Crikey Christmas is here already!!

Yikes! Christmas is nearly here. What on earth shall I do with myself? Presents, Puddings and of course Books! My favorite time of the year is upon us and I'm ready to make wish list starting with the two beauties below. Tali Roland never disappoints! I'm so excited *skips along the muddy, rainy wintry England roads* 

Marriage to Measure 

When Serenity Holland proposes to her long-time boyfriend Jeremy, she’s certain ‘forever’ is a perfect fit. As the wedding train steams forward, though, Serenity starts to wonder if they really are an ideal match. From a crusty old ring to a dilapidated house she’s left to renovate on her own – not to mention the appearance of Jeremy’s clingy ex-fiancée – engagement feels more like disengagement. 

Even worse, wedding planning’s like a bad hangover as Serenity juggles the wishes of family and friends with her bossy mother-in-law-to-be, resulting in a Frankenwedding nothing like the simple ceremony she envisioned. 

Can Serenity knit her relationship back together and fashion a celebration that suits, or will ‘I do’ become ‘I don’t’? 

Purchase

Married by Midnight 

Christmas is coming . . . and so is the biggest day of Kate’s life. 

While choosing a vintage dress for her Christmas Eve wedding, Kate finds a cryptic note pinned to the inside of a 1930s gown. As doubts about her own ceremony loom, Kate is determined to track down the dress’ owner and determine what became of her – and the marriage. 

Will Kate find the answers she’s seeking to propel her down the aisle, or will her discovery prompt her to call off the wedding for good? 

High Fidelity Quick Thoughts

Synopsos

Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his latest ex. He's got his life back, you see. He can just do what he wants when he wants: like listen to whatever music he likes, look up the girls that are on his list, and generally behave as if Laura never mattered. But Rob finds he can't move on. He's stuck in a really deep groove - and it's called Laura. Soon, he's asking himself some big questions: about love, about life - and about why we choose to share ours with the people we do.





Thoughts

So I finally read High Fidelity!! About time I hear you say. In my defense I started it a year ago but I couldn't get into it.  Nick Honby has never really been a favorite of mine, I'm a David Nichols kinda of "gurl", I find Nick Honby a bit too"guardian" too polished, like he's over thinking his jokes and failing miserably.  

But to my surprise once I picked this up again I couldn't stop! High Fidelity is brilliant. My opinion of Mr. Honby has improved, although I still find him a bit here and there, a Mike Gayle type of bloke with bits of funny escapism. 

I wont bother repeating the synopsis, that's a tedious exercise, read the synopsis above if you haven't already. What I would say however is that High Fidelity is funny, well written and not as self-obsessed as I originally thought.  This is one of his books I would recommend.  Now I'm off to eat crow.