Giveaway Winner

The winner of Kissing Mr Wrong by Sarah Duncan is.....

Talli Roland

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Book Review: Kissing Mr Wrong By Sarah Duncan PLUS a giveaway!!!

Lu Edwards believes in travelling light, with not even a goldfish to tie her down. She'd like a Mr Right, and on meeting gorgeous, successful Marcus at a party, she can see him fitting into her streamlined life: if only he wasn't moving to America.
Lu's grandmother is also looking for a man: a soldier from her mysterious past. Lu turns to help from Nick, a military history expert with more baggage than Heathrow, right down to the kids, the ex-wife and hamster. Playing the wicked stepmother was never Lu's plan, so why is she getting so hung up on Mr-Couldn't-Be-More-Wrong? As Nick helps Lu trace her family history, she finds herself falling for his chaotic charms. What will she do when Marcus comes home?

This is the first book by Sarah Duncan that I have read and I thought it was very good. Lu is a very talented illustrator in search of Mr Right and also trying to get her creative mojo back. She is a very interesting character and I instantly liked her. Her work as an illustrator is fascinating and it is obvious that Sarah Duncan has heavily researched the industry.
Lu's grandmother, Delia is a lovely creation too, she pretty much brought Lu up as Pixie, Lu's unconventional mother was still growing up herself. Delia provides the mystery at the heart of the story, she has a photo of a man called Jack who she believes may have been her father (she was adopted). Lu agrees to help Delia find out more about her biological parents and this leads her to the lovely but baggage laden Nick. I identified quite a lot with Lu and Nick's relationship as he helped her to research the military side of her family history. My husband is a little like Nick; he studied the Second World War for his first degree and he is very knowledgeable on it and is always keen to stress that it is an event that should never be forgotten. Sarah Duncan clearly shares some of these feelings and I think that they were expressed very well in her book.
I found Kissing Mr Wrong to be a very good read. It has a little bit of mystery and a lot of romance, you can't help but keep turning the pages.

The lovely, lovely people at Headline have given me an extra copy of Kissing Mr Wrong to give away here on Dot Scribbles. To enter, just leave a comment below, competition open to UK Bloggers and you have until midnight on Sunday 30th May!!

New to Dot Scribbles' Shelves

I have been quite restrained this week and only bought three books!

Glass Houses- Morganville Vampires Series- No.1 by Rachel Caine (Allison & Busby)- College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation, where the popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school's social scene: somewhere less than zero. When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her new roommates don't show many signs of life, but they come out fighting when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood...

The Dead Girls' Dance- Morganville Vampire Series- No.2 by Rachel Caine (Allison & Busby)- Claire has her share of challenges. Like being a genius in a school that favours beauty over brains' homicidal girls in her dorm, and finding out that her college town is overun with the living dead. On the up side she has a new boyfriend with a vampire-hunting dad. But when a local fraternity throws the Dead Girls' Dance, hell is really going to break loose.

Nearly Departed by Rook Hastings (Harper Collins)- Woodsville is not like other towns. Night falls a little earlier there, the shadows are darker and denser, and everyone knows it's a place where strange things happen. Even if they won't admit it. Bethan would prefer to be anywhere but here. Jay has his theories, but isn't ready to share. Hashim sees more than he'll say, while Kelly's demons are all too flesh and blood. But Emily's freak-out brings them out of denial and face to face with the supernatural. Anywhere else, Friday night would be date night. But not in Weirdsville...

The lovely people at Bloomsbury sent me a book to review as well:

4.3.2.1 by Jim Eldridge (Bloomsbury)- Take four best friends. Give them three days in two cities and totally mess with their lives. Add to the mix a diamond heist, a transatlantic booty call, one seriously professional panic room and a lot of partying. The result is BAFTA award-winner Noel Clarke's new film, 4.3.2.1.

I was also sent this by Headline, I was actually sent 2 copies so I shall be doing a little give away with my review:

Kissing Mr Wrong by Sarah Duncan (Headline Review)- Lu Edwards believes in travelling light, with not even a goldfish to tie her down. She'd like a Mr Right, and on meeting gorgeous, successful Marcus at a party, she can see him fitting into her streamlined life; if only he wasn't moving to America.

Lu's grandmother is also looking for a man: a soldier from her mysterious past. Lu turns for help to Nick, a militery history expert with more baggage than Heathrow, right down to the kids, ex-wife and hamster. Playing the wicked stepmother was never Lu's plan, so why is she getting so hung up on Mr Couldn't-Be-More-Wrong? As Nick helps Lu trace her family history, she finds herself falling for his chaotic charms. What will she do when Marcus comes home?

If you have read any of these then do please let me know what you thought was good/bad!