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Book Review - Right Place Right Time By Ali McNamara

  Right Place Right Time By Ali McNamara I was given this book courtesy of Netgalley, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) and Ali McNamara to read in return for my honest review. My Rating - ★★★★☆ Goodreads Rating - 3.96/5 Publication date 19 th June 2025 This book is available in paperback eBook and Audio. Synopsis Could this be the moment they’ve both been waiting for? Eve has always loved antiques. She loves the way an item from the past can offer a glimpse of another world, of another time. It’s why she painstakingly researches the stories behind every item in Rainy Day Antiques, her little Cambridge shop, to share with their new owners. It’s her way of honouring the past and cherishing the present. Adam is firmly focussed on the future. He’s only in town to sort his late grandfather’s affairs. When he discovers that his grandfather hired Eve to manage his house clearance, he can only hope her methods don’t delay his return to London. What neither of ...

Book Review - Flying by the Seat of my Knickers by Eliza Watson






My Rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads: 3.67/5
Genre: Modern and Contemporary Fiction

Flying By The Seat Of My Knickers is the first book of six in the series The Travel Mishaps of Caity Shaw. 
Its available as an ebook or in paperback 


Synopsis


Why run from your troubles when you can fly instead?

When Caity Shaw is fired from her first job that doesn’t require an elf uniform, her older sister, Rachel, an event planner, hires her to work a meeting in Dublin. Caity jumps at the opportunity to travel abroad and escape her pathetic life. However, even four thousand miles from home, there’s no avoiding debt collectors, an overbearing mother, and haunting memories of a controlling ex.

While in Dublin, Caity suffers a series of humiliating mishaps, causing her to lose even more faith in herself. Caity struggles to earn Rachel’s respect — and to keep Declan, her hot Irish coworker, at arm’s length. Declan repeatedly saves Caity’s butt and helps boost her self-confidence, making it difficult to keep her distance from the charming womanizer. When Declan helps her research her Irish grandmother, Caity discovers the mysterious past of the courageous woman she barely knew might hold the answers to her future.


My Review


I had never read any Eliza Watson and found this book purely on the title, which leapt out at me and said you have to read me. I am attracted to books in several ways, and this definitely ticked the box on the title front.

At the start of this book I found the story-line a little slow but, once Caity's character had started to become established, the character become lovable and seemed to reel me.  
It was a lighthearted easy read which I thoroughly enjoyed. Its quirky main character keeps you wanting to read more to find out what was going to happen to her next. 
Although it's very lighthearted the author does a wonderful job of covering some serious subjects of abuse and low self esteem in a relatable, sensitive and at times humorous way.
The more I read of this book the more I wanted to read, it became a book I struggled to put down.

When I was three quarters of the way through I started to wonder how this story was going to wrap up without leaving to many unanswered questions and was worried I was going to be disappointed with the ending,.....as I read the last page, thinking no this can't be it, I see an advert for the second book in the series. After a quick search, I have found there are in fact six books in the series. Now I know there is more to come I'm not so worried about the ending. I'm So looking forward to following Caity on her next journey up the seine without a paddle and pleased that this isn't the end of her story. 



Books in the Series

The Travel Mishaps of Caity Shaw. 

Flying by the Seat of my Knickers



My Christmas Goose Is Almost Cooked










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    1. I've gone and bought the next in the series. Fingers crossed it will be just as good.

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