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Review: Better Luck Next Time, by Kate Hilton

June 18, 2020 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Better luck next time by Kate Hilton

Better Luck Next Time, by Kate Hilton, is a light, delightful read with some very funny lines. Set in the U.S., it’s billed as a ‘divorce comedy’ and follows the lives of several related 40-something-year-old women as their lives fall apart and they struggle to put them back together. It’s got a bit of politics, […]

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Review: Come Again, by Robert Webb

May 6, 2020 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Come Again by Robert Webb

Come Again, by Robert Webb is entirely immersive, hilariously funny and satisfyingly predictable. There are no surprises waiting around the corner, which is perfect in these strange times where our real lives seem to bring unwelcome surprises almost hourly. I highly recommend this book if you’re looking for an easy, clever read with an outrageous […]

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Review: The Bride Test, by Helen Hoang

July 25, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer 1 Comment

The Bride Test, by Helen Hoang (sq)

I read The Bride Test, by Helen Hoang, when I was flat on my back with the flu. It was such a fun, heartwarming and easy read. It’s an unusual premise with echoes of familiar stories. If you transported Pride and Prejudice to the modern day, mashed it up with Pretty Woman themes and then […]

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Teens, drugs and dementia – Love And Other Battles, by Tess Woods

July 16, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Love And Other Battles, by Tess Woods (sq)

I picked up Love and Other Battles, by Tess Woods because I’d heard others rave about it, and I’m really glad I did. It’s a wonderfully warm and inspiring story of mothers, daughters and lovers across three generations. It made me laugh and cry and I even learned a thing or two about parenting teenagers. I […]

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Review: I Miss You When I Blink, by Mary Laura Philpott

May 9, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott FB

I Miss You When I Blink is basically a couple of dozen hilarious and insightful anecdotes about ‘relatively ordinary life’ all strung together in roughly chronological order. Mary Laura Philpott is your typical high-achieving Type A personality who grew up in the U.S. expecting that if she followed all the rules she would win at […]

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Review: A Beginner’s Guide to Running, by Lisa Shearon

May 7, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

A Beginners Guide to Running Lisa Shearon

A Beginner’s Guide to Running is a novel of fabulous contradictions. It’s a light-hearted, hilarious story about the aftermath of domestic violence and bereavement. It’s a sweary, alcohol-fuelled romp about finding yourself in the relentlessness of single parenting. It made me laugh until I couldn’t breathe, cry until my head hurt and indulge in more […]

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