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Nell and Van meet as children when their parents fall in love, but soon they are forced worlds apart. Five years later, they find each other.  Their bond is rekindled and new feelings take hold, but once again they must separate.   For the next two decades, fate brings Nell and Van together every five years, as life and circumstance continue to divide them. Will they ever find true happiness? And will it be together? I have really struggled to write a review for Five Years From Now by Paige Toon as it is quite simply a remarkably tender read that I absolutely loved, so I want to shout about it from the roof tops but in the same breath I don’t want to give anything away. The storyline follows Nell and Van from their first meeting at 5 years old after their parents fall in love and move in together. Although it was a frosty start the pair soon become inseparable until years later a terrible event pulls the two apart. Five years later the pair are reunited and they have ...

Sam Morgan knows he messed up with his wife Chrissie and daughter Holly – he wasn’t there when they needed him most, but now he’ll do anything to put his family back together again. Until then, he's back living in the picture-postcard village of Tindledale. Jude Darling is coming home for good this time. She's taking over the antique shop in Tindledale, the place where she grew up and she's going to make sure she's there for her friend, Chrissie, and Goddaughter, Holly. They certainly need her right now. As for Holly, there's only one thing she wants and it's not the sort of thing you can buy in a shop. She might be thirteen years old, but Holly still believes in wishes, and perhaps if she wishes hard enough, this one might come true… Alex Brown is back and is whisking us back to the idyllic village of Tindledale in her latest release The Wish. The cover of this book is stunning and definitely my favourite cover of Alex’s books. Sam has worked away from home for...

--> Nonfiction When fresh isn’t an option IN DEFENSE OF PROCESSED FOOD: It’s Not Nearly As Bad as You Think By Robert L. Shewfelt 273 pp. Springer Reviewed by David E. Hoekenga, M. D. Amazingly, a typical American makes 200 food decisions every day. Yet according to Shewfelt, “for all the talk about healthy eating, we are not eating any healthier today than we were at the beginning of the obesity epidemic almost 40 years ago.” We accept without question that whole foods are always better than processed foods; that natural is good and artificial is bad; and that science and technology should not intrude on our food supply.   He believes that none of these assumptions are valid. So why are Americans fat?   Maybe it is due to fast food, over eating, drinking too much, lack of exercise, lack of will power, because it is inherited, or because it is much easier to put on weight than to take it off. The author feels that each of these factors plays a role in obesity in Americ...

Today it is my stop on the blog tour for You, Me, Everything by Catherine Isaac and I am thrilled to finally be able to share with you my review for this beautiful little gem of a book. REVIEW You, Me, Everything is a book that will leave a lasting mark on your heart. It is so beautifully written and such an honest and realistic read. Jess is our main character and we are first introduced to her as she gives birth to a beautiful baby boy but her boyfriend Adam was not ready for this kind of responsibility and so Jess, with the help of her loving mother and father, raised little William as a single parent. Fast forward ten years and Jess is taking the leap to travel with William to spend time with Adam in the glorious setting of the Chateau de Roussignol in France. Jess knows how important family is and she is keen to try and get a relationship flowing between her son and his dad. This is such an addictive read that had me greedily turning the pages eager to watch events unfold and in ...

Giveaway Number 2 Thank you to all of you who entered the first giveaway to celebrate the blog reaching 7 years!  Today Giveaway number 2 is ready and up for grabs this time is a paperback copy of Nineteen Letters by Jodi Perry and a box of notecards by Johanna Basford. My review for this book will be live on the blog next week too so keep a look out. This giveaway is open Internationally. GOOD LUCK! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Nonfiction Down and dirty noir THE SYNDICATE By Clarence Cooper, Jr. 144 pp. Molotov Editions Reviewed by Eric Petersen A book reviewer’s job is to review the latest offerings, both fiction and nonfiction, by today’s authors for today’s readers. But once in a great while, he gets the opportunity to review something like this – a long-lost work finally published many years after it fell into obscurity. Clarence Cooper, Jr., an African-American writer of considerable talent, deserves a place alongside his contemporaries James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and Ralph Ellison. Born in Detroit in 1934, he moved to Chicago in 1950, where he began his literary career working as an editor for a black newspaper. At the same time, he began his nearly lifelong struggle with heroin addiction. Most of his writings were penned in prison, as he spent most of his life in and out of jail. His first novel, The Scene (1960) was published to critical acclaim. The rest of his novels ended up buried in the ...

Rea Book Reviews is 7 Years Old Today! Thank you so much for to all of you who take the time to read and share my reviews. One of the best things to come out of running this blog over the years is the amount of readers I  get to meet both online and in person with the same interests as me. I would also like to say a big thank you to all of the talented authors who have sent me their books to read, reading is such a big part of my life and I know how much even just the shortest review can help you all after all the time, sweat and tears that goes into each and every one of your books. Lastly I would like to thank all of the wonderful publishers I have worked with over this past year, as many of you know I stepped away from my business and also this year from the only career I have known so I have been in limbo recently however it has allowed me to focus more on my blog again. I especially would like to thank SJ from Books and the City you have been a diamond. The last year has seen ...