A review by Nalini Haynes Goody (Alicia Silverstone) and Stacy (Krysten Ritter) are BFF vamps who share the same apartment in New York, texting each …
Romance
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
A review by Nalini Haynes Strange the Dreamer is Lazlo Strange’s nickname because his head is in the clouds and his research is in the …
Perfect Christmas (2012) aka Holly’s Holiday
A review by Nalini Haynes Holly (Claire Coffee) wants a perfect life with the perfect man and a perfect Christmas. She slips and falls on …
Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton
A review by Lynne Larby Kakadu Sunsets are gorgeous but underlying danger lurks, threatening the lives of locals and tourists alike. Ellie Porter is a helicopter …
Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion
A review by Nalini Haynes The author of The Rosie Project has done it again: he’s knocked it out of the park with another …
On The Twelfth Day Of Christmas (2015)
A review by Lynne Larby Freshman Maggie (Brooke Nevin from Breakout Kings and Scorpion) is working at the campus radio station on the twelfth day …
We Were On A Break by Lindsey Kelk
A review by Lynne Larby Liv and Adam are on holiday. Liv’s best friend Cassie told her Adam is going to propose and it’s the last …
Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier
A review by Nalini Haynes Den of Wolves is the third and, presumably, the final in Marillier’s Blackthorn and Grim series although I’d love more. Give …
Easy Way Out by Steven Amsterdam
A review by Nalini Haynes Evan is assisting Teddy to exercise his right to die with dignity, avoiding the last weeks of increasing pain and …
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
A review by Lynne Larby Lucy Hutton is at war with Joshua Templeman. It’s a game. The hating game. They stare at each other. They …
The Bit In Between by Claire Varley
A review by Nalini Haynes Alison vomits all over Oliver in an airport lounge, the perfect beginning to a romance. Not. And yet a couple …
The Pain, My Mother, Sir Tiffy, Cyber Boy & Me by Michael Gerard Bauer
A review by Nalini Haynes Maggie Butt is a teenager managing a mother who’s suddenly started dating again, hence The Pain. Sir Tiffy is a …
When Michael Met Mina by Randa Abdel-Fattah
A review by Nalini Haynes Michael and his dad are at a rally against refugees. There aren’t many on their side of the protest so …
How to find love in a bookshop by Veronica Henry
A review by Lynne Larby Emilia Nightingale returns from Hong Kong to take over the family business, Nightingale Books, because her father is dying. Stricken …
Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry
A review by Nalini Haynes The Passion of Dolssa is a Spanish version of Joan of Arc except Dolssa isn’t leading her people to war, only …