I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A best-selling author who remains anonymous, a serial killer and $20 million, what could go wrong?

JT LeBeau is a world-famous, best-selling author but no-one knows his real identity. When Maria Cooper finds something odd about her husband Paul, she believes he may somehow be involved in the author’s mysteries, and his millions. But Maria’s scheming soon ends in tragedy and a killer is waiting to strike.

I loved this book, and it is the perfect novel for people who just love reading and everything to do with books. Who can resist a story all about mysterious authors, I certainly can’t.

This novel was seeped in so much mystery and dark intent, it was hard not to suspect and mistrust every single person yet still be surprised when they acted in ways that were untoward. The story spiralled in so many different directions before arriving at a fantastic climax that left me gasping.

This book is set in the same world as Cavanagh’s Eddie Flynn series, as there’s mention of Flynn from another lawyer at one point. I love when authors include little easter eggs like that in their book for the different characters they have created. I also loved that this book was called the same as the LeBeau’s book in the story, it gave the whole thing an even deadlier, creepy air to it.

There were some things I felt were a bit implausible at times, and not realistic which made me bump the story down a star but overall I was left utterly gripped, and I genuinely could not put this book down until I’d read the last page.

If anyone loves dogs and cats, or just animals in general and the revolutionary ways veterinary medicine can now save our beloved pets from things that could have meant disaster years ago, this book is one for you.

Noel Fitzpatrick is best known as ‘The Supervet’ thanks to the programme of the same name on Channel 4 and gives viewers an inside look at his veterinary surgery where he and his team use a range of bionics, engineering and mechanics to create a new life for seriously ill pets.

In his book, Noel Fitzparick details his journey from farmer’s son who struggled at first in school to one of the most famous veterinary surgeons alive today. I loved hearing Noel’s journey from very modest beginnings and seeing how his Irish upbringing really stayed with him throughout his life (even with just still saying ‘Mammy and Daddy’ in adulthood like a true Irish country boy).

The writing in this book felt very authentically like Noel, and anyone who watches the show or who has heard him speak knows that that sounds like. I could hear him in my head as I read the book, and the words felt like him through and through which I appreciated. There were some whacky quirks and stories that Noel shared at several points in the book that really made me laugh (for example scattering piles of Pringles around the room to motivate him to write his lectures quicker for a well-earned snack).

I was lucky enough to also attend Noel’s arena tour when he came to Dublin so parts of the book weren’t new to me because I’d heard him talk about it while on stage but there was a lot more in the book that gave me an even better understanding of everything.

I really enjoyed reading this, and really recommend it for anyone who loves watching The Supervet or just loves books about people who save animals on a daily basis!

I received a free copy of this book from Harper Collins in exchange for an honest review.

Nona Grey is now 17 year old and is fast on her way to becoming a Red Sister with Sweet Mercy convent as she finishes her days in Holy Class. But an army of foes is descending on the capital city of Verity, and Nona may be the key to saving everyone she holds dear if she find a way of harnessing the power of the shiphearts without losing herself in the process.

Holy Sister is an action packed book from start to finish and really takes you on a wild ride.I really appreciated the note from Mark Lawrence at the start filling readers in on what happened in the previous books that they would need to remember for this one. It’s been a year since i read Grey Sister, so the little catch up was needed on my part and I feel like it’s something a lot of authors should do for their books, especially ones as rich in detail as Book of the Ancestor.

Nona and her friends seemed so grown up in this one, and considering we first began following her journey when she was eight years old, and now it’s almost a decade later within the trilogy, I felt a bit sad that she wasn’t a little girl anymore but so proud of the fierce Sister Cage she became.

There were some awesome moments in this book, particularly ones in battle - from Nona, from Kettle, as well as from characters you might not expect like Sister Pan. There is blood and tears all at the same time and my heart broke a lot during certain moments in this one. There’s a big battle in this book, and characters we have read about for years may not make it through.

I did for the most part enjoy how everything wrapped up and there was some very satisfying justice served at points that I loved. There did seem to be a lot packed in at parts, and there were times when Nona was jumping through all her thread bonds that seemed like a whirlwind and left me a bit dazed at times as I struggled to understand everything. The book felt a tad short for me, probably mostly compared to the first two which were chunkier I believe.

I did love this trilogy though and the next time I read it, I’ll read the books one after another which might bring my level of enjoyment even more as I remember the complexities of the world better. I am genuinely sorry to leave Nona Grey’s journey behind now, and can just hope that Mark Lawrence writes another book set in Abeth in the future (would personally love a book set on the ice with the ice tribes!).

I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Daisy Jones and The Six had a massive hit of an album in the late 1970s, performed a sold-out tour and then one night they split up and no-one ever knew why. Until now, when an expose book is released about the real events of Daisy Jones joining The Six and the events that led the previously close-knit band to splinter apart.

Wow, I loved this book and absolutely flew through it. I could not put it down until I had finished every single page, and I was so drawn into the story, it felt like reality crashed all around me when I finally finished and came back to myself and this world. I was also devastated when I had to remind myself that Daisy Jones and The Six are not a real band, and their music does not exist.

I loved that even though this book does not follow a traditional narrative, story-telling style, the story shaped itself so well. Places weren’t always described really well but I could still see them in my mind and I was felt like I was there, witnessing the rock n’ roll history take place.

There are lots of compelling characters in this book, three of them being the female characters - Daisy Jones, Karen and Camilla. All three characters were really different but they each owned themselves and their life choices so well, I respected and loved every single one of them. Daisy Jones and Karen in particular had a way of owning their sexuality and sensuality in completely different but badass ways that blew me away. There were a lot of great quotes in this book about not just being someone in a man’s story but making your own and Karen and Daisy, and Camilla, did just that. I loved it.

There’s so many different kind of chemistry levels in this book as well it blew me away. From creative chemistry to sexual chemistry, it was fantastic to read and I was so drawn to all the different kind of relationships all the characters had with each other and figuring out how it would all end up.

I loved that because the ‘author’ of the book is interviewing different characters at different times about the same events, there’s actually a lot of contradictions from story to story. And far from irritating me, I loved it and I loved trying to decide who i thought was telling the truth of the matter.

Taylor Jenkins Reid is also really good at adding little twists to stories, that don’t really change the outlook of the story but just give an exciting edge and makes the reader gasp a little bit.

I just loved this from start to finish and even though the end had a little bit of an How I Met Your Mother vibe, I still liked how it all ended up. And honestly if TJR’s future books don’t have little Evelyn Hugo movies or DJATS music references/easter eggs I’ll be really disappointed because so much opportunity!