Book 22 - One Day (David Nicholls)

ONE DAY - David Nicholls

What can I say about this book that isn't written all over the cover... Witty, clever, absorbing, moving... Just fantastic. I absolutely adored this book from start to finish and at the end I was moved to tears and left feeling like I had lived their lives with them every step of the way.

Following a man and a woman and their friendship spanning twenty years, this story is a wonderful and clever tale of friendship, loyalty and true love. As heart wrenching as it is heart warming with real laugh-out-loud moments, it is just utterly, utterly brilliant.

Absolutely outstanding, a first-class read. If you only read one book this year, make it this one.

Book 21 - Before I Go to Sleep (SJ Watson)

BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP - SJ Watson

Wow! I was hooked from the word 'go' and couldn't put it down, this book is a real "page turner".

Detailed, gripping and full of suspense, SJ Watson keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout this thriller of a story.

Without giving too much away as I don't want to ruin or reveal any of the twists and turns, the story follows the character of 'Christine' as she starts piecing together her life after she suffers amnesia.

SJ Watson has produced a masterpiece, very clever and well written. A riveting must-read.

Book 20 - Picture Perfect (Jodi Picoult)

PICTURE PERFECT - Jodi Picoult


Yet another triumph from JP. I pick up her books now with a certain degree of trepidation, I am concerned that I perhaps won't like the story, or I will somehow feel disappointed at the end because I have enjoyed her other novels so much.

I am pleased to say that this has not been the case (thus far, I still have two or three to go before I have read her complete collection to date) and Picture Perfect is a poignant and moving story telling the tale of difficult childhoods and domestic abuse, centring around the main character of Cassie and her husband, Alex. Cassie finds herself injured and suffering memory loss in a cemetery one evening and is rescued by a police officer.

The story unfolds as she gradually regains her memories and remembers exactly what happened leading up to her accident, and the twists and turns that follow as she tries to piece her life back together in the aftermath of her discovery.

While Picture Perfect is not my favourite JP novel, it is certainly well written and enjoyable, and everything I have come to expect from her work.