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100RPM - One Hundred Stories Inspired By Music by Dan Powell, Katie Gunn, Caroline Smailes, Dave Cornmell, Theresa Milstein, Rowan Coleman, Ryan Millar, Sara Crowley, Nasim Marie Jafry, Sam Wyld, Catherine Walter, Simon Kewin, Angi Holden, Michelle Flatley, Stephanie Ressort, Sylvia Petter, Nick Cernis, Hannah Harman, Fat Roland, D.J. Kirkby, Scott Pack, Suzy Floyd, Nicola De Gouveia, Elizabeth Player, Angela Powers, Stephen Shieber, Sonya Oldwin, Máire Carr, Alison Woodhouse, Jessica Patient, Cathy White, Ray Robinson, Ruth Aird, Matt Hill, Lynsey May, Karl McIntyre, Nik Kershaw, Nik Perring, Helen Ladderbird, Angela Readman, Cally Taylor, Vikki Ross, Matthew Borgard, Sophie Mackintosh, Laura Crosby, David Kendrick, Dan Purdue, P.W. Lewis, Sal Page, Isabel Serval
2.0
Not really my thing, stories of 100 words, an OK book to dip in and out of I suppose!
Essex Girls by Laura Ziepe
4.0
I enjoyed this, a nice light read, would make a perfect holiday read.
I Am The Secret Swinger (Volume One) by Secret Swinger
5.0
A true story but only for open minded adults and definitely not for the faint hearted!! If I had to describe it on two words then 'hysterically rude' springs to mind.
Second Time Lucky by Sophie King
5.0
Here we meet a group of people, newly single for one reason or another who have joined the 'How To Survive Divorce' club. Karen who runs the club left her husband 10 years ago, she believes that her experience can help others so she opens the club.
The other members are Lizzie, editor of Charisma magazine, her husband Tom has left her for her best friend. Alison, her youngest child has just left home, at the same time her husband David has left her and she's left quite a bit bewildered by it all. Ed, after numerous relationships which includes 3 marriages, all he wants is to find the right girl, settle down and have a family.
This book follows the trials and tribulations of their lives, how they are coping with singledom! Each chapter is devoted to a main character, I love stories told in this way rather than a conventional chapter one, chapter two etc.
Six sentences into the story I found myself belly laughing. I wasn't sure if that was a good sign or not, would the book keep the fun all the way through it or would it deflate like a balloon? I'm glad to say it did keep the fun, the writing flowed easily, making it an easy book to pick up, put down.
I really enjoyed this book, told in the third person narrative it explores every characters lives, it delves really deep and I felt I had a good understanding of how every character worked. There were plenty of other characters in this book which could have got a bit confusing but as each were related to a main character, I didn't have to stop and read back to find out who was who. King has included an introduction in the book to the four main characters and names of their children, friends. I loved all the characters but I feel that Lizzie's Mum and Dad must have a deserved mention for being fantastic, what a pair and I really enjoyed reading about their exploits!
This was good chick lit reading but with plenty of drama, every chapter ended on a cliffhanger, just like a soap opera, pretty hard to do because you have to keep that pace right through the book but King managed it. I swear at the end of each chapter I heard the opening bars of a well known tv show!
I'd highly recommend reading this book, a five star read for me.
The other members are Lizzie, editor of Charisma magazine, her husband Tom has left her for her best friend. Alison, her youngest child has just left home, at the same time her husband David has left her and she's left quite a bit bewildered by it all. Ed, after numerous relationships which includes 3 marriages, all he wants is to find the right girl, settle down and have a family.
This book follows the trials and tribulations of their lives, how they are coping with singledom! Each chapter is devoted to a main character, I love stories told in this way rather than a conventional chapter one, chapter two etc.
Six sentences into the story I found myself belly laughing. I wasn't sure if that was a good sign or not, would the book keep the fun all the way through it or would it deflate like a balloon? I'm glad to say it did keep the fun, the writing flowed easily, making it an easy book to pick up, put down.
I really enjoyed this book, told in the third person narrative it explores every characters lives, it delves really deep and I felt I had a good understanding of how every character worked. There were plenty of other characters in this book which could have got a bit confusing but as each were related to a main character, I didn't have to stop and read back to find out who was who. King has included an introduction in the book to the four main characters and names of their children, friends. I loved all the characters but I feel that Lizzie's Mum and Dad must have a deserved mention for being fantastic, what a pair and I really enjoyed reading about their exploits!
This was good chick lit reading but with plenty of drama, every chapter ended on a cliffhanger, just like a soap opera, pretty hard to do because you have to keep that pace right through the book but King managed it. I swear at the end of each chapter I heard the opening bars of a well known tv show!
I'd highly recommend reading this book, a five star read for me.
The Fashion Police by Sibel Hodge
4.0
I wasn't too sure about this book when I read the sypnosis but decided to give it a go and I'm glad I did. Amber Fox is an endearing, vulnerable character. The story is full of giggles, everytime I read the name Umberto Fandango was choking back the laughter. The characters were believable, some of the scrapes they got into were hysterical. Hodge has a fab way with words, reading one of her books is like having a natter with your best mate.
The thing I loved about this book is that for a busy mum like me it was a book that could be picked up at anytime, even for a quick 5 minute read and I would dive straight back into the story.
I recommend this book.
The thing I loved about this book is that for a busy mum like me it was a book that could be picked up at anytime, even for a quick 5 minute read and I would dive straight back into the story.
I recommend this book.