I can't actually believe that I have read 5 books in the last 4/5 weeks! I, amazed that I have managed to find the time, but it just shows that I have been wasting time on nothing (Facebook!) in the evenings when I could be doing something else. It's been great to be reading so much again, and I can honestly say that it doesn't feel like a challenge or a chore at all, it feels just right to be reading so much again.
Every so often I'm planning to bring you an update on what I've been reading, so I thought that now would be a good time to share with you books 1-5.
1// Glittering Fortunes by Victoria Fox
This is a perfect book to take on holiday. It's not remotely taxing to read, it holds your interest, and there are some parts which were so filthy they made me blush! It's the usual boy and girl meet, overcome adversity and their dislike of one another to find they are actually in love. I particularly liked the parts set in Norfolk in places which I know from visiting Simon's family. One for when your brain isn't quite in gear.
2// Love Detective by (not pictured)
This was wonderful. A girl goes to India to escape her hum drum life, and ends up chasing her sister across then ou try. Of course she falls in love with a handsome stranger along the way. What I loved about this story was the detail of India. It made me want to go there, to visit and experience all the sights, sounds and smells which were described so well. I love bools which are written in first person, as it makes the thoughts and events much funnier - to me anyway. This is definitely one I would recommend - I couldn't put it down!
3// Spare Brides by Adele Parks
Not my usual sort of book at all. It is set in the early 1920s, and I'm not usually a fan of period dramas. It was slow to get into, but I ended up thorough enjoying it. It follows four high society girls after the war, and is mainly focused on an affair one of them is having. What I found interesting was how much it made men hine about the war and the aftermath. I don't particularly have an interest in history and it never crosses my mind. It certainly isn't something I would normally read about, so the fact that I enjoyed this and it made me think is testimony to the book.
4// Undertaking Love by Kat French
Classic chick lit. Girl meets guy, they have a cant stand one another/actually love one another relationship which ends in the obvious get together. I really enjoyed this book, but I did feel likes something wasn't quite right with it - something about it just didn't ring true but I can't put my finger on it. I did, however, cry bucket loads at two very emotional points during it, so much so that my mascara was liberally streaked across my cheek and my hoodie! Another which I would recommended .
5// Amelia Grey's Fireside Dream by Abby Clements
This was in my original pile of books to read last year and yet it's only now I am getting round to it. It started of on a good note as the main character is a teacher with whom I therefore found it easy to relate - especially since she is treated badly and works in a school of total hoodlams! This was a great story which follows Amelia and Jack as they move to the country and renovate a cottage. It made me want to live in an old cottage! And inspired me to start a mood board on Pinterest for our new kitchen. However, as much as I really did love it (and then end left me smiling), the timeline in it just didn't seem right. Once they move to the country everything in the book seemed to happen so quickly, and without any real conviction. The whole house was renovated in 4 months which doesn't seem that feasible, for example. Just a niggle of mine. But overall, a big thumbs up.
I have actually picked Spare Brides for the inaugural book for the new book club I am part of, however I would recommend Love Detective most highly.
On to books 6 - 10!
