Readers First

A Christmas To Remember

21/01/2021 – 13:23

The perfect Christmas read

This was a perfect Christmas read with just the right amount of coziness, romance and suspense. I...

Charlotte

16/11/2020 – 19:35

Beautiful book

This was an interesting take on a jane Austen retelling. Rather then following one of the main...

A Throne of Swans

27/01/2020 – 13:07

Well written fantasy

A Throne of Swans is the first book in a planned duology by Katherine and Elizabeth Corr set...

Into The Crooked Place

18/11/2019 – 14:11

Not as good as her first book

I loved Alexandra Christou's first book To Kill A Kingdom and I therefore had high hopes for Into...

Moonlight Over Mayfair

18/11/2019 – 14:06

A wonderful second book

I really enjoyed the first book in this series so I really wanted to catch up with the characters...

The Good Luck Girls

09/10/2019 – 09:59

Slow and strange

I didn't really enjoy this book and I struggled to finish it though it sounded interesting and I...

The Museum of Broken Promises

10/09/2019 – 09:46

Stunningly beautiful novel

The Museum of Broken Promises by Elizabeth Buchan is a gorgeous, well written love story and I...

Live A Little

10/09/2019 – 09:29

Light summer read

This was a lighthearted, summer read about two very different sisters who go traveling together...

The Bastille Spy

21/08/2019 – 08:19

Enjoyable historical adventure

This was a fast paced and intriguing historical novel set during the early days of the French...

The Possession

25/07/2019 – 15:44

Interesting and fast paced

I have not read the first book in this series but I was tempted to read this because of the...

Hudson's Kill

01/07/2019 – 09:17

Very evocative of the time period

This was a really good, solid historical mystery set in New York as rival black and Irish gangs...

The Last House Guest

18/06/2019 – 15:04

Enjoyable thriller

I read the first few chapters of this on the Readers First website and I was immediately drawn...

Stepsister

04/06/2019 – 14:04

Enjoyable retelling

I love retellings of traditional fairy tales – some of my favourites are To Kill a Kingdom by...

The Rules of Seeing

20/05/2019 – 11:41

Sweet romance

This was a sweet romance though I found it a bit slow in places and i was't sure where the story...

After She's Gone

20/05/2019 – 11:34

Very atmospheric and full of suspense

This was really enjoyable and kept me engrossed throughout. The main character is the...

The Dinner List

11/03/2019 – 08:01

Interesting idea but could have been better

The Dinner List is an OK contemporary romance with a twist - the main character arrives for her...

The Blessed Child

21/02/2019 – 17:18

Enjoyable saga

This is not my usual sort of book but I found it enjoyable enough but nothing spectacular. It...

The Wicked King

21/01/2019 – 08:28

Enjoyable but not as outstanding as first book

The Wicked King is the sequel to The Cruel Prince which was one of my favorite books of last...

Last Seen

24/09/2018 – 08:43

Last seen by Sara Shepard – Book review

I won Last Seen in a prize draw on Readers First in exchange for a review. Last Seen is the final...

One Enchanted Evening

18/09/2018 – 15:42

A lovely book to escape into

Anton Du Beke is well known as a professional dancer on TV and I am pleased to say that he is a...

The Cruel Prince

29/08/2018 – 22:54

I adored this book

I absolutely adored this book and it is quite unlike anything else I have ever read. It is about...

To Kill a Kingdom

29/08/2018 – 22:38

Beautiful fairy tale retelling

This is a beautiful retelling of the little mermaid fairy tale and I fell in love with pirate...

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