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#LizzieReads You are correct! Another Sophie Kinsella novel! I have been racing through her books, truly because they are wonderfully written and full of such charisma, humour and romance. Ultimate chick lit. This stunner of a novel follows Ava who heads to Italy for a writing retreat, where each attendee must choose a new name to truly feel like they are [...]
A best-selling novel from Ruth Jones, co-creator of Gavin & Stacey. Family, friendship, affairs and forgiveness...
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig; the epitome of imagination and reflection
A novel full of anecdotes as portrayed through the life of Jenny McLaine on social media, full of dry humour, wit and relatable female anecdotes which had me chuckling throughout
Damn! I couldn’t not talk about these rich beauties on my blog! I’ve found as I’ve got older, I’ve used hand cream a lot more 1) bc it smells nice and 2) my hands get so dry! Part of my job in a supermarket involves handling a lot of goods pretty much every second – put that together with [...]
Kiley Reid's debut novel addressing the issues of class and race - and the beautiful baby Briar who steals the show!
#LizzieReads I’ve read a few Sophie Kinsella books and this is one of my favourites, alongside Shopaholic 1! Starting off in the UK, Lottie is convinced her long-term boyfriend Richard is going to propose. She is adamant he is the one. She even has an engagement ring for him to return the favour … needless to say, in typical Sophie Kinsella style, Lottie’s [...]
Tackling the uni blues - particularly during the Pandemic
#LizzieReads I first read this for my year 11 GCSE; upon reflection after reading it again some years later, it has made me realise I didn’t quite appreciate (nor understand) what author Kazuo Ishiguro was portraying as a thought-provoking take on humanity in dystopian England. It could be argued to be science-fiction, yet characters are still [...]
#LizzieReads A bit of a different read this week which comes from French author Christine Férét-Fléury. The Girl on the Métro is her first adult novel set in Paris: I nearly bought this at the train station in London (how fitting), but thankfully I held off and found it in my local charity shop for less than [...]
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