Contemporary
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Book Review- When Dimple Met Rishi
Title: When Dimple Met Rishi Author: Sandhya Menon Published: 30th May 2017 Pages: 380 Genre: YA, Romance, Contemporary, Diverse Rating: 4/5 stars Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma’s inexplicable obsession with her finding the “Ideal Indian Husband.” Ugh. Dimple knows they must respect her principles on some level, though. If they truly believed she needed a husband right now, they wouldn’t have paid for her to attend a summer program for aspiring web developers…right? Rishi Patel is a hopeless romantic. So when his parents tell him that his future wife will be attending…
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Book Review- A Thousand Perfect Notes
Title: A Thousand Perfect Notes Author: C.G Drews Published: 7th June 2018 Pages: 282 Genre: YA, Contemporary Rating: 4.5/5 stars An emotionally charged story of music, abuse and, ultimately, hope.Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. He will never play as she did before illness ended her career and left her bitter and broken. But Beck is too scared to stand up to his mother, and tell her his true passion, which is composing his own music – because the least suggestion of rebellion…
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Book Review- The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes
Title: The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes Author: Ruth Hogan Published: 3rd May 2018 Pages: 293 Genre: Fiction, Contemporary Rating: 5/5 Masha is drowning.Once a spirited, independent woman with a rebellious streak, her life has been forever changed by a tragic event twelve years ago.Unable to let go of her grief, she finds solace in the silent company of the souls of her local Victorian cemetery and at the town’s lido, where she seeks refuge underwater – safe from the noise and the pain.But a chance encounter with two extraordinary women – the fabulous and wise Kitty Muriel, a convent girl-turned-magician’s wife-turned-seventy-something-roller-disco-fanatic, and the mysterious Sally Red Shoes, a bag…
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Book Review- The Lemon Tree Cafe
Title: The Lemon Tree Cafe Author: Cathy Bramley Published: 24th August 2017 Pages: 464 Genre: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Rating: 4/5 stars The Lemon Tree Cafe was originally published as a four-part serial. This is the complete story in one package.When Rosie Featherstone finds herself unexpectedly jobless, the offer to help her beloved Italian grandmother out at the Lemon Tree Cafe – a little slice of Italy nestled in the rolling hills of Derbyshire – feels like the perfect way to keep busy. Surrounded by the rich scent of espresso, delicious biscotti and juicy village gossip, Rosie soon finds herself falling for her new way of life. But she is haunted…
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It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?
This meme is hosted by Kathryn at the Book Date. ~~~ I’m trying to up my reading this month, it’s the last full month before Uni starts again, so my TBR and weekly reading goals are high! Hopefully I can reach these goals!! What I Read Last Week: The Sixteen Trees of the Somme- Lars Mytting This is a beautifully written novel, I really enjoyed it, and there’s a review to follow! The Readymade Thief- Augustus Rose I’m not sure how I feel about this novel, it was a complex and well developed plot idea but it was delivered rather limply. A review of this novel is coming soon too! What I’m…