Review & Giveaway: Peace, Love and Khaki Socks by Kim Lock

 

Title: Peace, Love and Khaki Socks

Author: Kim Lock

Published: MidnightSun Publishing April 2013

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Status: Read from April 23 to 24, 2013 — I own a copy{Courtesy the author}

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Peace, Love and Khaki Socks is an engaging debut novel from Australian author Kim Lock. Twenty four year old Amy Silva is stunned to discover she is pregnant and, despite the support of her long term loving partner Dylan, it’s a struggle for her to accept the idea of impending birth and motherhood. Amy’s busy GP and the abrupt obstetrician she is referred to do nothing to allay her fears and with Dylan, a serving member of the ADF, often absent and her only real friend, Hannah, avoiding her, Amy goes in search of support and validation.

Amy is a likeable protagonist, a little naive and self absorbed but also idealistic, funny and generally well intentioned. A bit of a hippie and free spirit she feels like she doesn’t really fit in on the Darwin defence base. She works, by choice, from home as a freelancer, her family is over three thousand miles away in Victoria and as such she relies heavily on Dylan and Hannah for emotional and social support. All of the main characters are well developed and believable and the conflicts that arise between them are genuine, rather than manufactured.

I think that the reader’s own experience of pregnancy and birth will dictate the ways in which they will relate to Amy, her journey and her decisions. I sympathised with her experience of morning sickness (though mine lasted for 8 months), the constant need to pee and feeling overwhelmed by an unplanned pregnancy. I have given birth to four children, and had seven pregnancies and have had a range of good, bad, absurd and scary experiences.

I do believe a woman has the right to choose whichever experience suits her as long as she makes an informed choice and had Amy been shown to have made an effort to explore her options, of which there are several between the extremes of hospital/obstetrician managed and home birth, I would have been more sympathetic. Instead, I have to admit I was disappointed by the insinuated bias against medically assisted birth, and I think there needed to be some balance in Amy’s decision making process. However I could empathise with Hannah’s experience of her miscarriage, I had three, and none of them were handled particularly well.

Regardless of where you stand on the birthing debate, Lock is a talented writer. The writing is strong, characterised by natural dialogue and vivid description. The labour and birth scenes are among the best I have ever read. I particularly enjoyed the author’s sense of humour and her frank manner.

Ultimately, Peace, Love and Khaki Socks is a moving, funny and genuine story of Amy’s fraught journey through pregnancy.

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Review & Giveaway: The Grand Adventures of Madeleine Cain: Photographer Extraordinaire by Emily Craven

 

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Author: Emily Craven

Published: September 2012

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Status: Read on April 20, 2013 — I own a copy {Courtesy the author}

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“Just wanted to say, this wasn’t how I imagined the start of my grand adventure; a prig for a housemate and some unidentifiable (possibly Mexican) amphibian called Duncan. My vision of studio loft apartments, spacious and bright come nowhere close to describing this disturbing student housing. I mean, I’m paying a fortune, I have to find a job, and all I get is some crummy, two bedroom apartment with paint peeling off the walls, a cupboard for a kitchen and a bathroom that makes a moss infested cave network look like a barren desert plain. Seriously, there is enough mould on those tiles to start producing our own penicillin tablets.”

And so begins The Grand Adventures of Madeleine Cain: Photographer Extraordinaire in New York where Madeleine will be studying photography at a prestigious private arts college. Having left behind her friends and family in Australia she is on her own, adjusting to her new life while lurching from one hilarious encounter to another.

I have to admire Craven’s creative approach to storytelling, and admit to being somewhat surprised it actually works. The Grand Adventures of Madeleine Cain: Photographer Extraordinaire is told entirely in Facebook status updates, notes and private messages as Madeleine communicates with her friends and family. From the descriptions of her first day at college, where her housemate’s stowaway chameleon causes havoc, to her photographic study of cross-dressing little people and her crush on her cute, if self absorbed neighbour, Kevin, Madeleine apprises everyone of every step of her journey. Her family and friends are variously supportive, concerned and disbelieving in their replies, and each update earns Madeleine more ‘Likes’ from an unseen audience.

But it’s not all about Madeleine, from afar she is called upon to defend her wayward genius brother, comfort her hypochondriac best friend and continue to tease Tim about his relationship with his toaster. These ‘conversations’ give the story added depth and develops a uniquely connected cast, especially as her New York friends join her friendship circle.

Despite the unconventional format, The Grand Adventures of Madeleine Cain: Photographer Extraordinaire reads well. Anyone familiar with Facebook will quickly become comfortable with the rhythm of posts and comments. It’s a short read at just about 150 pages yet there is plenty happening to ensure the reader’s interest.

I was disappointed at the rather abrupt ending though, even with the knowledge that Craven expects to continue Madeleine’s adventures. In fact Craven is hoping that readers will become involved in shaping the story by joining the various Facebook pages she has established for her characters. It is an ambitious idea and though one I admire, I’m not sure it’s one readers are ready for quite yet.

The Grand Adventures of Madeleine Cain: Photographer Extraordinaire is a funny, lighthearted story of a twenty something Aussie making her way in the Big Apple. Well written and entertaining it is a unique contemporary read and I hope to be privy to Madeleine’s next adventures.

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Review: Undertaking Love by Kat French

 

Title: Undertaking Love

Author: Kat French

Publisher: Authonomy: HarperCollinsUK April 2013

Status: Read on April 17, 2013 — I own a copy {Courtesy the publisher}

My Thoughts:

Undertaking Love is enjoyable contemporary fiction from debut UK author, Kat French. Marla Jacobs is the owner of a popular wedding chapel in a Shropshire countryside village. She has worked hard to build the success of her business and is horrified when she learns that a vacant neighboring store has been purchased to house a funeral home. Incensed, Marla insists that the business be relocated before it ruins her livelihood and her supporters begin to plan ways in which to chase the funeral director out of town, but Gabriel Ryan is not going anywhere, no matter how much he wants to make Marla happy.

The catalyst for the plot of Undertaking Love is the conflict between the business of a wedding chapel and a funeral parlour, for what bride wishes to be confronted by a hearse and a grieving widow on her wedding day, and vice versa. Marla is determined to force Gabriel to relocate but her friends, including her ardent admirer, journalist Rupert, allows the campaign to get out of hand. Complicating the matter is the sizzling attraction between Gabe and Marla, something that Rupert, and Gabe’s scheming secretary, Melanie, is determined to dampen.

I really enjoyed the romance between Marla and Gabe even though, like most genre relationships, it is beset by misunderstandings and self sabotage. Marla, despite spruiking happy ever after, doesn’t really believe in marriage given her parent’s example and with the introduction of her mother it is easy to see why. Gabe deserves kudos for his persistence in the face of Marla’s determined scorn.

Populated by a cast of quirky villagers which includes a camp wedding officiator, an over eager, over sized dog, Blue, and an opinionated housekeeper the story is a lot of fun yet there is some real heartache amongst the absurd events. Marla’s best friend, Emily, is struggling with fertility and her marriage is crumbling under the strain and two significant characters are lost in sad circumstances.

Undertaking Love is a heartwarming and witty tale of life, death, love and marriage. A great debut from an author with promise.

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Review: Five Days by Douglas Kennedy

 

Title: Five Days

Author: Douglas Kennedy

Published: Hutchinson:Random House April 2013

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Status: Read from April 14 to 16, 2013 — I own a copy {Courtesy Random House Au/Netgalley}

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On the day before I began reading Five Days, an article appeared in the weekend paper supplement titled the Silver Years Itch. This article examined the growing trend of mid life divorce, most commonly instigated by wives who, after twenty years or so of marriage and child-rearing, are leaving to rediscover who they are, or were, as individuals, as distinct from wives and mothers.

Five Days explores this phenomena by introducing 42 year old Laura who finds that contentment with her life’s path is becoming increasingly elusive. Her marriage is crumbling, her children are moving into adulthood and her work as an X-ray technician is no longer satisfying. She looks forward to temporarily escaping home and work to attend a weekend medical conference in Boston and that is where she meets Richard, an insurance salesman, and is stunned to rediscover joy, passion and hope for the future.

<i>”…we all know these women because they are, more or less, reflections of ourselves.”</i> comments Laura while discussing The Easter Parade by Richard Yates with her best friend Lucy, and I think this is what Kennedy hopes the audience of Five Days will find. That readers will empathise with Laura’s restlessness, with her rediscovery of happiness and the choices she makes. I do think that Kennedy displays real insight into the complicated nature of personal sacrifice made by women to nurture marriages and children. Laura has spent years putting her family’s needs before her own and being both emotionally and financially responsible for them has taken it’s toll.

Aside from generally finding adultery contemptible, I was less taken by the whirlwind relationship that develops between Laura and Richard which I thought shifted between wildly romantic and farcial. I had no problem figuring how it was all going to end though ultimately I appreciated it’s contribution to Laura’s growth.

Five Days is a contemporary story of life, love and second chances. I did enjoy the novel, which I found a reasonably quick and thought provoking read, though my cynical side prevented me from being swept away completely. Still, I am tempted by the premises of a number of the author’s backlist titles and may find time to read more from Douglas Kennedy.

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Review: Ask Me To Stay by Elise K Ackers

Title: Ask Me To Stay {Homeland #1}

Author: Elise K Ackers

Published: Destiny Romance April 2013

Status: Read on April 13, 2013 — I own a copy {Courtesy the publisher}

My Thoughts:

I have previously read and enjoyed The Man Plan by Elise K Ackers a sweet, lighthearted contemporary romance. Ask Me To Stay, the first novella in a new series by the author, is quite different with less emphasis on the romantic relationship between the protagonists.

Ethan Foster left home at eighteen without any explanation, deserting the brother who raised him after the tragic death of their parents and his childhood sweetheart, Samantha O’Hara. In the past ten years or so he has returned only a handful of times for family occasions, never staying more than a day or two, leaving town with gossip trailing in his wake. But this time it’s different, Ethan’s brother’s wife has died, leaving Dean to raise their two young children alone. Despite the animosity between the brothers, this time Ethan doesn’t leave, even though he risks disclosing the secret he has carried for the last decade, the secret that has stopped him coming home.

Though written in the third person, which allows us to learn what Sam, and the other characters, think and feel, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Ethan takes the lead in this story. The plot centers around the ruinous secret that haunts Ethan and it is his regrets and hopes that drive the story.

Ethan is a credible, sympathetic character and I found his motivations believable. I especially liked the way in which Ackers developed his relationship with his niece and nephew, child characters are notoriously difficult for authors to get right and I think the author did so wonderfully in this instance.

I thought Sam could have been a stronger character as I didn’t get much of a sense of why she and Ethan should be together above all things but I did like her. She is one of the few who never loses faith in Ethan despite having good reason to.

While within the scope of the story the romance works fine since it is a relationship rekindled, fans of the genre may be disappointed by the lack of direct interaction between Ethan and Sam. There is a happy ending though which should satisfy most romance readers.

The secondary characters in Ask Me To Stay are also likeable, with subsequent books in the Homeland series to feature Ethan’s best mate, Cal and brother, Dean.

At only 130 pages, Ask Me To Stay is a short, quick read but a very engaging novella with appealing characters and surprising emotional depth. I am looking forward to reading Cal’s story in July.

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Review: The Mothers by Jennifer Gilmore

 

 

Title: The Mothers

Author: Jennifer Gilmore

Published: Scribner April 2013

Status: Read on April 09, 2013 — I own a copy {Courtesy Simon and Schuster/Netgalley}

My Thoughts:

A raw and honest examination of one couple’s desperate journey towards parenthood, The Mothers is, in part, inspired by Jennifer Gilmore’s own experience of navigating domestic open adoption.

After miscarriage, fertility drugs and multiple failed IVF attempts, Jesse and Ramon turn to adoption as a means to create the family they want. With international adoption all but ruled out due to Jesse’s medical history and long waiting lists, they decide to register with a agency to participate in an open adoption. As a well educated, heterosexual couple Jesse and Ramon expect their profile will be well received, but after the interminable process of paperwork is finally complete all they can do is wait, not for a child…but for a mother to choose them.

Jesse’s yearning for motherhood is achingly raw, and as I experienced a period of infertility myself, I was deeply sympathetic. Related in the first person it’s a gripping account of the ups and downs of Jesse and Ramon’s quest, it’s effects on their relationship and the

The process of open adoption seems incredibly brutal. Jesse and Ramon are forced to wrangle with petty bureaucracy, under-performing agencies and poor screening. I was rather horrified to learn that desperate couples are regularly preyed upon by fraudsters looking for money, attention or some combination of both. They are so incredibly vulnerable as they can do nothing but wait for a birth mother to choose them. Gilmore is not unsympathetic to these birth mothers, and raises interesting questions about the birth mother’s role in open adoption and the possible complications and benefits of the arrangement. There is some anger here, as well as heartbreak, resignation and hope and it is all completely believable.

As Jesse struggles through the process she worries over the questions of what it means to be a mother, what makes a good mother and what compromises she is willing to make in order to become a mother. She studies the mother’s she knows, while gazing wistfully at their bulging stomachs or swaddled infants. She considers the experiences of her own mother, who made her career a priority, and those of her over protective mother in law. She wonders what sort of mother she will be, she wonders if she will ever get the chance to find out.

The Mothers is a confronting and poignant story of family, motherhood and the yearning for both. If this echo’s Gilmore’s own experience with the process (and there are suggestions it does) this is a rare glimpse into the darker side of adoption, of what comes before the happy ending, and then is forgotten.

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Review: Follow Her Home by Steph Cha

 

 

Title: Follow Her Home

Author: Steph Cha

Published: St Martin’s Press: Minotaur Books April 2013

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Status: Read from April 04 to 05, 2013 — I own a copy {Courtesy St Martins Press/Netgalley}

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Post-modern pulp mystery perhaps? I’m not exactly sure how to describe Steph Cha’s debut novel, Follow Her Home. It introduces Juniper Song, a Gen Y, Korean/American with little ambition and an obsession with Raymond Chandler’s hard boiled PI, Phillip Marlowe. When her best friend, Luke, asks her to follow the woman he suspects is having an affair with his father home from a party she is eager to emulate her idol’s investigative success. But when Song gets too curious during her stakeout she is knocked unconscious, then discovers a body in her trunk and finds herself at the mercy of a psychopath determined to protect his employer’s secrets.

Follow Her Home begins with a simple case of suspected adultery but slowly descends into a tangled web of family dysfunction, murder, blackmail and racial fetishism. This quirky mystery has plenty of dark twists to entertain the reader, though few are unpredictable. Still, the potential is there for Cha to go off script which she does on at least two memorable occasions, both of which I thought redeemed the plot. There is some elasticity in the credibility of events, not the least being Song’s reluctance to involve the police the moment she found a dead body in her car.

Told in the first person, Follow Her Home also establishes Juniper’s back story – her relationship with her immigrant single mother, her friendship with Luke and Diego and the tragic fate of her sister, Iris. The flashbacks are sometimes disruptive but are the only means we have to learn about Song and her drive to act as an amateur sleuth, despite being so woefully out of her depth.

The ending of Follow Her Home is as bittersweet as any of Marlowe’s cases, Song may solve the mystery but not without a personal cost. While I didn’t fall in love with this story or it’s protagonist, I liked it’s unusual edge and I’m interested to see how Steph Cha builds on it.

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Review: Silver Clouds by Fleur McDonald

Title: Silver Clouds

Author: Fleur McDonald

Published: Arena: Allen & Unwin March 2013

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Status: Read from March 20 to 21, 2013 — I own a copy {Courtesy the publisher}

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Twenty four year old Tessa Mathison is working hard, and playing harder, in London when she receives word her beloved Aunty ‘Spider’ has died. To honour her great-aunt she must return home to the Nullarbor for the funeral but she doesn’t plan on staying long. She has avoided Danjar Plains where possible over the last ten years, unwilling to confront the tragedy that drove her away. But then Tessa’s drunken carousing finally catches up with her and, finding herself unemployed with no where else to go, she agrees to stay at Danjar Plains and take on the task of emptying her Great-Aunt’s home. Away from the frantic pace of London, and distracted by her interest in unraveling the family secret Aunty Spider left behind, Tessa begins to find the half remembered rhythm of country life soothing and may be finally ready to put her past behind her.

Silver Clouds is primarily about Tessa’s journey to make peace with her past. She never dealt properly with the tragic death of her best friend and in her desperation to outrun her guilt and pain she has made choices she is not proud of. On returning home, she is forced to confront her demons and reevaluate what and who she truly wants.

McDonald explores a number of issues in Silver Clouds though it is alcoholism that her protagonist struggles with. Like many of today’s young women, Tessa has found that her binge drinking has spiraled out of control and the repercussions are not just personal, but also professional. At Danjar Plains, Tessa is confronted with her dependence and is forced to deal with it.

I most enjoyed the intrigue surrounding the family history. Aunty Spider (Violet) leaves oblique references to a decades old secret for Tessa to discover. The clues includes a pair of inscribed but unworn wedding rings, two unmarked graves and cryptic diary entries from Violet’s youth which reference the camel traders that serviced the Nullarbor in the early to mid twentieth century. I found this historical aspect of the novel very interesting and I think the author worked this into the story very well.

Tessa’s dalliance with the charming Brendan McKenzie was obviously doomed from the start, though I liked that Tessa came to her own conclusion about his character.
Unfortunately I found the development of the romantic relationship between Tessa and Harrison rather abrupt. There is very little interaction between the pair, and in those moments Tessa is rarely shown in a good light and Harrison is generally disapproving. I don’t have an issue with the age difference, which is considerable, but as the two have very little in common I am not sure where the attraction between them comes from.

Silver Clouds is an easy, engaging read which combines intrigue, drama and romance in a vivid Australian setting. Fleur McDonald’s fans are sure to enjoy this, her fourth rural fiction offering.

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Review: Good News, Bad News by Maggie Groff

Title: Good News, Bad News {A Scout Davis Investigation #2}

Author: Maggie Groff

Published: Pan Macmillan Australia March 2013

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Status: Read from March 09 to 11, 2013 — I own a copy {Courtesy Pan Macmillan Au}

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Good News, Bad News is the second entertaining book by Maggie Groff featuring investigative journalist Scout Davis. Though taking a break after her last case left her with broken ribs, Scout is intrigued when Hermoine Longfellow, one of Byron Bay’s more eccentric characters, approaches her with a recent news article that includes a photo of her sister’s husband, a man presumed drowned more than thirty years ago. A little digging suggests Nemony O’Leary nee Longfellow was the victim of a conman and Scout is on his trail.

Once again, Scout flirts with danger, disaster and romance in this entertaining contemporary mystery. As she traces Nemony’s wayward husband, doing her best to avoid the abrasive Hermoine, she begins to develop a theory involving bigamy, insurance fraud and deception. I really like the way in which Groff allows Scout to unearth the clues that connect the past to the present through realistic investigation – trawling through paperwork, browsing Google and cultivating sources.

In Mad Men, Bad Girls and the Guerilla Knitters Institute (now retitled simply Mad Men, Bad Girls) Scout finally succumbed to the attentions of handsome police detective Rafe Kelly but with the return of her long time lover imminent she has to decide what, or rather who, she wants. Paired with Scout’s sister’s suspicions her husband is having an affair, Groff’s subplots add interest and help to round out Scout’s character. I like that Scout is so well grounded in her family, with her sister, nephews and daughters making regular appearances while the yarn bombing group (GKI) and her quid pro quo relationship with restaurant owner Miles illustrates her ties to the community.

I didn’t think Good News, Bad News had quite the same fast pace or sense of danger that Mad Men, Bad Girls had. Most of the action is condensed into the last chapter or so when Scout travels to Gull Island to get the final piece of evidence needed for her story, however, there is a good balance between lighthearted moments and the more serious themes.

An engaging read to accompany a good cup of tea and a sunny afternoon, Good News, Bad News is an entertaining mystery with authentic characters.

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Review: What’s A Witch To Do? by Jennifer Harlow

 

Title: What’s A Witch To Do?

Author: Jennifer Harlow

Published: Midnight Ink March 2013

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Status: Read from March 07 to 08, 2013 — I own a copy {Courtesy Midnight Ink/Netgalley}

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I couldn’t resist the promised combination of cozy mystery, paranormal and snarky humour in What’s a Witch To Do?, the first in Jennifer Harlow’s new series, a spin off, of sorts, from her F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad Investigation series.

Mona McGregor is 35 and single, living in the small town of Goodnight, Virgina. She is running her own small business, raising her wayward sister’s two young daughters, organising a wedding and she so doesn’t have time to deal with a demonic assassin, or an overprotective werewolf. It seems someone wants Mona removed from her position as the High Priestess of the local coven, permanently, and unless she can figure out who, she might never get a date with the handsome Dr Guy.

I loved Mona, who is closer to my own age than many heroines, a little on the plump side, selfless, smart, savvy and has a full life that happens to include a little magic (but not the Bewitched kind). Each chapter of What’s a Witch To Do? begins with an exhausting list of tasks that isn’t all that different from any working mothers’ and similarily, Mona’s needs come somewhere after the reminder to take the garbage out. Even with a contract out on her life, Mona’s priority is the ones she cares about and I love how she refuses to be intimidated by the threat, getting on with what she has to do.
It’s lovely then that Mona, a (perhaps not quite)ordinary, mid-mid life, hard working, successful woman also finds herself with two gorgeous suitors, the suddenly attentive Dr Guy and her self declared bodyguard (and werewolf), Adam Blue. It creates an interesting romantic dynamic, especially when the motives of the men are undisclosed and Mona, inexperienced and self deprecating, is baffled by their interest.
Goodnight has the familiarity of any small American (fictional) town despite the population including vampires, werewolves and witches. The characters of What’s A Witch to Do? are ordinary, authentic people going about their lives – holding down jobs, raising families and contributing to the community, even if they do happen to turn furry once a month or create spells in the kitchen.

Harlow blends romance, action and humour seamlessly in this fun novel. The mystery takes some clever twists and turns as Mona narrows the identity of her enemy down to four candidates. The outcome is fairly predictable but with magic involved you can never be quite sure and so the denouement, if not a surprise, is satisfying.

I really enjoyed What’s a Witch to Do?, the characters are engaging and the mix of genres appeals to my taste for escapist reading. I will definitely be picking up the next title and tracking down the F.R.E.A.K.S series as well.

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