Book Reviews (by publication)

About books

2023

1. Match Me If You Can, Sandy Barker
2. Misty Mornings at the Potting Shed, Jenny Kane
3. Not in a Billion Years, Camilla Isley
4. The Science of Agatha Christie, Meg Hafdahl & Kelly Florence
5. The Village Vicar, Julie Houston
6. Before We Grow Old, Clare Swatman

2022

1. The Do-Over, Bethany Turner
2. One Italian Summer, Rebecca Serle
3. Plot Twist, Bethany Turner

2021

1. Teddy Spenser Isn’t Looking For Love, Kim Fielding
2. By Mistake, Sigal Ehrlich
3. The Hate Project, Kris Ripper
4. NW, Zadie Smith
5. Dominicana, Angie Cruz
6. The Guilty Feminist, Deborah Frances-White
7. Take a Chance on Me, Beth Moran
8. I Am Pilgrim, Terry Hayes
9. Fairy Godmothers, Inc., Saranna DeWylde

2020

1. Juliet Takes a Breath, Gabby Rivera & Celia Moscote
2. The Love Study, Kris Ripper
3. The Plus One Pact, Portia MacIntosh
4. Swipe Right, Stephie Chapman
5. The Little Teashop in Tokyo, Julie Caplin
6. The Five-Year Plan, Carla Burgess
7. Aftermath (Nasleep), Tinka Floor
8. The Summer of Wishful Thinking, Eve Edwards
9. That Night in Paris, Sandy Barker
10. The Wedding War, Liz Talley
11. The Neighbours, Nicola Gill
12. A Dozen Second Chances, Kate Field
13. New Beginnings at Glendale Hall, Victoria Walters
14. Tweet Cute, Emma Lord
15. My One Month Marriage, Shari Low
16. My Great Ex-Scape, Portia Macintosh
17. Mad About You, Anna Premoli

2019

1. The Dating Charade, Melissa Ferguson
2. Queerbaiting and Fandom, Joseph Brennan
3. There’s Something About Darcy, Gabrielle Malcolm
4. #No Filter, Maxine Morrey
5. Starlight over Bluebell Castle, Sarah Bennett
6. The Secret Cove in Croatia, Julie Caplin
7. A Question of Us, Mary Jayne Baker
8. Two Like Me and You, Chad Alan Gibbs
9. The Love Solution, Ashley Croft
10. Honeymoon for One, Frankie Collins
11. Sunshine over Bluebell Castle, Sarah Bennett
12. The Ingredients for Happiness, Lucy Knott
13. Love and Other Mistakes, Jessica Kate
14. Kiss, Jill Mansell
15. Five Wakes and a Wedding, Karen Ross
16. As Luck Would Have It, Zoe May
17. Please Send Help, Allison Raskin & Gaby Dunn
18. Hattie’s Home for Broken Hearts, Tilly Tennant
19. A Very French Affair, Sue Roberts
20. Dating by the Book, Mary Anne Marlowe
21. Summer at the Little French Café, Karen Clarke
22. The Little Giftshop on the Loch, Maggie Conway
23. Maybe This Time, Jill Mansell
24. A Vicarage Homecoming, Kate Hewitt
25. Gender Queer – A Memoir, Maia Combabe
26. Furthermore, Tahereh Mafi
27. Red, White and Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston
28. The Printed letter Bookshop, Katherine Reay
29. Entangled, J.S. Scott
30. The Time of Our Lives, Portia MacIntosh
31. The Forgotten Secret, Kathleen McGurl
32. The Age of Misadventure, Judy Leigh
33. Badly Done Emma Lee, Leah Marie Brown
34. The Happiness Project, Pippa James
35. The Man I Fell in Love With, Kate Field
36. Coming Home to Holly Close Farm, Julie Houston
37. The Little Paris Patisserie, Julie Caplin
38. The Little Theatre on the Seafront, Katie Ginger

2018

1. The Secrets of the Wild Wood, Tonke Dragt
2. A Village Affair, Julie Houston
3. Coming Home to Maple Cottage, Holly Martin
4. The Manifesto on How to be Interesting, Holly Bourne
5. What’s Love Got to Do With It, Anna Premoli
6. Come Away With Me, Maddie Please
7. Disconnected, Michelle Halket (editor)
8. The Man You Meet in Heaven, Debbie Viggiano
9. The Letter for the King, Tonke Dragt
10. Dreaming of Christmas, T.A. Williams
11. A Dad of his Own, Minna Howard
12. The Lucky Dress, Aimee Brown
13. Come For Me Darling, Alexis Anne
14. The Little Brooklyn Bakery, Julie Caplin
15. Happily Never After, Emma Robinson
16. Waker, Maud Van Der Veen
17. The Summer Getaway, Tilly Tennant
18. Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
19. The Day is Ready, Alison Malee
20. The witch doesn’t burn in this one, Amanda Lovelace
21. Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Becky Albertali
22. The Little Wedding Island, Jaimie Admans
23. Wedding Bells at the Dog & Duck, Jill Steeples
24. The Royal We, Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan
25. Winter at the Dog & Duck, Jill Steeples
26. The princess saves herself in this one, Amanda Lovelace
27. A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson
28. Queen Victoria’s Children, Jon Van Der Kiste
29. The Wedding that Changed Everything, Jennifer Joyce
30. Accidentally in Love, Anna Premoli

2017

1. Christmas at Cedarwood Lodge, Rebecca Raisin
2. Christmas at Butterfly Cove, Sarah Bennet
3. The Little Village Christmas, Sue Moorcroft
4. A Vicarage Christmas, Kate Hewitt
5. Christmas at the Dancing Duck, Daisy James
6. Hope at Christmas, Nancy Naigle
7. The Royal Wedding, Melanie Summers
8. The Royal Treatment, MJ Summers
9. Why Not Me, Mindy Kaling
10. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Mindy Kaling
11. The Story of Awkward, RK Ryals
12. More Than This, Patrick Ness
13. Loved by you, Kate Perry
14. Bet Me, Jennifer Crusie
15. William & Kate: The Love Story, Robert Johnson
16. The Wedding Gift, Lucy Kevin
17. A Little Something Different, Sandy Hall
18. Never Never, Colleen Hoover
19. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, Eliezer Yudkowsky
20. That Kind of Girl, Kate Perry
21. Her Best Match, Tamie Dearen
22. What A Girl Wants, Kate perry
23. Vous Revoir, Marc Levy
24. 84 Charing Cross Road, Helene Hanff
25. Thursday’s Children, Rumer Godden
26. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz
27. Have A Little Faith, Mitch Albom

2016

1. The Five People You meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom
2. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
3. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Fowler
4. Girl Hearts Girl, Lucy Sutcliffe
5. Speak, Laurie Hall Anderson
6. I Am The Messenger, Markus Zusak

Mini reviews

2021

1. Christmas Far from Home:
   1. The Post Box at the North Pole, Jaimie Admans
   2. The Perfect Christmas Gift, Katie Ginger
   3. The Great Christmas Escape, Kellie Hailes
2. Have Yourself a Gay Christmas:
   1. The Christmas Proposal, Lisa Moreau
   2. Humbug, Amanda Radley
3. Insta-Christmas:
   1. The Twelve Wishes of Christmas, Ruby Basu
   2. Half-Baked Holidays, Kat Bastion
4. Christmas Feeling Down:
   1. Mistletoe at the Manor, Teresa F. Morgan
   2. Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing, Lacey Baker

2020

1. A Working Christmas
   1. No Room at the Little Cornish Inn, Nancy Barone
   2. All I Want for Christmas, Joanna Bolouri
   3. Winter at Wishington Bay, Maxine Morrey
   4. The Little Christmas Shop on Nutcracker Lane, Jaimie Admans
2. Friends to Lovers at Christmastime
   1. Stuck on You, Portia MacIntosh
   2. The Winter We Met, Samantha Tonge
   3. Christmas Wishes, Sue Moorcroft
3. Dreaming Away for Christmas
   1. A Perfect Paris Christmas, Mandy Baggot
   2. The Christmas Swap, Sandy Barker
   3. Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy, Nancy Naigle
   4. Dreaming of Christmas, T.A. Williams
4. A Christmas of Unfortunate Events
   1. One Family Christmas, Bella Osborne
   2. Winter Wishes at Swallowtail Bay, Katie Ginger
   3. The Holiday Detour, Jane Kolven

2019

1. It’s Christmas All Around
   1. The Last Day of Winter, Shari Low
   2. We Met in December, Rosie Curtis
   3. Christmas Every Day, Beth Moran
2. White Romantic Christmas
   1. A Snowy Little Christmas, Fern Michaels
   2. Snowflakes on the Little Christmas Tree Farm, Jaimie Admans
   3. Christmas at Frozen Falls, Kiley Dunbar
   4. The Northern Lights Lodge, Julie Caplin
3. Finding Family for Christmas
   1. It Won’t be Christmas Without You, Beth Reekles
   2. Single All The Way, Karen King
   3. Let It Snow, Sue Moorcroft
   4. Coming Home to Glendale Hall, Victoria Walters
4. YA-Fun for Christmas
   1. Decked With Holly, Marni Bates
   2. Snow Queen, Emma Harrison
   3. Ex-Mas, Kate Brian
   4. Icing on the Lake, Katherine Clarke
5. Moving on at Christmas
   1. One Christmas Star, Mandy Baggot
   2. Magic under the Mistletoe, Lucy Coleman
   3. Christmas at Strand House, Linda Mitchelmore
   4. Snowdrops on Rosemary Lane, Ellen Berry
6. Finding Yourself at Christmas
   1. Wishes under a Starlit Sky, Lucy Knott
   2. The Christmas Countdown, Donna Ashcroft
   3. An Unforgettable Christmas, Ginny Baird
7. Food and Christmas
   1. Twelve Days of Christmas, Trisha Ashley
   2. Snowflakes at Mistletoe Cottage, Katie Ginger
   3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Karen Clarke
8. Making a Family for Christmas
   1. A Very Vintage Christmas, Tilly Tennant
   2. A Cosy Candlelit Christmas, Tilly Tennant
   3. Starlight at Bluebell Castle, Sarah Bennett
   4. A Perfect Cornish Christmas, Philippa Ashley
9. Delicious romance
   1. The Cake Shop in the Garden, Carole Matthews
   2. The Cosy Teashop at the Castle, Caroline Roberts
   3. Welcome to Rosie Hopkin’s Sweet Shop of Dreams, Jenny Colgan

2018

1. Reunited for the Holidays
   1. Snowflakes over Holly Cove, Lucy Coleman
   2. Another Day in Winter, Shari Low
   3. A Christmas Gift, Sue Moorcroft
2. Historical Christmas Story Collection
   1. Christmas Stitches, Judith Miller
   2. The Christmas Heirloom, Karen Witemeyer
   3. My True Love Gave To Me, Stephanie Perkins
3. Loss and Christmas
   1. A Miracle on Hope Street, Emma Heatherington
   2. Cupcakes for Christmas, Kate Hewitt
   3. The Christmas Wish, Tilly Tennant
4. Finding Love and Treasuring Family
   1. The Christmas Café at Seashell Cove, Karen Clarke
   2. How to Bake a New Beginning, Lucy Knott
   3. Dear Santa, Nancy Naigle
5. Modern Day Christmas Story Collections
   1. A Season to Celebrate, Fern Michaels
   2. Let It Snow, John Green
   3. Santa’s On His Way, Lisa Jackson
6. Christmas Weddings
   1. A Way Back Home, Alison Sherlock
   2. The Little Christmas Teashop of Second Chances, Donna Ashcroft
   3. Happily Ever After at the Dog & Duck, Jill Steeples
   4. One Winter’s Day, Laura Briggs
7. It Started with Paris & more Cathy Kelly
   1. It Started With Paris, Cathy Kelly
   2. Secrets of a Happy Marriage, Cathy Kelly
   3. Between Sisters, Cathy Kelly

Series in review

2019

1. The Note, Zoe Folbigg
2. The Baby Sitter’s Club, Ann M Martin
3. Willoughby Close, Kate Hewitt
4. The Chronicles of Dalemark, Diana Wynne Jones
5. Wildflower Park, Bella Osborne
6. The Complete Prince of Wales Mysteries, Peter Lovesey

2018

1. A Hamilton Christmas, Donna Kauffman
2. The Little Book Café, Georgia Hill
3. Summerhill, Kate Perry
4. Laurel Heights, Kate Perry
5. The Wicked and the Divine, Kieran Gillen

2017

1. War of the Witches, Maite Carranza

2016

1. Tintin, Hergé

Reviewing the classics

2020

1. Lives and Deaths, Leo Tolstoy

2019

1. Isolde, Irinia Odoevtseva

2017

1. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint Exupéry
2. War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells
3. The Railway Children, E. Nesbit
4. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

2016

1. The Complete Tales, Beatrix Potter
2. The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
3. Persuasion, Jane Austen