kellylacey's reviews
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Loved this book so much.

I was eager to read this novel after seeing Rowan Coleman's youtube video about the book. After reading the book jacket I was nervous. It was our Book Club Pick on Facebook. I was thinking is this going to be a book that made me sad and down. However I jumped in and I was hooked. It's not a book that makes you sad. It makes you realise how blessed each moment is. It makes you think about your own life and it's importance.

The easy flow of writing makes you connect instantly with the characters.

I won't spoil. I encourage you to pick this up and relax into. It's worth it and book I will never forget.

Where to start with this book. As you read you are slowly consumed by the story. The pace is perfect you eagerly yearn for more. It takes over your mind the characters make you nervous you have no idea who to trust. As you sink deeper and deeper you can smell your surroundings and read on the each of your seat. The Norwegian tone is refreshing it's a new style I haven't read before. This books brings something meaty and juicy to the book table!

It's refreshing today to read a book and not know the ending. I was hooked.

Huge praise for Anges Ravatn

I enjoyed this book, it's large but don't let that put you off. The journey is worth it.

Set in America the knock on affect of a terrible tragedy have interesting consequences for one little boy Theo. Once I stared this book I was hooked. I needed to know what happened. The pace of the book is needed and the author Donna Tartt gives us time to grasp the gruesome and horrid events that this little boy has to deal with.

I agree the size of the book is daunting but if there had been another 300 pages I would have still read on with pleasure.

One of those books that you will stay with you.

A gritty thriller that has you shouting at the book. Your immediately drawn into this horridly dysfunctional family. Casey Kelleher puts you right smack bang in the room. You can smell your surroundings and you desperately want to help. Your only power is to take a deep breath and turn the page!

If your looking for a thriller that keeps you guessing till the end then this is your pick!

I eagerly want to read more and more of Casey Kelleher

My Review & Thoughts By Kelly L
I had heard such great things about the book. The buzz on Social Media and all the chit chat at book events. So I was looking forward to it. The whole book is from wee Mary's prospective and as she's only eight it's interesting to see her world through young eyes. As her parents died in a car crash, it's up to Granpa to look after and care for Mary. However this is a huge responsibility and Granpa falls short at times. Making me very cross I have to add. Shouting at Granpa in my head to take more time to watch the bairn instead of being in the bloody pub. The book will have you laughing out loud with it's humour but it's not all jolly. There is a thread throughout of a criminal behavior and the fear of the ugly misfit brutes that may or may not find Mary & Granpa. The people that Mary meets colour her life's path in all different ways. The much needed friendships that she craves are tested. It's a very valid point that whether you are 8 or 80 we all want is to be accepted for who we are and loved unconditionally.
Being Scottish myself, I love how Ross Sayers kept the books tone true to the dialect. It was a refreshing read. I loved the details about the Isle Of Skye and I would love to visit Portee and go to on a boat tour, walk up to the lump and of course see Mary's Pink House. I know Mary will be one of the book characters that haunts my head in a lovely way. With her beautiful innocence and quite wit.
The core of the store is honesty and trust. I encourage you to read the book. It's a roller coaster of emotions.
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It’s been a while since a book with a romantic thread throughout has captured my attention. Sheryl Brown’s writing style is imperative in my falling in love with the story. You can feel her own love for the characters and her genuine care for them.

The story is a map of different roads. At the heart is the importance of family and love. Andrea and David are very likeable characters and I found myself investing my own emotions in them, which is very rare for me. However they have to overcome many obstacles throughout the book. Jonathan Eden is certainly an intricate part of the story and he will have you pulling your hair out at times.

The Kids in the book are awesome! Sheryl has them well written and true to form. The neighbourhood biddies are fantastic and well how can I leave out Gran Dee, mothers always know best!

I would love to read a series of novels based on these characters. I want to know what happens in their next adventures!

If you’re a fan of Catherine Alliott, Fiona Walker then this is the novel for you.