Hi! I hope everyone has had a good month. I’ve had a busy one, again!! But still pretty good and I managed to get 4 books read, all of which i’ve really enjoyed.
Here’s what I read in October:
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella: I love Sophie Kinsella books and she’s probably one of my all time favourite authors so I was really looking forward to reading this one. I’d heard good reviews about The Undomestic Goddess, and Sophie had recently been posting a lot about it on her Facebook page 🙂 Overall it was a very enjoyable book; very funny and also very interesting. The main character Samantha, a lawyer, made a huge mistake that costs her the dream career that’s she’s always wanted. Fleeing from her mistake; she ends up in a quiet little town and accidentally finds herself in a job as a housekeeper – even though she doesn’t quite know how to use any electrical appliances! Sophie Kinsella has a very humorous way of writing and I found myself chuckling away. I found Samantha a very likeable character too!
I rated The Undomestic Goddess 4.5*. 🙂
This Secret We’re Keeping by Rebecca Done: Oh. My. GOSH. This book hit me with all the emotions and I LOVED it. I’d bought this book a few months back and knew i’d love it as soon as I read the blurb. This book was about a pupil-teacher relationship between Jessica and her maths teacher Matthew. 17 years later, they meet again and although they both have completely different lives and circumstances; they can’t deny the attraction between themselves. The book told the story from both characters’ points of view, both past and present. I was torn because I knew the relationship was wrong; but I couldn’t help but love them both together! I expected to really dislike Matthew but I really liked him. Previous to reading this book; i’d read a review stating how i’d struggle to pick a side, and this was definitely true. Rebecca Done really put a lot of detail into this book and you could just feel the love and attraction between the two characters. I really didn’t want this book to end, and I could have cried when it did – on a cliffhanger!!! I need more! I need to find out what happened!!!
I rated this book 5*, it was a very well written and clearly heavily researched book, and i would definitely recommend!
Any Way You Want Me by Lucy Diamond: Lucy Diamond is another author who’s books I always enjoy. This book was also enjoyable; a love story but a little bit different as well. The only thing I didn’t like about this book was the main character, Sadie. I just thought she was really selfish! She felt unhappy in her relationship, so ultimately ended up flirting with other men online, and ended up having an affair! I know it’s a book, and makes a good storyline/drama etc etc. but it just made me a little bit angry – especially sleeping with someone else whilst her two young children were in the house, and that she got quite angry with her sister’s husband for doing the same as she was!!
I won’t go into too much detail because I don’t like giving a bad review. I did enjoy this book, it was quite fast paced and detailed, and sometimes I found it hard to put down. In the end I rated it 3*.
Always with Love by Giovanna Fletcher: I was smiling so much after I finished this book. I adore Giovanna Fletcher, and her books are always incredible. I read the prequel to Always with Love – “Billy and Me” a couple of years back and I really really enjoyed that so when I heard there was a follow up – I was sooooo excited. The main character Sophie May is a lovely, likeable person and her partner Billy, well, i just looooooove Billy Buskin! The love between the pair just oozes out of the book – it’s so beautifully written and there’s so much detail and passion in Giovanna’s writing. In this book, Billy has to move back to Los Angeles to star in a new film – meaning a big separation between himself and Sophie ultimately causing problems. As well as the long distance relationship between Sophie and Billy, the story also included Sophie’s family expanding as her Mum remarries. The wedding almost reduced me to tears – it was so beautiful and emotional.
I adored everything about this book, from the location (i love Rosefont Hill so much! I need a visit to Molly’s-on-the-hill in my life!) to the characters and the lovely storyline. I hope there’s another part to this story as I would love to see what’s going to happen next. I rated this book 5*!
So that’s what I read in October – some amazing books! Leave a comment below about any of the books I’ve reviewed; whether you liked/disliked them, and of course any book recommendations would be more than appreciated!! Thanks for reading,
Lou xxx
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