Ally Aldridge Books, Fiction, Review, Romance

Book Review: Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

The book is a sport college romance set in America, and suited for 18+ readers due to the steamy scenes.

Anastasia and Aaron are pairs for figure skating. On the ice they are flawless and destined for gold. She trains hard and has no time for a boyfriend.

Nate is the captain of the ice hockey team. When the hockey rink is destroyed by a rival team, they have to share the ice skaters rink. This messes up everyone’s schedules making the team unpopular on the Maple Hills campus.

The damaged rink gives Ana and Nate a rocky start, but there is an obvious attraction that makes it difficult to avoid each other. The pair have some funny banter which was a real highlight for me. Their differences bring out the best in each other. I also enjoyed their friends, especially Lola and Henry.

Ana and Nate’s romance was fun to follow with all the ups and downs, and challenges they overcame. Best of all it had a satisfying ending with everything tied up in one book.

Please note the intimate scenes were detailed (no mystery, a fully open door). If that’s not your thing then avoid, but if it is you’ll enjoy this.

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Book Review: Stardust by Neil Gaiman

I always loved the movie and didn’t know it was based on a book. Once I discovered this, I borrowed the audio version from Borrowbox with my library card.

This was one of the best audio books I have ever listened to. There was a main narrator, and every character had their own voice. The story was as magical as I remember. It is a perfect modern fairy tale that will be loved for many years to come.

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Book Review: I believe in Unicorns by Michael Murpurgo

My son told me about this incredible book they’d shared at school and I wanted to read it too but couldn’t find it on Libby or Borrow Box. The book was Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Murpurgo.

Instead, I found another book by the same author, and as a fan of unicorns I decided to give it a listen. This book is the one I am reviewing today.

It’s a beautiful children’s story about how the children in the town discover stories at the library. The librarian shares many stories with the children but also a personal one about how she got the unicorn and of the book burnings.

I loved the story and would recommend it to others to share with children. However, be aware that there is a fire, and if that’s a topic your child is triggered by, then this might not be for them.

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Folk of Air series by Holly Black

Published on YouTube on 1st September 2024.

I read these books for free. Let me tell you how. 😍

A few Christmases ago, I got a Kindle. We have a Prime account and with Prime you can borrow books to read for free (and then return to borrow more). In the Prime library was Cruel Prince.

Book two, The Wicked King, was not available on Prime. I checked to see if I could borrow it with my library card and found I could! It was available on the Libby app. Using my library card, I borrowed the ebook, and they had Queen of Nothing, so I borrowed that straight after.

I also used my library card on Borrow Box (audio books to borrow using my library card) to listen to The King of Elfhame, which is a prequel to this series.

I loved these books so much I wanted them for my shelves. I requested them as gifts for my birthday, Christmas and Mother’s Day. They only cost £10 for the paperback boxset from The Works, but alas, I did not get them.

My kids often get book tokens as gifts but I always forget to have them with me and end up using my own money to buy their books. So, I decided it was time to pay myself back and get the hardback editions from Bookshop.org an online shop that gives back to high street shops. As I had the book tokens, it cost me less than £5 for all three books.

I love my new books. They look beautiful next to my stunning Hunger Games hardbacks, which I got from Dial Lane Bookshop, Ipswich, as a gift from my hubby for my birthday.

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📘 The Queen of Nothing: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1425/9781471407581