This time we have a brand new historical fiction that is OUT TODAY and a new adult romance from one of our favorite contemporary authors! So get to skimming these reviews, y’all and then get to reading these books!
The Way to London
Written by: Alix Rikloff
Released on: 9/19/2017
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Janna*
Rating: 3.5 Pink Gins
Recommended for: Fans of WW2-era novels and stories of redemption
Lucy Stanhope is a quasi-British socialite living in Singapore with her aloof mother and creepy stepfather. Treated as unwanted baggage since childhood, Lucy has developed a cold, callous exterior and a sharp, cutting tongue. With her lavish life of servants, cocktails, and nightly parties, the horrors of the ongoing world war seem far away and not at all interesting.
When scandal forces her to live with a strict aunt in England, Lucy dreams of running away and making it as a Hollywood starlet. She encounters a lonely, half-feral 12 year old boy named Bill, and together they run away to London-she hoping to impress a visiting Hollywood producer, and he to be reunited with his mother. The road to London is long, and beset with challenges, hard truths, and chances for love. Will Lucy and Bill find what they’re both looking for? The Way to London is an absorbing and entertaining read, so grab a cocktail and get comfortable. Buy it TODAY!
*arc provided by publisher in exchange for honest review
Completely
Written by: Ruthie Knox
Released on: 9/26/2017
Genre: Adult Romance
Reviewed by: Heidi*
Rating: 4 Hot Sherpas
Recommended for: Anyone who has had to rediscover themselves/people who like hot sex with between an older woman and younger man
You don’t need to read the rest of Ruthie Knox’s New York series to enjoy Completely but you’ll recognize it’s characters if you do. Rosemary Chamberlain is a divorced almost-baroness who is attempting to climb the highest mountains on each of the seven continents. Kal Beckett is the guide who survives an horrific tragedy on Mount Everest with her. They’re strangers who instantly become something more through immense loss. Completely is the story of what they chose to become next. Pre-order it!
If you love Ruthie’s novels (like we do!) check out our interview with her right here!
*arc provided by publisher in exchange for honest review
Stillhouse Lake
Written by: Rachel Caine
Published on: July 1, 2017
Genre: Suspense
Reviewed by: Leanne
Rating: 5 suspicious southerners
Recommended for: suspense lovers, wives who think their husbands are up to something
Gina Royal was a typical American wife and mother. Just having picked up her kids from school, she did not suspect anything when she saw the red and blue flashing police lights
on her street. However, a freak accident revealed the dark secrets her husband had been hiding for years (no spoilers here). Gina’s life is turned upside down by the devastating truth and internet trolls bent on making her life hell. Gina feels she has no choice but to go into hiding with her two young children.
New identities and addresses can only slow down online stalkers for so long, but after several changes of name, Gina and her kids start to feel safe in their small lakeside community. That’s when the bodies start appearing. The full set up for Stillhouse Lake is unique and the final third of the book races toward an ending that is both satisfying and unfinished. A cliff hanger sets up book two, Killman Creek, out this December. Buy Stillhouse Lake now!
Windfall
Written by: Jennifer E. Smith
Released on: 5/2/2017
Genre: Young Adult
Reviewed by: Tiffany
Rating: 4 Winning Lotto Tickets
Recommended for: For anyone who claimed they wouldn’t change if they won the lotto.
Best friends Alice and Teddy are generally pretty unlucky, until on Teddy’s birthday when Alice decides she is finally going to tell Teddy that she is in love with him. She has a change of heart and decides to keep her secret last minute and distracts him with his birthday present, a powerball ticket. Now that he is 18 Teddy can offically buy ciggerettes and gamble.. You can’t win if you don’t play right? Teddy wins big and Alice wants nothing to do with the big prize. They say money can change things, and as they learn about the curse of past lotto winners Alice is desperate to keep her best friend grounded in reality while struggling with her feeling for him. This is a read through the night, can’t put it down YA novel that will make you swoon for first loves. Buy it!
There you have it! Real quick reviews for books we loved … real quick because we lazy. Hope you find something new to read. But in the meantime, tell us what you are reading in the comments or on twitter using #TNReads.
