Sparrow and vine by Sophie Lark

 

Sparrow and Vine by Sophie Lark

 

Summary:

The wedding that never was…

Sadie Sparrow loves the beautiful overgrown winery of Sparrow and Vine. It's her family home, and she's willing to do anything to inherit it: even marry her worst enemy. It's the only possible solution. Or at least, Monroe Beaumont makes it seem that way when he corners Sadie with his offer. Intimidation is what Monroe does best for the pack of pirates he calls brothers. And after all…somebody has to get married to unlock the family trust.

Sadie's sisters are furious. They're sure that everything they love is about to be stolen from them by Beaumonts. But Sadie's the one who actually has to live with one of them. The biggest one…who smells like cinnamon and insists on sharing a bed… Sadie's always known she'd have to fight for Sparrow and Vine. She just didn't know she'd be fighting her own husband...

 

Review: 4-Star

While this story has so much that makes it a winner, it’s not a page-turner. I was able to sit the book down for over a week, before picking it up and finishing.  The editing, flow, character development is all spot on, but it’s just has that spark missing which turns the story into a page-turner that you can’t put down.

 

Conclusion:

Would I buy this book for a friend?  YES

Would I recommend this book to others? YES

Would I read more books written by this Author? YES

One Dark Night by Hannah Richell

 

One Dark Night by Hannah Richell

 

Summary:

When a body is found the day after Halloween, a small British community must reckon with its past and the dangers lurking in its present in this spine-tingling novel from “not to be missed” (Hayley Scrivener, author of Dirt Creek) author Hannah Richell.

On Halloween, a group of teenage students meet in the woods near Sally in the Wood, a road steeped in local lore and rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a murdered girl. By the end of the night, one student will be dead.

Rachel, the school guidance counselor, is trying to keep a handle on her increasingly distant teenaged daughter, Ellie, while students and parents panic and mourn. Her ex-husband and detective Ben, dealing with a personal crisis of his own, has concerns about his daughter’s safety as he investigates the death. Meanwhile, Ellie is keeping secrets from both her parents, including one about where she was that night.

 

Review:  5-Star

Wow, wow wow, what a page-turner this story is. From the first page to the last page, you're so engaged you don’t want to put the book down for any reason for fear of missing something.  From the summary it sounded like it would be a fun read, but it was so much more than I’d expected.

I found nothing wrong with the editing, the flow, the character development, everything that goes into making a story great, this one has it. I can’t say enough about this story.

 

Conclusion:

Would I buy this book for a friend?   YES

Would I read more books written by this Author?  YES

Would I recommend this book to others?  YES