The Highlander's Unexpected Bride by Nicole Locke~Blog Tour

 Publisher: Mills & Boon

Publication Date: 28th September 2023

Genre: Historical Romance

Summary:

Is the wife the Highlander seeks

…already by his side?

Back from battle, Hamilton of Clan Graham makes a bet with his brother: to find a wife by summer’s end! The Scottish warrior enlists his childhood friend Beileag to help him woo the perfect woman. But, like he has, Beileag has changed whilst he’s been away―and she intrigues him as never before… His focus should be on winning a bride. So why is Beileag all he can think about?

Review:
Firstly thank you to Rachels Random Resources, Mills & Boon and Nicole Locke for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
Now if you've been following my blog for a while you'll know I love romance, and historical romances are one of my favourite kinds to read. I love stepping back in time and watching a romance unfold somewhere so different to now, you often get really romantic gestures that you'd never see now and I love that escapism.
Now whilst I have read many a Mills &Boon romance in my time I've not read one by Nicole Locke before and I really loved her style of writing, I'm definitely going to check out more from her for my next romance hit!
I loved the Friends to Lovers journey that we watched Hamilton and Beileag go on and the background romance of Cameron and Anna was just so lovely to get glimpses of in between our main romance, I know I'll be heading off to read their story next.
I really felt for poor Beileag every time her mother sniped at her and essentially chipped away at her confidence in herself, I don't know how her mother thought that being cruel would help her leave and find happiness, how do you find love when you keep getting told you height makes you unwanted! But I loved how Hamilton brought her out of her shell and they had that back-and-forth banter with each other.
In short, I loved reading this, I sat and devoured it in one sitting and I'm pretty sure ill head back to it again when i need another dose of historical romance.

Krystina xx

Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel~Blog Tour

 Publisher: Verve Books

Publication Date: 26th September 2023

Genre: Horror

Summary:

For the past two decades, Maeve has worked hard to build a normal life in New York City, where she keeps everything - and everyone - at a safe distance. When Andrea suddenly reappears, Maeve regains the only true friend she's ever had. Soon she's spending more time at Andrea's remote Catskills estate than in her own cramped apartment. Maeve doesn't even mind that her cousin's wealthy work friends clearly disapprove of her single lifestyle. After all, Andrea has made her fortune in the fertility industry - baby fever comes with the territory. What worries Maeve is that the more she immerses herself in Andrea's world, the more her long-buried memories flood to the surface. But confronting the terrors of her childhood may be the only way for Maeve to transcend the nightmare still to come...

Review:
Firstly thank you to Verve Books and Anne Heltzel for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
The cover for this book is suitably creepy to fit with its horror tag, but personally, i didn't feel like it was a horror read. Don't get me wrong this is most definitely a well-written book and Anne Heltzel's use of language is brilliant throughout but I didn't get the horror vibe. I found it an easy-to-read book, I whizzed through it but i also clocked what was going to happen by chapter 4 and honestly, I kept reading to see how right I was. I missed any of the twists that normally come with a thriller. Now it could be that I'm unintentionally comparing it to another thriller with a motherhood cult at its centre that had me second-guessing myself at all turns and had such a twist that I exclaimed out loud at it and therefore Just Like Mother comes out lacking in comparison. 
I enjoyed the character development though and Maeve's piecing it all together, and I quite liked the flashbacks to their childhood. It was interesting to see their dynamic as children and how, despite the gap they had of not knowing each other, they easily fell back into that dynamic.
Despite not getting the horror vibe from this book I would happily read something by Anne Heltzel again, she has a really good writing style that I found easy to read.

Krystina xx

Highland Reaper by Shauna Richmond (Audiobook) ~Blog Tour

Publisher: Independently published

Publication Date: 24th June 2022

Genre: Fantasy Romance

Summary:

Their secret is out and Tristan soon discovers that his worst fears have come to life. There is a substantial price on his head and the men coming for him target his only weakness...Catherine.

The Raghnalls land in Oakwood and Tristan quickly learns that he is not the only person desperate to save his lover.

What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted?

Can the Norsemen be trusted?

How on earth are they going to survive?

Review:

 Firstly thank you to Hygge Book Tours and Shauna Richmond for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
Now once again I had the audiobook for this one, and unfortunately, once again I did not get on with the narrator. We had a different narrator than we did for book one, so I had hoped I would like the narrator more but alas this was not the case. We had another male narrator but this time he spoke with a very clipped queen's English followed by trying to do a Scottish and Irish accent with little success and it just really put me off. So much so that when I then read the first few chapters again via ebook it put me off the book entirely.
I really enjoyed book one in the series and was really looking forward to diving into book two for this tour but unfortunately, the book fell flat of my expectations. I'm not sure if it's because I really got on badly with the narrator and that then coloured my opinion (I found it difficult to get the bad accents out of my head when reading the rest of the book) or if the book fell into second-book syndrome.
The same banter was there with Tristan and Catherine that I enjoyed in book one and the same connection that they have that I loved in book one was still there but for me, in this book, it didn't hit the same.
I do enjoy Shauna's writing so I think I may skip over to another one of her series and come back to this again when I have the narrator's voice out of my head and see if my opinion changes.

Krystina xx

Anyone but the Boss by Sara.L.Hudson~Blog Tour

 Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 18th September 2023

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Summary:

Thomas Moore, heir to the glamorous New York department store Moore’s, has everything. Everything but a sense of humor. Probably why he's so often compared to his philandering crook of a father.

Alice Truman, recently promoted from the sales floor, is determined to prove her worth. Even if that means smiling in the face of the arrogant and too-sexy-for-his-own-good Thomas Moore, who seems to think her unfit for her new position.

Avoidance works wonders until Alice's best friend plans an Elvis-themed destination wedding with Thomas’ brother—a concept the modern Mr. Darcy loathes.

Throw in a hairless cat, a calamitous bachelorette party and some questionable cocktails, and things become… complicated. And when things get complicated, anyone but the boss would be better.

Review:

Firstly thank you to Rachel's Random Resources, Boldwood Books and Sara. L. Hudson for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
I loved reading this book. The interactions between Alice and Thomas were brilliant from their first kind of argumentative ones to the more easy banter that eventually emerged. The hen party shenanigans were fantastic, I was in fits of giggles at them at almost every page! I loved Chase, he was just so fun, complete and utter mischief personified at times and I loved anytime he stepped in to cause mayhem.
And the sexual tension between Alice and Thomas, you could cut it with a knife, it was brilliantly written. With romance you know they get together in the end but it was written really well so you still had that will they won't they feeling. I adored the fact that Thomas' whole family were in on his apology for Alice, it was so sweet and the apology itself was amazing! I loved how he showed her that he loved her by taking a small thing that she said and creating this massive display of his love for all to see.
It was exactly what I love in a romance, it felt like a bit of a hug in a book. ill definitely be going back to read more by Sara.

Krystina xx

The Queen of The Poor by Alan Gold~Blog Tour

 Publisher: Romaunce Books 

Publication Date: 10th August 2023

Genre: Historical Fiction

Summary:

Angela Burdett-Coutts was a wealthy woman who used her money, class and prestige to make a tangible difference for those less fortunate. She would become one of the most outspoken and dedicated philanthropists of her day.

Coutts the bank was founded in 1692 but really took off when Thomas Coutts took over at the beginning of the 19th Century. He made a fortune, and left it to his second wife, 40 years younger and an actress. When she died, she left it all to Thomas' granddaughter, Angela Burdett-Coutts.

Suddenly, Angela became the second wealthiest woman in England after Queen Victoria. She had to hire bodyguards to keep fortune hunters away. But because of her wealth and also because her father was a radical politician, she moved in the most interesting circles of Victorian society, where she met and has numerous affairs with famous people, like the chemist Michael Faraday and many others including Charles Dickens and the Duke of Wellington.

She caused something of a scandal with her radical lifestyle, but because of her wealth, and the fact that she spends most of her money on charity, opening schools for impoverished children, helping Dickens with the housing for the poor, housing prostitutes and getting them off the streets she's almost beyond criticism.... until, at the age of 66, she caused absolute shock and outrage, because she chose to marry her 29-year-old secretary called William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett.

Whilst this in itself does not appear particularly shocking, as he was, like her father, a Member of Parliament, the astonishing age gap left society aghast. Whilst she was sixty-seven, he was just twenty-nine years old.

Review:
Firstly thank you to Love Books Tours, Romaunce Books and Alan Gold for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
I was very excited when I got on this tour because I've loved all the books by Alan Gold that I've read so far but this is the first one of his where I had no idea who the woman that it's about is. I'd never heard of Angela Burdett-Coutts until I was on this tour and got hold of his book and I have to say she's a fascinating woman. I had no idea that she had a hand in founding the NSPCC, and all these different charities she helped either set up or fund, she sounds like an amazingly forward-thinking woman for her time. I think I may have to do more reading about her after having devoured this book in a couple of hours.

It is an eloquently written book, and was very easy to dive into, losing myself into the pages and not looking up until id finished. I enjoyed the various relationships throughout it, her Brother Dudley was an odious man constantly trying to trick her into giving away or losing her inheritance all because of his overinflated sense of entitlement, it was so well written that I got angry on her behalf at his actions.

Her friendships were lovely to read, Hannah attempting to support her and steer her in the direction that she knew Angela wanted to go in and Dickens in helping her to direct her philanthropy to the correct places. Wellington was an odd one he definitely cared and was trying to look out for her wellbeing but may have ultimately caused her emotional hurt in his heavy-handedness.
As someone who loves history and enjoys reading about it, I can't recommend Alan Gold's books enough, if you're a historical fiction fan you need to add his books to your TBR.

Krystina xx

Bus Rhymes and Playtime by Sue Wickstead~Blog Tour

Publisher: JayJayBooks

Publication Date: 7th July 2023

Genre:Childrens 

Summary:

Poetry and Rhymes to sing with a bus theme.

Have you got your ticket ready?

Where shall we go today?

Why not jump on board the bus – come along to sing and play.

So take your seat as off we go.

What could happen along the way?

Review:

Firstly thank you to Rachels Random Resources, JayJayBooks and Sue Wickstead for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
 I read this to my little one and it took an age because they kept interrupting to sing all the songs in the book because they learnt them at school, which I think is a brilliant recommendation for the book! It's not a very long book but it's definitely full of fun, my little one loved it and I think it works well as part of a daytime activity when you are home with little ones. I made the mistake of reading it at bedtime and my small one ended up all hyped up from singing, don't recommend it for bedtime if you want them to sleep it's too fun for bedtime lol.
The illustrations are very cute and fit so well with the songs and rhymes, the little tickets dotted about were brilliant, my little one liked pointing them out and seeing how many they could find.
Whilst my little one loved this book I'm actually going to pass it on to their preschool because I think it'll be brilliant for the age range of children that go to it and they do so much singing that this is perfect for them.
It's a brilliant little book, I definitely recommend it if you have young children.

Krystina xx

Singles Holiday by Elaine Spires~Blog Tour

 Publisher: 

Publication Date: 11th May 2020

Genre: Romantic fiction

Summary:

Antigua... the Caribbean at its most luscious, its most beautiful... silver sand, cobalt sky, warm turquoise sea... and a bunch of complete strangers, who only have one thing in common: they're single. Some are looking for romance, some for something more. But they've all chosen to spend their holiday with people they have never met before. And pretty soon, some will become good friends, some enemies and some lovers. And many of them will experience the unexpected, including their tour manager Eve, who perhaps has the biggest shock of all. A story that will make you laugh and cry with just the right number of twists to keep you turning the pages as you get to know all the members of the group as they, in turn, get to know each other.

Review:
Firstly thank you to Rachels Random Resources and Elaine Spires for having me on the tour and sending me the book.

It's been a really easy book to read, and the writing style flows well. I have struggled to get into this book though, While we have been following the group of singles on holiday, I didn't really find much of a plot to grasp onto. There were a lot of lead characters to follow and a lot of things happening but I think I would have preferred it if we had more solid MC to follow rather than having several. There were a couple of characters that constantly made me cringe when reading what they were doing and a couple of times I just skipped past them because I just really disliked or was cringing at what they were doing, mostly Murray and Geri and I suspect that's what they were there for.
As I said it is well written and the characters are well done, they wouldn't make you cringe if they weren't well written, but it just wasn't for me unfortunately.

Krystina xx

The Bridesmaid's Brother by Olivia Lockhart~Blog Tour

 Publisher: Independently published

Publication Date: 27th July 2023

Genre:Romantic Comedy

Summary:

For Penny Archer, dating after forty has proved to be less ‘silver foxes and romantic dinners’, and more ‘last chance bargain bin’. She’s met every liar and cheater in the dating pool, and after one heartbreak too many, she is officially sworn off men.

A strong, single mum, she doesn’t need a partner, and besides, the family planner is crammed with work commitments, school meetings, puppy classes, chores for her ageing parents and, of course, her beloved book club. Although a cuddle now and then wouldn’t go amiss…

Penny jumps at the chance to let her hair down at a friend’s wedding, blissfully unaware that she’s about to crash into a stranger’s life in the most mortifying manner.

Can something that begins in disaster ever end in happiness, or is it all too good to be true?

Will Penny ever turn the pages of her own book towards that happy ever after?

One wedding…

One bouquet toss…

The chance to change her story…

Review:
Firstly thank you Rachels Random Resources and Olivia Lockhart for having me on this tour and for sending me the book.
I loved it so much, read it in one sitting its that kind of romance that you can just step into. I loved Penny as an MC, she was just so relatable that it's easy to see yourself in her, the insecurities when you start new relationships and about yourself were just spot on. And Ryan was so damn sweet, I loved watching him grow in his relationship with Penny and damn it if my heart didn't break for him when was opening up about his grief.
I thought the cute little flirty messages between them were adorable and I liked the author using it later in the book for them to say things we all know are difficult to say face to face. It was a slow-burn relationship, I know they moved quicker in some areas, but I liked that they took the relationship as a whole at a slower pace it suited their personal circumstances well and it meant we got to know them better as they both opened up about their pasts.

For 90% of this book, I had a smile on my face and loved watching them together but that last 10% was heart-wrenching I could have cried for poor Penny and what happened to her. I think the way the author portrayed Penny's reaction was brilliant, the way she felt about herself and its negative impact on her was fantastically done and I genuinely could have cried at it.
I will definitely be looking out for more books by Olivia Lockhart.

Krystina xx

Facing The Enemy by DiAnn Mills~Blog Tour

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

Publication Date: 5th September 2023

Genre:Crime/Thriller

Summary:

For the past five years, FBI Special Agent Risa Jacobs has worked in the violent crimes against children division of the Houston FBI. She’s never had reason to believe there’s a target on her back . . . until now.

When the long-awaited reunion between Risa and her brother, Trenton, ends in tragedy, Risa is riddled with guilt, unable to cope with the responsibility she feels over his death. On leave from the FBI, Risa returns to her former career as an English teacher at a local college, only to see her past and present collide when one of her students, Carson Mercury, turns in an assignment that reads like an eyewitness account of her brother’s murder, with details never revealed publicly.

Alarmed by Carson’s inside knowledge of Trenton’s death, Risa reaches out to her former partner at the FBI. Special Agent Gage Patterson has been working a string of baby kidnappings, but he agrees to help look into Carson’s background. Risa and Gage soon discover their cases might be connected as a string of high-value thefts have occurred at properties where security systems were installed by Carson’s stepfather and children have gone missing. There’s a far more sinister plot at play than they ever imagined, and innocent lives are in danger.

Review:

 Firstly thank you to Partners In Crime, Tyndale House Publishers and DiAnn Mills for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
I have to start by admitting that I've not quite finished the book so my review will be on what I've read so far and I will come back and edit the review when I've finished the book.
From reading the blurb I didn't realise that the book was classed as Christian crime fiction so the heavy amount of Christian religion in it from the first few pages took me by surprise and if I'm honest put me off the book a little and is why I'm still not finished reading it.
The story confuses me at times and I think it's because this feels like two separate books a romance and a crime, almost as if the author wasn't sure which she wanted to write and I'm not sure if they have been woven together as well as they could have been.
That being said I do like the crime element and the adoption/kidnapping crime ring and how Gage and Jack are trying to bring it down and aside from the religious elements I do like the writing style.
I feel like we haven't got to know Risa or Gage well enough, that this possibly feels like the midway book in a detective series rather than a stand-alone novel.
As I said I've not finished the book yet so my opinions may change but currently despite liking the writing style due to the religious elements being so heavy-handed I don't think I would pick up another book by this author.

Krystina xx

The Trail by M.A Hunter~Blog Tour

 Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 8th September 2023

Genre:Crime

Summary:

Sometimes it's best to let the past stay buried...

Thirty years ago, Jess's mother, Nora, disappeared while on a charity hike in the US. The devastating loss has afflicted Jess well into her adult life and even inspired her decision to become an investigative journalist.

So when Jess receives an anonymous tip telling her that remains have been recovered in the spot her mother disappeared, she wastes no time in jumping on a plane.

They say the Appalachian Mountains have secrets, but as she begins to ask around, she learns that the locals do too. But no matter how much they lie, she is determined to find the truth - even if it will irrevocably change her future.

Someone wants to keep the past buried. And they will stop at nothing to keep Jess as quiet as the tranquil mountain trail itself...

Review:
Firstly thank you to Racehls Random Resources, Boldwood Books and M.A Hunter for having me on this tour and for sending me the book.
Now as this is a crime book I'm going to give as little away as possible in this review, you know I like to try not to spoil it so you all go buy and read the book!
This was such an easy-to-read book, I read it in a day because it kept me hooked I really wanted to know what happened to Nora and I had various ideas of what it could have been, but what did happen was not on my list.
 I enjoyed the alternating chapters but I have to say I enjoyed the Nora chapters far more than the Jess ones, I'm not sure I could say why but I think it's because I found Jess a tad annoying at times. Jess came across as very selfish and quite irresponsible from the off and whilst I can definitely understand her need to find out what happened to her mum her attitude left a lot to be desired.
Every Nora entry made me feel like the AT trail was getting creepier and I actually worried for her I knew she had gone missing from the off so it felt odd to worry. But I think that's just the mark of good writing.
I so enjoyed reading this but I didn't like the ending, it felt too neat and I don't know I think expected more drama to the ending.
I do know I'll be picking up more books by M.A. Hunter though, I very much enjoyed the writing style and it kept me reading even though I didn't like the MC most of the time.

Krystina xx

Two to Tango by Laura Carter~Blog Tour

 Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 11th September 2023

Genre: Romantic Fiction

Summary:

The secret to Brooks’s success as a Manhattan gym owner? Being motivated to disprove everyone who ever doubted him. So he’s not about to let a perky newcomer like Izzy tarnish his reputation. Even if watching her lead a salsa class on his premises gets his own heartbeat raised…

His beautiful British rival

Every time influencer Izzy slams Brooks in her fitness blog, her book sales soar. But when their escalating media feud forces them to be up-close-and-personal for two weeks, she realizes there’s much more to Brooks than that lean and muscled body.

And a competition that’s got their hearts racing…

Soon Izzy and Brooks are finding all kinds of creative ways to work up a sweat. A passionate workout is easy, but can their rivalry give way to a lasting partnership?

Review:
Firstly thank you to Rachels Random Resources, Boldwood Books and Laura Carter for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
I do love a good romance and the enemies-to-lovers troupe is always a fun one to get stuck into. I laughed out loud so many times reading this one, their banter was brilliant. Both Izzy and Brooks had points where they weren't very likeable but a lot of that was perception and often once we'd seen both perspectives we suddenly realised that they weren't so bad. I got so into reading it that I actually finished it in an evening, it was such an easy read that I flew through it enjoying every page. I enjoyed it so much that I've gone back and got book one and I really regret not signing up for the tour of book three! But I  guess ill just have to buy it when it comes out.
The group of friends Brooks has and then Izzy gains were brilliant, I loved the banter and ribbings that Brooks often got and how welcoming of Izzy they were. I really hope we get to see more of them in future books.
I did spend a lot of time telling Izzy off about her healthy weight loss ideas, I'm most definitely on Brooks' side with that one!
As I said I loved reading this book and gaining a new series to read and I will definitely be recommending it to anyone thats a romance fan.

Krystina xx

A Marriage to Murder For by E.V. Hunter~Blog Tour

 Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 7th September 2023

Genre: Crime

Summary:

The high society wedding…

Social media influencer Crystabel Hughes is determined her wedding to Giles Preston Smythe will be the talk of the town. No matter the cost or the upset, nothing will stop this wedding!

A cheating groom…

But for Alexi Ellis and the rest of the staff at Hopgood Hall, Crystabel’s demands are becoming increasingly extreme. And when Alexi spots the groom getting up close and personal with one of the bridesmaids, she fears trouble is only a bouquet toss away.

A killer bride caught red-handed?

And Alexi’s fears are confirmed when the groom is found dead on the night before the wedding, stabbed through the heart - the person holding the dagger. his beloved bride-to be Crystabel.

Hopgood Hall doesn’t need any more bad press, but the race is on to find the killer and close the case before Crystable live streams her dilemma.

Can Alexi, Jack and Cosmo find out why Giles was killed? And, more importantly, can they stop the killer before they strike again?

Review:
Firstly thank you to Rachels Random Resources, Boldwood Books and EV Hunter for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
I was completely hooked on this book before I had even got to the end of chapter one, I did not want to put it down(thankfully I had the day to read it uninterrupted) and I enjoyed reading every page.
It was really well written, I instantly connected with and loved Alexi, her relationship with Jack was lovely, I enjoyed reading from both perspectives. And they worked well together as a crime-solving team, they each had their strengths and both had opportunities to use them, and the fact that the local police seemed quite fine with them helping was amusing to read and see play out.
Shockingly I had no idea who the killer was! Normally I have some kind of inkling of who it might be but id dismissed the killer early on in favour of someone else stupidly, though I blame the good writing and not my being oblivious to the signs.
I had no idea it was part of a series when I started reading it, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it anything that I might have needed to know from the previous books was slipped into this one so you definitely don't need to read them in order. But I do plan on going back and reading the other two whilst I eagerly await more in this series.

Krystina xx

Murder on the Farm by Kate Wells~Blog Tour

 Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 4th September 2023

Genre: Crime/Thriller

Summary:

Lambing season always brings the unexpected… But no one expected murder

Jude Gray never thought she’d find herself widowed and running a working farm full-time, but here she is, living in the small Malvern village her husband Adam spent most of his life in.

After a particularly gruelling lambing season, she is looking forward to some time off, but there’s no rest for the wicked, especially when she finds the body of one of Adam’s oldest friends on her farm.

Unimpressed with the local constabulary's efforts, Jude starts an investigation of her own. But as the body count rises, danger creeps ever closer to Malvern Farm.

A killer is on the prowl. And all that stands in their way is one woman – and her dog.

Review:
Firstly thank you to Rachels Random Resources, Boldwood Books and Kate Wells for having me on this tour and sending the book to me.
It was a very slow start to this book I actually read a few chapters and put it down again for a few days because it was such a slow start I didn't have that want to keep reading that I usually have with crime/thriller books.
It was a well-written book but I felt it lay a little flat, I kept reading but I had no want or need to know what was going to happen. Even in the bits where Jude was in jeopardy, I didn't feel worried if she would be fine, I had no sense of concern for her.
I did enjoy the puzzles throughout the story and the subplot of the stolen goods, I liked following that throughout the book. And I did like that the ending tied everything up nicely, we got everything explained and any loose threads were woven back in it felt like a good ending to what had happened.

Krystina xx

No More Faking It by Magda Kay~Blog Tour

 

Publisher: Independently published

Publication Date: 25th April 2023

Genre: Health and Wellbeing

Summary:

No More Faking It: A Woman's Guide to Getting the Love, Pleasure, and Fulfillment She Deeply Desires

Are you tired of pretending everything is okay in your relationships? Do you find yourself putting others' needs before your own and feeling unfulfilled? Do you feel stuck in the same dynamic where your needs always come last? No More Faking It is your ultimate guide to breaking free from this cycle and embracing the love, pleasure, and fulfillment you deserve.

Written specifically for women seeking dating advice and relationship advice, this powerful guide teaches you how to live your most authentic life, honor your needs, and reclaim your power. Intimacy coach and founder of the School of Intimacy, Magda Kay, shares her revolutionary "F" power method to help every woman stop settling – because you deserve to get everything you desire in your relationships, in the bedroom, and in life.

Inside No More Faking It, you'll discover:

• Practical advice for choosing the right partner and building healthy, loving relationships
• Inspiring stories that demonstrate the power of authenticity and self-love
• Guided exercises to help you honor your truth, needs, and boundaries
• Strategies for making sure your needs are met and living a truly fulfilling life
• Empowering insights to break free from the cycle of bad relationships

With No More Faking It, you'll learn how to prioritize yourself and your own needs, ensuring that you never again settle for less than you deserve. Say goodbye to picking the wrong partners or giving bad partners too many chances – it's time to take control of your love life and embrace the power of authenticity!

Whether you're single, dating, or in a committed relationship, this insightful book is a must-read for every woman who wants to experience the love, pleasure, and fulfillment she deeply desires. Don't wait any longer to transform your relationships and start living your best life 

Review:
Firstly thank you to Love Books Tours, and Magda Kay for having me on this tour and sending me the book.

I wanted to read this book because of one specific line in the blurb "Do you find yourself putting others' needs before your own..." because, as I'm sure other mums will attest, when you become a mum you do then tend to put yourself to the back of the queue when it comes to importance. And you have a habit of using up all your spoons making sure others get when they need and then not having enough for your own self-care. So I thought this might be a good book to help me refocus and reorganise my internal importance list.

It is an interesting method and not one I've heard of before, and think it sounds like a good way to reconnect with yourself. We all have points in our lives where we feel disconnected from ourselves and working through each of the four Powers I think would definitely help with that. It's written in a very easy-to-read and digest style, Magda wanted it in an informal chatting-with-your-friends style and she has achieved that, it reads as such.
The quiz in the middle of the book was fun, but I didn't feel it pinpointed anything for me Personally I'm not sure the book is for me. Whilst it was interesting and written in an easy-to-digest way, I really struggled to connect with it, i read it from cover to cover but I'm not sure I would go back and do any of the meditations again.

Krystina xx

Blood Sisters by Rebecca Frost~Blog Tour

Publisher: Aesthetic Press

Publication Date: 22nd August 2023

Genre:  Thriller

Summary:

For almost a decade now, Brent Wright has been in prison for the killing of seven women - unless the surviving twin sister of one of his victims is right and Brent didn't kill anyone at all.

If the theory is true, a presumed survivor of his is more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. No one will be entirely satisfied or safe until they find out for certain.

Review:

 Firstly thank you to ZooLoos Book Tours, Aesthetic Press and Rebecca Frost for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I love a good thriller and this is definitely a good thriller!
As always I'll do my best to avoid spoilers so you have a reason to pick it up and read it.
I love the dynamic between Nessa and Josh and how you gradually learn about their relationship in a sort of drip-feed manner, getting bits of backstory filled in at just the right moment. It was nice to have bits from Josh's point of view at critical moments but there was no obvious subtitle or heading to let you know you'd changed the narrator it was just an easy flow from one to the other. I enjoyed the writing style a heck of a lot, Normally I don't like the switch without it being clearly mentioned but it just seemed to work so well.
It kept me on my toes, I kept getting left turns I wasn't expecting which made me so engrossed with the book that I didn't want to put it down. If it hadn't been for the school holidays I suspect this one have been a read-it-in-one-sitting kind of book.
The ending had everything tied up, which was really nice and I enjoyed the sort of sum-up created into one conversation between two characters, I also enjoyed their development together and how their relationship altered over the course of the book.
This was a really well-thought-out and written book and I definitely plan to read more by Rebecca Frost in the future.

Hopefully, I've said enough to make you want to pick this one up without giving anything away.

Krystina xx