É o segundo livro que leio da autora, e apesar de ser uma temática diferente do "A Filha da Minha Melhor Amiga" é igualmente cativante.Durante o livro conhecemos a história de Serena, uma mãe de família amada e que tenta dia após dia esquecer o pesadelo da adolescência e Poppy, uma mulher que pas...
Put off reading this for a long time despite recommendations as I was expecting from the title and front cover cheesy chick-lit and an 'easy read'. Whilst it is an easy read, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this is in fact a psychological thriller telling a dark story from the perspec...
If I could give this book zero stars I would.I don't think a book has ever annoyed me so much. I wanted to chuck it in at 10%. I wanted to chuck it in at 40%. Even by 80% I was still forcing myself to keep reading! because I refuse to not finish a book when I start. Sadly, the ending wasn't at al...
I first want to apoligize to my husband and my kids for getting nothing done for two days while reading this book. before reading this book, my two favorite books were also by Dorothy (my best friends girl, and Goodnight Beautiful) and this book has just surpassed both of those. I wanted Eve t...
Please don't read my review if you haven't read this book or if you can't stand lengthy reviews.My first thought? This shouldn't have been named The Rose Petal Beach. It should be called The Traitors or Be Careful Who You Befriend or something darker. Gazing at the cover at the bookstore, I remem...
I really like the way Koomson structures The Rose Petal Beach. There are multiple first person narrators including Tamia, Tamia’s friend Bridget and Fleur, the daughter of her other friend Mirabelle. I’m not usually a fan of multiple person points of view by Koomson makes it work. She makes it cl...
what a let down!! I have loved all her previous books but this one seems to be written in a rush. Too many things happening..dates changing every so many paragraphs (this should have been in a different chapter so I wouldn't get a headache thinking ..where am I now??) the ending also was very wea...
I have read quite a few of Dorothy Koomsons books as I had become addicted to her style and entertaining style.However, this did not match the usual standard.I almost found it disappointing, especially at the end.Without giving too much away, considering the main character is undergoing a very tr...
Ceri D'Altroy watches too much Oprah Winfrey - and it's having serious repercussions. Bored with London life and writing yet another 'have the perfect orgasm' feature, she's decided to take Oprah's advice and follow her heart's desire. Going back to college might not be everyone's dream but all C...
Amber Salpone doesn't keen to keep ending up in bed with her friend Greg Walterson, but she can't help herself. And every time it "just happens" their secret affair moves closer to being a real relationship, which is a big problem when he's a womanizer and she's a commitment-phone. While Amber st...
When Kendra Tamale returns to England from Australia she rents a room from Kyle, a divorced father of two, and begins a new job. She's looking forward to a fresh start and a simple life. Then she bumps into the man who shares her awful secret, and things fall apart. The only way to fix things is ...
Kamryn no dia do seu 32º aniversário recebe um postal da sua amiga Adele, com quem não mantém contacto há vários anos. Neste postal informa-a que se encontra num hospital, bastante doente. Apesar de tudo o que se passou entre ambas, Kamryn dirige-se ao hospital e o que presencia vai contra tudo o...
She is shaking me, her fingers gripped around the brow of my shoulder like she is hanging onto the edge of a cliff with a huge drop below. ‘I’m awake, I’m awake,’ I say. I force my eyes open and myself upright at the same time. ‘I’m awake.’ I don’t usually sleep that deeply, so it’s disorientatin...
Lots of them, when everyone wore funny clothes. And then there was one of him, but it wasn’t him. The boy had hair the color of the pebbles on the beach, and he was white like Nana Mer, and his school tie was a different color to his. He ran to Mum in the kitchen and showed it to her. “Who is thi...
I actually thought for a while that hanging out with Mrs C would turn me. She’s so ‘up for it’ and laidback that I have to keep reminding myself that I don’t know her. And she ISN’T my mother. Her two, Cora and Anansy, are so lucky. She’s just so chilled. I mean, there’s some pretty fucked up stu...
We’re on the duvet on the floor in her living room, with the tops of our heads touching, staring at the ceiling. I should be at church. It’s Sunday and I should be at church, but I haven’t been able to leave this place. We can’t physically leave this place. She’s called in sick and we’ve lain on ...