Spare Brides by Adele Parks

I've been waiting to tell you how amazing this book is FOR AGES. 

As you know, I love ALL Adele Parks books but Spare Brides I especially got very excited about when a copy landed on my desk. 

It starts New Years Eve 1920, the Great War is over and it’s a new decade of glamorous promise. But a whole generation are haunted by extreme tragedy and trauma…. 

Spare Brides is an emotional novel which follows four women in the pursuit of happiness in these difficult times. But to get what they want, what will they have to sacrifice?

As I travelled on the tube reading this I truly was transported to 1920s London post-war. You can't help but get lost in the plot and visualise the characters who you have extreme sympathy for. 

This novel is completely different to any other Adele Parks you’ve ever read – and it’s truly her at her very best.  

July Reading

I've read a lot this month (see my holiday reading post here) but without a doubt my favourite book in a long while is Adele Park's The State We're In. 

Now, if you're not familiar with Adele's work, I suggest you get acquainted asap because quite frankly, you're missing out. Her books are brilliant. 

She's written 13 books since 2000 and even though I love them all her past couple of her books About Last Night and Whatever It Takes were by far the best. 

Then came her latest, The State We're In which blew everything out of the water. 

Written across two generations, we meet Jo - a hopeless romantic on a quest to settle down, who wants a marriage as strong as her parents. We also meet Dean - a commitment-phobe who has been scarred by his father, a serial adulterer, and had a difficult childhood leaving him with more than a few issues. 

As their paths collide it becomes obvious they have more in common than they realise. And as their pasts catch up with them, will it mean a happy ever after? 

This REALLY is a roller coaster ride of a story. You'll think you've guessed the ending. Then you'll change your mind. But then everything changes again and you're left reeling. 

Even my housemate Rachael, who prefers really gritty crime books, was left weeping at this. 

I know I'm gushing, but it really is a brilliant read and Adele Parks best novel yet. 

If you're about to go on holiday grab or just need something to read on your commute, grab a copy/download it and let me know what you think!