Skip to main content

Featured

See the Stars by Eleanor Ray #Review

  See the Stars by Eleanor Ray will be  published on February 5th 2026 by Piatkus .  Do you ever feel that life isn't going to plan?   When Alice Thorington collapses in the street after a particularly hellish day at work, she must finally admit to herself that her outwardly happy life - steady relationship, well-paid job, beautiful flat in the city - isn't everything she'd hoped it would be. Burnt out by long hours and living a life that doesn't fulfil her dreams, Alice returns home to Yorkshire.  Her childhood home brings complicated family dynamics, a rediscovery of her passion for stargazing and two new friends: Berti, a boy who finds it easier to count the stars than interact with people, and Matt, her brother's best friend and Alice's teenage crush. With each of them facing their own struggles, can the stars that meant so much to Alice in her past help them to find their way in the present?  Filled with heart and warmth, this uplifting novel...

When Adam met Evie by Giulia Skye #Review


Today, I am featuring When Adam Met Evie by Giulia Skye. This is the first in her Take a Holiday series and was published on 7th February.
 
When former Olympic Swimmer, Michael Adams—now Canada’s hottest reality TV star— insults his fake showbiz wife on social media, he escapes the ensuing scandal and jumps on the first flight to Australia. Desperate to experience ordinary life again—if only for a few weeks—he becomes “Adam”, just another tourist traveling through the Outback. But with a reward out for his safe return and his fame’s nasty habit of catching up with him when he least expects, he needs a better disguise… and he’s just found it.

Sweet and scruffy British backpacker, Evie Blake, is taking a year out of her busy London life. Tired of lies and liars, she’s looking for adventure to heal her broken heart. So when the hot Canadian she meets at the campground offers to be her travel partner through Western Australia’s wild Kimberley region, she grabs the chance, unaware he’s got the world out looking for him.

He’s just a down-on-his-luck traveler, right?


My Thoughts

You are invited to take a break from everyday life and escape to Australia along with Adam and Evie and it certainly is a refreshing read. You follow their stories through both their perspectives, which is a format I like, so you can see what is in both their thoughts. The settings sound fantastic as they travel off the beaten track and they meet some colourful characters along the way.

    Evie cannot abide being lied to. Adam is hiding all sorts of secrets. You just know that this is going to lead to angst and drama. As Adam's web of lies gets more and more complicated, you realise that they both have a lot to lose. I do feel that the plotting in this book is a strength and there are no unexplained threads or questions which remain unanswered.  Consequently, it is an enjoyable read with some interesting characters who you get to know and like.

In short: A journey of a lifetime.
 
About the Author

 

Italian-born Giulia Skye spent her childhood watching classic Hollywood films and thinking up her own romantic stories. After two decades working in TV production, she knew turning those stories into novels would be much more enjoyable - and far cheaper – than turning them into films. She still keeps her hand in TV production but is at her happiest being a stay-at-home mum, spending time with her family, growing her own vegetables and conjuring up sizzling stories about sexy heroes meeting fiesty heroines who aren’t always as they at first appear.  When Adam Met Evie is her first novel, Book 1 of her “Take a Holiday” series.

You can follow Giulia here:  TwitterWebsite

Book link: Amazon UK     |  Amazon US

Thanks to Giulia Skye, and Rachel of Rachels Random Resources  for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 

 
                                                        Check out the rest of the tour! 



Comments

Popular Posts