Rachel Foster

This was a cute story. It was predictable but I still enjoyed it!

This was my first book by this author and I enjoyed it. It had magical realism (which I am a big fan of!), romance, humour and a little bit of intrigue.

How amazing would it be to have your "book boyfriend" come to life!

Zoe is stuck in a bit of a rut. The men in her life over the years (father, ex-boyfriend and most recently Nick the romance genre hating bookstore owner) have made her wish that her book boyfriend - the wonderful Mr Darcy was alive.

After finding Pride & Prejudice in Nick's bookstore (it was the only romance book in his whole shop so she felt the need to save it!) and stealing it something amazing happened - the one and only Mr Darcy actually appears!

Zoe thinks all of her Christmases have come at once and takes him back to her apartment. She tried to hide him but somehow her landlord discovered him when she was out. In the end Mr Darcy spends his days watching TV with Zoe's landlord while Zoe is at work. What she doesn't realise is that he can only stay in her world for so long........

Can she get him back to his home before it's too late?

Thank you to Sourcebooks Landmark, NetGalley and Freya Sampson for the eARC of this book which I received for free in exchange for my review.

I didn't realise that this was actually the third book in the Cat Cafe series as I was drawn to the book by the picture on the cover being a cat fan! Even though I haven't read the other two books, I don't feel like I've missed anything.

Grace who works at the Cat Cafe wants to start a pet lovers matchmaking service much to the dismay of her parents. Her boss who knows this sends her along to the biggest matchmaking event so she can try and get some pointers from the matchmaking guru running the event. She also signs up to meet someone.

Nathan goes along to the matchmaking event as a performer so that he can get his music out there and also signs up to potentially meet someone - although he has been through a nasty breakup - is he ready to move on? Only time will tell.

This a cute story that keeps you reading to find out if there is a happy ever after for any of the participants at the matchmaking event.

Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton, NetGalley and Rachel Rowland for the eARC of this book which I received for free in exchange for my review.

This book starts in Berlin in 1939 during the war.

Clara is married to a German officer, Friedrich, and they have been together for a few years. As the war worsens pregnant Jews are turned away from the German hospitals and told they are not welcome and to find somewhere else to go. Clara finds this action by the hospital hard to understand as she works there as a midwife. Next thing she knows just because she is English suddenly her services are no longer at the local hospital.

Thankfully Friedrich finds her a job at another hospital who don't mind that she is English and she settles in.

Clara finds that she can't turn a blind eye to the Jewish families in need of a midwife and finds herself working for the resistance helping these women in their hour of need. Slowly word spreads about "The Angel of Light" what the Jews have come to call her and the Germans want to find her and put a stop to it.

This book draws you in from the first page and you really feel connected to the characters.

I am looking forward to reading more books by this author!

Thank you to Embla Books, NetGalley and Suzanne Fortin for the eARC of this book which I received for free in exchange for my review.

One of my new favourite genres is magical realism and this book has it in spades! I was drawn in from the very first page.

Lucy is an editor at a prestigious firm in London but has been struggling to find a book to publish that will be a diamond and sell many copies.

After the death of her beloved grandmother, she receives a special inheritance which opens not only her eyes but also her life to some unbelievable things.

An email comes to her inbox and Lucy can't believe it - she's finally found a diamond - things are about to turn a corner for Lucy - not only in her work life but also in her home life as well.

This was my first book by this author and I'm definitely going to read more. If you are looking for a book with magical realism, romance, humour and that cozy feel - this is the book for you!

Thank you to HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter, NetGalley and Amanda James for the eARC of this book which I received for free in exchange for my review.