Firstly, a massive thank you to Sarah Hardy and Jeevani Charika for having me on this blog tour. I absolutely adored this book. Admittedly, it wasn't a shock considering I've loved both of the other books I've read by Jeevani. In this, we follow Chaya and Gimhana two Sri Lankan's living in London with very traditional parents. They've both become pretty successful in their respective fields. Both have…
What an amazing reading month. I think it stemmed from finally finishing my second year of University. I wanted to read all the things and read all the things I did. I had so many 5* reads and June seems to be shaping up just as well. I found a new favourite author in May too... I'm always shocked when I end up really enjoying a 'classic' book.…
**I was sent a copy of this book as part of the blog tour** I had previously read one of Jeevani's books, Christmas at the Palace (review here) which was a very lighthearted romcom. I expected This Stolen Life to be similar. Whilst there were some very sweet romantic plot points weaved throughout this novel, it also touches on so many heartbreaking topics and I didn't anticipate how…
Christmas at the Palace* by Jeevani Charika
November 29, 2018Firstly, a huge thank-you to Bonnier Zaffre for asking me to be a part of this blog tour and sending me out a copy of Christmas at the Palace*. I hold my hand up, I have never read a Christmas book before. Well, at least not since picture books. I was really looking forward to giving one a go and getting fully into the Christmas spirit. And it…