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Best Mistake Ever by Christy McKellen

  This is a new to me author but I am delighted to feature on the celebrations for the latest novel by Christy McKellen , Best Mistake Ever . It was published by Boldwood on 16th January. Some mistakes are worth making Beatrice Donovan would do anything for her identical twin sister. Including stepping into her hotel management job temporarily and pretending to be her - she’s desperate. What could go wrong? A lot apparently! Because her sister Delilah has hugely understated her role – the hotel is at risk of closure and she’s promised she can turn it around. Now Bea has to find a way to fly under the radar, get the job done before anyone notices their switch up. Sounds easy, all Bea has to do is avoid her temporary new boss Jonah. However, that’s a lot harder than she thought. Not only does he have impossibly high standards, he’s also out of this world gorgeous, an ex-rockstar with a chip on his shoulder and he's watching her like a hawk! So Bea uses her charm to keep him fo...

The Summer Trip by Isabelle Broom #Review

The Summer Trip by Isabelle Broom is published on 23rd June by Hodder and Stoughton. I am delighted to be on the opening day of the tour to celebrate its release.


 What if your life worked out perfectly . . . for someone else
 
It's been 18 years since Ava spent the summer on the Greek island of Corfu, but she has never forgotten what happened during those months - or who she left behind.

Now single, estranged from her family, and preparing to wave her daughter off to university, Ava's life seems a million miles away from the one she dreamed about as a teenager - a life now being lived by her sister instead.

When Ava decides to return to Corfu for the summer, she knows she must finally face the place and the people that broke her heart. But with old resentments festering, long-buried secrets lurking, and familiar feelings resurfacing, it looks set to be a holiday that will change all their lives forever. . .

My Thoughts

 This is a gorgeous summer read, set on the island of Corfu. You really feel as if you are on the island with Ava, whose teenage daughter is on the cusp of fledging the nest. Much as you understand all her reservations about the future, you soon realise that ava has built up a shield around her feelings and shut out her siblings and to some extent, her parents. Family relationships prove to be complicated!

    I enjoyed how the different generations were shown against their own web of relationships. Grandparents, mother/ daughter, siblings, aunt/niece - you get the full tapestry of family dynamics. Secrets which have been long buried surface, Strangers appear in the midst of the family and upset the dynamics. This is a book you can get your teeth into. What a lovely holiday read it is!

In short: sun, sea, siblings

About the Author

Isabelle Broom was born in Cambridge nine days before the 1980s began and studied Media Arts in London before a 12-year stint at heat, the UK"s top celebrity magazine. Always happiest when she's off on an adventure, Isabelle travels all over the world seeking out settings for her escapist fiction novels. Currently based in Suffolk, where she shares a home with two dogs and approximately 467 spiders, Isabelle fits her writing around a busy freelance career and tries her best not to be crushed to oblivion under her ever-growing pile of to-be-read books.

 

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Book link: Amazon UK 

Thanks to Isabelle Broom, and Jenny Platt of Hodder and Stoughton for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

Check out the rest of the tour!


 



 

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