Nicki's book blog

One Last Summer by Victoria Connelly -Womens fiction Lisa and Audrey have been invited by their long time friend Harrie to spend a summer holiday at a converted priory she has treated them to. They met 27 years ago and have not met up for the last six but have kept in touch. Harrie has a secret, one she wants to tell them but not until she has to as it will change the whole equilibrium. They have a housekeeper and there is a restorer on the property, a chap who Harrie is finding herself drawn to. They spend their days catching up and reliving the past , enjoying their beautiful surroundings.Lisa is into her yoga and tempts the gardener into trying it for his injured back. Audrey can’t stop working and disappears home for a few days and gets more than the work she anticipated. Harrie invites her daughter over to stay wit the group and this tips the balance. I liked Harrie. She was calm and in control in a very difficult situation. She thought of others over

Tilly- Patricia Dixon- Women’s fiction Tilly has arrived in France. She is staying for the requisite two weeks before her wedding to Luke, an event she is not looking forward to. She realises that he is not the love of her life but that to keep everyone happy and with so many arrangements and friends and family travelling over, its best to go along with it and maybe, just maybe things will change. We learn of her extended family, the friends around the village and the nightmare of a mother in law to be. When she literally bumps into someone she met a while ago and at the time felt a connection to, her resolve is truly tested. She wants to make the most of the time she has whilst still being honest with Joe. She can’t quite bring herself to tell him that she is getting married in a few days time but steels herself to do so as it is the only fair thing to do. She hasn’t done anything wrong but will Joe see it that way and can Ti

Oh, Henry by Morgen Bailey - Cozy animal mystery *Giveaway * Henri is a dog- a Jack Russell who lives in a lab. He has developed the ability to talk as a side effect of a medication he was given. He has learnt English from watching TV. Gwynne looks after him and he is almost never on his own. He is walked within the grounds but longs to go to the outside world in order to learn more.. Oh and to eat alligator steak. One night the lab is broken into and Henri fools the burglars into thinking his voice is CGI and gets some information from them. When he is stolen, Henri has to use his wherewithal in order for things to get back to normal.  I enjoyed this and feel that other dog lovers will too. Non dog people might not “get” Henri and the things he says but it certainly made me smile and I could picture his escapades well. The dognappers not being the brightest crew made me think of some of the old spoof type films. I could see this being the perfect re

Victory For The East End Angels by Rosie Hendry Winnie, Frankie and Bella are back. Its 1944 and they have just gone through the blitz. They are not only worried for their own safety but that of loved ones away at war. All three work at Station 75 as ambulance women working 24 hour shifts transporting casualties to hospital and very often digging them out from the rubble of a raid. This is the fourth book in the series and whilst it could be read alone it would make more sense having read the others first and why miss out on three other cracking reads?. Frankie is getting married, Bella has an unexpected new beau and Winnie finds that she is pregnant- not something she was planning quite yet. I love this series. It’s a wonderful easy read with great characters and I learn something along the way each time. A  simple way to learn about history in a very digestible way. The writing is such that you get to know the characters very quickly (that’s some

-The Silent Ones- K.L Slater-Psychologica l thriller Hold on to your seats- wow! One gripping read.Two ten year old girls are at their grandparents for the day, being off school for a staff training day. Their mothers are sisters and work together. When they get a knock at their office door from the police and tescort then immediately to the police station about a possible assault, both mothers being understandably worried about their daughters. It transpires that the girls had wandered off from their grandparents and visited an old lady. The next thing anyone knows is that the police have been called as the old lady has been badly assaulted and injured. The girls are not saying a word to anyone not even each other as if they have taken a vow of silence. Their mothers know they can be scamps but a serious assault.? Ooh!! This is one of those books that makes you want to read faster and faster. The tension between the pages is almost palpable and brill

The Escape Room- Megan Goldin-Psychological Thriller OMG! A tense thrilling read. Sara has applied for many jobs since graduating and has a nightmare of an interview for what would have been a dream job. On her way out she literally  bumps into someone who could change her fortunes. Stanhope and sons pride themselves on being the best of the best. They have the best staff, they pay the best salaries and bonuses and the staff work all hours to earn this. When some of them are called into an urgent meeting this is nothing new. They all have places they should be that evening- one is missing his holiday flight, the work comes first. They discover that the meeting is an escape room scenario so think that in an hour or so having solved the clues they will be free to go. On the elevator ride up it stops. Welcome to the escape room. Alternating chapters give us Sara’s story- of how she got the job and her time at Stanhope and sons. The very first chapter gi