Book Review - Christmas for the Village Midwife by Tilly Tennant

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Title: Christmas for the Village Midwife

Author: Tilly Tant

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Bookouture

Publication Date: 19th September 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

Snow crunches underfoot, lights twinkle on the lakes, and in the little village of Thimblebury, midwife Zoe is hoping for more than one Christmas miracle…

Christmas has crept up on village midwife, Zoe Padbury. The little village of Thimblebury is having a baby boom and suddenly there’s only a week to go. She had visions of magic moments beneath the mistletoe with her new boyfriend, Alex, but with all the babies being born and her grumpy new boss at the surgery, their first Christmas together isn’t quite going to plan.

Still, Zoe feels happier and more in love than ever before, and when her old friend, Georgia, moves to the village, it feels like the icing on her Christmas cake. Georgia’s own baby is due at any minute, and Zoe is determined to give her the love and attention she gives all her expectant mums. But when she pays Georgia a home visit, she can’t shake the feeling that she is hiding something…

Zoe is determined to find out what’s wrong, even though Alex thinks she shouldn’t interfere. Zoe needs to put her old friend first, but Alex’s behaviour is reminding her that there is still so much she doesn’t know about him… As long-held secrets unravel, will Zoe and Alex be able to keep their own festive magic alive?

Warm your heart with this romantic Christmas read which will remind you that hope and healing are possible at the busiest time of year. Fans of Jessica Redland and Shari Low will find the perfect escape in Christmas for the Village Midwife.

I absolutely devoured this totally wonderful book. 

I couldn't read it fast enough and now totally feel at home with Thimblebury and it's varied cast of characters.  And catching up with Zoe again was a pure delight, along with Alex, Billie, Connie, Victor, Lavender and Ottilie amongst others. 

At the centre of this story is the new doctor at the practice, who happens to be the older sister to Zoe's childhood best friend who she hadn't seen for many years. Georgia is heavily pregnant, is staying with Emilia and there are things about their situation that raise well church bells for Zoe.  But she can't put her finger on why. 

It's lovely to catch up with some of the other expectant mums that we met in the previous book, and that I feel we will see more of in what I am hoping and assuming is a next book. For I can't help but think that there has to be at least one more book to this series and I already can't believe I will have to wait for it! 

Set in the run up to Christmas, was have the fun of a Gingerbread House competition which everyone in the village gets involved in, and we discover a few people may have hidden talents. 

And the last quarter or so of the book was totally and utterly unputdownable and I had to read it in one, there is drama, there is emotion, I was choked up at times, and its utterly heartwarming and totally sums up the spirit of Christmas.  Just perfect. 

I'm completely loving this series and this was a fabulous second book in it.  More please! 

Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - All Wrapped Up by Heidi Swain - Blog Tour

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Title: All Wrapped Up

Author: Heidi Swain

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 11th September 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

In Wynbridge, the scent of autumn is on the breeze and love is in the air…

 

Clemmie Bennett has been renovating beautiful Rowan Cottage on the outskirts of the small town of Wynbridge, for eighteen months following a very public heartbreak back in her childhood hometown. The popular Instagram influencer, lost her husband, sold their home, and has been cosied up the Fens and living a very private life, but now she feels it’s time for a change.

 

A chance encounter with co-owner of The Cherry Tree Café, the bubbly Lizzie Dixon, pulls her into organizing Wynbridge’s first-ever Autumn Festival, and her once quiet life is soon a distant memory. With the whole town rallying behind the event, she discovers a new sense of purpose.

 

 And when local vet Ash falls hard for Clemmie, she begins to wonder if she’s ready to move even further on from her past and fall in love again…

 

This autumn, cosy up with Heidi and this perfect seasonal romance.

It's always a great time of the year when we get a seasonal book from Heidi Swain, although surprisingly not set at Christmas this time, but Autumn. 

So curl up for an incredibly cosy story set in Wyndbridge as it tried to become the home of Fall, in addition to Christmas. 

Lizzie and Jemma from The Cherry Tree Cafe (the author's first book) feature a lot, as do so many other characters that Swain fans will have seen in her previous books, including Amber at Skylark farm.  As a result just from the setting alone this book felt like coming home. 

But don't worry even if this is your first book, it easily reads as a standalone, as the main characters Clemmie and Ash are brand new, in fact Clemmie has spent well over a year renovating Rowan Cottage, coming to terms with her grief and not really meeting anyone in Wynbridge. 

That changes when Lizzie visits her, discovers one of Clemmie's secrets and then tries to persuade her that she is the best person to set up the new Autumn festival that the town have been hoping to have.  

Clemmie slowly starts to assimilate herself in life in the town, getting to know everyone, and with Ash the local vet as her deputy, we are absorbed into every sort of autumnal activity your heart could ever desire.  

And there may just be a four legged friend that may just play a big part in Clemmie's healing too. 

This is such a gentle romance, and the story surrounding it is warm, sensitive, and just truly heartwarming. 

An utter delight from a wonderful author, but please please please can we go back to Christmas next year, as that's my favourite season for seasonal books! 

Thank you to Simon & Schuster and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - The Village Midwife by Tilly Tennant

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Title: The Village Midwife

Author: Tilly Tennant

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Bookouture

Publication Date: 20th June 2025

Rating: 4 Stars

Welcome to Thimblebury, the charming stone village nestled in the rolling hills of the Lake District, where midwife Zoe is hoping for a bright new beginning…

When midwife Zoe Padbury moves into Kestrel Cottage, high on a misty hill above the village of Thimblebury, everyone rallies round to make sure she doesn’t feel lonely. And as she begins her job at the doctor’s surgery, dealing with expectant mums and helping to bring newborns into the world, warmth begins to flood back into her battered and broken heart.

But the evenings are long and as Zoe sits on her cornflower-blue sofa, looking at the golden peaks crowned by clouds, she can’t help but wish she had someone to share her new life with. Her ex-husband treated her badly, but it’s still hard to resist his warm and loving messages begging for a second chance.

Distraction arrives when she meets Alex out walking his shaggy grey dog, and discovers that he will be moving in next door. As she chats to Alex, Zoe finds it hard to ignore his thick dark hair and eyes the colour of chocolate, and her heart clenches at the worried frown that creases his brow.

She soon learns why Alex is anxious when she pays his pregnant daughter a home visit and learns of the tragedy that has brought them to Thimblebury. Zoe is no stranger to sadness, and as she and Alex lean on each other, a tentative spark begins to flicker.

But when Alex gets the wrong idea and thinks Zoe has betrayed his trust, followed by Zoe’s ex appearing on her doorstep, swearing he’s a changed man, will that spark be snuffed out? Coming to the Lake District was meant to be a fresh start for Zoe. But what if the pull of her old life is too overwhelming to resist?

A completely beautiful and life-affirming read that will sweep you up, steal your heart and remind you that new love and hope could be just around the corner. Fans of Jessica Redland and Shari Low will fall head over heels for The Village Midwife.

It's been a while since I last sat down with a Tilly Tennant novel and having just finished The Village Midwife I'm struggling to figure out why it is I've not read her for a while. 

As I thoroughly enjoyed every second of The Village Midwife, with perhaps the exception of Ritchie! But then you really aren't meant to like Ritchie who is Zoe's soon to be divorced ex-husband. 

Although this is a first book in a series, and thus in theory it should standalone, in reality its a companion series to The Village Nurse which is a trilogy focusing on Zoe's best from Ottilie and presumably gives us a better idea of the dynamics of the others at the doctor's surgery, and perhaps more about some of the people in the village. 

I hadn't read the other series and thus although I didn't feel at all lost in this one, I did at times just wish I knew a bit more about these characters and I regret not having read the other books (I'm not one that can ever go backwards though). 

Like me, Zoe and Alex are new to Thimblebury, and as new neighbours it is only natural they seem to see a fair a bit of each other. Especially since Alex's daughter Billie is pregnant and Zoe is her midwife! 

It was a pleasure getting to know Thimblebury and its residents, the mothers that Zoe is looking after, and her other neighbours Connie and Victor who are fabulous.  

There is a very gentle romance plot, which I hope to see more of in the next book, which I will be starting reading shortly after finishing this review! This is a lovely opening to a series, that was a joy to read. 

Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - So This Is Christmas by Helen Rolfe

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Title: So This Is Christmas

Author: Helen Rolfe

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 24th August 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

Two old friends 🫂 One last letter 💌 A life-changing trip! ✨

Care assistant Sophie loves the holidays, and nothing makes her feel more festive than helping 82-year-old resident Bea keep in touch with her old friend Greta. In their Christmas letters, the women update each other on their lives – Bea’s in the quiet residential home in London, Greta’s in the heart of Vienna and the grand Wynter Hotel.

But everything changes when Bea passes away before Sophie’s had a chance to post this year’s letter. Devastated, Sophie struggles to imagine this Christmas without her dear friend. But then Sophie finds one last note from Bea – and this time, it’s not addressed to Greta. It’s to Sophie, telling her to go to Austria.

Which is how Sophie finds herself in Vienna at Christmas, with the snow falling, and an important delivery to make… But when Sophie reaches the Wynter Hotel, there are surprises in store, and before she returns to England, her life will have changed in ways she could never have imagined…

What a beautiful book. 

Filled with big hearted characters (plus Amber who I enjoyed hating). this a truly wonderful story. 

And most of the book is set in Vienna, at Christmas and we are treated to the most impressive descriptions of the city, of the architecture, Christmas markets, food and more. I felt transported to Austria's capital, from the comfort of my warm sofa! 

This is just a truly gorgeous story, and I absolutely adored Bea, Greta and Sophie and Walter. 

Another wonderful story from an always talented author. 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - No Dream Impossible by Nigel May

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Title: No Dream Impossible

Author: Nigel May

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Author supplied Copy

Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing

Publication Date: 4th September 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

Willkommen, bienvenue and welcome! It's time for the newly launched musical celebration that is the Eurowide Song Contest, debuting in the unglamorous city of Ermpit in Rottimoldovia at Europe's most easterly tip. It's like Eurovision, but it's not...

Lifelong fanatic and walking Eurovision encyclopaedia, Jemma La Vie is the UK's first ever buoyant Eurowide hope. Plucked from obscurity, her childhood dreams of taking part in a national song contest have come true as she finds herself standing centre stage, with the hopes of her nation on her proud shoulders.

But in the week leading up to the final, a sinister set of events sees contestants dropping down dead before a single vote has even been cast. There's something shady going on and it seems it's not just a few dodgy notes onstage being murdered. Will Jemma actually survive to fly the UK flag at Eurowide on final night or meet her Waterloo? And if she does survive, will there be a douze points in sight?

No Dream Impossible by Nigel May is a fun, camp and murderously saucy whodunnit story based loosely on the greatest telly show on earth. But this isn't Eurovision - this is Eurowide. A must for hardcore Eurofans - dive on in - there's enough celebrities and classic Eurovision mentions to keep even the most obsessive of songfest aficionados squealing. It's a glittery tongue-in-cheek world of dazzling divas, dodgy dance routines and deathly dealings. With added Russian grannies and hamster wheel too, of course...some things will never change, whatever the contest.

And the Douze Points go to... Nigel May for No Dream Impossible.

This is totally a love letter to Eurovision, and its funny, its camp, its entertaining, it's bonkers, there is a higher than expected body count for a European song contest, and I was almost surprised by who the murderer was (but the mystery aspect is more of a side plot to be honest - give or take the fact that more people than you would anticipate bite the dust). 

Jemma La Vie is flying the flag as the UK entrant, and she is definitely no puppet on a string, as she makes her mind up to do her best at the new Eurowide contest. There are references to Eurovision everywhere, from the name of the new stadium that is hosting in a totally made up Eastern European country, to familiar surnames or first names. 

I mean the Swedish entry is Bjorn Bjork, the Irish are clearly modelled on Jedward,, there is the a massive Diva of an entrant.  There are all the gimmicks you could ever hope for, as well as Jemma who has the most insane amount of Euro knowledge and can give you facts about just about every entrant ever or their song! 

It's all just ooh ah just a little bit bonkers, but so realistic, with all the rehearsals, media commitments, postcards being filmed, hidden secrets and fan events.   Unfortunately Jemma isn't totally walking on sunshine, as it didn't feel like a particularly sunny country, but neither is she a toy, as she does what Daniel her PR guy asks. 

Daniel who might be slightly distracted by Igor the bodyguard, while hoping the Char Grills, Jemma's BFF and backing singer, doesn't do anything too stupid. Unlike Jemma how manages to make an enemy with the journalist from Rottimoldovia, who I took an instant dislike to, too - he's rude and is the opposite of everything that Euro singing contests are about. 

This is not a book that is taking itself seriously, nor should it. It's just good old fashioned fun, with a good amount of sex, some smelly German rockers, a bickering Turkish folk duo, new friends, old tunes, a hero worship of Sandra Kim and a whole lot more besides. 

If like me you are a Eurovision fan, then this is 100% a book for you.  And you may even pick up on even more of the references than I did, as I'm positive there are more than I spotted!  

This is just a pure joy to have read, and reminds me of how much I always loved Nigel May's bonkbusters when he was writing those! You could tell the author was having a total disco ball of a time writing his very own Waterloo, while dancing Lasha Tumbai, while dreaming up his own Euro Fairytale. 

Thank you to the author for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - A Cornish Winter's Kiss by Jo Bartlett

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Title: A Cornish Winter's Kiss

Author: Jo Bartlett

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 2nd July 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

It's the most wonderful time of the year...isn't it?

Emily Anderson adores romance—both in books and in real life (though her own love life is more ‘tragic subplot’ than ‘happily-ever-after’). As an audiobook narrator, she spends her days bringing love stories to life, convinced that one day, her own perfect romance will come true.

Jude Cavendish thinks romance is a fairy tale for fools. A crime author with a serious case of writer’s block, he’s horrified when his publisher asks him to add a love story to his latest novel. He knows murders, mysteries, and mayhem—not grand gestures and stolen kisses.

Desperate for help, Jude reluctantly turns to Emily, whose sunshine personality is the complete opposite of his grumpy cynicism. She’s determined to show him that love is more than just fiction, and he’s determined to prove her wrong. But as Christmas magic sparkles over the Cornish coast, Jude starts to wonder… what if Emily’s right?

Could the festive season bring them both the plot twist they never saw coming?

Another brilliantly emotional and uplifting read guaranteed to have you laughing and reaching for the tissues. Perfect for fans of Jessica Redland, Holly Martin and Heidi Swain.

This is a wonderful book that would make even a hardened cynic believe in love. 

For that is exactly what Emily is trying to do, she needs to make Jude believe in just about any sort of love, so that he can make his detective are more rounded character that readers will buy into.  But due to his upbringing and the way life has treated him, he is closed off to the the idea that love is anything other than a transaction. 

Emily is also a massive Christmas fan and is a bit surprised the Jude doesn't seem overly keen at first on the season either.  

This isn't just about romantic love but family love, and even friendship. And not just in human form either as Gary Barlow and Jude's dog are clearly besotted with other.

I was delighted to see a familiar setting of Jo Bartlett's Cornwall and I was even happier to see a cameo from my all time favourite of her characters.  But don't panic, this is definitely a standalone novel, its not part of a series, just the author putting in easter eggs for her dedicated fans, of which I am one. 

Between romance,  Christmas, the insight into a crime authors mind, and Emily's wonderful family, especially her mother, this is a really enjoyable festive story, where we are just hoping for a Christmas miracle for Jude! 

Truly enjoyable, what a great book this is. 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - The Second Chance Supper Club by Caroline Roberts - #HolidayReading Cruise

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Title: The Second Chance Supper Club

Author: Caroline Roberts

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: HQ Digital

Publication Date: 17th July 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

🌸Could a new start heal her appetite for life?🌸

When Cath moves to a rural Northumberland village to escape her husband’s betrayal and a life that no longer feels her own, she’s determined to embrace a fresh start. But the quiet charm of her new surroundings seems only to magnify the loneliness of being on her own for the first time.

On a whim, Cath suggests starting a supper club, transforming her garden shed into a cosy, twinkling haven where neighbours can gather. What begins as an effort to ease her solitude becomes something far greater – a circle of friends, each bringing their own stories, struggles, and laughter.

As bonds deepen over shared meals and mishaps, can Cath discover the healing power of community…and dare to believe in love again?

It's been a while since I last read a Caroline Roberts book and I was very happy to see her back writing. And with this, its another glorious book from her. 

And as I have come to expect from this author, there is plenty of delicious sounding food described, during each of the supper club meetings and even some recipes at the back of the book. 

I loved getting to know Cath, as she starts to build a new life for herself in Northumberland. And I also love how food can bring people together, which is definitely a theme of this book. 

Add in an adorable Westie, the owners of the village shop, a delectable widower, and the local whirlwind, you have the makings of a fabulous new social group. 

I loved every second of this book, its warm hearted, tasty and I totally love all of the characters.

It was a joy to read and I look forward to hopefully coming across these characters again at some point in the future. 

Thank you to HQ Digital and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - Will You Stay Another Day? by Samantha Tonge

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Title: Will You Stay Another Day?

Author: Samantha Tonge

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 11th August 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

If you could spend just one more day with someone, who would it be?

When Lili sends a jokey ‘knock-knock’ message to her best friend Em, she doesn’t expect to hear back. Because – as Lili notices the chill in the air, and the little robin in her garden – she realises Christmas must be just around the corner once again. A whole year since she last saw Em.

But then this time someone replies. ‘Who’s there?’ It can’t possibly be Em, but Lili wants to believe it could be, and she hastily suggests meeting. 

However when she gets to the meeting place, there only one other person there waiting. A man. And not just any man. The most handsome man Lili’s ever seen, Dylan… And he is also waiting for someone he’s been missing.

As the days get shorter and Autumn turns to Winter, will two lonely hearts spend another Christmas without their loved ones? Or can they welcome an unexpected friendship? Or maybe even more, if they can just help each other to focus on not what they’ve lost, but what they’ve found…

What a totally beautiful and amazing book this is. 

It warmed my heart as much as it tried to break it.  It's just top quality writing from one of my many favourite authors. 

We start with a mystery and a bit of hope, and it turns into a fledgling new friendship, and from there its just brilliant. 

I don't really want to say too much about Lili and Dylan, but you get to know them really well, and also we get to know their favourite people in the world very well too.  And there are just some wonderfully touching moments throughout. 

I especially loved Lili's regular Robin visitor named Bobbin. 

It's about hope and loss, and recovering from it. It's also the sort of book that you just want to curl up with, forget the outside world exists and devour from start to finish in one sitting if time allows. 

This is a special book and one that I am very glad that I was able to read. 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - Winter Nights at the Bay Bookshop by Jessica Redland

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Title: Winter Nights at the Bay Bookshop

Author: Jessica Redland

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 9th September 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

It's the most wonderful time of the year at Bay Books, and a new love story is being written in the stars ✨

Nestled amongst the comforting shelves of her beloved Bay Books, Lily Appleton finds the peace and quiet she needs. But with Christmas just around the corner, Lily has to find an extra pair of hands to help her share the bookish magic.

After selling his business, Lars Jóhannsson is feeling lost. A job at Bay Books would give him the space he needs to contemplate his next move, but returning would mean confronting a painful past he's been avoiding. He’s also fairly sure he’s the one person Lily would never want to see again.

Lily is torn. Lars could be the perfect fit for Bay Books, but he once rejected her friendship and the hurt still lingers. But working together, Lily discovers a vulnerability that Lars has kept hidden away, along with a few surprising secrets. And as the Christmas season sprinkles its magic, Lily discovers the warmth of renewed friendship and the joy of heartwarming traditions from Lars’s Icelandic roots.

Surrounded by the quiet magic of the season and the soft glow of festive lights, perhaps there’s even the possibility of finding a love as enchanting as the Northern Lights on a winter's night.

Totally melted my heart, and gave me incredibly warm fuzzy feelings. 

I absolutely adored the connection between Lily and Lars, and how their are parallels in their lives to Lily's favourite book (which is a class and thus one I have never had any desire to read, even after seeing large amount of details from it all over this book). 

It was a real joy to be back on Castle Street, and amongst so many familiar faces, especially Carly, Charlee and Jemma, from some of my favourite books from this author.  But it is definitely a standalone novel, just with familiar faces for fans! 

I loved the descriptions of Bay Books, and seeing the family issues that Lars and Lily have both experienced are tough to read about. They are both such lovely people, it's a shame that they have both been through a lot in their lives. 

Of course they knew each other as kids, and weren't exactly friends at school, so there is a bit of a mild enemies to lovers feel to this story.

I also adored learning more about Icelandic yule and festive traditions. 

There is a lot about this book that made me smile, and the Christmas decorating of the bookshop was a real delight. I would love a bookmas tree of my own, and Lily's range of literary tree decorations! 

An utterly delightful and brilliant book, and I expected nothing less from this always fabulous author. 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - How To Slay At Christmas by Sarah Bonner - #HolidayReading Cruise

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Title: How To Slay At Christmas

Author: Sarah Bonner

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 7th August 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

She’s making a list, she’s checking it twice…

Jessica Williams loves Christmas: the food, the drink, the fairy lights, the opportunities to take out all the miserable people who ruin the festive season for others. And what better cover for her murderous intentions than taking a job as Mrs Claus at the Ellsbury Christmas Market grotto? After all, who would possibly think Mrs Claus could stab a man through the eye with a Phillips-head screwdriver?

Fearne Dixon hates Christmas. As the long-suffering wife of the Ellsbury Christmas Market’s manager, she’s sick to the back teeth of it and it’s still only November. But then the bodies start piling up, an old rival arrives back in her life, and Fearne reaches breaking point.

When the lives of the two women collide, who will end up on the Naughty List? 👀

Sarah Bonner is fast becoming an auto read author of mine with these fabulous How To Slay Books, and when you set one at my favourite time of the year for fiction - Christmas, then I was always going to devour this, 

And Jessica Williams is my sort of serial killer. What an odd sentence ot write, but I hope you know what I mean. She is a massive fan of Christmas and has worked out the person who is least likely to be suspected of murder is Mrs Clause. 

And thus she spends her winters being Santa's wife in a different place each year. Only this time she starts to get to know the community better than normal, starts to make real friends (give or take having to hide her double life). and overall the body count is rising higher than she anticipated, 

And believe it or not, not all the bodies are down to our known murderer. And Jessica always has a great reason to put someone on the naughty list. 

I loved her, but this is just one aspect to this story, and all the other threads and plotlines help make this into the really impressive book that it is.

I'll would never have predicted the ending but totally loved that too. Just a brilliant book. 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.