Second Time Lucky - Sophie King

I have only ever read good books by Sophie King so was excited to read another by her. Anyone who has read anything by King will know that she writes with a lot of different characters who all intermingle during the book, and usually their lives have a purpose for crossing due to the plot ending. Second Time Lucky is no exception with the amount of characters we meet along the way. The setting for this novel is an old estate house known as Bridgewater House that has since been converted into apartments. Each character has their own reasons for living in these apartments and each one has a very different story to tell. ** Marcie is American and has married ...  Read the complete review

I seem to be getting through a lot of books at the moment, so when my mum sent me a few new ones to read that she had enjoyed, I grabbed this one from the top of the pile, knowing I would enjoy it. I have read a previous novel by Sophie King and loved it, so I felt quite sure I would very much enjoy this one too. The story follows the lives of the residents of Bridgewater House, an old mansion which has been converted by developers into smaller individual flats. It begins by telling us the story of Louise, who is moving out of her family home with her 3 children Nick, Tim and Justine after her marriage has fallen apart. She is moving into Bridgewater House, ...  Read the complete review