Succession meets And Then There Were None.

Every family has a secret.
The mega-rich Pallanders are used to luxury – a castle in the Scottish Highlands, a villa in Tuscany, a billion-dollar fortune and an island in the Caribbean – but their perfect life is about to be shattered.

Every father has a favourite.
Sebastian Pallander dies, leaving a pitiful amount of money to his wife and children. His family fight over the scraps as old rivalries and bitter jealousies come to the surface. And when Pallander’s son is killed in mysterious circumstances, everyone suspects foul play.

Every killer has a motive.
After a desperate race for survival, the relatives gather at their estate to weather the storm. They all begin to wonder: who will be next? Where has all their money gone? And will any of them get what they truly deserve?

My Thoughts:

When Sebastian Pallander a very wealthy man dies, the family all think they are going to be getting a big pay out but what they don’t realise is everything is not as it seems. They family fight and argue what they think is rightfully theirs. When another tragedy strikes, is there something going on behind the scenes where the reader now questions if everyone is playing fair? It was a great and captivating story. It starts off on a steady pace but soon is tense and on edge as the family gets what’s coming to them. They are all greedy and dishonest with each other. It made me question a few things about what the outcome could be. It was a cleverly written mysterious story that I really enjoyed.

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Meet Daisy. She’s just caught her boyfriend shagging someone else at her fortieth birthday party. She’s camped out in her childhood bedroom. And it looks as if her dream to have a baby has gone down the pan.

Time for a F**k It! list?

Don’t miss this triumphant comedy about a woman taking on the world on her own terms.

My Thoughts:

Wow what a read, I could not believe the plot when I read it but unfortunately this happens in real life. It was one of those reads that make you go oh my god I cannot believe what Daisy has gone through. I really felt for her and wanted her to get her happy ever after. She has caught her boyfriend cheating and life is over for her but is it? she makes a plan and it involves the f**k it list and puts matters into her own hands about how her life is going to be. A smart and witty read, it is one of those reads that you just don’t want to put down. It was very funny in parts and uplifting too. Daisy is going to be an inspiration to the many women out their who have had their hearts ripped out of them. A great read.

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Frances Mathews doesn’t get out much since her husband died, but that doesn’t stop her from jump-starting a campaign to create a hedgehog highway in Hilltop Place―feeding stations, holes at the bottoms of gates and fences, and wild garden areas for hibernation. To Frances’s delight, her neighbours are on board. Mostly.

There are Jess and Michael, whose marriage is cracking under the unanticipated strain of a recent adoption. And Ryan, a wounded war reporter struggling to connect with his son after a divorce and forced to return to an exasperating parental fold. Plus, a very forthright single mum new to the neighbourhood and an exceedingly proper couple not about to upend their picture-perfect garden for prickly nuisances.

As relationships―from the romantic to the nerve-racking―form and secrets are unearthed, Hilltop Place is threatened in ways that affect them all…unaware hedgehogs included. What Frances and her charitable neighbours soon discover about themselves and each other is hardly what any of them expected.

My Thoughts:

Frances loves hedgehogs and she will do anything and everything to protect them where she lives. Even her neighbours want to help the hedgehogs well almost all of them. Each neighbour has their own life they are living and this story shows how the hedgehogs help each of Frances neighbours in many ways than one. I love the community feel around this sweet and uplifting story. I really liked Frances and what she is about, she is very caring and has made me feel as though I can adjust my garden to help the hedgehogs. Also the hedgehogs are a massive hit. A story you will want to read.

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Nell has always known her expiry date.

After a psychic predicted her death date twenty years ago, she has lived life accepting she would never see forty – embracing adventure and travelling the world, choosing fun over commitment and laying down roots.

So, when the fateful day comes, Nell feels ready. She sends five excruciatingly honest confessions to her sister, parents and past loves, knowing she won’t be around to face the consequences. Then, with her heart laid bare, all that’s left to do is check into a glamorous hotel and wait for the inevitable…

But when Nell unexpectedly wakes up the next morning broke, single and very much alive, she must figure out exactly how to seize this second chance at life. And then it also hits her:

What on earth happens now that everyone knows how she really feels?

My Thoughts:

When Nell gets the harsh news twenty years ago that she will never hit forty by a clairvoyant, she has lived her life to the fullest, so near to the time she starts selling all her things and telling loved ones things she would not of said if she was to live. She has no way of knowing how it will happen but just that it will happen on this particular day. But for Nell it doesn’t happen this way or that way or any way really, she wakes up and is still on planet Earth much to her surprise. Then she realises things are not as they seem and it feels her with dread what she has said to her loved ones, will they be able to forgive and forget? It was one of those stories that is life affirming, it is thought provoking too. It was full of wit and funniness and it was a easy read that is the perfect pick me up.

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Ginny is about to turn 32. It’s a year she’s been thinking about for a long time. Sixteen years ago she crossed paths with a psychic who made some key predictions about her thirty-second year…

Three bad things: A heartbreak, a loss of independence, and a death.

Three good things: A life-changing trip, reconnecting with someone, and meeting her soulmate.

The issue is that Ginny is due to get married in a month… but it’s all nonsense, obviously. But when some of those pesky predictions start coming true she starts to wonder what might happen next…

My Thoughts:

A while back Ginny went to a psychic who told her when she hits 32 years old, there will be some things happening in her life, some good and some bad. Well… Ginny is here right now and what is going to happen? will any of the predictions come true? It was an uplifting and funny read that had me in stitches. I loved the characters and the way the book made you want to cheer for Ginny. It was full of warmth and humour. You can’t really go wrong with this book and I would recommend reading if you need a bit of cheering up.

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The perfect holiday. The perfect crime.

Four friends on the holiday of a lifetime. Until a vicious murder shatters their paradise.

Four friends who’d do anything for each other, until now.

Only one of them committed a crime.

But all four know how to keep a secret.

And they’re all guilty of something…

My Thoughts:

When four friends go on holiday together, they would never imagine the horror that the trip would ensue. As the story flows, we see that each of them have something that they are willing to hide. I liked how each chapter is a different persons point of view, it makes it more interesting for the reader. The story has a steady pace but ramps up half way through and makes you feel on edge wondering what is going to happen. It was full of mystery and intrigue and a big twist. It was a great read again from Phoebe.

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He will come for them, one by one…

Five shocking murders

Twenty-five years ago, DCI Harry Rhimes arrested Andrew Streeter for the brutal murders of five young people. Streeter’s ‘kill list’ of victims was found in his home, and he was convicted of all five crimes.

A legacy under threat

Now, Streeter’s convictions are being overturned, as new evidence implies the original investigation was corrupt. No one is more shocked that DI Henley. Because this case is personal; Rhimes was her old boss, and he’s no longer alive to defend himself. But when the killings start up again, Henley must face the truth: Rhimes got it wrong twenty-five years ago.

A hunt for a killer

Henley and her team reopen the original murder cases, but they must put their personal feelings to one side. Because the real killer is still out there, and he’s working his way through a new kill list …

My Thoughts:

DCI Harry Rhimes many years ago brought down a serial killer and got him convicted. He was sent to jail and that was that. But how can it be that years later this serial killers actions back then might not of been all as it seems and is being questioned now. Can it truly be that DCI Harry Rhimes did something wrong back then? DI Henley is now on the case to reopen it and find out what really went on then and if DCI Harry Rhimes was truthful when he was leading the investigation all that time ago. It is a story that has many layers, I felt as though each chapter you are unpeeling yet another discovery or twist. Nadine the author does a really good job of putting you to work as the reader working alongside DI Henley and feeling involved in the case. There is plenty of drama and intrigue, it put me on edge and the suspense is fantastic. I really enjoyed this story.

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A chance encounter is about to change everything for Thea Wynter.

The moment she arrived on the Isle of Skye, life changed for Thea. Running from a succession of wrong turns, she comes to the island in search of blue sea, endless skies, and mountains that make the heart soar. Here, she feels at peace.

As head gardener at Rothach Hall, life is exactly how she wants it, with her days spent working in the glorious clifftop garden and her evenings in the cosy local village.

But an encounter with a stranger from the mainland brings with it an unexpected turn – and only time will tell if he is friend or foe.

It seems that even on Skye, life can catch up with you, and Thea is soon faced with the past she left behind – and with it, the family she’s never met…

My Thoughts:

This is book one in The Skye Sisters Trilogy, and in this story we focus on Thea. Thea comes to the Isle of Skye to build herself a new life where no one will know her, she is running from a past of hurt and needs to focus on herself now. She has a new job working at the gardens of Rothach Hall and she loves it so much, she is thriving but when newcomer Dev turns up, will he turn her world upside down once again? he has an ulterior motive of being there but when his feelings for Thea escalate he has to do the right thing for her and for himself. It was a great read to follow along to, I liked Thea and thought she was a very strong and courageous woman, The Isle of Skye sounds wonderful and transported me to a beautiful scenery. I liked how the story flowed and we also get to meet Thea’s other sisters in this book to prepare the reader for the next two books in this trilogy. I am looking forward to reading more about these sisters.

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As a child, Katie loved ponies, all things pink and sparkly and dashing event rider Roger Fleming Bowen. Now in her twenties, she’s escaped a desk job in London, packed her collection of pink polo shirts and moved to Northumberland to work for her childhood hero.

The attraction between the two of them is instant and Katie’s keen to win more than rosettes and the silver spurs on offer at the Scottish Championship, but Roger has vowed to never again get involved with his staff, having learnt from casual but disastrous relationships in the past. Then, at an international competition near Inverness, catastrophe strikes for Katie, and Roger is forced to question everything he has been so certain of…

My Thoughts:

Katie has been riding all her life and loves anything to do with horses so when a job comes up to work for someone who she admires and has grown up knowing then this is the perfect job. As soon as they meet they are attracted o each other but can Katie and Roger be together or will past experiences for Roger get in the way. Katie wants to win and become bigger and better than she has ever been so is adamant on getting to her goal, this is everything she has ever wanted. I use to go horse riding many years ago and loved it and would love to start up again, this story has made me realise I am missing out on something I used to love doing. It was an all round great story with great characters and a fantastic setting. If you love horses this is the perfect read for you. It was a cracker of a read that will make you laugh and smile.

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March 2020. Annie is alone in her house as the world shuts down, only the ghosts of her memories for company. But then she receives a phone call which plunges her deeper into the past.

1959. Annie and Rita are student nurses at Fairlie Hall mental hospital. Working long, gruelling hours, they soon learn that the only way to appease their terrifying matron is to follow the rules unthinkingly. But what is happening in the hospital’s hidden side wards? And at what point does following the rules turn into complicity – and betrayal?

1983. Annie is reeling from the loss of her husband and struggling to face raising her daughter alone. Following a chance encounter, she offers a sick young man a bed for the night, a good deed that soon leads to another. Before long, she finds herself entering a new life of service – her home a haven for those who are cruelly shunned. But can we ever really atone?

My Thoughts:

This follows the story of Annie and Rita and zips back from the past to the present. It all starts in 1959 where Annie and Rita meet and become friends as they work together as student nurses. Work is tough and being on guard of the matron is soon tougher but something is not right at the mental hospital that they work at, can Annie and Rita work out what is going on in the side wards. Is this the right way of nursing for either of them. Fast forward a few years and Annie has suffered a loss, but when she realises she can still nurse, she decides to go for it. Present day arrives with Annie suffering with her demons and her memories of the past, can she ever get over what she saw back then? I love a unique story and I always find reading about hospitals back in the day fascinating. This one was just as good and very interesting how the story unfolded. I felt as though I learnt a great deal about how mental hospitals were back then and it was an eye opening experience. Jessica has clearly done a great deal of research and you can really tell. It was a good honest and raw story that I would recommend.

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