All I Want For Christmas By Amy Silver.

Hey Guys, Merry Christmas!!!
Been as though it is Christmas day I thought I would review a Christmas book for you.
Product Details:
Publisher: Arrow Books
Paperback 325 Pages.
Source: Bought by myself.
Rating:4 out of 5.
Synopsis/Blurb: Twelve days and counting.... It's Bea's first Christmas with her baby son, and this year she is determined to do everything right. But there is still so much to do: presents need to be bought; the Christmas menu needs refining; her café, The Honey Pot, needs decorating; and she's invited the whole neighbourhood to a party on Christmas day. She really doesn't have time to get involved in two new people's lives, let alone fall in love. When Olivia gets knocked over in the street, her into The Honey Pot and getting to know her. Olivia's life is even more hectic than her own, and with her fiancé's entire family over from Ireland for Christmas, she shouldn't be lingering in the cosy warmth of Bea's café. Chloe, on the other hand, has nowhere else to go. Her affair with a married man has alienated her friends, and left her lonelier than ever. But Christmas is a magical time, and in the fragrant atmosphere of The Honey Pot, anything can happen: new friends can be made, hearts can heal and romance can blossom...

I'm not usually one for chick flick love stories but as it's Christmas I thought I would give this book a go and I really enjoyed it. I couldn't put it down and I wanted to finished it just to see how it ended and I managed to read this book within in two days! Bea, Chloe and Olivia all have different sad/bad issues going on in their lives but with the help of each other they all pull through. They all relate to one another problems in some ways and I think that's what held this book together. Bea's loss of her husband really pulls on your heart strings and I found this helped keep you wanting more from this story. Olivia being newly engaged is stressed out from things that she thinks will change. Chloe is the other woman, but even though you think you should hate her you really feel for her as she didn't ask to be the other woman and she is all alone. All three character become good friends and their friendship I'm sure will last a lifetime. This book I feel was a very good read I highly recommend but I don't think I would read this book again as it's not one of those you will learn a little bit more each time you read it. This book was written in 1st person for Bea and 3rd For Olivia and Chloe's point of view.
Sorry this blog post is a little different from other posts but my laptop is on a go slow and it took me just under 3 hours just to write this post as it wouldn't load or save the picture of the book cover like I usually do. I hope you all have a nice Christmas and I will see you next week...well next year
Laura xxx

The Chemistry of Death By Simon Beckett.

Product Details:
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Paperback, 419 Pages.
Source: Bought For me.
Rating: 4 out of 5.
Synopsis/Blurb: Three years ago, forensics expert David Hunter abandoned his old life after a tragedy destroyed him. Now working as a doctor in remote Norfolk village, he believes he's left the past behind. But then they find what's left of Sally Palmer... The body has been savagely mutilated. The police need Hunter's expertise to find the killer, but he is desperate to remain uninvolved. Then a second woman disappears and the close-knit community that had been Hunter's refuge becomes a maelstrom of fear and paranoia. No one is exempt from suspicion. Suddenly, there is no place to hide...
This book was fantastic from page one. I loved this book so much, it was an easy read but one I couldn't put it down. Slowly through this book you find out what ruined Doctor Hunter's life and how it affects him now, also you learn about each individual character with this Norfolk village some you come to love some you come to hate. This book is written in 1st person for Dr Hunter parts and 3rd person for all other characters. Towards the end of the book when you learn who dunnit it's a great shock even I would never have guessed who it was and to me that is how a book should be written, it keeps you guessing but knocks you down with shock at the end. You get the epilogue at the end aswell which I like as you find out how or if they got over the tragic murders. I will reading this book again and also I am on the hunt for more Simon Beckett novels.
Laura xx
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Tell me no secrets By Julie Corbin.

Product Details:
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks.
Paperback, 372 Pages.
Source: Bought By Myself.
Rating: 3 out of 5.
Synopsis/Blurb: Grace has lived in the same village on the east coast of Scotland for almost her entire life. It’s a small place where everyone knows one another. Safe and secure, it’s the perfect place for her and her husband Paul to bring up their twin girls. Grace feels that, finally, life is good. Until a phone call from her old best friend, a woman she hasn’t seen since her teens threatens to take away everything she holds dear...

This book was very good and it was gripping, I couldn't put it down. From page one makes you want to know what happened to Rose which keeps you hooked. You really start to feel for Grace as her world starts to take a turn for the worst and there is nothing she can do to make it right other than kill or lose everyone she loves, you know she is a strong confident woman, that makes a few mistakes but puts them right.  I found this book very exciting and I couldn't put it down, I could imagine myself as Grace but couldn't even imagine the trouble she was going through and how much stress that would of caused her.It is written in 3rd person and with each page you turn the story gets deeper and deeper. Great twists and turns, I did find the ending was a bit blunt as well, but the rest of the book makes up for that tiny downfall. I have recommended this book to everyone I know and I will defiantly be reading more of this author. I had my copy thrown away by accident but I will be re-purchasing.
Laura xx
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Monsters University.

Product Details:
Publisher: Phildal
Paperback, 128 pages.
Source: Present from sister.
Rating: 4 out of 5.
Synopsis/Blurb: Long before they were lurking in closets... for a living, Mike and Sulley were just two Scaring majors at Monsters University, dreaming of the day they would make children shriek in terror. When their heated competition to be the most fearsome in their class gets out of hand, however, Mike and Sulley find themselves ejected from the prestigious Scare Program, and they are forced to seek the aid of their oddball friends in order to get their education back on track.
When I was little Monster Inc was my favourite film and even though I'm 21 I got excited to see Monsters University was coming out in film (which I now have on DVD). For my birthday my big sister bought me the book of the film for Monsters University  as she knows/remembers how much I loved Monsters Inc and yes it's for children but I enjoyed it very much. Good quick easy read as it's a short book, can't wait to read this to my children. Didn't take very long to read as it is only 128 pages long. If you have seen the film or even read the book like me, at first you really feel for Mike as he's an outsider and all the way through he never really is a "scarer" but as the book/film progresses you see what Mike is really made of and it's a great storyline. Monsters Inc was in Sulley's point of view and I really enjoyed seeing more of Mike and also how they go to become scarers at Monster Inc. I recommend everyone young or old to try this book or film you will love it. The book is written in third person which gives it a little bit extra and think this is Disney's best film in 2013.
Have you seen the film yet?
Laura xx

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