Release date - 2nd August 2018
Book length - 320 pages Publisher - The Dome Press Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Emily from www.thedomepress.com for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with an e-copy of this book for review. I also want to thank Rachael for providing me with a fascinating feature post which you can read further on. ABOUT THIS BOOK Love is a riddle, waiting to be solved... Clued-up career girl Cassy Brookes has life under control until one disastrous morning changes everything. When she finds herself stuck in a doctor's surgery, a cryptic message left in a crossword magazine sends her on a search to find the mysterious puzzle-man behind it. Cassy is soon torn between tracking down her elusive dream guy, and outwitting her nightmare workmate, the devious Martin. Facing a puzzling love-life, will she ever be able to fit the pieces together and discover the truth behind this enigmatic man? MY REVIEW PUZZLE GIRL by Rachael Featherstone is entertaining, fun, and a feel-good read that will brighten up the dullest of days. Cassy Brookes has everything in order in her life - a long-term relationship and a career that seems to be taking her to the top. Until suddenly it all gets thrown into disarray. Dumped unceremoniously and fighting for a promotion that she deserves against her arch nemesis, Martin, life just seems to be a little more difficult than she thought it would be. When she finds herself injured and at a doctor's office, Cassy jumps into a puzzle while waiting and when she discovers that someone has responded, she wants to know who this person is. Could this mystery man be everything she ever wanted in a relationship? And is it possible to have it all? From the very beginning, I was hooked by this easy and often laugh-out-loud romance that never falls flat. Cassy is a determined and feisty character who finds herself in the strangest of situations at times, and you can't help but fall into her life and want the best for her. There is devious deeds, friendship, and love throughout PUZZLE GIRL by Rachael Featherstone that has a cast of characters that will melt your heart (and a few who will drive you mad!). PUZZLE GIRL by Rachael Featherstone is a must-read for fiction fans across the board and I cannot wait to read more from this wonderful author. GUESTPOST “Never judge a book by its cover”. We’ve all heard it said. And yet, how many of us are guilty of it? That quick glance as we pass the books and magazines in the supermarket; a double take at a billboard as the train pulls away from the platform. Or walking into a bookshop and gazing over the table of books in the centre, waiting for something to grab our interest. Because that’s what a good book cover does. It grabs you. It makes your hands reach for it and maybe turn it over and read that all important blurb on the back, as your mind starts racing – is this book really as good as it looks? A good cover fits the genre but a great cover makes it stand out from the rest. I don’t think it will come as a shock to many writers out there that whilst I was drafting Puzzle Girl, I found myself daydreaming about being published one day and I did the odd doodle of a cover design. Now, I do have a GCSE in Art but I’m no designer and let’s just say those designs stayed well and truly where they deserved – on the margins of a manuscript page. It was around this time that I started to really think about the different elements that go into a cover. Yes, there’s the image, but there’s the author’s name, the title, possibly a tag line, and, if you’re lucky maybe even a quote from a beloved author who’s read an early copy. It’s finding the right balance of all of these elements that helps your book make the perfect first impression with the reader. When I met my agent, one of the first things he said to me was: “I can already see the cover for this”. He told me about it and I could hear in his voice how enthusiastic he was about the project and I knew he was the agent for me. Fast forward a year or two and I got an email from my editor, the cover designs were back from the designers. I double clicked on the JPEG before I had enough time to be nervous. The cover opened full screen and I gasped. The cover literally took my breath away. It was just as my agent had imagined it. Puzzle Man and Puzzle Girl, set on a backdrop of the London skyline with office windows lit up to form a crossword grid. But it was so much more than I had ever imagined and it was a really emotional moment for me. Suddenly my manuscript had taken on its own identity. For the first time, I was seeing Puzzle Girl the way it would be showcased and sent out into the world for readers to find. So, to all of you readers out there, I would just like to say, I hope you love the cover as much as I do and more than that, I hope that you like the book as much as the cover! AUTHOR BIO Rachael Featherstone was born and raised in Woodford. Her path to writing was a little unorthodox. After reading Mathematics at Oxford University, New College, Rachael went to work in research. When Rachael's mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2012, Rachael decided to take a chance, quit her job, and fulfil a life time ambition to write a novel. She went back to university and completed a Masters in English Literature and had several short stories published. Rachael now lives in Hampshire with her husband, Tim and baby daughter, Elodie. For more information: Twitter - twitter.com/WRITERachael Facebook - www.facebook.com/RachaelFeatherstoneAuthor/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/rachael_featherstone/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!
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