Lindsey's Literary Leanings

  Emotional, Memorable, Absorbing Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Humour Forever and Ever, almost by Scott Bissett - Author I think most people have ‘a person,’ a boyfriend, girlfriend, or a spouse, perhaps your bestie doubles up as ‘your person’, I don’t think they are mutually exclusive. Some people are lucky to find ‘their person’ early on, and have them right through to adulthood, maybe until the end. However, I think there are a number of people who, through the course of their lifetime, have many individuals that they refer to as ‘my person’. Humans are fickle, and a friendship can be lost through a disagreement from which there is no coming back, or maybe one of you wants to move on. It could be down to a lifestyle choice or change...a house move or maybe the introduction of a new spouse on one side that alters the dynamics. Gender really changes the value in a connection too. And then sometimes, if you’re fortunate enough a really special person, your person from long ago tha...

  Intense, Dark, Compelling Genres: Contemporary Fiction/Graphic Content This Is What You Wanted by Sarah Dawson Powell- author Fate had brought them together, but it was the fate of others that had seemingly jeopardised their envisioned future. Friends first, and then soul mates, they had been thrown unwittingly into another role, derailing their original course, or so they were lead to believe for many years. With absolute blind faith in what they know to be meant for them, River and Emma determine to do what it takes to enable them to live their truth, unaware that someone is prepared to go to horrifying and insidious lengths, such is their strength of feeling, to ensure that they play the parts that life has dealt them. Even though this is Sarah Dawson Powell’s third stand alone novel, it is also staggeringly her sixteenth book, and I am very pleased to say that I have read all of them. Sarah writes about individuals or groups of people who find themselves in testing circumst...

  Thought-Provoking, Comprehensive, Emotive Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Romance/Sexual content ‘Bury The Ashes’, Book Thirteen of The Fragile Line by Sarah Dawson Powell- author It had been over ten years since the commencement of the ongoing shenanigans that had unwittingly thrown five people into a tenuous, co-dependent, narcissistic, volatile, and yet dangerously passionate bond, from which, they all knew that there was only one way of ever leaving. The tenuous foundations on which the connections had been formed were so weak, so vulnerable, so callously uncared for, that the collapse of even one link could and often had, lead to a seismic shift in their dynamic, triggering changes, some of which were beyond their control, or so it had so frequently seemed. The latest and possibly the most de-structuring event ever to befall their fragile framework, had been the removal of a central force, affecting each of the others very differently, but at the same time providing a space for...

  Intriguing, Comprehensive, Elaborate Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Family Drama/Suspense Cutting It Fine by Sheena Billett From the time that Rose met Olly, she had taken on the role of protector. He had been the vulnerable one, insecure and sensitive. However, she’d had a hard time recognising when that role became obsolete, and that her husband was in fact, able to think and act for himself. Therefore, when she is presented with evidence, that within his quest of self-discovery, he has betrayed her, she is quick to attribute the blame elsewhere, desiring revenge without damaging her relationship. Is that ever possible? What could have been rectified with a single conversation, results in Rose unwittingly entangling herself in an elaborate plan orchestrated by someone who wanted much more than a trim and blow-dry. I initially read this through as a beta reader prior to publishing. My initial thoughts on the book were that the plot was overly complicated and that Rose’s actions w...

  Insightful, Captivating, Thought-Provoking Genre: Historical/Drama/Adventure/Action Kitty Taylor by Sarah Colliver Writing France held a very special place in Kitty’s heart with its culture, diverse landscapes and its exquisite wine and cuisine, not to mention its seductive language. She longed to re-locate there once again, but for now she had to be content with her job working for Manon. At least that gave her the chance to immerse herself in all things French and pretend she was actually there, for a significant quantity of each day. However, she was only too aware that the times they were living in would currently become an increasing challenge for her beloved country and people she craved to exist alongside, she wanted to play a significant part, all the time knowing that her family would rally against it. Her Grandmere is her only confidante, knowing that she can never impart any information that Kitty entrusts her with. Fate is about to intervene. Who can she trust and ...