Deranged Marriage by Faith Bleasdale

Title: Deranged Marriage
Author: Faith Bleasdale
Publisher: Endeavour Press
Release Date: 11th June 2014
Genre: ChickLit, Romance

Summary:
At the age of twenty, Holly Miller made an innocent marriage pact with her childhood best friend, George. However, ten years later; the events of that drunken night comes to haunt her and threatens everything she holds dear.

Review:
I do not really have that much to say about this book, so I will make this quick...

I was really intrigued when I started reading this as the plot was so original. However, the novelty of the idea soon wore off as, in my opinion, far too much happened at the beginning as the spark soon fizzled out in regards to the marriage pact. I was left thinking, "Oh, was that it? But there is still like two hundred pages to go?" This resulted in a long, drawn out plot which, in my opinion, diverged quite a lot from the original starting point.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Title: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Author: Helen Fielding

Publisher: Jonathan Cape

Release Date: 10th October 2013

Genre: ChickLit

Summary:

Bridget is back and, unfortunately, single... again. (Where's Mark Darcy gone?!)

However, things are a bit different now as now she must navigate the world of dating whilst trying to juggle being a single mum, her newfound Twitter addiction and the uncharted territory of toy-boys. 

Review:

I was really looking forward to reading latest instalment front the diaries of Bridget Jones as I had grown bored of the repetitiveness of the previous two books in the series (my review of Bridget Jones's Diary can be found here, and my review of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason can be found here).

Shelfie #6

After months of complaining about the mess that my bookshelf was in, and hinting to my mum that I could do with another bookshelf; I finally have two!!

I am not going to lie; it was so much fun organising them. Just so you know, the bottom shelf of the left bookcase is the 'To Read' pile which I am finally starting to work my way through!

But now they look kind of empty... time to go on a book buying spree I think!

The Getaway by Wendy Lewis

Title: The Getaway
Author: Wendy Lewis
Publisher: Endeavour Press
Release Date: 
Genre: Romance, ChickLit

Summary:
Lexi is thrown in the deep end when she leaves behind her life in London for a sleepy countryside village.

After her estranged father suddenly dies, she inherits the Nobles Hotel and takes on the challenge of becoming its new hotelier.

However, running a hotel and country life can be an eventful business, full of weird and bizarre happenings.

Whilst trying to juggle mysterious guests, clingy ex-boyfriends and rumours of Phantom bagpipers; Lexi soon finds herself smitten with Sam, the local sledger.

Echoes of the Past by Deborah Mailer

Title: Echoes of the Past
Author: Deborah Mailer
Publisher: Endeavour Press
Release Date: 30th January 2014
Genre: Crime, Thriller

Summary:
Tom Hunter has been in the police-force all his life, dedicating his life to solving crimes and catching criminals. After a serious heart attack and the death of his wife, he moves to the small, unassuming village of Coppersfield along with his daughter, Jess.

However, when Hunter looks into a series of unsolved disappearances; their haven is soon disturbed by creepy goings-on and supernatural beings.

Review:
When I started reading this book, I thought it was going to be a simple, crime/thriller. Oh no no, how I was wrong... Instead of being a simple crime novel, the plot incorporates ghosts too...

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding

Title: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Author: Helen Fielding
Publisher: Picador
Release Date: 18th November 1999
Genre: ChickLit

Summary:
Bridget Jones is back and crazier than ever.

In the second installment of her singleton diary, Bridget finds herself dealing with drug lords, death threats and prison (oo-er..)

And, not forgetting, the gorgeous and dashing Mark Darcy.

Review:
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, is very much the same as its predecessor Bridget Jones's Diary (my review can be found here). It is funny, cheesy and unbelieving engrossing for women everywhere. Not to mention; it is not a patch on the film!

Earthly Powers by David Anderson

Title: Earthly Powers
Author: David Anderson
Release Date: 10th June 2014
Publisher: Endeavour Press
Genre: Thriller

Summary:
In 1945, just before the end of the war, a German U-boat transported a deathly secret away from the ruins of Berlin.

Hidden on Arcadia Island, on the outskirts of British Columbia, it was safely stored away to make sure it did not fall into the wrong hands.

However, many years later it is about to be rediscovered by the islands latest resident, Terri Stark.

But when Lucius Stringer and his eco-group, Earth Power, move onto the island; strange, and deadly, things start ruin Terri’s peaceful haven.