It's The Little Things - Erica James

I usually really enjoy Erica James' books and I find that she is an easy writer to lose yourself in the works of. With her book 'Tell It To The Skies' I literally couldn't put it down and read it within a few days so when I saw that this book 'It's The Little Things' was on offer I decided to buy it and looked forward to immersing myself in the plot. The main theme of this book is about survival. Sally and Dan are husband and wife who have a three year old son Marcus. Their relationship is rather reversed than most- it was Dan who wanted to start a family, it's Dan who stays at home and brings him up whilst Sally continues work. Their relationship is under ...  Read the complete review

Along with their friend Chloe, Sally and Dan survived the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand while on holiday. Sally fell pregnant with Marcus in the aftermath of the tsunami, but motherhood has not changed her career-orientated nature. With Sally unwilling to let go of her career to look after Marcus, it is Dan who has given up his job instead. Sally seems perfectly happy with this set-up, but how does Dan feel about the arrangement? Having split with her then boyfriend after their life-changing experience, Chloe is a single GP. She meets Seth in the local gym, but is he all he seems? ***The Characters*** Sally - I found her to be a hard character to warm ...  Read the complete review

The new Erica James book introduces us to Dan and Sally and Chloe and her ex Paul. After surviving the Tsunami, their lives are altered and they go back home to start afresh. Chloe splits up with Paul and is finding her job as GP in her village is not enough until she meets Seth Hawthorne, who she thinks can give her everything she wants. Sally and Dan have their son Marcus to consider and with Dan working from home and Sally being the breadwinner it doesn't take long for things to start going awry. Their lives become complicated and before long everything that can go wrong does go wrong. As usual it is written really well and makes for an enjoyable and realistic read. ...  Read the complete review