Layers Deep * Lacey Silks

Layers Deep by Lacey Silks

He needs her to save a friend.
She needs him to plan her revenge.
Their pasts scar them Layers Deep.
Their passion distracts them...
...and distractions can be fatal.

Allie Green isn't your average woman, she's a cop with a need for vengeance, with a dark past and knows how to hold her own in tough situations. 

Allie was a witness to a brutal attack when she was younger and has vowed ever since to dedicate her life to help save the public and her family from the most evil people on the planet. Though things aren't so easy when you've used every  possible resource to you. 

Tristan Cross is the head of an elite and bespoke security agency. Specialising from cheating husbands right down to the scum of the earth and everything in between. Though there's one job that he just can't shake, one mission that will destroy him if he doesn't succeed in finding the one person he let down. 

He is also Allie's only hope in finding the one person in her life who betrayed her family, the person who made her life hell. She is the only one who can rescue Tristan from his dark past, from the depths of the most evil criminals known to man. 

Together, both Allie and Tristan form a pack to get the justice they both deserve, for themselves and for others. Though things are a bit tricky when you have other desires waiting to she shared.  

Layers Deep by Lacy Silks is the first book I have read by the author and boy was it good. There was a bit of everything in it, most importantly, it's pretty much on the same par as the Knight series and we all know how I feel about that and how I've been searching for books like it since, and let me tell you! I thought I had found it last year, but I was wrong, this is it!

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and although its short, I finished it in 2-3 days, I could not put it down. I finished it today and this is the quickest I have ever typed up a review for you all. 

However, whilst I did enjoy the book and I loved mostly that there was a storyline and a plot, I must admit that I did feel a little uncomfortable with the storyline, I'll admit I didn't really want to read about trafficking (It doesn't go into much detail so don't worry if you wanted to read) But it shows what it's like in a way I guess but then I understand cause there needs to be a plot and it works cause she's poses as an undercover cop and he works in high end security so it does work. 

Besides that it was a great story storyline and it worked, most of the other books I have read in the past (whilst trying to find something just as good as the "Knight" series) has never had a storyline to it as much, just the usual girl meet boy, falls in love etc. So it's been great to have another series with a plot to it.  

All in all, the book was fast paced and ended with a small cliff hanger, which I can't wait to get my hands on the next instalment. Watch out for this space as the next review will be coming soon! 

I will give this book 10/10

How to be Happy * Eva Woods

How to be Happy by Eva Woods

The smallest things can make the biggest difference.

Annie has been sad for so long that she's forgotten how to be any other way. Until she meets Polly.

Polly is everything that Annie is not. She's colourful, joyful, happy. Because if recent events have taught Polly anything, it's that your time is too short to waste a single day.

Annie Hebden is miserable, she's stuck in a job she hates, her husband has left her for her best friend, and she shares a flat with a twenty two year old barista who she hardly knows. 

Polly Leonard on the other hand is the happiest woman alive, she has tonnes of friends, a family who love her and she's got rid of her no good ex. The only downside is, she has cancer, and not the curable kind. 

Polly is determined to make Annie see that her life isn't as bad as what she thinks, not just because she doesn't have a terminal illness, but because she truly deserves to be happy. Polly assigns Annie to be her helper on the '100 Days of Happiness' starting from the day they meet up until Polly's last and final day. 

With roller coasters, jumping in a fountain and getting a new pet everything is turning out smoothly, as well as a new friendship that blossoms between both woman, who cry, laugh and argue but notably becoming the best of friends along the way. 

How to be Happy by Eva Woods, is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read and after reading it, I strongly believe that this could be turned into such a great film. 

Each and every character is wonderful and well written, my personal favourites are George, Costas and Dr. Max. Each character has a story to tell and I found it hard to not dislike the 'bad' characters as they all have a reason to something they did (I'm not justifying that though) 

It's such a lovely book and has inspired myself to possibly start a '100 Days of Happiness' myself, just small little things each day that bring joy. The way the Woods has captured everyone and the emotions though out this book is lovely, theres love, sadness, life and death and theres also happiness, lots and lots of it. 

It has made me think a bit differently in ways that I probably should of thought a long time ago. If there is any book you should read this year, please let it be this one. 

I will give this book 10 out of 10!

The Girlfriend * Michelle Frances

The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances

A girl. A boy. His mother. And the lie she'll wish she'd never told.

Laura Cavendish has told a lie, not a white one but an unthinkable one, a lie that no mother should ever let cross her mind. Though it has and there's no way that she can reel it back into the depths of her mind. 

Daniel Cavendish has a lot going for him at the moment, a good steady job as a doctor at one of the top hospitals, a new already renovated flat and his beautiful new girlfriend, Cherry. 

Cherry has had a rough life, or so she thinks. Growing up on the council estate and being an only child has its limits. She feels like she has been cursed and she doesn't know what she's done wrong, but it needs to change and fast. 

Though Cherry isn't all what she's cracked up to be, in fact she's quite the opposite to what everyone may think of as the 'perfect girlfriend'. She's far, far from it. She'll do anything to have Daniel all to herself. 

As their relationship blossoms, so do the events in Cherry and Laura's. Limits are pushed and families are ruined, until one day things go too far for Cherry's liking, and she's left thinking, "What if Laura ever find out?"

The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances, was amazing. I picked up this novel whilst I was browsing through the ereader books on offer at the time and I'm so glad I got it. 

The book is fast paced and keeps you on your toes the entire time whilst reading and constantly wondering whats going to happen next. I found it really hard to put the book down and finished it within a week which is good for me at the moment. 

Whilst the story is fast paced, there are only slight twists within the entire book and it does start off a bit slow at the beginning. Going into lots of detail about each character and building up a big story towards the end. 

I found at times, I couldn't decide who's side I was on through the book, one minute it was for Laura and I understood her, then the next it was with Cherry. All the while changing through out the book with each new problem that arise. 

Reading this Psychological thriller has opened my eyes to more of these books and I can't wait to sink my teeth into more. I will be on the look out for more of Frances's books in the future and hope that it wont be too long. 

I will be giving this book 10/10

How to Stuff up Christmas * Rosie Blake

How to Stuff up Christmas by Rosie Blake

'Tis the season to be jolly. Unless you've found an intimate picture of another woman on your fiance's phone... 

Eve is heartbroken after discovering her fiance is cheating on her. Being surrounded by the joys of Christmas is more than Eve can bear, so she chooses to avoid the festivities by spending Christmas alone on a houseboat in Pangbourne. 

Nothing could go wrong for Eve at the moment, she has a wonderful family, a fantastic set of friends and a handsome boyfriend who as just proposed to her on Christmas day. Until she finds a photo on his phone of a woman's perfect intimate parts. 

Fast forward four months and Eve is single and living on her own again, but at least she has their dog Marmite to keep her company, even if she is a bit detached from him. With the help of her friend Daisy, she decides to go on a month long holiday to Pangbourne to do a winter pottery course to try and mend her broken heart. 

Local Vet Greg is in need of some excitement in his life, with the stresses of work and another woman in his life he needs to get away or at least find something new. That's  when he saves Eve, who was currently drowning in the small river underneath her rented holiday boat. 

Eve and Gregg slowly start to become friends, but Eve can't shake the feeling that he's hiding something. Why does he have to get off so early and who is he always mysteriously texting? 
With new friends a long the way and her love for art starting to bloom once more, Eve can start to feel like herself again. 

But who is watching her from afar and can she really trust the ones she loves? 

How to Stuff up Christmas by Rosie Blake, is the second novel that I have read by the author and her most recent release. After reading the Hygge Holiday last month, I had to purchase another one of Blakes books and read it instantly.

I enjoyed the characters and the plot line of the story, if flowed nicely and wish that I had used this as one of my Christmas / Festive reads last year.  I think the character I enjoyed the most was Marmie the dog, simply because I loved his name and the way Blake had described him which I think was spot on. 

The story is your usual romance, where someone breaks up, there's a bad guy ex and a new charming man to sweep you off your feet, then fall madly in love with. Which if I'm really honest with you, I don't think there's anything wrong with them. I really love soppy cheesy romance books, even when you can see it coming from a mile off. I admit the ending was a bit far fetched, but none the less I loved it.  

There are also recipes at the start of each chapter which I find lovely and very cosy.

I will be giving this book 8 out of 10