Dream A Little Christmas Dream - Giovanna Fletcher

Dream A Little Christmas Dream – Giovanna Fletcher

 Dream A Little Christmas Dream is a short story following on from Giovanna Fletchers Dream A Little Dream novel released earlier this year. We follow Sarah and Brett almost a year on from where we were left in the last book, and see just where her and her friends all are around the Christmas time.

Seeing as this is such a short book (it took me less than half an hour to read) this review will also be a short one, as there is very little i can write about without ruining it for you all.

‘Sarah's doing great. Okay, her dreams might still be totally bananas but real life is definitely back on track. She's got a fantastic job, amazing friends and plans to spend all Christmas wrapped up with Brett, her handsome boyfriend.

But after another night of increasingly bizarre dreams, Sarah wakes to find her housemate suddenly announcing she's moving out. And later that day Brett begins to act strangely. He's clearly hiding something - but what?

Soon Sarah can't help but wonder if she's living in a festive nightmare. Will any of her dreams come true for Christmas?’

I loved this book, i am a massively festive person, and so anything that has even the slightest hint of Christmas in it, I will automatically love it. This book had all of the feels to it, warm and fuzzy, as well moments of madness and humour through Sarah’s crazy dreams, and crazy antics with her friends.

This book brought everything that we loved from the previous one, added some festive joy into it, and left us gripped and wanting more. I almost wish this was another full length novel. As finishing it so quickly, it has left me wanting more from Sarah and Brett, and each of their quirky unique friends, and the madness that ensues.

If you loved the previous book, then you will love this one too. All i can say is...I WANT MORE!

I have given this 5 out of 5 stars.

The Morning After Memoirs - Kate Michaels

The Morning After Memoirs – Kate Michaels

I received an ebook copy of this from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. I honestly am thrilled to have received a copy of this book, as it was a brilliant laugh out loud read. The story follows that of Jess, a 29 year old living and working in London, and her tales of dating, romance, and friendship. All of which were a laugh a minute.

‘Twenty-nine-year-old Jess wakes up on New Year’s Day a touch hungover and a whole lot confused. The man in bed next to her is not her boyfriend, Ben. In fact, she doesn’t even remember Not-Ben’s name. It won’t be the first time she finds herself in a questionable situation in a year that proves her new single-in-the-city lifestyle is far from the glamorous, Sex And The City world she’s been promised on TV. Between hacking through last year’s leg hair, accidentally snogging someone who may well be her cousin, getting hit over the head with a sex toy that isn’t even hers, and ending the night with a walk of shame into her parent’s garage, Jess’s single life is turning out more cockroaches than cocktails.

The Morning After Memoirs is the story of one woman’s search for love, meaning, and a low-calorie alternative to wine.’

I love nothing more than a good chick lit book. I am not sure if now that i am nearing on the age of 27 and starting to worry about how little i may have accomplished in my life, but i found that i really related to our main protagonist Jess. This book felt like a more modern telling story of a woman living in London, and the ups and downs that come with it.

Jess provided us with humour, drama and some brilliant adventures as she led us on her journey throughout the course of a year. I loved how we felt just as involved in her life as if we were one of her many friends. It made me want to be a part of her friendship group, that almost collective of sisterhood and the drama and stories that unfold within it.  Especially the many drunken nights out that occurred. Jess made this story very real, and her sheer bad luck was incredibly unfortunate, and yet brilliantly hilarious. One of my favourite bits without giving too much away about this story is of a particular walk of shame back to her parent’s garage (where she was staying) and struggling to fit under the gap she opened up, subsequently resulting in the neighbours believing they were being burgled!!

We see Jess go through a break up, move house, make new friends, get a new job, and have many hook ups on nights out. I loved her break down of new men as she saw them, listed as their name, height, eye/hair colour. Almost like a mini bio of each male as she weighs them up. It felt very Bridget Jones like to me, as i could almost hear Renee Zellweger’s voice at the exact moment, and i loved it.

I really enjoyed the writing in this book, it was a quick easy read, with so much underlying humour throughout that you cannot help but enjoy it. I will certainly be looking out for any more books by Kate Michaels.

I would highly recommend this book if you enjoy a good Chick Lit, filled with humour. Especially if you are a fan of Bridget Jones or that of Sex and the City, as this is a perfect medium between the two.

I have given this 4 out of 5 stars.