Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey by Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar is a practical look into the state of our personal finances My Book Review Rating: Fiction or non-fiction? What’s the genre? Get Financially Naked is a practical workbook. Why did you decide to read this book? I read this book as part of the ARC Reading Challenge. What did you like about this book? When I was asked to review this book I...

If I Am Missing or Dead… by Janine Latus is a shocking and powerful insight into the world of mental and physical abuse My Book Review Rating: Fiction or non-fiction? What’s the genre? I wish i could say that this book was a work of fiction, but I’m sad to say it’s a memoir. Why did you decide to read this book? I picked this book up some years ago, based on the title and the cover art I think. I’m not sure I...

Petals From The Sky by Mingmei Yip is a wonderful insight into the lives of Buddhist nuns and of a woman’s search for her true calling My Book Review Rating: Fiction or non-fiction? What’s the genre? Petals from the Sky is a work of fiction inspired by the authors own inspirations to be a Buddhist nun. Why did you decide to read this book? I read this book as part of the ARC Reading Challenge. I couldn’t resist picking...

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen is a book that will potentially change your life My Book Review Rating: Getting Things Done or GTD is a time management technique that will help you get your life organised, and this book walks you through the mindset step by step. I first read this book nearly four years ago, and it is one that I revisit regularly. I first picked it up because I was struggling with...

Passion by Louise Bagshawe is a tale of heart break and hitmen all wrapped up in glitz and passion My Book Review Rating: 5 stars – Bagshawe delivers another glittering blockbuster that will keep you turning the pages Bagshawe is another author who always makes my transatlantic flight list – her novels are a delicious escape from reality with no brain power required! Meet Melissa, a young student and daughter of a professor who...

Too Close to Home: A Thriller by Linwood Barclay is a tale of murder and deceit with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing right until the end My Book Review Rating: 5 stars – Barclay doesn’t disappoint with his second thriller When Derek Cutter hides in his neighbour’s basement with the intention of ‘borrowing’ their house for a love nest while the family are on vacation he finds himself witnessing a...