Tome Thursday: Cold War, pt 2

 

Hello everyone!

 

And here we are as February draws to a close, with the second half of a review that we began last week.

 

Have you enjoyed the book? I hope you have!

 

See here's the thing, as far as I can understand it: it was originally published as a duology but then edited and re-published as one single book written in two parts, which actually works in its favour, come to think of it.

 

Ms Andrews has released an actual duology earlier this year, but the problem there was that the second book certainly suffered from the fact that it was second.

 

It would have maybe been better if it had also been done like this one in the past.

 

But I don't claim to be an expert and certainly not on publishing methods, nor writing! In any event, I enjoy Ms Andrews' writing regardless, and so here we are.

 

Let's head back into the world of figure skating for another week, shall we?

 

Cold War is up, for a second time - and has nothing whatsoever to do with real life situations right now.

 

Tome Thursday: Cold War, pt 1

 

Hello everyone!

 

Now I'm not reviewing this particular book - or part one of the book - because of anything that's happened at this year's Winter Olympics, because I haven't really been paying attention to the games.

 

Well, at least to the ice skating portion of it. I did watch the ski jumping, or some of it.

 

But for the rest I really haven't even lost sleep over what has or has not gone down, so don't mistake this for anything other but me enjoying a good book.

 

See it's come to my attention that, despite the fact I say I've read most of Keira Andrews' published works, I actually haven't.

 

There's a BUNCH of them I still need to either pick up or finish, and it's just so much fun to explore, I'll be honest with you guys! Because Ms Andrews tends to write some of the best contemporary fiction I've had the privilege to read.

 

Tonight's book, or the first part of it really, is no exception, so why don't we stop dropping hints and whatnot and simply get right into it?

 

It's titled Cold War, and you'll figure out the reasons VERY quickly!

 

Tome Thursday: Kiss and Cry

 

Hello everyone!

 

Are you surprised?

 

No one should be surprised. I tend to be like a bloodhound on a scent whenever Keira Andrews releases a new book!

 

Which was exactly what happened this week.

 

If you've been following this blog for a while then you'll know that I pretty much have Anderson books galore in review on here, and I'm STILL not finished, because I keep finding more that I haven't picked up yet.

 

However, as I was reading her latest holiday-inspired one, I was very much aware that it would lend itself very well to a sequel, which means that I was super stoked when the author actually announced one!

 

I mean, come on. When you have characters that seem to just pop off the page in a way that makes it impossible to ignore them, what else are you going to do but write their story, correct?

 

I know. Absolutely correct.

 

So lace up those skates and let's head on into Kiss and Cry, shall we?

 

Tome Thursday: Only One Bed

 

Hello everyone!

 

You knew this was coming. You HAD to have known this was going to happen!

 

Keira Andrews releases a new holiday-flavoured romance every single holiday season, and if you ever thought I wouldn't be reviewing them ... well, you've gotten up on the very wrong side of the bed haha.

 

I'm pretty sure that I've covered almost all of them thus far, though of course I may be wrong and have missed one or two, which if I have, I'll just have to remedy at some point, no problem.

 

News of this year's found its way to me at the best possible time when I needed the extra distraction, and as always, it did not disappoint at all.

 

As far as I'm concerned, if you want fluffy, happy, merry holiday reads, Ms Andrews should be your go-to!

 

Also included are some steamy moments and all the happily ever afters you could possibly want.

 

So without further ado, let's not waste any more time, shall we?

 

Because Only One Bed is up, and man, it's a good one!

 

Talkie Tuesday: Murder on the Orient Express

"I do not approve of murder."

Hello everyone!

First off, greetings from a VERY cold place. I swear, all that cold that seemed to have given the Koreans so much trouble during the Winter Olympics relocated up to Europe now. I can't remember the last time it's been this cold! 

Luckily, however, temperatures SHOULD rise by next week, though I doubt they'll go as high as mine did while I was watching the movie featured in tonight's blog post.

Many of you will know (or you're about to learn) that I am a devoted Agatha Christie fan. I have her entire book collection in the electronic version AND all of her Hercule Poirot-centered books in physical copies as well. Which does remind me that my padre needs to give me the books of hers he's hoarding so we can make one shelf of it.

Anyway.

As a fan, then, there's no way you can miss out on her most famous case involving Belgian detecive Monsieur Poirot. But while Murder on the Orient Express has the flare, it doesn't quite have the bang it might have wanted.

Saturday Snippet: PyeongChang Hockey

"I'm starting to have a soft spot for this Slovenia hockey team. 

And it isn't because of the neon that I also like."

(from Twitter)

xx

*image not mine