Showing posts with label Little Big Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Little Big Love. Show all posts

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Book Spotlight ARC Giveaway! Little Big Love by Katy Regan


I have sooooo many books! The Book Spotlight Giveaway feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to clear my shelves and to share some of the many books I have. This feature is a way for my to cull my collection and to give someone else the opportunity to enjoy these treasures.

I recently read Little Big Love and posted my thoughts here. It was a very enjoyable read and we could all learn some lessons from this wonderful story. I have an ARC copy for one of you to win. 

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Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

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Little Big Love

Little Big Love by Katy Regan
ARC, 384 pages
Published June 5th 2018 by BERKLEY

About a Boy meets Parenthood in this smart, big-hearted love story about a family for whom everything changed one night, a decade ago, and the young boy who unites them all.

Ten-year-old Zac Hutchinson collects facts: octopuses have three hearts, Usain Bolt is the fastest man on earth. But no one will tell him the one thing he wants to know most: who his father is and where he went.

When Zac's mother, Juliet, inadvertently admits that his dad is the only man she's ever loved, Zac decides he is going to find him and deliver his mom the happily ever after she deserves.

But Liam Jones left for a reason, and as Zac searches for clues of his father, Juliet begins to rebuild what shattered on the day that was at once the happiest and most heartbreaking of her life.

Told through the eyes of Zac, Juliet, and grandfather Mick, Little Big Love is a layered, heartfelt, utterly satisfying story about family, love, and the secrets that can define who we are.


About the author



Katy Regan was born and brought up in the northern seaside town of Morecambe. Her claim to fame - aside from being possibly the only person in the world to get expelled from primary school - is that at the age of 16 she went to stage school in Surrey with Posh Spice. She worked at 19 magazine for two years before joining Marie Claire in 2002. 'Highlights' in that position included spending ten days in the buff on a nudist resort and becoming a footballer's wife for a week -- all in the name of investigative journalism.

In 2004 at the height of her career as the office roving reporter singleton, she fell accidentally pregnant by her best mate (who just remained a friend). Seeing the creative possibilities in this unconventional situation, her editor commissioned her to write a column - And then there were three! which proved so successful it ran for two years and inspired many a reader to write in to Katy with their life story. She has now taken her loyal following to her blog - The State She's In - on the Marie Claire website. She lives in south London and shares care of her son Fergus with his dad who lives across the road. ~ Goodreads

Connect with Katy




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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Little Big Love by Katy Regan ~ My Thoughts

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Little Big Love

Little Big Love by Katy Regan
Print and e-book, 384 pages
Published June 5th 2018 by BERKLEY

About a Boy meets Parenthood in this smart, big-hearted love story about a family for whom everything changed one night, a decade ago, and the young boy who unites them all.

Ten-year-old Zac Hutchinson collects facts: octopuses have three hearts, Usain Bolt is the fastest man on earth. But no one will tell him the one thing he wants to know most: who his father is and where he went.

When Zac's mother, Juliet, inadvertently admits that his dad is the only man she's ever loved, Zac decides he is going to find him and deliver his mom the happily ever after she deserves.

But Liam Jones left for a reason, and as Zac searches for clues of his father, Juliet begins to rebuild what shattered on the day that was at once the happiest and most heartbreaking of her life.

Told through the eyes of Zac, Juliet, and grandfather Mick, Little Big Love is a layered, heartfelt, utterly satisfying story about family, love, and the secrets that can define who we are.


My thoughts about Little Big Love ~~

(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first line.)

First line—"Dear Liam, (maybe one day I will call you Dad but not yet), 

This is your son, Zac. I am writing this letter to give you an opportunity. I know you did a runner just before I was born and weren't interested in being my dad, but how could you decide if we'd never met?"

Little Big Love in an interesting look at how one event can change the rest of the lives of the ones left behind. Zac's dad takes off one day and that starts a avalanche of lies, hurt feelings, insecurities, excuses, cover-ups, and the search for answers, love, and acceptance.

Zac and his best friend Teagan come up with the Find Dad mission as they set out to find Zac's dad and get some answers. The two of them are pretty resourceful for only being 10 and I loved their determination. Along with finding the answers they were looking for, everyone else involved finds their own resolution to the events of the past.

I immediately loved Zac and Tegan. The other characters? Not so much. And then I got to know them and once I understood where they were coming from, my heart warmed to them. This is a great story that weaves the intricacies of family and secrets and makes everything stronger in the end.

I received Little Big Love from Berkley in exchange for my honest review. 

About the author



Katy Regan was born and brought up in the northern seaside town of Morecambe. Her claim to fame - aside from being possibly the only person in the world to get expelled from primary school - is that at the age of 16 she went to stage school in Surrey with Posh Spice. She worked at 19 magazine for two years before joining Marie Claire in 2002. 'Highlights' in that position included spending ten days in the buff on a nudist resort and becoming a footballer's wife for a week -- all in the name of investigative journalism.

In 2004 at the height of her career as the office roving reporter singleton, she fell accidentally pregnant by her best mate (who just remained a friend). Seeing the creative possibilities in this unconventional situation, her editor commissioned her to write a column - And then there were three! which proved so successful it ran for two years and inspired many a reader to write in to Katy with their life story. She has now taken her loyal following to her blog - The State She's In - on the Marie Claire website. She lives in south London and shares care of her son Fergus with his dad who lives across the road. ~ Goodreads

Connect with Katy


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Monday, November 5, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? November 5, 2018


It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

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An Anonymous Girl
by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 

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Miss Etta: A Novel
by Deanna Lynn Sletten
(audio-book)
Read my thoughts from when I read the book here.

What I recently finished

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Little Big Love
by Katy Regan

What I am going to read next

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The Suspect
by Fiona Barton

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Monday, October 29, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? October 29, 2018


It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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The weather here has been beautiful. I thought we were going to miss fall and go right into winter, but the temps have warmed up, the rain has stopped, and we've been able to get some patio, fire-pit time in. Love it! 

I had a great reading week, getting through several books this past week. Also, on Thursday one of my most favorite authors, Deanna Lynn Sletten, was able to attend our book club as we discussed her wonderful book Finding Libbie. I love all of her books, but Libbie really touched my heart and is—for now—my favorite of her books. Read my thoughts here

Finding Libbie

Everyone loved meeting Deanna and it was a very interesting evening, learning more about Libbie, Deanna, and the world of writing. Sadly, we forgot all about taking pictures so here's one from when I originally met her 3 years ago. 


Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

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Little Big Love
by Katy Regan

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Miss Etta: A Novel
by Deanna Lynn Sletten
(audio-book)
Read my thoughts from when I read the book here.

What I recently finished

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Wynn in Doubt
by Emily Hemmer

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Night of Miracles
(Arthur Truluv #2)
by Elizabeth Berg

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(The Adventures of Tom and Huck #1)
by Mark Twain
(audio-book)

What I am going to read next

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The Suspect
by Fiona Barton

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!

Monday, July 30, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? July 30, 2018


It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

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Good Luck with That
by Kristan Higgins

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Rattling the Heat in Deadwood 
(Deadwood #8)
by Ann Charles 
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

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Nell and Lady: A Novel
by Ashley Farley

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The Austen Escape
by Katherine Reay

What I am going to read next

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Little Big Love
by Katy Regan

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!

Monday, July 23, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? July 23, 2018


It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Well, it's back to work for me today after 6 weeks off after my knee surgery and then a week's vacation last week. I was able to spend a week in Colorado and got to see some family members. It was a pretty low key vacation for me as I tried to take it easy on my knee. We had wonderful hosts and I felt very pampered.

We drove up to Estes Park one day and visited the beautiful Stanley Hotel. This hotel was Stephen King's inspiration for The Shining. I loved that book and the movie! And yes, we did walk through the hedge maze.


We also walked through the Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland—at least part of it anyway—it's covers a huge area. The picture below is me playing Ring Around the Rosie with my new, little friends. 😁


Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

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The Austen Escape
by Katherine Reay
This is my book club read for this week. Have you read it?

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Rattling the Heat in Deadwood 
(Deadwood #8)
by Ann Charles 
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

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She Was the Quiet One
by Michele Campbell
Pub date July 31st
My thoughts will be posted soon.

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Baby Teeth
by Zoje Stage
Wow! My thoughts will be posted soon.

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Girl Gone Ghost
by Dawn Husted
Loved it! Read my thoughts here.

What I am going to read next

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Little Big Love
by Katy Regan

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!
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