Review: The Sins of the Father

The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer

My rating: 0 of 5 stars



From Bristol to New York .... a sweeping panorama of the war years, at home and abroad .... a good follow up to the first in this trilogy and with a cliff hanger at the end that means I just have to get the third book!



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Review: The French House

The French House by Nick Alexander

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



It took the story a while to pick up and it took me a while to realise that this is the sequel to [b:The Case of the Missing Boyfriend|10414586|The Case of the Missing Boyfriend|Nick Alexander|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348295942s/10414586.jpg|15318795] but I perceived. And once I got into it I enjoyed it, particularly the descriptions of starting a new life in France to which I can draw personal parallels having upsticks and moved to Puglia, Southern Italy nearly 8 years ago



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Review: The Villa Girls

The Villa Girls by Nicky Pellegrino

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Loved it..... amazing descriptions of (mainly) Italian food, Italian life in the south, people etc etc.... with a good story line. I wasn't sure which way it was going to go right to the end.

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Review: Sorrow Wood

Sorrow Wood by Raymond L. Atkins

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I picked this up, almost gave up on it, put it down and then came back to it. And I'm glad I did. Wonderful writing, lots of tongue in cheek pops at small town America. Lots of back and forth from time to time and place to place. Apart from all the events going on in the current time there is a lot of reference back to to other lives and throughout it all is the most wonderful love story, not slop and romance but real true grit and caring.



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Review: A Man For The Summer

A Man For The Summer by Ruby Laska

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Quite simply a love story .... nice and light; easy to read. Set in rural America with lots of humour and a happy every after ending.

For light relief ..... perfect



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Review: The Keepsake

The Keepsake by Sheelagh Kelly

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



The dialog is a little stilted and difficult at the beginning but plough on and it gets better. Crossing the divide between the wealthy and the poor, the unlikely match of little rich girl and hotel boot boy continues through the first world war. Henrietta is a surprising heroine; strong-minded and stubborn she does not deviate from her chosen path and is equally praise-worthy and frustrating in turn.

Good social commentary interweaved into a story full of interesting characters with lots going on.



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Review: The Heretic's Treasure

The Heretic's Treasure by Scott Mariani

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Another good action packed thriller with enough mystery / suspense to keep you there. And a twist in the tale at the end.

Ben Hope, action hero to rival Jack Reacher, is embroiled in a search for hidden treasures in Egypt. Not for profit; he has so much more to lose.





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