Author: Kerri TurnerISBN: 978-1-4892-5672-0Copy courtesy of HQ Fiction When you only put a book down because it’s late and you can no longer keep your eyes open, and the first thing you do when you wake is to pick it up and finish it then you know it’s a great read and that in a nutshell sums up Turner’s second novel, The Daughter of Victory Lights.I loved everything about … [Read more...]
Archives for 2020
BOOK CLUB: The Secrets of Strangers
Author: Charity NormanISBN: 9781760876715Publisher: Allen and Unwin Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Allen & Unwin for the opportunity to read The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman. This is by far the best book I have read in a long time! A definite must for lovers of suspense! The cover says … "Riveting, Moving, Unputdownable". It is all of that and so much … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Our Dark Secret
Author: Jenny QuintanaISBN: 9781509839476Category: Crime & mysteryPublisher: Pan Macmillan I found this a light easy murder mystery read by Jenny Quintana, a story based on friendship, relationships, obsession, secrets, and abuse. The story revolves around two timelines between 1979 when a body is found and twenty years later in 1999 when another body is … [Read more...]
Movie Review – The Road
Stars: Viggo Mortenson, Kodi Smit-McPheeYear of release: 2009 Depending on your particular perspective, “The Road” is either a bleak and terrifying vision of the future, or a hopeful glimpse of the way love survives no matter what. In an unspecified future (but probably less than a decade away), civilisation has all but been destroyed. In a cold and bleak landscape, … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Numbers Game
Author: Danielle SteelISBN: 978-1509878338Copy courtesy of Pan Macmillian Forced by their parents to marry when they were young because Eileen was pregnant, both Paul and Eileen have their regrets for what their lives might have been. Eileen wonders how different her life would have been if she had followed her dream and become the Editor that she had so wanted to be. … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: BLACK 13
Author: Adam HamdyISBN: 978-1509899128 Copy courtesy of Pan Macmillan (2020) “Black 13” is a well-written thriller that uses many familiar tropes of the genre, but which is thoroughly contemporary in its’ concerns and plot. Scott Pearce was unwillingly retired from MI6, and is spending his retirement chasing the lead that his superiors refused to believe in. His cover … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Last Bridge Before Home
Author: Lily MaloneISBN: 978-1-4892-5050-6Copy courtesy of Harlequin Mira Last Bridge Before Home is Lily Malone’s sixth full-length novel, and the third in her Chalk Hill series. However, this is the first of Malone’s books that I have read and I was not aware until I had finished it that it was the third novel in a series, so I can safely say that it stands alone (I … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Ultimate You
Author: Andy AndersonISBN: 978-1-63576-635-6Copy courtesy of Diversion Books Thank you, Beauty and Lace Book Club and Diversion Books for the opportunity to read and review Andy Anderson’s book The Ultimate You. Anderson is the CEO and Founder of the Ultimate You Change Centres, a fitness, nutrition and coaching franchise currently operating mainly in Victoria. Anderson … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Girl in the Painting
Author: Tea Cooper ISBN: 9781489270726 Copy courtesy of Harper Collins This was not the first of Tea Cooper's books that I have had the pleasure to read, and I am very sure it won't be the last. The Girl in the Painting flicks between the 1860s and the early 1900s. Michael and his sister Elizabeth have managed to build a life for themselves in Maitland, NSW after making … [Read more...]
Bio-Oil – Dry Skin Gel
I think most Mums will know of Bio-Oil (skin care oil) as most use it while pregnant and after pregnancy, so I was familiar with their product as I had used it whilst expecting my son. I was very keen to try their new Bio-Oil (Dry Skin Gel) as I have very sensitive skin and it is always dry. My skin especially during summer suffers from being in the pool and air con. The … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: A Murder at Malabar Hill
Author: Sujata MasseyISBN: 9781760529406Copy courtesy of the publisher: Allen & Unwin This is the first book by author Sujata Massey in a new mystery murder series. The story is set between 1916 and 1921 and follows the life of Perveen Mistry who gained her law degree through Oxford and upon her return to Bombay has joined her father's law firm, becoming one of … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: An Almost Perfect Holiday
By Lucy DiamomdISBN: 9781529026979Copy Courtesy of Pan Macmillan Australia A lovely light read, perfect for the summer holidays. With believable characters, I was drawn into the lives of 3 families sharing a group of holiday cottages in Cornwall. Em has planned the perfect break with her children and new partner George. But her plans didn't include George's difficult … [Read more...]