Book Review - The Sisters by Kate Forster - #HolidayReading Mexico

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Amazon UK

Title: The Sisters

Author: Kate Forster

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Aria

Publication Date: 20th November 2018

Rating: 5 Stars

Wealth and privilege can't buy you love... or keep your secrets safe.
The de Santoval sisters are heiresses to a glamorous fashion house, and the darlings of LA society.

Violetta is the hottest reality TV star of the moment, with a fierce press interest to rival Hollywood's A-list.

Carlotta is an exclusive horse trainer, as wild as the stallions she breaks in.

Fine-arts consultant Grace is hiding a dark secret she must keep hidden at all costs.

Their mother, wealthy fashion maven Birdie De Santoval, lies unconscious following a mysterious accident. Blame soon falls on their powerful but ruthless tycoon father, the missing Leon De Santoval.

Beneath the ritzy façade of the de Santoval family lies a web of deceit and betrayal that hides a secret that threatens to destroy them all...

Perfect poolside reading, a glorious blockbuster of a novel that hits everything that I love from a book I am reading on holiday. 

There are rich people, scandals, mysteries, surprises and sex!

It is pure escapism that completely transported me to the sisters stories.  All three of them are so different but the question is will they be able to band together to save their mother's company, even though none of them have ever worked there. 

At first Violetta and Carlotta are fairly unlikable but once you get to know them I found I was rooting for all 3 girls. 

I love reading books from this author, and this was no exception, just the sort of book I adore, very well written and highly compelling. 

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

Book Review - For the Love of Christmas by Kate Forster - Rachel Reads Randomly Book #71

Amazon UK

Title: For the Love of Christmas

Author: Kate Forster

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Purchased

Publisher: MIRA

Publication Date: 1st September 2015

Rating: 5 Stars

Rebecca’s so called splendid life isn’t so wonderful. She is fresh out of rehab, her husband and children aren’t home for the holiday, and her Christmas tree has alopecia.

Days from Christmas, Rebecca has to explore her grief about a loss so huge, it tipped her over the edge, and imagine a future that maybe spent alone.

But she learns that, while Christmas for one is possible, it’s just a lot nicer when there’s family to share it with.

Love, loss and forgiveness come together to make a Christmas that Rebecca will never forget, and one that will unwrap a joyous future, even it’s not at all like what she imagined was waiting for her under the Christmas tree.

This festive season, it really will be a Wonderful Life with For the Love of Christmas by Kate Forster.

This is what a festive novella should be like. It draws you in, leaves you wondering initially as to why Rebecca is apart from her family, and then has some moments of incredibly tender loving family moments and a even has an ending. 

It is so refreshing to feel like you have read a whole story in such a short space, and I loved all 4 family members perspectives.  

The characters were all real distinctive, I loved Sofie's voice, and really felt for Rebecca too.  It was a fantastic look at a family in the run up to Christmas where not everything is picture perfect. The best example of that I can suggest is to keep an eye out for just which Christmas tree Rebecca buys. 


For the Love of Christmas has reminded me how much I love Kate Forster's work, the writing hit exactly the right mark and while the book was definitely a Christmas story, it wasn't just the happy go lucky side of the festival either. There was some real depth and emotion in this book and it touches on a couple of tricky subjects. 

Thank you to everyone that voted last week. I think this book had been on my wishlist for a year before I bought it last December, so it really was about time I got around to reading it.  Was a great little book and I look forward to seeing the result from this week. 

Release Recap - 9th April 2015

Yesterday, 9th April 2015,  was a fantastic book publication day. There are so many fantastic new books published, that I just want to highlight the ones that have caught my attention the most, and that I wouldn't want to escape your notice

The Day We Disappeared by Lucy Robinson 
Picture Perfect by Kate Forster 
That Girl From Nowhere by Dorothy Koomson
The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance by Kirsty Greenwood
Vets on Call (Taltyon St. George Series) by Cathy Woodman 
It's Not Me It's You by Mhairi McFarlane

If you do read any of these please let me know what you think. Still need to pick up a few of these for myself!