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In the age of reality TV programmes this book is as believable and surreal as it gets and does make me wonder how "close to the knuckle of truth" it is - apart from the accidental murder of one of the characters - but I don't want to put any spoilers in here. The relationship between the five main strong and self made … [Read more...] about The Favourite Sister by Jessica Knoll Book Review

Recently, I wrote a couple of book reviews, and found that it infused my desire to go back to reading books rather than magazines. I guess with busy lives, children and work, it's been easier to "flick" through magazine pages recently, but I still believe you can't beat reading a good book! So I gave myself a challenge … [Read more...] about Snap by Belinda Bauer Book Review

By chance I was reading a magazine interview with Ruth Jones and read that she'd only gone and written a book! "Never Greener" was published in April this year. It's not my usual subject matter but as it's Ruth, I knew it would be well written. I absolutely love everything about Ruth Jones, apart from the fact that … [Read more...] about Never Greener by Ruth Jones – Book Review

I don't know about you, but I do love to read a good psychological thriller book. I do enjoy watching thriller stories on TV and film also and I'm really enjoying an old American TV series called "The Killing" on Netflix at the moment. I know this series is about 6-7 years old but it's interesting and thought … [Read more...] about Finding the time to read

Any parent with a teenage son or daughter (like me) instinctively knows what an challenging time of life it can be, not just for us parents but our beloved kids too. We can all relate back to that time, albeit a long time ago, when we were teenagers and can remember the trials and tribulations that often involved. In a … [Read more...] about The National Citizen Service – a lifetime opportunity this Summer