So I’ve finished it! First book of 2021. Thinking it was a disappointment half way through but actually it wasn’t too bad an ending with a slight twist! There were chapters and information given to the reader that I’m not sure were needed, and I did get a little confused at times with the timeline (it jumps between past and present). I have given it 3 stars though 🙂

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FIVE WOMEN.

They meet at their NCT Group. The only thing they have in common is they’re all pregnant.

FIVE SECRETS.

Three years later, they are all good friends. Aren’t they?

ONE MISSING HUSBAND.

Now the police have come knocking. Someone knows something.

THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS IS THAT SOMEONE ALWAYS TELLS…

Just finished reading Sunny days and sea breezes by Carole Matthews.
Such a good read, easy to follow! It was just a little predictable in places but I’d still certainly recommend it!

When does ‘time out’ become the time of your life?

Jodie Jackson is all at sea, in every sense. On a ferry bound for the Isle of Wight, she’s leaving her London life, her career, and her husband behind. She’d like a chance to turn back the clocks, but she’ll settle for some peace and quiet on her brother Bill’s beautifully renovated houseboat, Sunny Days.

But from the moment Jodie steps aboard her new home, it’s clear she’ll struggle to keep herself to herself. If it isn’t Marilyn, who cleans for Bill and is under strict instructions to look after Jodie, then it’s Ned, the noisy sculptor on the next-door houseboat. Ned’s wood carving is hard on the ears, but it’s made up for by the fact that he’s rather easy on the eyes.

Bustled out of the boat by Marilyn and encouraged to explore with Ned, Jodie soon delights in her newfound freedom. But out of mind isn’t out of sight, and when her old life comes knocking Jodie is forced to face reality. Will she answer the call or choose a life filled with Sunny Days and Sea Breezes?

Ok so I’ve finally finished this series!
The extinction trials by S.M Wilson
What a fab set of books, easy read YA books. Definitely reccomend these! Especially before they end up turning them into films!

Only the strongest will be chosen… Only the reckless will survive.

Stormchaser and Lincoln must risk everything to survive in their ruined world. Both of them will do anything to win the contest but this land full of monsters – both human and reptilian – is far more dangerous than they imagined…Can they trust anyone?

Book One: the extinction trials

In Stormchaser and Lincoln’s ruined world, the only way to survive is to risk everything. To face a contest more dangerous than anyone can imagine. And they will do ANYTHING to win. But in a land full of monsters – both human and reptilian – they can’t afford to trust anyone. Perhaps not even each other..

Book Two: Exile

After surviving on Piloria once, Storm and Lincoln are the obvious candidates to return to the dinosaur continent to test the new virus that should clear the way for human settlement. But they have their own priorities – finding a cure for the plague that’s sweeping Earthasia, and keeping themselves alive.

Book Three: Rebel

Storm and Lincoln’s city is burning. The people are starving. The only place left to run is Piloria, the continent of monsters. It’s up to Storm and Lincoln to keep their people alive as they colonize this lethal paradise. But will the biggest threat to their survival be the monsters in the jungle…or the ones inside the encampment with them?

The Hunger Games meets Jurassic Park in this wildly popular series filled with action, survival and betrayal.

Not long finished this book. You, me, forever is an easy read which I didn’t really put down! Despite it being rather predictable I enjoyed it and was eager to know what was going to happen!

Writer Becca Thorne needs an idea – fast! She might have a huge bestseller to her name but, with the deadline for book two approaching, Becca knows she’s in danger of losing the career she cares so much about. But Fate has other plans for her when she almost plummets to her death with two strangers in a faulty elevator.

Although Becca emerges in one piece, her precious vintage handbag doesn’t, and that’s when she realises that inspiration has been with her all along. Hidden inside the bag’s now-torn lining is a set of beautiful love letters.

It might not be her story, yet Becca can’t seem to get the romantic words out of her head and feels compelled to discover who wrote the letters. But there’s more waiting for Becca than the tale of a romance from long ago – it might be the chance to live her own love story and follow the path Fate has always intended her to…

Yesterday I chose something a bit different to read. I picked it because of its cover. It’s about a boy with autism and his love of trees. A pretty sweet story which was easy to read (I also learnt a lot about trees 🤣) but I wouldn’t rush out to buy it. It is currently on kindle unlimited.

Fourteen-year-old March Wong knows everything there is to know about trees. They are his passion and his obsession, even after his recent falls—and despite the state’s threat to take him away from his mother if she can’t keep him from getting hurt. But the young autistic boy cannot resist the captivating pull of the Pacific Northwest’s lush forests just outside his back door.

One day, March is devastated to learn that the Eagle Tree—a monolithic Ponderosa Pine near his home in Olympia—is slated to be cut down by developers. Now, he will do anything in his power to save this beloved tree, including enlisting unlikely support from relatives, classmates, and even his bitter neighbor. In taking a stand, March will come face-to-face with some frightening possibilities: Even if he manages to save the Eagle Tree, is he risking himself and his mother to do it?

Book 3 in the Mitchell sisters series by Samantha Christy is Black Roses. Yet again, it kept me hooked and I read it in a day 🙈
Again, some predicable moments though not as much as book 2. I would certainly Recommend this series!

HER SECRETS ARE UGLY.
They’ve kept her from coming home.
Now she’s risking everything to return.

She thought it would be a quick trip. Show up. Say the right words. Then she’d be gone.

She never counted on meeting him.
The football star.
The single dad.

He knew she was shattered by some event she kept hidden under lock and key.
The clues on her body failed to reveal her secrets – unlike scars on his body that clearly publicized his.

The clock was ticking, giving him only a short time to uncover the true meaning of the flower branded into her flesh.
Because if she got back on that plane, he knew it would be forever.

Ive just finished the second book in the Mitchell sister series by Samantha Christy. I took me a few hours. Again I was hooked throughout to see what would happen. A little predictable though this time. Yet it still kept me reading!

Fate . . . Faith . . . FamilySkylar Mitchell didn’t believe in any of them.She never wanted a real boyfriend. She never wanted her own kid. When she watched her sister get destroyed by the man she loved, she vowed it wouldn’t happen to her.Don’t fall in love.Don’t become attached.Don’t let yourself feel.Easy, right?Griffin and Erin Pearce had the perfect life. With the perfect house. And the perfect jobs. What they didn’t have was the perfect baby.Skylar never counted on meeting Erin. She never imagined finding this wonderful best friend who would change the way she looked at the world. And she certainly never dreamed of falling in love with her best friend’s husband.Especially while being their surrogate.She also never counted on fate ripping everything away from her.A story about unconditional love, heartbreaking loss, and undying friendship.

Catch up time! Whilst being at home I have also read this series by Kass Morgan.

These books have been turned into a TV show – The 100. There are currently 6 seasons of it, with the 7th season due out in May!

Now, I love the TV show, but must admit – despite the books being an easy read I felt they were long winded and boring in comparison! There definitely are some differences between the books and the TV show!

For once, I would recommend watching the TV show, rather than reading the books!

Blurb from Book one:

No one has set foot on Earth in centuries–until now. Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth’s radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents — considered expendable by society — are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life…or it could be a suicide mission. Clarke was arrested for treason, though she’s haunted by the memory of what she really did. Wells, the chancellor’s son, came to Earth for the girl he loves — but will she ever forgive him? Reckless Bellamy fought his way onto the transport pod to protect his sister, the other half of the only pair of siblings in the universe. And Glass managed to escape back onto the ship, only to find that life there is just as dangerous as she feared it would be on Earth. Confronted with a savage land and haunted by secrets from their pasts, the hundred must fight to survive. They were never meant to be heroes, but they may be mankind’s last hope

Ok so I’ve just finished this one pretty much in a day! It was not the book I thought it would be (there’s me thinking it was a psychological thriller for some reason), it was actually more a romance with some erotic scenes. Despite the confusion – it was a good story and kept me hooked!

One day . . . one moment . . . one letter.One lie.That’s all it took to change the course of our lives.Gavin McBrideShe blindsided me. Broke me. Shredded me.And now she’s back, thinking I did the very same thing to her.When I reach out to her, I get more than I bargained for. Much more.There’s nothing to forgive. But I need her to forgive me.There’s no way to go back. But I need us to move forward.Baylor MitchellI found a way to survive. Without him. Without us. Without the future he promised.I never hid from him. I didn’t know I had anything to hide.Until he threatened everything I knew to be true.When he came back and I found out it was all a lie.We need to accept the past. We have to learn to trust in the future.We must risk our hearts once more.If we want any chance at reclaiming a love that never died . . . on that one day . . . in that one moment . . . with that one lie.Note to reader: This book is a standalone novel. It is the first book in a series that follows three sisters.

So I’ve finished the Hope Cove series by Hannah Ellis 😭
I really enjoyed the whole series and would certainly recommend it! You could read book six as a stand alone, but I think I’m glad that I know the back story. Tara isn’t one of the main characters through the previous books but she does play her part. We now see the story through her eyes, as well as her struggles, complicated relationships and awesome job (who doesn’t want to work on a bookshop)?!?

When Tara Fitzpatrick tells a string of lies during the world’s most informal job interview, she has no idea of the path she’s set herself on.

Renovating the rundown bookshop with her new boss, James, turns out to be more fulfilling than she could ever have imagined. Soon, she finds herself falling in love with the quaint little shop.

And with James.

But Tara has never let herself dream of a happy ever after. Ever since she was a little girl, she knew she would never have children.

Determined not to let James sacrifice his dreams of having a family, she walks away.

Brokenhearted, Tara puts all her efforts into starting afresh. But the bond between her and James is not so easily broken. When two lives seem destined to intertwine, how long can Tara stay away?

Somehow, she needs to find the strength to face up to her past and start fighting for her future….