I Shall Wear Midnight

So we have a incredible hotel just of the Devonshire coast full of rich, glamorous and "beautiful" people.  We have three couples, all of whom are staying at the hotel for special occasions, escapism from real life, or to recover.  We then have the unexplained death of a staff member, an attack on a hotel guest, the death of another guest.    Finally we have the privilege of learning the secrets of the couples - whether they are worried about not being good enough, unable to have children, or they are terminally ill.  All I can say is wow, having finished this book last night I kind of want to re read the last few chapters as there were so many twists, turns and upsets towards the end that I almost want to make sure I have understood what has happened!  This is a book where rather than falling in love with any of the characters I found myself strongly disliking them and I just wanted to know if I was right in feeling the way I did.  Having never read a...

YOUR DREAM GETAWAY OR YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE? Anyone who knows me knows that I have a tendency to choose books based on the cover, and the title. I think this one fell into all of those traps for me - I didn't however, expect the resort to be lying off the Devonshire Coast however, and I think that in itself added a unique element to the book as all too often books like this are set in far off countries and are therefore somewhat unrelatable.  I imagine Fitzgerald's (the hotel in the book) to be based on somewhere like this  in a secluded hotel on an island off the Devonshire coast. I don't know about anyone else but when reading I love being able to use websites to be able to get a clearer picture of things!  Anyway, I'm still reading and so far it is proving to be one of those books which is absolutely addictive. I am loving the characters and definitely want to learn more about them, there are a couple of key players who I instantly took a dislike to and I am wondering...

First of all thank you to Net Galley for giving me this opportunity.  I picked this book based on the cover image, I mean who could resist it? I also have a love of cows, having grown up in rural Wales I would often spot them grazing in the fields close to where I would live and on occasion would go over for a chat.  So far I am only a short way into the book (10% ish) and I have already learnt so much in relation to their history and evolution.  I think the prologue of this book deserves a special mention as I found it absolutely fascinating - it takes you through a normal a high street and all the places where cows and their by-products are used in everyday life. I never realised I owed so much to one animal!  I am looking forward to reading more of this book as it is truly an education!