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Another Mrs B Book Review – If I never met you

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If I never met you

Author Mhairi McFarlane

Book Blurb:

Laurie and Jamie have the perfect office romance
(They set the rules via email)

Everyone can see they’re head over heels
(They staged the photos)

This must be true love
(They’re faking it)

When Laurie is dumped by her partner of eighteen years, she’s blindsided. Not only does she feel humiliated, they still have to work together.

So when she gets stuck in the lift with handsome colleague Jamie, they hatch a plan to stage the perfect romance. Revenge will be sweet…

What do I reckon: 

Laurie (our main character) has been a relationship with Dan for almost 20 years.  She’s happy, she has good friends, a good job and a home that her and Dan own and live in together.

One night, all that changes and suddenly Laurie is alone.  Soon Laurie and a work colleague hatch a plan for Laurie to get some normality and confidence back in her life. 

The book is set in Manchester.  The use of Social media kept in style with current times.  The characters are all likable and it was a great way to relax and forget about real life for a minute. 

I enjoyed this book.  There were a few twists and turns which kept me interested.

Disclosure: I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Where to buy. You can buy this book from my amazon affiliate link here.

Radio Ireland – Another Mrs B book review

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Lets start with the ending.  Is that allowed in the world of book reviews? I guess it doesn’t matter.  I can be a literary rebel. 

The ending of this book is a big one.  It’s been a while since I’ve been stunned at the actions of the main character. After a few days to think about it the ending was right.  There are other ways the author could have gone with it. It wouldn’t have been the same.

Our main character Brendan is at a bit of a crossroads.  He finds himself in an ok(ish) job, no relationship and his father has recently died.  Without any close family nearby, he moves from his hometown in America to his ancestral home of Ireland. 

Brendan has never been to Ireland but from the stories told to him as a child by his father, it almost feels like home. 

The other big draw card is his best friend Rory.  Rory has offered him the job of a lifetime.  Co DJ (with Rory) on a morning radio show.   In short things for Brendan are looking up.

Then he arrives in Ireland………

There’s no Rory.  In fact no one knows where he is.

Suddenly, he’s hosting the radio show with a man called Eamonn.  I’ll keep the origins of Eamonn a secret in this review. 

Between the show with Eamonn, looking for Rory,  and exploring all the places his father grew up has Brendan got time to find love? Does he find Rory? What does he find out about his father?

Honestly, you’ll have to read the book to find out.

I was given the book by the author Kevin MaHon in exchange for an honest review.  As a rating I give this book a solid 4/5 stars.

If you would like to read the book, you can find it here:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/therealmrsbrady?listId=1FVZ80VAWHTKZ&ref=cm_sw_em_r_inf_list_own_therealmrsbrady_dp_uGz11XHvDnsWc

The Corpse wore Stilettos, by MJ O’neil. With Coffee and a Cobblestone. Another Mrs B bite sized book review.

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Meet Kat Waters, she’s an ex socialite with a new job in morgue. With her eye for detail and fantastic makeup skills the morgue work seems fairly straight forward, if a bit icky.

One night she meets the very charming Burns McPhee. Through a series of events soon after meeting McPhee, the corpse she was working on gets stolen!

Throw in some other interesting characters, an eccentric grandmother, flamboyant friends and a newspaper reporter the book is a good read. There’s definitely potential for more books about these characters.

So where does the coffee and the cobblestone come in? The one place that I know you can purchase a cobblestone from is the restaurant that has “golden arches” for its logo. I see a cobblestone to be a cross between a muffin and a cinnamon scroll.

On the face of it this book looks like its written to the usual mystery formula. Instead it has a certain feel that veers away from that. The cinnamon scroll from the “golden arches” is a nice way to veer away from a hamburger.

I received an advanced reader copy of this book from Book Sirens. My reivew is honest.

If you would like to purchase this book (I recommend you do!) my affiliate link is: https://amzn.to/2JzWc5A If you purchase the book I will receive a portion of the sale amount.