The Secret of Happiness - Lucy Diamond

Title - The Secret of Happiness
Author - Lucy Diamond 
ISBN - 9781447299172
Genre - Adult > Contemporary > Family > Romance
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Format - Paperback
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The best things in life . . . can be just around the corne

Rachel and Becca aren't real sisters, or so they say. They are stepsisters, living far apart, with little in common. Rachel is the successful one: happily married with three children and a big house, plus an impressive career. Artistic Becca, meanwhile, lurches from one dead-end job to another, shares a titchy flat, and has given up on love.

The two of them have lost touch, but when Rachel doesn't come home one night, Becca is called in to help.
Once there, she quickly realizes that her stepsister's life is not so perfect after all: Rachel's handsome husband
has moved out, her children are rebelling, and her glamorous career has taken a nosedive. Worst of all,
nobody seems to have a clue where she might be.

As Becca begins to untangle Rachel's secrets, she is forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about
her own life, and the future seems uncertain.

But sometimes happiness can be found in the most unexpected places . . .

When going into this book i didn't know what to expect, but i was genuinely shocked at how much i loved it and how different it was. The story was in my opinion Unique i haven't read anything like it, it centres around a broken family and healing and friendship, companion ship and a little bit of romance added in there as well.

The two main characters couldn't be more different Step Sisters, Rachel is a lot older and supposedly has it all, amazing job, amazing family, amazing husband but nothing is ever as it seems and Becca is the complete opposite lives in a small flat no romance no family and no job. But when her sister goes missing someone needs to look after her 3 children and since Becca and Rachel don't get along it is a lot of drama but you see them grow as characters in a book a also as people because you can connect them with people in your life because both of them are so relatable. 
The other characters in this bring it to life from the minor characters to some of the other main characters they just made the book and brought some lightness and some drama as well.

The story is one i personally haven't read before its about one sister thinking there has been a betrayal and the other thinking the other one hates her because her she didn't want to share her dad, it was a true journey and it is one of those books that will stay with me because it is a good book about family and love. I honestly recommend this book because of it writing and the way it written every page held me and i loved every minute of reading this book from start to finish, it is a brilliant book and i loved it, and i really want to read more of Lucy Diamonds books.

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Slammed - Colleen Hoover

Title - Slammed
Author - Colleen Hoover
Series - Slammed #1
ISBN - 9781476715902
Genre - New Adult > Romance
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Format - Kindle
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Layken's father died suddenly, leaving her to gather every ounce of strength to be a pillar for her family, in order to prevent their world from falling apart. Now her life is taking another unexpected turn...

Layken's mother gets a job which leads to an unwanted move across the country. However, a new home means new neighbours... and Layken's new neighbour is the very attractive Will Cooper.

Will has an intriguing passion for slam poetry, and a matching passion for life. The two feel an irresistible attraction but are rocked to the core when a shocking revelation brings their romance to a screeching halt. Layken and Will must find a way to fight the forces that threaten to tear them apart...or learn to live without each other. 

I never wanted to read this book, i thought it might be more like poetry from what i had heard of it and that really isn't what i like to read but after reading November 9, i really wanted to read another Colleen Hoover book, and i chose this book and i am so glad that i did and that i went in knowing nothing. 

This book falls into one of those book categories that took me completely by surprise and i the plot twists and all of the drama and it was magically written like all of the other Colleen Hoover books i have read and yes it did have poetry in it but it was Slam Poetry and to me that isn't real poetry but it has such an impact and the way it is so integral to the story

The characters were again brilliantly written and so relatable and the cutest little boys and the way they act they bring a comedic lightness to this book that has a lot of hurt and and a lot of sadness. There is so many twist and turns i am so glad i didn't know anything about this book because it was an amazing experience to feel everything without knowing the truth and anticipating everything that was going to happen. 

I don't know if i am going to carry on with this series because i just feel like i want to leave it there, i liked the ending and i don't want to delve back into this world because for me it was wrapped up perfectly and i just wonder if it is worth it to ruin a perfectly good ending by reading more of this series. 

This book was a fun, quick, emotional read and one i would recommend readily because of its phenomenal writing style and its story and characters are well worth the read.

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November 9 - Colleen Hoover

Title - November 9
Author - Colleen Hoover
ISBN - 97815011103449
Genre - New Adult > Romance
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Format - Kindle
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This is a love story between a guy (me) and a girl (Fallon). 

I think. 

Can it even be considered a love story if it doesn’t end with love?

Mysteries end when the mystery is solved. 

Biographies end when the life story has been told. 

Love stories should end with love, right? 

Maybe I’m wrong, then. Maybe this isn’t a love story. If you ask me…I’d say this might even be considered a tragedy. 

Whatever it is—however it ends—I promised I would tell it. So without further ado.

Once upon a time…I met a girl. 

THE girl.

I actually brought this book a while ago when it was 99p and i just never read it because the synopsis just didn't call to me. I am currently in a reading slump and i just stumbled across it in my Kindle library and decided to read it and i am so glad that i did because this book took me completely by surprise it had so many twists and turns and for a romance novel it that is very refreshing. 

This book killed my emotions it really did and i creamed a little when Miles and Tate made an appearance. I was very emotionally drained after reading this book because it was a roller coaster.

The characters in this book go through so much, and they are all so phenomenally written that they feel like real people and this story is like a film playing in your head and just the way it was written and the plot twist that i didn't see coming one so strange it made me cry and in such a short space of time i got so connected to these characters and i just needed to know what happened next and i read this book in a couple of hours and it is probably my second favourite Colleen Hoover book i have read.

This book is worth the emotions it puts you through because even after the roller coaster of emotions it puts you through you cant help but smile at the end because of everything you have felt and because it feels like its worth it, and it really is i highly suggest this book because it makes you put things into perspective as well as making the reader feel apart of the book.

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Imprudence - Gail Garriger

Title - Imprudence
Author - Gail Carriger
Series - The Custard Protocol #2
ISBN - 9780316212212
Genre - Adult > Steampunk
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Format - Paperback
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London is in chaos.
Rue and the crew of The Spotted Custard returned from India with revelations that shook the foundations of the scientific community. There is mass political upheaval, the vampires are tetchy, and something is seriously wrong with the local werewolf pack. To top it all off, Rue’s best friend Primrose keeps getting engaged to the most inappropriate military types.
Rue has got personal problems as well. Her vampire father is angry, her werewolf father is crazy, and her obstreperous mother is both. Worst of all, Rue’s beginning to suspect what they all really are… is frightened.
When the Custard is ordered to Egypt, transporting some highly unusual passengers, Rue’s problems go from personal to impossible. Can she get Percy to stop sulking? Will she find the true cause of Primrose’s lovesickness? And what is Quesnel hiding in the boiler room?

Even though i pre ordered this book, i wasn't sure i even wanted to read it, because i really didn't like the first book in this series i couldn't get into it and didn't really understand what was going on but i decided for my love of the Parasol Protectorate series i would carry on with this series and i am so glad that i did because it definitely got better than the first book. 

Imprudence had so much drama and action in it, and also a lot of love and tender family moments. The characters have come a long way since the first book they are more rounded and have been written better than before. Every character brought something to this book be an antagonist, a love interest, or a rival i finished this book in a couple of hours once i started reading i couldn't put it down. 

We go back to Egypt in this book the last time we were in Egypt was the last book in the Parasol Protectorate series and it was good to be back there was also some old faces, and some old enemies as well. There was so much packed into this tiny little book, and there was a lot of drama and craziness and one very awkward talk about sex between Alexia and Rue. 

The characters were as per usual were brilliantly written and they all added something to the book and it was good to have Lord Maccon and Alexia back in the series and the see the relationship between Rue and Quesnel grow as well. 

I am so glad this book was better than the first because if it wasn't i would not carry on with this series but now i need the next book now and i hope it will be even better than this book.

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Un shattering Lucy - Terri Anne Browning

Title - Un Shattering Lucy
Author - Terri Anne Browning
Series - Lucy & Harris Novella Series
ISBN - 9781534718005
Genre - New Adult > Romance
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Format - Kindle
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Shattered.

That was how Lucy Thornton felt in the aftermath of her breakup with Harris Cutter. Her family thought the best thing for her to do was to put the length of the country between her and Harris.

Reluctantly, she went.

The second Harris sets eyes on Lucy again, he knows she hasn’t moved on any more than he has. Realising that he screwed up, he sets out to prove that they belong together. But the road to un-shattering Lucy is longer and darker than he ever could have imagined. 

I forgot i was going to review this book and few others i have been really out of sorts recently when it comes to books, but i really want to get back into it so lets go right into the review there will be spoilers from the previous books in this review but no spoilers from the actual book.

I read this book in one sitting when it was released at midnight and i was so hyped up for this book considering the last book ended on a cliffhanger. This book was well worth the wait no matter the angst and all of the things that happen other things happen that we as a reader have been waiting for since the rocker series.

Lucy and Harris are the epitome of young love growing up and all of the drama's and strife young love has to go through be it from their families or just social and evil means. We had them dealing with a lot in this book, Harris dealing with what Jenna did to him and Lucy still dealing with everything that has happened in her very short life and the way she deals with it and her family finding out. 

This was a very emotionally charged book from the very first page to the very last. I love the fact that Browning said she doesn't want t stop writing about the rockers and their children and hopefully grandchildren, because there are so many characters and lives inter-grained in this series and every one of them makes you smile and love them because they are all so individual but the same and i really cant wait to read Luca and Lyrics story those boys and the girls they end up falling in love with that will be one hell of a story.

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Nacho Figueras Presents: Wild One - Jessica Whitman

Title - Nacho Figueras Presents: Wild One 
Author - Jessica Whitman
Series - The Polo Season #2
ISBN - 9781455563661
Genre - Adult > Romance
My Copy - Purchased
Format - Kindle
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Kat Parker thought she'd finally escaped being known as the housekeeper's daughter in the class-obsessed polo town of Wellington, FL. With her first blockbuster screenplay, she'd become the Hollywood It girl-until with one flop suddenly she wasn't. Heading home is her only option.

Kat knows she can write another hit...if only she can find the right story. What she finds instead is the drop-dead gorgeous celebrity athlete Sebastian Del Campo, who's just as well known for his tabloid exploits as he is for his prowess on the polo field.

For Sebastian, everything in life has always come easily-wealth, sports, women. But the perennial party life is starting to feel a bit stale. Especially after meeting Kat. Her easy laughter and candid attitude make him aspire to something more meaningful for the first time in his life. 

As Sebastian tells Kat stories of his grandmother Victoria, a woman who could be dripping in diamonds one moment and tearing up the polo field the next, Kat's inspiration fires and soon the pair are back in Hollywood, working on a film together that could make or break both of their careers. And though the chemistry between the two is building, the film's irresistible star has other ideas...

This series has very quickly become my guilty pleasure, because it isn't the best i have ever read but it has this aura about it tat draws you in and you fall i love with the characters and the settings and oddly enough the game of Polo. 

We meet Sebastian in the first book and when we met him he put the play in player, and it was really good to see him meet his match in Kat. I wasn't too fond of Kat to begin with oddly enough but she grew on me and by the end she was my favourite character in the book. The Characters from the first book made an appearance and its so good to see how the have grown and how their families have grown. 

The story was actually a really heartwarming one, with Kat making a film about his grandmother from her diaries and just the very family centric story line. It flowed perfectly but everything wasn't all roses and there was some angst in here but it was the perfect amount of angst for this cute and fluffy lighthearted book. 

I Cannot wait for the next book in the series because it will be very different the main character is a female and she is the 'bastard' sister of Sebastian and i can already smell the drama that is going to unfold. I recommend this book and series to anyone who like a bit of romance and a bit of drama and some lovely and gorgeous men. 

PS
I know its a little vague but i really didn't want to spoil this book or the first book and since they are short its difficult to talk about them and not spoil something

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