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Book Review - By Your Side By Ruth Jones

  By Your Side By Ruth Jones Genre - Women's Fiction My Rating - ★★★★★ I had the incredible chance to dive into an advance copy of Ruth Jones's, By Your side, thanks to Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers. Due to be released on 22nd May 2025   This is the third book that I have read by Ruth Jones and it really did not disappoint.   Synopsis Linda and Levi will never meet. But they’re going to change each other’s lives. In her role at the council’s Unclaimed Heirs Unit, Linda Standish investigates the lives of those who’ve died alone and tracks down any living relatives. She’s been a friend to the friendless for the past thirty-three years. And now she’s looking forward to an early retirement. But before she hangs up her lanyard, Linda takes on one last case – that of Levi Norman – a Welshman who made his home on a remote Scottish island for the past five years. What brought Levi here? And who did he leave behind? Obliged to travel (by hear...

Book Review - Remember The Butterfly by Rebecca L Marsh

 Over the last year or so my reading has slowed right up and I've been pretty slack when it comes to my blog, family and work life seems to just get in the way. 

The to read pile has got bigger (apologies to anyone waiting for a review, I have not forgotten you, your books are all patiently waiting, taunting me that I should make time for them and annoying my husband who says I could start a book shop!) but let me get to the reason we are here and that is that I was kindly given the opportunity to read Remember the Butterfly by the talented author Rebecca L Marsh, in return for my honest review.


Remember The Butterfly by Rebecca L Marsh

My rating - ★★★★★
Goodreads - 4.66/5

This is Rebecca’s Forth novel, which was published February 2022. 
Its available as paperback or kindle.

Synopsis

Something unexpected changes the course of Jillian’s life.

After witnessing her sister’s murder, she’s been tormented by survivor’s guilt. Her desperate longing for a child compounds her grief, while endless fertility treatments weigh down her soul.

Just when hope seems beyond her grasp, her dream of motherhood comes true. All Jillian’s pain is washed away and joy fills her heart.

But when someone shows up threatening to take it all away, Jillian must choose between holding on to her newfound happiness or giving it all up for the sake of someone she loves.

My Review

This is the second book I have read by this amazing author and what can I say, one word would be wow. 

I struggled to put the book down, Within the first couple of chapters I was hooked.

Remember The Butterfly was wonderfully written, the story covers some difficult subjects such as grief, infertility, IVF, and domestic abuse, it’s all crammed in but all written in such a sensitive way. So much heartache, guilt, love and sacrifice just oozed out of the pages sucking me in, what a whirlwind of emotions this book threw at me. It even had the tears flowing.

Rebecca wrote this book giving two sides of the story, and when I got to part two, I was a bit worried to be leaving Jillian’s story behind, I couldn’t see where it was going or how another character would fit in, but soon I was wrapped up in Keeley’s life wondering how either of these desperate characters were going to resolve their problems or would neither of them get a happy ever after. 
I just had to keep reading, I needed to find out.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and all the emotions that came with it, but, feel that it should come with a warning ….

Get Your Tissues ready!

I would not read this book without a box of tissues to hand, and although it sends you on an emotional rollercoaster  it was a thoroughly compelling read.

Thank you so much Rebecca for allowing me to read your wonderful book.
I cant wait to get stuck into one of your others.

If you want more information on this or any of Rebecca's other books then you can head over to her website


Click here to read my review of Where Hope is Found, which is Rebecca's third book published in October 2020.


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