by lauralizbuckley | 13 Jun, 2020 | Book Reviews
Hope and Other Punchlines: Plot Summary Abbi Hope Goldstein is desperate to have a normal summer. It shouldn’t be so much to ask, really, for your average teenager. Unfortunately, Abbi isn’t exactly your average teenager. She has lived her entire life in the shadow of...
by lauralizbuckley | 6 Jun, 2020 | Book Reviews
Hearts and Diners Blurb Heather Sand has always given 100% at doing the right thing; from being the perfect big sister to the girlfriend who wears a loving heart on both sleeves. After the passing of her father, a measuring stick for perfect, she’s met with the not so...
by lauralizbuckley | 2 Jun, 2020 | Book Reviews
This week, I’m trying to think more about a lot of things, including the books I read. I decided to have a look through my recent reads, and my to-be-read list, and see how many were written by authors of colour. The answer is: not enough, and I need to pay more...
by lauralizbuckley | 30 May, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Guest Blurb She told him to make himself at home. He did. Life has been good to Ellie – she owns a successful art gallery, is deeply in love with her husband, Seth, and has two beautiful children, Brandon and Simone. But not everything is perfect… Lately,...
by lauralizbuckley | 23 May, 2020 | Book Reviews
Queenie – Plot Summary Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman. Having just broken up, sort of, with her long-term boyfriend, Queenie launches herself into a series of terrible decisions. As her self-destructive behaviour starts to catch up with her,...
by lauralizbuckley | 16 May, 2020 | Book Reviews
Frankly in Love: Plot Summary Frank Li is torn between his parents’ expectations, and his own desires. His parents emigrated from Korea and are adamant that their children can only date Koreans. Unfortunately for Frank, he’s fallen for Brit who, for all her wonderful...
