Review: The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

 

Wow, what a book! This was so dark but so good!

Ambrosia is not looking forward to her 10-year college reunion. She was a different person in college, and someone knows what she did. And who died as a result. As Ambrosia desperately tries to keep her husband from finding out exactly who she was, she realises that someone is closer to the truth than she thinks... and they want closure once and for all.

This was amazing. So dark, but amazing. Female friendships are incredibly intense things, especially as teens/young adults, and this book explores the complexities of female friendship and exactly how it can go from wholesome to dangerous very quickly. Ambrosia is a genuinely awful person, and she has never really recovered from the choices she made as a young adult. She spends the entire novel not trying to make amends, but trying to save her own skin. So many interesting characters in this book, and it was very hard to put down. Highly, highly recommend!

Review: The Forgers by Bradford Morrow

I wasn't sure what to make of this book at the beginning, but I actually really enjoyed it.

Will is a forger - making his money by forging book inscriptions onto priceless volumes. He's good, and he knows it. But when his brother-in-law (whom he also suspects is a forger) is brutally murdered in his own home and his collection destroyed, Will worries that his past may be catching up with him. Will shows no remorse for his crimes but moves his fiancee to Ireland, hoping to escape it all. But even thousands of miles away, it becomes clear that someone is closing in on him...

This was interesting once it got going. It was interesting to hear about the rare book industry, and how much these books sell for.

The ending of the book was a bit... flat, if I'm honest. The murderer is revealed three pages before the end and then the story just kind of - finishes. It was okay, but it would have been nice to have that fleshed out a bit more.

The one thing I will say about this book - it is incredibly well-written. The writing is beautiful, and even though it's relatively short, it's a book that you'll want to read slowly and savour.

Review: Why Mummy's Sloshed by Gill Sims

This is my second 'Why Mummy...' novel and it was just as good as the first. As a 24 year old with no children, I shouldn't be able to relate to this, and yet somehow I totally love these books, and speed through them quickly.

Ellen is a single mother of two teenagers, who is just trying to make her way though life, making sure that the moppets eat their greens and pass their exams. Throw in an attractive new neighbour who may or may not be interested in her, her best friend's toddler who insists on destroying everything, and her two dogs who require attention, Ellen is constantly busy.

As I said, I love these books, and I think they will appeal to anyone, regardless of whether they have children or not. This is the perfect book for a rainy Saturday afternoon - you can just curl up with it and wile away the hours... I guarantee you won't be able to put it down!