Book Review : S.J Higgins : The Dark Side Of Chemistry

The Dark Side Of Chemistry

Author:  s.j Higgins

Title: the dark side of chemistry

Genre: fiction, family sagas, romance, historical romance, romance suspense, literature & fiction,

Synopsis: When Trent is given orders to leave his lab and to deploy to Afghanistan to test a highly confidential and dangerous serum which he has developed, Skyla can’t shake the feeling that the life she has with strong, dependable, loving, Trent is about to irrevocably change. Her fears are soon realized when an unknown enemy, intent on revenge, grabs hold of hers, Trent’s and Trent’s unpredictable brother Jensen’s lives and plays puppet master. A dangerous formula, a well kept secret, love and passion will change the course of three people’s lives more than they would ever have dreamed, or feared, possible. Skyla woke up to the sound of waves crashing against the shore and an empty bed glancing at the alarm clock on the cherry wood night stand, she saw it was 6.22am. Trent asked some of their friends to look in on Skyla when he was in Afghanistan to keep her company and makes sure she was ok and she had someone to talk to. Skyla was really upset because her brother who was also her best friend died callum he was only nineteen and he was killed by friendly fire and he was still a kid.  Trent was shot but he didn’t die but Trent’s brother had to tell Skyla
who was upset about it and she wanted to go be with him but her dad talked her out of it. Before long Trent was on his way home to Skyla and his brother nearly cost Trent his life.


Review: l really enjoyed reading this book and it was easy to get in to and it was really upsetting to read that Trent got shot but glad he survived and could not believe his brother nearly cost him his life and he had to tell Skyla that Trent had been shot and that he was okay and Skyla wanted to go be with Trent and Skyla had bad memories about war cause her brother who was also her best friend died due to friendly fire and he was only nineteen at the time he was still a kid . l got this book sent to me for review and l would highly recommend it and so glad Trent survived the war. Skyla dad talked her out of going to Trent which l am glad he did. 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars 

Book Review : Margaret Dickinson : Without Sin

Without Sin

Author:  Margaret Dickinson

Title:  Without Sin

Genre:   fiction, contemporary fiction, family sagas, romance, contemporary, historical romance, general and sagas

 Synopsis:   Meg Kirkland fears her impudent tongue has caused her father’s dismissal from his job and forced her whole family from their home in middleditch farm. Worse still, her father abandons them outside the workhouse, leaving meg to care for her devastated mother, Sarah, and her little brother as tragedy continues to haunt the family. Issac Pendleton, master of the workhouse, rules the lives of all those within it walls, when Sarah becomes his latest mistress, her daughter is disgusted. Meg’s loyal friend, Jake, born and bred in the workhouse, has a maturity and understanding beyond his years. Yet it is Meg’s fiery independence that encourages Jake to leave the workhouse and seek employment on middleditch farm. His future is assured, but who will take care of Meg? The pretty, vivacious girl, once so innocent, becomes calculating and manipulative young woman who will stop at nothing to get her own way, even if it means betraying those she has loved. Without sin is Margaret Dickinson’s spirited historical saga of a passionate young woman who learns to fight for her own survival in a cruel world. The workhouse at southwell, Nottinghamshire, which has been magnificently restored by the national trust, is the inspiration for the setting of this novel. However, the characters and story are entirely fictious and have no relations whatsoever to any inmates or staff, past or present. My love and thanks, as always, to my family and friends for their constant support, help and encouragement.

Review:  this is a really good book and it is enjoyable story and meg sounds really strong having to look after her mother and brother after her father abandon them at the work house and glad meg has a friend to help her out and she helps him too and she helps him leave the workhouse where he was born and lived till he left to work at middleditch farm and she is disgusted when her mother starts a relationship with the workhouse owner and she hates that she is stuck in this place with her mother and brother.


Star Rating: 5 out of 5 stars


 

Book Review: Annie Murray: Chocolate Girls

Chocolate Girls

Author: Annie Murray

Title: Chocolate Girls

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Family Sagas, Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Family, Saga, Romance, Fiction, Historical, Contemporary,

I was given this book.

This book has 384 pages and 62 chapters

I would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio. Even if you do not read books like this.

I highly recommend this book.

I normally read books of this genres but l also stepped outside my comfort zone with authors and genres l am so glad l did because l have read so many great books and come across some great authors.

Synopsis: When Edie marries young to escape her unhappy family home she thinks that life can only get better, at the age of nineteen, she is widowed, and after losing her child from the marriage she faces the second world was grieving and lonely, then one night during the Birmingham Blitz an infant, mysteriously abandoned during the bombing, is handed in to her care. Her lively friend Ruby, meanwhile, does not want to be left behind in the wedding stakes and settles for marriage with Frank, a man much changed by war, finally there is Janet, intelligent, kind-hearted and susceptible to male charm, who is hurt desperately by an affair with a marriage man, and who assumes she will never love again. David, the child who steal's Edie's heart as she brings him up through a time none of them will ever forget, is the center of all their lives, he leads Edie through struggle and heartache to a life and love she would never have dreamed of... A spellbinding saga of three very different women whose lives become entwined by war and their work at the Cadbury's chocolate factory in Bourneville – and their love for a child. Proudly sponsored by Cadbury. This book is full of upset, joy, fight and bombing but Edie looks after a little baby who is left in the middle of a bombing and she loses a husband at a young age. Then she losses a baby to her husband and sadly she will never have another chance to carry another baby. Edie raised David for years and when he was old enough he went looking for his father and finds out he was dumped in the middle of the street when bombs was going off and Edie saved him and looked after him ever since and raised him as her own baby.

Review: I found this book really easy to get in to and hard to put down once l started reading it l was sad to read that Edie lost her husband then her baby at a very young age. This book was really good but sad when Edie lost her husband at a young age then she miscarriage her baby. She has to faces the Birmingham Blitz alone without her husband and baby. She was given a baby that is mysteriously abandoned in the middle of the street when bombs are going off. Luckily the baby was found and handed in to safety. The baby was named David and Edie raised him as if he was her own baby and she loved him very much. I wondered what made David's birth family leave him in the middle of the street when there was a war going on. How can any parent leave their baby in danger I was just glad he was found safe. But he had the best upbringing his mother would have wished for and he is the child Edie dreamed of it is a dream come true for Edie. She loves David and she would never stop him looking for his father this is a very sad book but it has a very happy ending. I can not put in to words how great this book is l would tell people to read it for themselves to know how great it really is. This book is a most read and l am so glad it is on my book shelf.

About The Author: Annie Murray was born in 1960 in Berkshire, and studied English at oxford university. Her first job took her to Birmingham where she met her husband, John. They have four children. In 1992 she began writing her first Birmingham novel, Birmingham rose, which made the times bestseller list when it was published in 1995. She has written six subsequent novels including, most recently, the highly successful chocolate girls.

About The Book: this book comes with one then one book cover design and l like the picture on the front and the colours are not too bright or not too dull.

Star Rating: Five Out Of Five Stars

Book Review: Margaret Dickinson: Twisted Strands

Twisted Strands

Author: Margaret Dickinson

Title: Twisted Strands

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Family Sagas, Historical Romance, Historical Fiction,

I was given this book along with tangled threads.

Book Dedication: With great affection and deep admiration this book is dedicated to my uncle, Brian Copley, who enlisted in 1914 at the age of sixteen in the 8^th battalion Sherwood foresters, (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire regiment) and served throughout the war.

Thankfully, he survived the trenches to life a long and happy life and it has been a privilege to share his memories and experiences through his personal diaries of the time.

This book has 400 pages and 62 chapters in it.

I would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio. Even if you do not read books like this.

I normally read books of this genre but l also stepped outside my comfort zone with authors and genres l am so glad l did because l have read so many great books and come across some great authors.

I highly recommend this book but l would tell people to read tangled threads first so you know the full story not just half.

Synopsis: It is 1914 and Eveleen Hardcastle, now in her early thirties, has married Richard. Her longing for children is the only shadow over the happiness, but the world war breaks out, Eveleen is left to manage the Nottingham Factory alone while Richard goes to fight for his country. Eveleen's mother, Mary, has found happiness at last in her marriage to Josh. Her granddaughter, Birdie, still lives at home and has a spirited, strong will which her grandmother finds hard to control. When Andrew, the love of her life, also enlists, Birdie finds consolation in a rewarding vocation. Nursing wounded soldiers sent home from the front, she gains a maturity beyond her years. But every day the casualty list from the hell of the trenches grows longer. Bridie nurses her grandfather on his death bed as her boyfriend is fighting the war, she became a nurse to help people and keeps in touch with her auntie Eveleen who husband is also fighting in the war and she loves her family.

Review: I found this really easy to get in to and hard to put down once l started reading it I was happy to be reading the follow on to tangled threads. I am glad that Eveleen moved on and got married. I was happy to read that Eveleen's mother found someone who loves her after her husband's tragic death and she is still raising her granddaughter. It is nice to read that Bridie gets to meet her grandfather and she nurses him on his death bed which is very sad to read but glad her grandfather was not on his own when he passed away. Bridie's uncle and boyfriend are both fighting the war. Leaving the women they love behind. Bridie also helps nurses soldiers who have been hurt on the front line and she must see loads of deaths when they can not save the soldiers and she watched her grandfather passed away to poor girl. I hope Eveleen's husband and Bridie's boyfriend comes back from the war alive and unhurt so Bridie and Eveleen do not lose any more people they love. I hope Eveleen's brother and Birdie's father is ok. I can not put in to words how great this book is l would tell people to read it for themselves to know how great it really is. This book is a must read l am glad it is on my book shelf with the first book in the series tangled threads.

About The Author: Margaret Dickinson was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Margaret Dickinson moved to the coast at the age of seven and so began her love for the sea and the Lincolnshire landscape. Her ambition to be a writer began early and she had her first novel published at the age of twenty-five. This was followed by a number of further titles including the clippie girls, fairfield hall and welcome home. Margaret is a Sunday times top ten bestseller.

About The Book: I love the book cover and l like that it comes in two different book cover designs and l love the colour and it is not too bright or not too dull.

Star Rating: Five Out Of Five Stars