You’re The One That I Want By Giovanna Fletcher

You’re The One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher is a fantastic book. As Maddy walks down the aisle she wonders if the man she is marrying is the right one. Maddy has been friends with Robert and Ben since they were nine years old and have been inseparable since. The narrative follows their lives as they navigate through seventeen years of friendship going from school, to university and later becoming adults with jobs.

It is very well written and makes you feel for Maddy as she needs to decide between Ben and Robert. This book makes you feel for the characters and to sympathise with them. I would say that it can get frustrating with the characters going back and forth on how they feel, however this does make the reader read on and there is a lot to enjoy with this book. The characters although frustrating feel very real and life-like making them relatable. It also puts the reader into the characters shoes about what choices they would have made in the same circumstances. Overall a very enjoyable book and one I would heartily recommend.

By The Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie

After a normal visit to see his great aunt Ada, Tommy Berresford gets the news that she has died. After Tommy and his wife Tuppence find out an elderly lady who lived in the same home as Ada had been taken away during the night Tuppence believes something suspicious is happening.

With Tommy not believing her and needing to go away for a few days on business Tuppence takes the opportunity to find the missing Mrs Lancaster. Armed with a painting and a vague recollection of an old house she sets off to find out what is going on.

But when Tuppence doesn’t return home and no one has seen her Tommy must try and pick up any clues his wife has left behind in order to find her.

This is a brilliant Agatha Christie novel that keeps you reading from beginning to end.

Geekerella By Ashley Poston

‘Geekerella’ by Ashley Poston is a funny modern take on the classic Cinderella tale. Not only does it keep the characteristics of Cinderella but has a new twist and lots of references to nerd culture. Elle Wittimer wants to go to a cosplay competition to win an invitation to the Excelsicon Cosplay Ball and a chance to meet the actor playing a federation commander in a film reboot of a television series she has loved since she was a child. Elle tries everything she can to go through all obstacles to get there.

It is a great story that is so easy to read. The references to nerd culture will keep you going throughout and get you thinking. It is a very funny book that you will finish quickly without realising because it flows so well.

I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella

‘I Owe You One’ is a fun chick lit book that will make you laugh and cry. When Fixie Farr helps a complete stranger out at a coffee shop she would have no idea how much their lives would intertwine and how far a small I owe you can go. The characters are nicely done with their own flaws and quirks. It’s a great easy book to read on a holiday and can be hard to put down as you fall in and out of love alongside Fixie.

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Aiden Bishop wakes up by a large house he doesn’t recognise, in a body he doesn’t know and no memory of who he is or how he got there. This is just the start of a brilliant five-hundred page book. There are plenty of twists and turns that will keep you guessing. Aiden must answer the question of who killed Evelyn Hardcastle by the end of the eighth day or he will be trapped to repeat it. He is not alone as there are others who are trying to stop him. This book is all about body jumping and time loops involving all the guests at a manor house.

‘The Cornish Cream Tea Bus’ by Cressida McLaughlin

‘The Cornish Cream Tea Bus’ is a lovely book with a nice homey feeling to it. A quick read, it gives the reader a break from life. Dealing with grief, Charlie is given a tour bus and tries to be successful in making it a bus selling cream teas in a small village.

Its a great story on the determination of one person trying to run a business against the negativity of others. Its a tale of grief, love, friendship and believing in yourself no matter the odds.