Women's Fiction - No Apology Book Reviews

Meet Me at Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt

October 10, 2018January 31, 2017

Title: Meet Me at Willoughby Close Author: Kate Hewitt Series: Willoughby Close #2 Riding on charm I would like to thank Kate Hewitt, Tule Publishing, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Ellie’s adult life has been about making the best of crappy circumstances. Getting pregnant at seventeen, dropping out of school, marrying a deadbeat husband, divorcing a deadbeat husband, trying to be a good single mother–she doesn’t regret any of it. …

My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella

October 10, 2018December 24, 2016

Title: My Not So Perfect Life Author: Sophie Kinsella Series: n/a A well-crafted illustration of the age-old adage about books and their covers I would like to thank Sophie Kinsella, Penguin Random House, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Life in London isn’t what Katie Brenner thought it would be. She doesn’t have a group of quirky friends to go out with, she has a hard time navigating the office politics, …

Once a Gypsy by Danica Winters

October 10, 2018November 1, 2016

Title: Once a Gypsy Author: Danica Winters Series: Irish Traveler Series #1 Fascinating I would like to thank Danica Winters and Diversion Books for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. Helena O’Driscoll wants more out of life than marriage to a “good enough” Traveler boy and the subsequent brood of children. She longs to break free of tradition and do something she’s passionate about—pursue an education, forge a career…fall in love with kind, awkward …

Lizzie’s Christmas Escape by Christine Barlow

October 10, 2018October 21, 2016

Title: Lizzie’s Christmas Escape Author: Christine Barlow Series: n/a good writing telling a terrible tale I’d like to thank Christine Barlow, Bookouture, and Zaffre Publishing for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. Lizzie Stevens is bored and lonely. Married and pregnant by nineteen, she settled into life as a mum and housewife, forsaking her ambitions as a seamstress. Her two daughters are grown and gone to college, and her husband has a daily routine …

The Liar by Nora Roberts

November 7, 2019August 25, 2016

Title: The Liar Author: Nora Roberts Series: n/a Oh, Nora. Take a break, honey. I’ll wait for you. I love Nora’s books. Love them. But I was thoroughly disappointed with this one. This was a good book, mostly because of the name on the cover. Not the best Nora Roberts I’ve read–I was able to put it down and go to bed–but it wasn’t horrible. The characters were the tip of the iceberg, but I’ll start there. No one, aside …