city, something goes wrong. And Adelaide has to promise her adopted mother to keep a shocking secret. A secret that will change Adelaide’s life forever.

Berlin Zoo, 2019: Bethan Taylor notices the elderly lady sitting on the bench next to her seems confused, her thoughts flitting between past and present. Ada talks of her childhood, played out in an underground bunker beneath the animal enclosures during the war. As Ada’s story unfolds, Bethan is surprised to hear a name she recognises…

Katharina Heinroth is at the top of a list of German names Bethan found in a hidden compartment of her late mother’s jewellery box. Bethan’s father couldn’t tell her anything about the crumpled piece of paper and she’s been searching for the meaning ever since.

As the two women are brought together by the pain of the past can they help each other to heal? And after decades of silence, can Ada help Bethan to uncover a long-buried family mystery?

An unforgettable and heart-wrenching novel of a brave orphan girl and a shocking wartime secret. Inspired by a true WW2 story and perfect for fans of Orphan Train, The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Alice Network.

No. of pages:- 367 pages

Date published:- 4th May 2021

Publisher:- Bookouture

Genre:- Historical Fiction

As many of you all know…I am a sucker for historical fiction based anything on Holocaust and WWII. But this book, though based on WWII is a bit different–it’s not about Holocaust but about German woman Katharina who is secretly opposing the rule of the Nazis and…who saves the children and babies.

This book actually reminds me of the Zookeeper’s Wife which is based on the real life story of a woman who along with her husband saves many Jews as they could in their Warsaw Zoo in Poland. The only difference is, no Jews are in the story but saving many babies as she could. The story spans back and forth from present day, a woman named Bethan Taylor who moves from England to Berlin after finding a list of German women’s names in her mother’s jewelry box. The past tells of a woman named Katharina, a brave and courageous woman who owns Berlin Zoo with her husband, Oskar. The author has done a good job of drawing the reader into the story and getting to know more about the history, especially during the final years of the war. I also like how Bethan, whose mother was German and who apparently was adopted was determined to find her real grandmother while working in the Berlin Zoo. The story kept me hooked from the beginning and I was totally engrossed into the story.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading this beautiful book–a story of two women, both determined and would do anything and was really engaging story. Worth five stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC of the book. The review is based on my honest opinion.

I wanted to be an author from the moment I could pick up a pen and was writing boarding-school novels by the age of nine. I made the early mistake of thinking I ought to get a ‘proper job’ and went into Factory Planning – a career that gave me some wonderful experiences, amazing friends and even a fantastic husband, but didn’t offer much creative scope. So when I stopped to have children I took the chance to start the ‘improper job’ of writing. It’s not been easy but I love it and can’t see myself ever stopping.

Bonnie and Stan, my first novel, is a tale of how love matures, set in Liverpool in both the modern day and the swinging sixties. Four Minutes to Save a Life is a timely story of how a quiet delivery driver unites three lonely people in a quest to make their lives better that may ultimately cost him his own…

I also write historical fiction as Joanna Courtney.

I’d love to hear from you via my website – @annastuartbooks.com, on twitter – @annastuartbooks,or on facebook – @annastuartauthor

Someone like you – ARC Book Review

Someone Like You: Escape with this perfect uplifting romance by [Tracy Corbett]

What happens on holiday doesn’t always stay on holiday…

When mousy factory-worker Lilith Monroe meets gorgeous Will Taylor on holiday, she reinvents herself as Lily, a risk-taking costume designer extraordinaire. What’s the harm in a few white lies when she’ll never see Will again?

Back in England, Will can’t stop thinking about Lily. When his events company needs a costume designer last minute for the Royal Windsor Festival, it’s like fate is knocking on his door. He can hire Lily and see if the spark is still there. Except he hasn’t been entirely honest with Lily…

Can a holiday fling become something more, or are there too many untruths between Lilith and Will?

A gorgeously uplifting romance for fans of Portia MacIntosh and Trisha Ashley.

No. of pages:- 285 pages

Date published:- 12th April 2021

Genre:- Romance

If you would enjoy a cheesy, cozy romance novels, then this book might be for you all.

What will happen when two people meet on a vacation and then lie one another about their selves? Well, Lily lost her grandparents and then goes to Caribbean for the vacation. Will Taylor who is a single father also goes for a vacation to Caribbean. The two meet each other and then fell in love and then when the vacation is over, they go on their separate ways back in England. Now here’s the white lie–Lily told Will that she was a costume designer when in fact she is working in a clothing factory. Will told Lily that he was not married. So when back in England when Lily gets a job in Will’s production company, things start to turn uphill.

First of all, I love the book cover so five stars for the beautiful cute cover! But the plot line…I didn’t really like it. I feel like I was watching some soap opera Hallmark holiday movie where boy meets girl, fall in love, then fall out and then again get back together. The writing was good and I didn’t very much like some of the characters like Will. Overall, the book was unrealistic and a bit predictable as you know that is what is going to happen in the end that it will be actually happily ever after.

Overall, I rate this book as three stars–thank you Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Tracy started writing in her late twenties, song lyrics, sketches for pantomimes and short stories, before venturing into the wonderful world of novel writing. She describes her writing style as modern tales of romance, with engaging quirky characters, who overcome adversity, grow as people and conclude in satisfying optimistic endings. When Tracy isn’t writing, she enjoys amateur dramatics and can regularly be found dressing up in various strange costumes and prancing about the stage pretending to be all manner of odd characters!

The Bookshop by the Sea- Book Review

Sophie Lawson should be enjoying her sister’s wedding day. But nothing could have prepared her to see the best man again.

After her mother became bedridden and her father bailed on the family, Sophie found herself serving as a second mother to her twin brother, Seth, and younger sister, Jenna. Sophie supported her siblings through their college years, putting aside her own dream of opening a bookshop in Piper’s Cove—the quaint North Carolina beach town they frequented as children.

Now it’s finally time for Sophie to follow her own pursuits. Seth has a new job, and Jenna is set to marry her college beau in Piper’s Cove. But the destination wedding reunites Sophie with best man Aiden Maddox, her high school sweetheart who left her without a backward glance.

When an advancing hurricane strands Aiden in Piper’s Cove after the wedding, he finds the hotels booked to capacity and has to ask Sophie to put him up until the storm passes. As the two ride out the weather, old feelings rise to the surface. The delay also leaves Sophie with mere days to get her bookshop up and running. Can she trust Aiden to stick around? And will he find the courage to risk his heart?

No. of pages:- 335 pages

Date published:- 13th April 2021

Genre:- Romance

Ever since her mother died and her father abandoned the family, Sophie Lawson had been acting as both a mother and a sister to her siblings, Jenna and Seth. Now her younger sister is getting married, Seth has got a job and Sophie is going to open up a book shop but gets a surprise when the best man at the wedding was Aidan, her ex boyfriend who dumped her many years ago.

I really enjoyed reading this book! The book was warm, funny and I do like the relationship between Sophie and Aidan, that Aidan still finds that he had feelings for Sophie still. The writing was engaging and I was hooked into the story and vouched for both Sophie and Aidan to get back together!!! Though the ending is predictable, nonetheless it is a cure romantic love story set in a small town in North Carolina, and how a storm actually brought these two former love birds together.

I really enjoyed reading this book so worth four stars! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book–the review is based on my honest opinion.

Denise Hunter is the internationally published bestselling author of more than 35 novels, three of which have been adapted into Hallmark movies. She has appeared on the The 700 Club and won awards such as The Holt Medallion Award, The Carol Award, The Reader’s Choice Award, The Foreword Book of the Year Award, and is a RITA finalist.

Denise writes heartwarming, small-town love stories, peopled with layered characters who have real-life issues. Her readers enjoy the vicarious thrill of falling in love and the promise of a happily-ever-after sigh as they savor the final pages of her books.

In 1996, inspired by the death of her grandfather, Denise began her first book, writing while her children napped. Two years later it was published, and she’s been writing ever since. Her husband says he inspires all her romantic stories, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too!

When Denise isn’t orchestrating love lives on the written page, she enjoys traveling with her family, drinking chai lattes, and playing drums. Denise makes her home in Indiana where she and her husband raised three boys and are currently enjoying an empty nest and two beautiful granddaughters.

My Little Girl – ARC Book Review

My Little Girl: A totally gripping psychological thriller full of shocking twists by [Shalini Boland]

Your daughter is missing. Did someone close to you take her?

Seven-year-old Beatrice has gone missing. Her mother Claire’s whole world has been turned upside down in just one moment and she can’t stop shaking. She’s desperate to find her precious daughter, but nothing about the day she disappeared makes sense…

The mother-in-law: Jill was meant to be looking after Beatrice. She says she didn’t take her eyes off the little girl but her version of events doesn’t add up… Claire has never got on with her, so why should she trust her now?

The husband: He should have been with their only child. Instead, he changed the plans without telling Claire. She didn’t think there were any secrets between them, but maybe she was wrong?

The first wife: Laurel has always been jealous of Claire’s family. Has her husband’s ex-wife taken her daughter?

Which one of them is lying? And who really knows where Beatrice is?

No. of pages:- 363 pages

Date published:- will be published on 22nd April 2021

Publisher:- Bookouture

Genre:- Psychological thriller

The worst nightmare a mother could face is when her own child disappears mysteriously into thin air. That’s what happened to Claire Nolan when her mother-in-law, Jill offered to look after Beatrice and her friend Millie. Claire’s husband, Ollie was supposed to look after the girls but Jill, ended up looking after them. Jill tries hard to become a good grandmother but Claire thinks Jill could be absent minded and may not look after Beatrice properly. And so that’s what happened when Jill was answering the phone and the next moment, Beatrice went missing.

This is the second book I have read from Shalini Boland, the first one being the Wife. This book was really gripping and well written that I was hooked into the book from the beginning. The story was told from the perspectives of Claire and Jill, their complicated relationship with each other and the fact that Jill is more favorable towards Laurel, Ollie’s ex-wife more than to Claire, creates a tense atmosphere between the two women. So we would know how these characters feel about each other. Though initially I didn’t like both the women, soon I get to have soft spot for both as I know what it is like to feel when your child goes missing. Too many suspects, particularly Laurel, who seems to be jealous of the way Claire is living happily with Ollie. There were so many twists and turns and the ending was really good that I couldn’t even put the book down!! Read this book in one go!! I mean I couldn’t wait until the end to know who on earth had really abducted Beatrice.

In short, this novel is quiet unputdownable, chilling, gripping filled with twists and turns that will take your breath away! Quiet a roller coaster ride I had with this book! Worth five stars!

Shalini Boland is the million-copy, USA-Today bestselling author of psychological thrillers: ‘THE GIRL FROM THE SEA’, ‘THE BEST FRIEND’, ‘THE MILLIONAIRE’S WIFE’ (optioned for TV by Legendary Studios and FX Networks), ‘THE SECRET MOTHER’, ‘THE CHILD NEXT DOOR’, ‘THE SILENT SISTER’, ‘THE PERFECT FAMILY’, ‘THE MARRIAGE BETRAYAL’, ‘THE OTHER DAUGHTER’, ‘ONE OF US IS LYING’ and ‘THE WIFE.’

MY LITTLE GIRL is now available to pre-order!

Her titles are published by Bookouture, Grand Central (USA) and Tantor.

Shalini lives by the sea in Dorset, England with her husband, two teens and their cheeky dog, Jess. Before kids, she was signed to Universal Music Publishing as a singer/songwriter, but now she spends her days writing psychological thrillers (in between re-stocking the fridge and dealing with endless baskets of laundry).

She is also the author of two bestselling Young Adult series as well as a children’s WWII novel with a time-travel twist.

Beneath Black Water River – ARC Book Review

Beneath Blackwater River: A totally gripping, addictive and heart-pounding crime thriller (Detective Kay Sharp Book 2) by [Leslie Wolfe]

She looked alive, her hair drifting freely in the water, her red lips gently parted, as if to let her final breath escape. A small locket floated by her face, attached to her neck with a silver chain…

When Detective Kay Sharp first left Mount Chester—population 3,823—in her rear-view mirror, she promised never to look back. The town only contained bad memories and dark secrets. But when a brutal crime surfaces, she finds herself home once more, and this time she’s not going anywhere.

Kay is called to Blackwater River, where the body of a seventeen-year-old girl has been found. Surrounded by snowy peaks and a forest alive with the colors of fall, the victim floats in the water, a hand-carved locket around her neck.

The locket seems strangely familiar. Digging into cold cases, Kay discovers that three-year-old Rose Harrelson was wearing it when she vanished fourteen years ago. In the middle of the night, the little girl’s bedroom—with Mickey Mouse on the wall and a hanging baby mobile—was suddenly empty. The unsolved case still haunts the town.

But the teenager they have found has been dead for only a few hours. If the girl in the river is Rose, where has she been? Who has been hiding her all these years? Kay knows she must solve the kidnapping in order to untangle the mystery of the dead body.

Then Kay receives a shocking call. The dead girl has been identified—and she’s not Rose. So why is she wearing the locket, and what happened to the missing child from all those years ago? As Kay unearths a web of lies and deceit spun for decades, the close-knit community will never be the same. And Kay will find herself facing a truly terrifying killer…

A totally gripping page-turner that should come with a health warning! Be warned: you’ll lose sleep and your heart will race like crazy as you read twist after twist. Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni and Kendra Elliot.

No. of pages:- 354 pages

Date published:- will be published on 23rd April 2021

Publisher :- Bookouture

Genre:- Thriller

What a roller coaster ride!!!

This is the second book of the Detective Kay Sharp series and just like the first book, this book did not leave me with disappointment!! It was soooo good!!!!

A body of a teenage girl was found by the river and was identified that as Rose Harrleson who went missing fourteen years ago, as she was wearing the same locket. But then later on the media speculated that the body was indeed belong to Alyssa Caldwell, the heiress of Caldwell farms in California. Biggest question–how did Rose’s locket ended up in Alyssa’s hands? Meanwhile, a serial killing is taking place with a man abducting runaways from the highway.

Just like the first book, this book was unputdownable with twists and turns in each chapter that you didn’t even expect!!! I was so hooked into the story that I didn’t even realized I have finished the book until I came to the ending!!! It was really good! The author does an amazing job with her writing skill and knows how to keep the reader hooked into the story. I felt like I was on a roller coaster ride with Detective Kay and her partner Detective Elliot who actually became my favorite characters in the book. The ending to me was unpredictable (which is what I like in a good thriller) and unexpected. It was really good!

Overall, an unputdownable thriller filled with twists and turns that will keep you up all night reading! Quiet a thrill ride with this book! Worth five stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

I See You – Book Review

I See You: The addictive Number One Sunday Times Bestseller by [Clare Mackintosh]

You do the same thing every day.
You know exactly where you’re going.
You’re not alone . . .

When Zoe Walker sees her photo in the classifieds section of a London newspaper, she is determined to find out why it’s there. There’s no explanation: just a grainy image, a website address and a phone number. She takes it home to her family, who are convinced it’s just someone who looks like Zoe. But the next day the advert shows a photo of a different woman, and another the day after that.

Is it a mistake? A coincidence? Or is someone keeping track of every move they make . . .

No. of pages:- 386 pages

Date published:- July 28th 2016

Genre:- Psychological Thriller

After reading her I Let You Go, which is Clare Mackintosh’s debut book, I always wanted to have a chance to read more of her books. So when I finally got a chance to read this book, I was mighty excited!

Zoe Walker, a commuter who travels to London for work uses the same route always. So when she sees her own picture on an escort ad in London Gazette newspaper, she was shocked and surprised. A few days ago, a woman was found murdered in a park and her picture too appeared on London Gazette on the same ad, a few weeks before she was murdered. Another woman was raped and another woman was burgled in her own home, all their pictures appeared on London Gazette. Is it merely a coincidence or someone playing a sick game?

I do enjoyed the plot very well. The story is told mainly of Zoe’s perspectives and also Kelly, the detective who starts investigating the case along with another detective Nick as they believe there is some connection between the attacks and the ads. There were twists and turns, the thriller was quiet fast paced and I was hooked into the story. However it was a bit predictable though the ending, the epilogue part was kind of unexpected. The characters are all realistic and you could actually relate Zoe’s paranoia and anxiety as she felt that someone might be stalking after her.

Overall, it was a good thriller, quiet unputdownable with some twists and turns you didn’t expect. Worth five stars!

With over 2 million copies of her books sold worldwide, number one bestseller Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award-winning author of I Let You Go, which was a Sunday Times bestseller and the fastest-selling title by a new crime writer in 2015. It also won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2016. Both Clare’s second and third novels, I See You and Let Me Lie, were number one Sunday Times bestsellers. All three of her thrillers were selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club, and together have been translated into over thirty-five languages. After the End was published in 2019 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller.

Clare is patron of the Silver Star Society, a charity based at the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford, which supports parents experiencing high-risk or difficult pregnancies. She lives in North Wales with her husband and their three children.

A Bitter and Sweet Cherry Season – Book Review

The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season: A Novel by [Molly Fader]

In cherry season, anything is possible…

Everything Hope knows about the Orchard House is from the stories of her late mother. So when she arrives at the northern Michigan family estate late one night with a terrible secret and her ten-year-old daughter in tow, she’s not sure if she’ll be welcomed or turned away with a shotgun by the aunt she has never met.

Hope’s aunt, Peg, has lived in the Orchard House all her life, though the property has seen better days. She agrees to take Hope in if, in exchange, Hope helps with the cherry harvest—not exactly Hope’s specialty, but she’s out of options. As Hope works the orchard alongside her aunt, daughter and a kind man she finds increasingly difficult to ignore, a new life begins to blossom. But the mistakes of the past are never far behind, and soon the women will find themselves fighting harder than ever for their family roots and for each other.

No. of pages:- 272 pages

Published:- June 9th 2020

Genre:- Literary Fiction

Bitter and sweet indeed with a cherry on top, a powerful and emotional story of three women of three generations that takes place in a Orchard House in rural Michigan.

Hope and her ten year old daughter Tink arrives to the Orchard House after fleeing away from a domestic abuse marriage. Through her late mother’s story, the Orchard House is occupied by her aunt, known as Peg who has lived in the Orchard House in her entire life. The cherry season has started and Hope, who has never met her aunt Peg and the three women are trying to get know each other. After the initial ups and downs, soon the three women get to know each other and becomes inseparable and Hope and Tink gets used to the life in the Orchard House, making new friends.

This book was emotional and I was so hooked into the story. The story is told from the perspectives of Peg, Hope and Tink and it’s good to know what the three women think of each other. It was unputdownable as well and the writing was really good and engaging that the author did a good job making the reader hooked into the story. The ending of the book was intense that kept me at the edge of my seat and I simply couldn’t put the book down and didn’t realize until the audiobook ended!!

Overall it is a powerful and emotional family drama that talks about courage and friendship and also the family bond. Worth five stars in my opinion!

Molly Fader is the author of The McAvoy Sisters Book of Secrets. Under the name Molly O’Keefe she is the award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author of sexy contemporary romance.