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Book Review – The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox

What has been your favourite read this month so far?

For me, it has to be the Holiday Swap. It is the perfect combination of love, families, drama and food.

This is your typical twin Swap story. After an accident on the set of the hit baking show in L.A she co-hosts with douche bag, Austin, Charlie loses consciousness and afterwards loses her taste and sense of smell, which for a job which requires you to judge contestant’s recipes spells disaster. She needs to make a good impression so she can prove herself to be in with a chance to host her own baking show but she can’t do that with no sense of taste or smell. So what does she do? She calls her twin sister, Cass to take her place for 10 days and they swap lives, with Charlie going back to work at her family’s bakery in a small town, what’s the worst that can happen?

Book Review- Christmas at Lobster Bay by Annie Robertson

Thanks to Welbeck Publishing for gifting me a copy of this festive read in exchange for an honest review.

As you may have guessed I am trying to read as many Christmas books as possible this month and this was my 3rd read of the month. This books is actually a sequel to The Guesthouse at Lobster Bay which I haven’t read yet. So without further ado let’s have a bit of a blurb.

Blurb

When Emma and Aidan decide to expand The Guesthouse at Lobster Bay, Emma feels certain it’s the project she needs to develop her beautiful retreat, and to keep her and Aidan together. She has three months to complete the project before her guests arrive for a sumptuous Christmas break. But unforeseen problems soon turn her and her loved ones into festive humbugs.

Unexpected structural problems, the arrival of a long-term guest, and an errant puppy who is determined to chew her way through every piece of pipe and furniture, push Emma and Aidan to their limit, and it’s not long before cracks begin to show in their relationship. Determined not to give up, Emma pushes on.

But when a winter storm blows in, work grinds to a halt, pushing Emma and Aidan to the brink. As Emma battles to keep her dream alive, will it be at the expense of her relationship?

Book Review – Christmas for One by Amanda Prowse

To start off my festive reviews I thought I would start December off with an author I have previously read and loved. Having read Amanda Prowse’s previous titles, Waiting to Begin and An Ordinary Life I knew that I would likely be in for an emotional and in depth festive read.

Book Review – Fools in Love

It may only be the 9th December but I am in full swing with Xmas reads, which means I am pretty far behind on reviews. So before I go onto the Xmas reviews I have one I recently read which was a Netgalley read from Perseus Books.

Fools in Love is an anthology of short stories based on all of your favourite romantic tropes. From enemies to lovers to love triangles there is something for everyone with a fresh, modern twist on each one.

Book Tour – Mistletoe and Crime by Chris McDonald

Today I have the pleasure of hosting the next leg of Chris Mcdonald’s New Stonebridge mystery novella, Mistletoe and Crime which is out tomorrow (7th December)

I previously read and reviewed his last novella, The Case of the Missing Firefly which was a brilliant read so I was excited to read what happens next.

Blurb

It’s Christmas!

A year since their last case, and Adam and Colin are called out of semi-retirement when Stonebridge legend and regular town Santa, Gerald Agnew, is found dead in the snow.

The police believe his death to be a drunken accident, but evidence that our amateur detectives uncover points to something more sinister.

When DI Whitelaw dismisses their claims, Adam and Colin must navigate drug dealers, deception, and department store Santas to get to the truth.

Mistletoe and Crime is the fifth in the Stonebridge Mysteries series of cosy crime novellas.

Book Review- The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

So this is an author I have been meaning to start reading for a long time, and having seen multiple posts of her works from a good friend of mine on Instagram Idecided that I would start with her Poirot series.

Blurb

A refugee of the Great War, Poirot is settling in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work. Suspects are plentiful, including the victim’s much younger husband, her resentful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a nurse, and a London specialist on poisons who just happens to be visiting the nearby village.

All of them have secrets they are desperate to keep, but none can outwit Poirot as he navigates the ingenious red herrings and plot twists that earned Agatha Christie her well-deserved reputation as the queen of mystery.

Book Tour – Stop at Nothing by Lucy Martin

So, today, Lucy Martin’s book tour for her novel, Stop at Nothing has reached Lizzie’s Little Book Nook. Thanks to Welbeck Publishing for gifting me a copy of this book for an honest review.

Blurb

How far would you go to get what you want?

Amie Slade’s sexual assault feels too close to home for DS Ronnie Delmar. Forced to face the demons of her past, she vows to protect the family at all costs.

But everyone’s got a secret in this leafy suburb and when a child goes missing and a woman’s body is found, it becomes clear that this perfect family hides a sinister reality.

Someone here will stop at nothing to win, but can Ronnie beat them to it?

Book Review – House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

This is a book I have heard so many good things about in the last year and have been meaning to read for a while. I read the author’s recent novel Under the whispering door and loved it, so I was very excited to read this one. Then for my birthday my amazing co-host @azdesert_bookworm bought me this book. I have been waiting for the perfect moment to read this, and having had a month and a half of horror and thriller books, I was in desperate need of a heartwarming read.

Book Review- The Last House on Needless Street by Carriona Ward

So, this is a book I first saw on one of my bookstagrammer friend’s feed, and then my awesome co-host, Holly (@azdesert_bookworm) messaged me saying I have to read this book, well she doesn’t do that much so I knew I needed to read this and so that’s what I did.

Book Review- Blue Shadows Fall by Lenore Stutznegger

I am excited to introduce you to a new author who has written a fantasy novel. It was released last week and I am proud to have been gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Blue Shadows Fall is about our main protagonist, Blue Haven who has grown up with an enhanced ability in a community which has always been wary of powers since the age of the Shadow Elves. All her life she has had to act “normal” and hide her powers; only her closest friends know her secret. However, on the day of her graduation she spots something out of the ordinary which will change her life and the future of all those around her.