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I was so happy when Polly left her fiance Chris at the alter, she didn't even know she was planning her own wedding as all the wedding planning was done by Chris sister, so when Polly realised it was her own, she left him (she already had plans to leave him). Thankfully she had majority of her stuff packed and ready and took everything with her. Chris has children from a previous relationship, I was not a fan of his daughter or his sister, who were pretty stuck up. And on top of that she is not enjoying her job. She has been writing a story about a character called Sabrina Anderson, who is a bolder, stronger version of herself. As she trying to find a new place to live, she get mugged and knocked unconscious and has forgotten about most things.
The second part of the story is of her life but under the character she has been writing about; Sabrina. Whilst at the hospital she meets Marielle who offers her to stay with until she gets better as well as to help her remember things. Marrielle son Teddy runs a restaurant, where Polly ends up working and wanting to help grow their business as they are facing closure as a rival restaurant moves next door; the name sounds familiar to Sabrina (Polly) but she cant seem to remember why. As the story progressed she started to remember parts of her life. I loved seeing her live her life as Sabrina, as she got experience life in a whole new way. Chris and his son (Will), are trying to find Polly (Sabrina) and put an advert out on the local newspaper.
Will was a good one, he wasn't anything like his sister. I mean don't get me wrong, I loved that she found herself and when she went back with Chris and Will my heart broke for Teddy. The rival restaurant that sounded familiar turns out are part of the business the Polly works for. I am so glad that Will has some sort of common sense and knows what his dad is like and told Polly the truth about the day of her disappearance. During the board meeting, Polly was recording all the stuff the rival restaurant had done, especially to Teddy restaurant. I absolutely loved Polly for doing this! And the best bit she left Chris!
She is finally living her happiest ever after as Sabrina.
Misery has found herself in an exchange where she has to marry the moral enemy; a Were, to keep the peace. Misery has her own reasons; wanting to find Serena. With the help of Lowe, she tries to find her.
Turns out Serena was hiding a secret of her own...something that Misery father knew. Serena is half-Were. And her father was behind all the scheming that was happening. I didn't expect for her father to be behind this. I don't know who I expected to kidnap Serena, but I definitely didn't expect her him. OMG! And then her brother being a part of it, my heart was beating. Her brother betrayed her trust. I just couldn't believe it.
Her dad was really to kill her to get Anna (Lowe half-sister). I was smiling so hard when Lowe and Serena shift into a Were!!
I was so happy to learn that her brother didn't actually betray her. Her brother not betraying her and turning his back on their dad was everything and more!
I cannot wait to read more Ali Hazelwood books!
Karen, Daniella and Alison all have their own story.
Alison relationship with Dave isn't going to well. She crosses paths with Daniella, turns out her landlord is an old friend of Alison. She finds out that Daniella has joined a bootcamp and has decided to join her, that's where they meet Karen. With Whitsborough Bay being small, Alison realised that she knew Karen, and the landlord Aiden (according to Alison was the one that got away). I felt for Alison, Dave was emotionally abusive, and he really annoyed me. Knowing full well she wanted to go holiday, he books tickets to Ibiza, but instead has booked ticket to go with his friends rather than her, and he was being nice to her so she will be okay when he tells her, and once he told her, he went back to his old self again! She turns to Daniella for help. Coming back from Ibiza, Dave brought tons of presents as well as a proposal. However, Alison needed time. I could sense something was wrong especially since the time she got a voicemail which a girl voice in the background. He felt guilty for everything and was hoping Alison wouldn't find out. She managed to get access (from a girlfriend of one of Dave friend) to the photos on social media, and with Aiden by her side they were looking at the photos and that where they spotted something in the background in one of the pictures.
Karen fiancé Ryan didn't seem very understanding or supportive of what Karen wanted to do (running her bootcamp), or wanting to spend time with Karen. Ryan is spending a lot of time with Steph (Steph has a girlfriend). She has a new client (Jay) who she is training. Turns out Karen got a stalker, who keeps sending her pictures and texts especially when she is with Jay. Turns out Ryan wasn't so innocent. The stalker had sent a video of a threesome, of, Ryan and with two other girls. The stalker...Jay fiancé (well ex-fiance) Sophie. Even though the stalking began from before Jay and Karen met. The moment Jay was introduced and they way he spoke about Sophie I was surprised but I wasn't at the same time. What shocked me though was who Sophie's sister was. Maya! Steph ex-girlfriend. The reason Sophie did this...she was jealous of Karen life.
Daniella has a secret of her own that she is trying very hard to hide. With Dave in Ibiza, Alison is trying to get a hold of Daniella, however is unable to do so, with the help of Aiden, she goes into the flat. They found Daniella collapsed on the bathroom floor; she said that she had a panic attack. We soon learn Daniella has bulimia. Daniella is married to Ethan, her secret...she killed her daughter. On the way home from a party, Daniella was wanting chocolate, as her daughter was asleep, she left her in the car to get some from the shop and when her daughter woke up, she left the car as Daniella hadn't locked the car door and was hit by the postal van. When I tell you I was shocked by this revelation of secret. She had child locks, but her step-sister made her took it off so she can use it for the airport. Ethan blames her for the death after Daniella consistency of pushing him of finding out on who to blame for the death. In the end she finds peace as well reconnecting with Ethan.
I am glad each of them got her HEA. Each of the characters had a story and their stories brought them together.
Alice and Daisy have been sent to live to with their estranged grandmother after the death of the mother (Scarlet). The grandmother, thinks its Vince (Scarlet ex-husband). She never really was a fan of Vince.
Vince is living with his current partner; Leah and their daughter Saph. I absolutely hated Leah from the moment she was introduced. You could tell she was jealous just by her behaviour and her saying he never spends time with her and Saph when he goes to spend time with Alice and Daisy. And as well she is wanting Vince to blackmail the grandmother so she (Leah) can get a dog. Leah supported Vince alibi, telling police that he was with her, however we soon learn that they both were not together, and that Leah hadn't been answering any of Vince of calls the night of Scarlet death.
Daisy admits to killing her mum to her grandmother. However, I suspected otherwise, she was young carer for her mum, but I had an in depth feeling that it wasn't her. She is blaming herself as she got her mother to take her sleeping pill the night of her death (just like she does every night). I felt for her when she was blaming herself. Turns out the grandmother was hiding the secret of her own, she is not their grandmother, she stole the original Yvonne's identity. I had bad vibes about her from the moment the girls were introduced to her, and playing with the girls emotions. She really annoyed as the story went on.
OMG!! And to learn that Saph wasn't his was what got to me. He stayed with Leah for Saph and to learn she wasn't his, my gosh made me hate her even more. I was so happy that Vince was changing for the better, especially for the girls.
It was the grandmother (the fake one) killed the original Yvonne. She did give me bad vibes but I didn't expect her I was thinking it was either Leah or her ex-partner. And turns out my in depth feeling about Daisy was wrong (she did kill her mum). We also learn at the end the original Yvonne killed her husband Charles, and the fake one has now been arrested with no one believing that she is not Yvonne as the person who took her to court is the mother of the social worker, so Yvonne has no documents to prove her real identity.
The fact that the author told us who the killer was at the beginning but still left it going till the end. As it turns out the even though she gave her mum the sleeping pills she didn't fully tell the what happened that night, other then the fact that she was holding a pillow when her dad came to see them. And then of course the ending finding out the social worker (Holly) was Charles daughter (Holly mum had an affair with Charles).
Looking forward to a nice Christmas alone, Susan didn't expect to be solving a murder.
Meera, a local business woman is in need of some assistance running the castle which was turned into a hotel, where infamous Duncan is coming to stay to show his family the scene of his childhood Christmas. Alongside his grown-up children (Bryson and Hayley) and their partners (Victoria and Lewis), and his new wife Kirsten and the editor of his paper.
It seems like someone isn't too happy with Duncan, as one morning Kirsten find him dead. It had everything of a murder mystery, with everyone having their own secrets and motives. Robert (he is helping with small maintenance of the hotel) starts questioning about the surroundings after the death of Duncan, which Susan picks up on.
Police say it was health related, Susan suspects otherwise. Using the book written by Bryson Susan tries to find clues around the hotel to find the killer.
The story had me guessing the killer till the very end (I was wrong every time). I don't know why but I wouldn't have suspected it to be him. And then learning that he was the one to kill him because his dad was about to write it in his biography of the death of his mother (that she died of a brain tumour and not liver damage). Like damn! And he was the one to hurt his mum because she never gave in when he asked for money and his parents protected him when he hurt his mum.
Jeanie has been gifted the café by her aunt, one night she meets Logan; and not in the best way. She had a baseball bat ready as she thought Logan was an intruder. Logan however was there making a delivery which he likes to do early in the morning as it avoids communicating with the locals.
Logan recommends that Jeanie goes to town hall meeting to make a noise complaint and she as asks Logan to go with her as so she can have a familiar face. Whilst at the meeting she believes that the café is being haunted which Logan thinks is absurd but with the persuasion of the town hall and his nan he decides to help Jeanie do a stakeout to find out what was making the noise. It was a cat! When the cat walked in , I couldn't help but smile.
It seems like someone or something is out to get her. Her friend Annie thinks it might be Mac as he has previously wanted to bar the café to expand his bar. Didn't really surprise that it was Norman, from the moment he met Jeanie he didn't seem to happy with her being the new owner of the café, I thought it was because of the crush he had on Jeanie aunt in hopes she would come back from her holiday. But it was also because her aunt wouldn't sell the café to him.
I must say loved the names of the animals. Harry Styles the Alpaca, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan the Goats and Taylor, Rihanna, Lizzo, Lady Gaga, Britney and Selena the Chickens.
I really felt for Logan as he has abandonment issues, so he doesn't like getting close to people in fear of them leaving. But I was really glad that he got his HEA. It also worked out well for Norman and Jeanie's aunt. As when she came back, they both realised they had feelings for one another
We also see the start of a brand new relationship; Hazel and Noah; who just keeps ordering books to use as an excuse to see her, which I can't wait to read!
I absolutely loved the first book; The Cheat Sheet, so I had really had high hopes for this one. And OMG did I love it!
Nora has been given her first ever client to represent it is none other than the ex-boyfriend Derek. Derek is obviously not too happy with the news when he finds out but makes Nora job harder than it should be so that she quit. Whilst making up the contract Derek and Nora make up a bunch of rules (these obviously get broken along the way). Nora however, starts scheming as well which they and she books him a photoshoot is Las Vegas, during a night out Derek fires Nora as he can't work with someone that he still loves, however, they both get drunk and married. They realisation when they find out what had happened. And obviously they both play along pretending to happily married, during the Las Vegas trip. But the true feelings show even after the trip
I was actually crying, and laughing. I loved it.
The last book in the Bridgerton series, which I loved. Even though we didn't get to hear much of Gregory throughout the Bridgerton book, I really did like his character and how much he wanted someone to love after seeing all his siblings fall in love.
Him falling “in love” with Hermonie, with the help of her best friend Lucy. He soon realised that Hermonie wasn't the one for him and fell in love with Lucy and time they spent together. Lucy, however is going to be wed soon, to someone she doesn't love, and is only marrying him so that his family could have an heir. The guy she is marrying, Lucy finds out that he doesn't like girls, in fact her uncle even knew and is only wanting Lucy to marry him to stop the blackmailing that is happening (she learns that her father was a traitor).
Her uncle and Lord Davenport annoyed me, they really were probably the worst characters in the book. It turns out that it was her uncle that was the traitor and Lord Davenport was the one that was blackmailing him and his son had no idea, he gives Lucy an annulment so she can marry Gregory.
Brynn is back in her old hometown and is doing an internship at a true-crime show, where she wants to find out who murdered her favourite teacher Mr Larkin. Whilst working on this internship, she is also been paired together with her ex-best friend Tripp Talbot (who found Mr. Larkin body whilst he was out with two other students) to work on a memorial for Mr. Larkin. There is also a lot of money that gone missing.
Trip mum is wanting to come back into his life, however not for the sake of Trip, but for his story. She wants him to tell his story to rival podcast (of course for money). He also learns that his mum was in town when Mr. Larkin got murdered.
During her research, for the memorial garden, Brynn and Trip find the caretakers body in his house. And Trip learns about the Brynn internship. Brynn soon learns a bit more about Mr. Larkin...he has a brother (who no one knew about).
Turns out the money that had gone missing, was taken by Trip mom (which Trip thought was taken by his dad) which he hid in Charlotte locker. Charlotte annoyed me, like why is she so bothered with Trip and Brynn hanging out. I can understand she cares about Trip but at the same time she needs to understand if they want to hang out, they can hang out and then Brynn quitting her internship because Trip thought she was using him for the podcast show...urrhgghhh!!!
OMG!! When they revealed it was Trip dad, my reaction was all over the place. And it was Trip idea to makeup the story. Yikes! I mean his dad was barely in the story, so it didn't even cross my mind that it could be him. But then another shocker, Brynn tells Trip it wasn't his dad, because he was still in the school building around that time and then had to take her home because their car broke down.
It just kept getting better...Trip found a medallion next to Mr. Larkin body, similar to the one that his dad has, and Brynn also noticed in the picture she found that Mr. Larkin had a medallion as well . My thoughts then went back to Shayne being the person that murdered Mr. Larkin, as he was found with the murder weapon, and with the money being found in Charlotte locker probably killed him thinking it was Mr. Larkin who put it there (it was in fact Trip who put the money in the locker.)
I was over the moon that Brynn and Trip became friends again! I felt like they both needed each other especially with all the secrets that were being revealed. Turns out her best Mason was Mr. Larkin half-brother, Charlotte overheard everything just like Shayne overheard when Mr. Larkin revealed his true self to Mason (although they think he was asleep in the cloakroom.) . This was probably the biggest plot twist of the story for me.
Mason birth father (Dexter) finds them and kidnaps Ellie, my God, my heart fell into my stomach when this happened, whilst on a chase with her uncle driving, it crashed into a tree, her uncle is hurt and manages to slam into Dexter. . I loved their relationship with their uncle, the fact he would do anything for these girls just made me smile.
OMG! t was Charlotte>. I But my reasons for it being Shayne; thinking he was protecting Charlotte. But turns out she hit him with the rock and hid when she saw Shayne coming, and came back out of hiding when Shayne arrived on scene and found the body.
I would have loved for her to get caught or found out!
A continuation from Defend the Dawn, Tess thinking Corrick and Lockland are both dead, and Corrick and Lockland trying to survive as they have been captured on another island. Harristan is needing help as he has been dethroned, and has got the offer from his personal guards to help him. The rebels find out about his health and Harristan has the rebels on his side.
Lochlan and Corrick have been assigned to kill the head of the docks (a person called Ford), by Oren Krane, however when he finds Ford he reveals his true identity that he is Prince Corrick. Him lying to Oren and then revealing his true identity, and that he is not Wes so that he can rescue Tessa was everything!
Tessa finds help in someone that she least expected...Rian, and she soon learns that the Moonflower that they have been using for medicine is poison. Rian still annoyed me, but I was quite surprised when he revealed the truth about the Moonflower.
I loved that Harriston true feeling came out for the Place Master. Was it unexpected? Yes, but it was really nice to see him have his HEA after everything he has been through . Corrick learns that Lochlan can't read and whilst they are together trying to get back to Tessa, Corrick teaches Lochlan how to read, which I found really sweet. The development of the relationship of enemies to friends between Corrick and Lochlan was something that I loved listening to. They both get used as bait to rescue Oren daughter (who is dead), and Corrick realises its Tessa being used as a decoy for Oren daughter. Harriston giving himself in so Corrick can return safe was super sweet, from his side he was returning the favour for all the time Corrick has saved him and been there for him. But on the day of the return, Harriston and the Palace Guard set the palace on fire which shocked me, but knowing the reasoning behind it made sense. With the return of Corrick, he is now crowned king and fulfilling his duties with Tessa by his side.
That ending threw me right off! Tessa receives a letter from someone named Sullivan (Harriston code name from when he used to sneak out the palace with his brother as a child) about a horse that she wants. My gosh! I was actually speechless, I was so upset that he never got to tell Corrick, but it seems like Corrick already knew.
The different types of emotions I was going through happiness, sadness, shock, horror, and of course ending the book in laughter.
I enjoyed the first book a look so had really high hopes for this one.
The storyline was really good and enjoyed that there was another outlaw, I was trying to figure out who it was, who out of the all the characters it could be, and then I figured out who the outlaw was; Harriston (Corrick brother) I really enjoyed seeing Harriston change in character from the first book, I just wish he had told Corrick about what he was doing because of his health. .
Rian just annoyed me from the moment he was introduced in the book, Tessa annoyed me just as much for trusting this man who she just met and always thinking the worst of Corrick. I actually felt like screaming at Tessa. And it seemed like there was a love triangle happening between the three characters. Tessa is wanting Corrick to act like how he acted when he was Wes in the first book, but she didn't seem to have a problem with the character change from Wes to Corrick, but when Rian arrived it seems like all her opinions has changed.
I was hoping for more of a development of the relationship between Tessa and Corrick, so the love triangle didn't really help, especially since Rian was probably the worst person that could be apart of this triangle.
Willa and Ryder haven't gotten off to the best of starts. Willa asking Ryder for lecture notes as she has been missing classes, we soon learn that Ryder is deaf and he hasn't been ignoring Willa on purpose. Soon find out that their lecturer is Ryder brother-in-law and by the looks of it is playing matchmaker and has put everyone is partners for a project.
OMG! What made it even better was that both their parents (Willa mum and Ryder dad) served in the military together. Ryder found this out by visiting his dad whilst he was at work, as Willa mum is a patient of Ryder dad.
It's a very slow pace book. Eden managed to secure an interview with the man of the dreams; Gavin Braddock. However, she accidently ends up as part of an FBI sting operation as she gets sent to the wrong room by the staff and that's where she meets Special Agent Matthew Decker (he saved her life).
Her meetings with both Matthew and Gavin were amazing, there wasn't much happening on her trip whilst she was with Gavin, however things did get a bit more interesting when Matthew appeared on scene. We also learn that she is being used a prop by Gavin as the it is rumoured that he is gay, Gavin as well as his PR want the rumours to stop (an article had been written, rumoured that the two eloped and Gavin and his PR didn't seem to mind this false news).
I wasn't a fan of her relationship with Gavin, he was basically using Eden for publicity, (but glad he still decided to stay friends with her even after rejecting his proposal), however when it came to her relationship with Matthew...OMG!!! It was amazing, like it was perfect. Matthew and Eden, were perfect for each other.
The storyline was amazing!
OMG! That ending was so unexpected, the fact that it was Gem and Cormac (Kat's dad) that was behind everything. I did have a feeling that it was Cormac but Gem...Gem!??!? (with the slight help for Liam dad). Gem being behind the whole thing was so unexpected. And the fact that Annaslise knew her necklace was going to be stolen.
The lie, deceit, OMG!!!!
OMG!!!
I did not expect that! This book has been on my TBR for a while, and I'm so glad I read it. The ending just didn't sit well me...I need more!!! But everything else amazing the characters, the build up the story line. I was on the edge of my seat. My heart was racing as I read it.
I need to know what happens next.
