That book really was the perfect summer read – beautifully written, wonderful characters, both touching and hilarious, warm and uplifting, unashamedly romantic, filled with twists and turns that kept me entirely engaged in the story – and I loved every single moment (you can read my full review again here). But this year, in July, I had the immense pleasure of trying her writing again with The Promise of Summer – and Bella had most certainly found a new and fervent fan. What was putting me off her writing a little was that I’ve never been the world’s biggest fan of books released in parts – although I do know there are lots of readers who love it. I’ve mentioned before that I’d rather shamefully neglected Bella’s books – only one review before this year (of the first part of A Walk in Wildflower Park, Build Me Up Buttercup – you’ll find that here). The paperback will be published on 6th January – so perhaps my timing’s actually not that bad after all! My thanks to the publishers for my reading ecopy, provided via Netgalley. Published by Aria on 2nd September as an ebook on all major platforms (just 99p for kindle at the moment – and free via Kindle Unlimited), it’s now also available as an audiobook. And my second short review today – and The Library by Bella Osborne is quite a departure from her usual romantic comedies.
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