Sisters by Danielle Steel

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Genre - Family Relationships


Sisters tells the story of 4 girls and a year in their lives where everything that they had known changes forever and they are left picking up the consequences. Sabrina, the lawyer, Tammy, the TV producer, Annie, the artist and Candy the 21 year old Supermodel all head back to the family home for the regular 4th of July party. Unfortunately an accident occurs which results in the family being torn apart as they all struggle to live with the after effects of the accident. All of the four girls suddenly have to get used to life without their mother, who had been a strong influence in the lives of her daughters and one of the girls is left blind. Their father falls apart emotionally after the accident as his wife had been his cornerstone. The following year that follows brings major life changes that need to be dealt with and sorted out by everyone involved. I found this story to be interesting and at times moving as the characters gradually sort out their lives.


---- Reviewed by Sarah, Croydon

Mr Darcy’s Diary by Maya Slater

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Genre - General fiction


If you have read Pride and Prejudice then hopefully you would enjoy the story from Mr Darcy’s point of view as told by Maya Slater. Mr Darcy’s Diary follows the same time period as Pride and Prejudice but is told in the form of diary entries written by Mr Darcy. At different times throughout the story bits of text from Pride and Prejudice appear, such as in conversations between characters. It is suggested by Maya Slater through these entries that the reader can see how and why Mr Darcy acts the way he does, what influences him and has his attentions. Maya Slater has used other historically well known people that the Darcy family would have known as other characters within the story. An example of this is Lord Byron who in the story is a good friend of both Mr Darcy and Mr Bingley. The book has an Editor’s note about a desk and what was found in the desk. It turned out that Jane Austen was somehow connected with the country estate that the desk had been at. Found in the desk, in a hidden compartment was a diary that was similar to the story of Pride and Prejudice. What or how true the connections maybe it is fun to speculate. I found it to be a great read and thoroughly enjoyed the story as presented.

---- Reviewed by Sarah, Croydon

The Quickie by James Patterson

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Genre - Thriller


This is another extremely fast moving book by James Patterson. Lauren's marriage is perfect she has a fantastic job and she loves her life. Which is why she can't believe her eyes when she witnesses the ultimate betrayal, Lauren sees her husband with another woman. This leads her to seek revenge a way to even the playing field. However her revenge quickie, a night of passion takes a terrifying turn when she witnesses a shocking crime. The crime threatens to unravel her whole life and it doesn't seem to matter which choices Lauren makes; she just can't seem to catch a break, when the crime is brought into the light of day and the police take on an aggressive stance towards solving the case.


---- Reviewed by Tegan, Guest