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Perfect Moments at Duck Pond Cottage by Della Galton #Review

  It is great to return to the Duck Pond Cottage series by Della Galton .  Perfect Moments at Duck Pond Cottage is published today by Boldwood Books on August 3rd.   Jade is over the moon to be tying the knot alongside her best friend, Sarah, at the stunning Bluebell Cliff Hotel in Dorset—a venue where no detail is too small and no expense is spared in the pursuit of perfection. But as the big day draws closer, so do the complications. A long-lost relative, a troublesome brother, and some wildly unexpected animal antics all threaten to derail the brides’ dream celebrations. With emotions running high and chaos around every corner, their perfect day begins to unravel. Can love and friendship hold everything together when it matters most?   My Thoughts  If you have read Della's Bluebell Cliff and Puddleduck Farm stories, as well as earlier Duck Pond Cottage stories, you will find plenty of familiar people and places. Weddings are in the air, in fact ...
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The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler #Review

 

If you enjoy a psychological crime thriller, you will definitely like this one! The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler was published by One More Chapter on 11th May 2023. You can read my interview with Jackie here.

One spring morning, a bus full of children and their teachers from a Cotswolds primary school head off on a much-anticipated day trip.

But as night falls and the well-heeled parents – one or two of them famous, as well as wealthy – wait at the school to collect their weary offspring, it soon becomes clear that something has gone very wrong.

The children and their teachers simply do not come back.

What’s happened doesn’t seem possible.

How can an entire class of children simply vanish?


 My Thoughts

This is such a good read. Well paced, the time seemed to fly by. The situation of the disappearing school bus is quite tantalising as you can absolutely feel the terror that the parents must be feeling. Each of the pairs of parents has their own story but they all share feelings of helplessness. You share the police officers’ incredulity at what seems to be happening. The viewpoints alternate between some of the parents, the police and eventually, the children and their teachers. This  adds variety and also means that the reader is privy to certain information which some are not aware of. 

    Secrets from the past are shown to be corrosive and you have the feeling that no matter how long it takes, the truth will come out. Characters are shown gradually owning mistakes from the past and several of the marriages come under extreme strain. As the plot twists and turns, I did foresee some of the events but certainly was taken by surprise by the ending. This is an enjoyable story which feels like a fresh read and which certainly keeps the interest. 

In short: secrets from the past, a mystery to be solved



About the Author

 

Jackie Kabler is an Amazon number one and USA Today bestselling author of psychological thrillers, including The Perfect Couple, Am I Guilty?, The Happy Family and The Murder List. Her novels have sold nearly a million copies around the world and have been translated into eight languages. Previously she worked as a newspaper reporter and then in television news for twenty years, including nearly a decade on GMTV. She later appeared on BBC and ITV news, presented a property show for Sky, hosted sports shows on Setanta Sports News and worked as a media trainer for the Armed Forces. She now combines writing with working as a presenter on shopping channel QVC. Jackie lives in Gloucestershire with her husband.

 

You can follow Jackie here: Twitter   |  Website   |  Instagram

Book link: Amazon UK   |  Amazon US


 Thanks to Jackie Kabler, One More Chapter and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources  for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

Check out the rest of the tour!


 

 

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