ItaPixie's Book Corner

  Synopsis: They’re perfect for each other They just don’t know it yet Becca and Charlie have known each other for years – ever since they met at university. And for every one of those years, they've bickered, argued, offended, mocked and generally rubbed each other up the wrong way. Until now. Until Ally’s bucket list. The death of their loved one should mean Becca and Charlie can go their separate ways and not look back. But completing the list is something neither Charlie nor Becca can walk away from. And sometimes, those who bring out the worst in you, also bring out the very best… Over the course of ten years, Becca and Charlie’s paths collide as they deal with grief, love and life after Ally. Review: Becca and Charlie come together to complete their late friend Ally's bucket list. They're annerved from each other but they loved Ally with all their hearts so they overcome their irritation and they go on various adventures. I've liked to follow Becca and Charlie jou...

  Death In A Pale Hue by Susan Van Kirk Who knew going home could be deadly? I will show them success. Thirty-year-old artist Jill Madison repeats this mantra when she returns to her small hometown to restart her life. Hired to manage a new community art center, she vows to make it successful so the people of her town will have what she did not have—an education in the arts. She no sooner accepts the job than a burglar makes off with an irreplaceable sculpture and an uninvited corpse is discovered in the basement. Investigating places Jill right in the path of a murderer. How will she keep her job, run her first big event, and escape a killer who plans to paint her out of the picture permanently? Review: I loved the cover and the title of this book at first sight. Death In A Pale Hue was a good read. The story was well written, the characters were a very nice bunch, the small town depicted in all its glory and flaws, but I found the culprit and the reason of the murder pretty soon....

Synopsis: Cynthia has never met her father. She only knows one thing about him: he’s a dangerous mage with a track record of killing shapeshifters like her. Finished with school and struggling to figure out what to do next, Cynthia boards a plane to Berlin following a mysterious postcard from her father. She hopes to find him and finally solve the mystery of her origins. But then Nathan, her vampire hunter ex-boyfriend, asks for a favour. Look up the hunters in Berlin and find out why there’s been radio silence from the supernatural community of Berlin for the last eight months. What should have been a simple request leads to unimaginable danger. The more Cynthia digs into the whereabouts of Berlin’s supernatural community, the more she uncovers secrets that threaten her life. Something is going down in Berlin, but who is behind it? She finds herself torn in two directions: should she be loyal to her people, the shapeshifters? Or should she follow her heart? Which choice will keep her ...

  Synopsis: Three years ago, Joy Pentire lost her firefighter husband and she still hasn’t returned to the woman she once was. But then she meets Hope, one of the residents at the nursing home where she’s a carer. Hope has a secret gift that she wants to pass on. And Joy’s life is forever changed. Surrounded by the community in her Cornish hometown, Joy’s unexpected inheritance soon leads to new opportunities, new friends, new love, and the part of herself she’d thought forever lost … her joy. Review: A Secret Gift was a nice, inspiring read. The storyline and the writing was brilliant. Joy is a young widow who works at a nursing home. A day one of her elderly residents gives het a jar of "magic" pebbles that'll change her life. Joy was a great characters, her grief feels relatable and I wished the best for her since the beginning. I've enjoyed her adventures with the pebbles and their recipients.  She understood that helping others helped herself to find the right  p...

  Synopsis: I was thrown in by the title of this book as soon as I've read it, add in the beautiful cover and I couldn't not get it. The Silence In The Sound was an emotional journey, we get to know Georgette, George, through her past and her present. She hasn't had an happy youth living with an alcholic father, but their trip at Martha’s Vineyard was so enlightning that years later she decides to go to live there. I grew attached to George's character, I wished the best for her and the ending left me with a nice feeling.   I tell you this is a book you love or you don't, but I really liked the writing and the storyline. The addiction theme is written in a good and powerful way, it resonated with my soul and it made me  really invested in the characters' lives. Review: I was thrown in by the title of this book as soon as I've read it, add in the beautiful cover and I couldn't not get it. The Silence In The Sound was an emotional journey, we get to know G...

  Synopsis: Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is back! When popular TV baking contest and national institution ‘The Best of British Baking Roadshow’ rolls into town and sets up camp in the grounds of Boskern House, a historic stately home near Penstowan, former police officer  Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker  finds herself competing to represent Cornwall in the grand final. But with a fellow contestant who will stop at nothing to win and a drag queen host with secrets of their own, Jodie discovers that the roadshow doesn’t just have the ingredients for the perfect showstopper cake, but also for the perfect murder… And when a body is found in the grounds of the house, Jodie is drawn into another high-stakes case along with local DCI Nathan Withers. Can Jodie expose the culprit? Or will the murderer become the real showstopper? Review: In the fifth installment of The Nosey Parker Mysteries series Jodie, ex cop and amazing caterer, is one of "The Best of British Baking Roadshow" contestant, she isn...

  Synopsis: A single dad. Hidden secrets. A love that heals more than one heart. Rose Ridge Ranch is a place for… The broken to be mended. The special to blend in. Love to be found in the most unlikely of places. The heart to find a home. Review: The One to Heal was a quite moving and intense story from the very beginning to the end. I read it in one sitting because I just couldn't put it down. Sebastian and Delilah meets in the worst day of their lives at the hospital but they are too upset to pay attention. Few months later their paths cross each other again when Sebastian decides to bring his daughters at the Rose Ridge Ranch in order to relax and recharge in the midst of the nature, and Delilah finally goes back to Rose Ridge Ranch in order to mend her relationship with her father and brothers and sisters. Maybe they aren't ready for a love relationship but their attraction is too hard to ignore, will they put to rest their pasts to start a new life together? I was so glad ...

  Synopsis: Dallas Walker  is haunted. He won’t ever forget the horrors he witnessed while working undercover to bust a human trafficking ring, but he has a plan to start a new life. Coming home to his family is step one. Getting to know his alluring new neighbor could be step two. If only she’d give him a chance… Maggie Ellis   just wants to be left alone. She’d rather spend her days spinning clay into art and feel nothing than open herself up to another devastating loss. But her sexy new neighbor with a lonely look in his eyes isn’t giving up. And he makes her question everything… Together, Dallas and Maggie might have a shot at happily ever after. But only if they can let go of the past and  hold on to each other when it matters most. Review: Waiting on Forever is the fourth and last book in the Walker Brothers, I'm a little sad to say goodbye to this big, strong, sweet and chaotic family, but I'm sure that Claudia Connor will keep writing extraordinary good stori...

Synopsis: Once they had it all. Now they want it back. Finn Brennen, swim team star, and Anne Drecher, the wallflower who tutored him, sparked an unlikely friendship that turned into a love so breathtakingly deep that they couldn’t imagine life without the other. But their happiness was short-lived. Torn apart by horrible timing and a twist of fate, for over a decade they are forced to hide their mutual past. Devastated by a love neither could forget, Anne built a life away from it all while Finn strove to give his son a stable home. But every family gathering brought them into the same room and served as a torturous reminder of what-ifs and could-have-beens. Now Finn is divorced and ready to fight for what his heart wants and needs. Anne tries to resist but yearns for the love she thought she’d lost forever. Family is forever, but what if love is, too? Is a second chance even possible when their love could tear a tightly-knit family apart? Review: I adore all the feels this small town...

  Synopsis: Socialite Quinn Appleton knows how to live life—at full speed and with no limits. She has the perfect life, an amazing boyfriend, friends by the bucketload and an eye for fashion. Life is good. The Appletons are a household name, their eponymous biscuit empire having been in the family for over one hundred and fifty years, making them one of the country’s richest families. They are no strangers to controversy either, constantly gracing the covers of gossip magazines, caught in compromising positions at outrageous parties. But CEO and matriarch Lady Elizabeth Appleton has had enough. Tired of her children and grandchildren not pulling their weight and dragging the once respectable Appleton name through the mud, she decides to cut them all off financially. With her life in ruins, Quinn is just one Jimmy Choo heel away from living in a cardboard box when Gran gives her an ultimatum: take a job at the company for six months and her trust fund will be reinstated. The catch? ...

  Synopsis: Awkward. Adrift. Alone. Fresh out of college, Will Morrison finds himself at a loss. Graduating top of his class was all well and good, but with no idea of what to do next, it’s all meaningless, and his recent mistakes have put him on tenuous ground with his best friend and sister. His championship hockey teammates are moving on without him, he has too many choices for what to do next, and no clue what makes his heart sing… Until a one night stand with a fiery red-head turns his world upside down. Quinn’s everything he’s not: outgoing, brave and driven. Being with her shines a light on his dark side. But following the road to redemption means more than making amends with friends and family. Can he forgive himself, and accept that he doesn’t need to know the full path to take the first step? Or will his inability to love himself mean losing her, too? If you’re pucking obsessed with Helena Hunting, Pippa Grant, and Elle Kennedy, you’ll love this steamy, one night stand, s...

  July was an amazing month for my reading, I loved these books. On  July  I've read  10  books:            -  A Very Lucky Christmas by Lilac Mills 🐞🐞🐞 - The One To Heal by Liz Lovelock 🐞🐞🐞🐞 - Accidentally Working Class by Karly Lane 🐞🐞🐞🐞 - Sun, Sea & Strawberry Shortcake by Rosie Green 🐞🐞🐞🐞 - Wicked Magic by Margot de Klerk 🐞🐞🐞🐞 - Love Lessons by Sarina Bowen 🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞 - Two For Tripping by Lasairiona McMaster 🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞 - No Parm No Foul by Linda Reilly 🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞 - The Beekeeper At Elderflower Grove by Jaimie Admans 🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞 - Baller Boss by Lila Monroe 🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞                My favourite  Book Of The Month  is  Love Lessons by Sarina Bowen  because I adore this author writing and the story was set in Italy, my country.               For the  Neverending NetGalley Challenge  with the  Ju...