‘Would you read your partner’s texts? What if you thought he was having an affair? Once bitten, twice shy Emma King is in no rush to join Harry’s bustling, big, fat Greek Cypriot family and become Mrs Georgiades. So it comes as no surprise when, after plenty of Dutch courage, his proposal of marriage at a family gathering is met with rejection. Emma doesn’t think they need a piece of paper to prove how much they love each other..
I am a book person. Books are my ‘thing’. They always have been. As far back as I can recall, I’ve always had at least one book on the go, usually more. I love nothing more than the feel of a new book, the fresh new pages, the clean smell that only books can have.
‘Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots – joggers, neighbours who can’t reverse a trailer properly and shop assistants who talk in code.
But isn’t it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?
‘Aisling is 29 and she’s still a complete Aisling.
After a tough year, things between herself and John are back on track, and life with Sadhbh and Elaine in their notiony Dublin apartment is more craic than ever.
But when a shock change means moving Down Home might be her only option, Aisling is thrown. Can she give up the sophistication of brunch and unlimited Pinot Greej? Will she and Mammy kill each other living back under the same roof? And where does that leave her and John?
As 2018 comes to an end, I’m looking back at the books I’ve read this year. There have been some incredible books, and some that weren’t so incredible..and some that I just did not like at all! I’ve just about managed to narrow down my favourite 5 books – not all of them are from this year, I just happened to discover them this year. So, without further ado, in no particular order..
I Am Pilgrim is the 25th book I’ve read this year, and it’s the last one I’ll finish before the year is out, and I don’t think I could have chosen a better book to end the year on. I’m not exaggerating when I say that this book is incredible.
People have been going crazy for this book this year so I knew I had to get my hands on it, just to see if it lived up the the hype. I am happy to say that it really, really does.
Skin Deep introduces us to Delia, a child who lives with her mother, father and younger brothers on the remote island of Inishcrann, off the coast of Mayo. Isolated from the mainland by the ocean between them, and further isolated from the island by her father, Delia is besotted with her father, who dotes on her, and tells her that she is the queen of the island and that there is nobody like her.
What would you do if faced with the man of your dreams…kind of? That’s the subject matter of Giovanna Fletcher’s novel, Dream A Little Dream.
The story revolves around Sarah and her gang of friends, including, awkwardly enough, her ex boyfriend Dan and his girlfriend ‘Perfect’ Lexie.
I’ve decided that 2019 is going to be a big reading year for me. I usually set myself a challenge on Goodreads (my holy grail app!) and I still will, but this time around I’m going to reward myself – for every book I finish, I’m going to pop €2 in a jar. At the end of the year, I’m going to take whatever money I have made, and (hopefully) go on a book buying spree with it!
I read about this idea on Facebook and loved it! Reading is a rewarding hobby anyway mentally but it’s fun to put a little monetary reward there too!
I may move to Iceland..
The Reading Nook 