Netgalley Book Review: Snowflakes and Secrets in the Scottish Highlands by Donna Ashcroft

Snowflakes and Secrets in the Scottish Highlands by Donna Ashcroft - I was instantly drawn to this book by the festive cover, which invited me into a winter wonderland.  I like the flow of the writing and enjoyed the story too.  What more can you ask of a book!

Twenty five year old budding author Merry McKenzie from Hertfordshire, wants to reclaim her life back.  She realises that she has relied on her three older brothers for too long, it's time to stand on her own two feet and get on with her life

Her Aunt Ava, who lives in "Christmas Village" in the Highlands, asks Merry to house sit and to look after her many animals while she is abroad. Merry takes this as the opportunity to move on with her life plan.

On arrival, Merry scans the many notes an animal care, detailing a secret festive mission that she would like Merry to take care of for her.  Unfortunately, the house rabbit has other ideas, destroying the notes and leaving Merry to work out the mission for herself with the help of local vet, Theo.

2016 Goodreads Reading Challenge

In a previous post, I mentioned the "Goodreads 2016 Reading Challenge"  For 2016 I set myself a challenge of reading 50 books.  Well I have exceeded the fifty by all expectations.  Today I finished book 65!

This evening, I will be curling up with book 66 by one of my favourite authors - Carole Matthews.  Her latest release is called "Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses".  I love her books as they have believable characters which for some reason I can relate to.

The new book from Carole Matthews is available in the shops now and can also be downloaded to read on the Kindle ap here

The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman - The Book and The Movie

I read "The Light Between Oceans" by M. L. Stedman back in 2014 and loved it.  In fact I gave it a five star rating on Goodreads.  If you've not read the book yet, then it needs to be on your "To Be Read" list.

I was excited to see that this amazing book has been made into a movie (out from 1st November).  You can see the trailer for it by clicking on this link

Goodreads 2016 Reading Challenge

I am an avid reader of chick lit style books.  If the title involves cakes or Christmas then I get drawn in to downloading them without even reading about the storyline.  I generally use the Kindle app and read from my phone.

Back in December/January Goodreads asks their members if they would like to set themselves a challenge of how many books they will read in 2016.  I set myself the target of 50 books. In previous years I had managed about 35 books.

Here's a list of some of my favourite authors:  Carole Matthews, Jane Green, De-ann Black, Marian Keyes, Jojo Moyes, Katie Fforde, Tilly Tenant, Milly Johnson, Jenny Hale, Rachael Lucas to name just a few.

Well I have done it.  I've finished my 50th book and am about to finish book 51, so I am giving myself a pat on the back as I really didn't think I would do it with weeks to spare.