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The No-Show by Beth O’Leary Blurb Time: Siobhan is a quick-tempered life coach with way too much on her plate. Miranda is a tree surgeon used to being treated as just one of the guys on the job. Jane is a soft-spoken volunteer for the local charity shop with zero sense ... more >
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Meet Yinka: a thirty-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman with a well-paid job, good friends, and a mother whose constant refrain is “Yinka, where is your huzband?” Yinka’s Nigerian aunties frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, her work friends think she’s too traditional (she’s saving herself for marriage!), her girlfriends ... more >
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Hilarious, relatable and heartwarming: the brand new romantic comedy from Lindsey Kelk. When Ros steps off a plane after four years away she’s in need of a job, a flat and a phone that actually works. And, possibly, her old life back. Because everyone at home has moved on, her ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewschick-lit / Christmas / Contemporary / fake relationship / First-Person / Friends / hidden identity / London / Paris / teacher heroineComments Off on REVIEW: Honeymoon Alone by Nicole Macaulay
Just how reliable are psychics – specifically psychics hired by your sister for wedding entertainment? When irrepressibly romantic Lucy Gray is ditched at said wedding by her date in front of her whole family, the promises of a psychic seem better than her pity-riddled reality. The psychic’s advice seems insightful: ... more >
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Remedial Rocket Science by Susannah Nix I picked up this book when it was available for free, and since I’d heard good things about it, I actually read it, unlike with some freebies that merely clutter my kindle. The blurb describes Remedial Rocket Science as a romantic comedy, with comparisons ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerica / chick-lit / classical music / Contemporary / First-Person / musician / weddingsComments Off on REVIEW: Ellen the Harpist by Diane Michaels
Single. Inept at flirting. But at least she has talent and a sense of humor. The problem is, she’s often the punchline. Ellen Blum is pretty good at convincing herself she is an adult. Despite her difficulties, she’s proud of the cred she has earned serenading brides down the aisle ... more >