Book: The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy - Fiona Neill

Blurb: For Lucy Sweeney, motherhood isn't all astanga yoga and Cath Kidston prints. It has been years since the dirty washing pile was less than a metre high, months since Lucy remembered to have sex with her husband, and a week since she last did the school run wearing pyjamas. When Husband on a Short Fuse is no contest for the distractions of Sexy Domesticated Dad; Yummy Mummy No 1 has more cash flow than parenting advice; and Alpha Mum is putting a slur on your questionable domestic habits, it's hard to remember exactly why anyone would give up a career and their sanity for three raucous sons and less than blissful domesticity. Lucy is living in a state of permanent emergency and the white lies to cover up the trail of chaos and illicit desire are about to be exposed ...This is an irresistible first novel about the dilemmas of motherhood and modern marriage for those who never discovered their domestic goddess within.

Rating: **

Review: An okay read in a similar genre to Bridgit Jones et al. Started off okay but I didn't really connect with any character in the book. I found Lucy frustrating and irritating, her husband Tom annoying and the "love intersts" unexciting. Sorry, but I have read better books on similar subjects.

Book: Harvest - Tess Gerritsen

Blurb: Dr Abby DiMatteo - a second-year surgical student in Boston Bayside's elite cardiac team - is about to make a decision that will jeopardize her career. A car-crash victim's healthy heart is ready to be harvested, having been cross-matched to a private patient, forty-six year-old Nina Voss. Instead, Abby makes sure the transplant goes to a dying seventeen-year-old boy who is also a perfect match. The repercussions leave her plagued with self-doubt. Suddenly, a new heart appears, and the transplant is completed - and Abby makes a terrible discovery. The new heart has not come through the right channels. Defying the hospital's demands for silence, Abby begins her own investigation that reveals an intricate and murderous chain of deceptions...

Rating: ****

Review: Another brilliant book by one of my favourite authors. Gerritsen draws you in from the first page and keeps you gripped until you finish. A definate page-turner which I nearly solved. The ending was a bit of a let-down but overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

TV: The complete series of Inspector Morse

Due to the fact that I have had 3 weeks off work, I took the opportunity to watch my entire collection of Morse DVDs. This is an excellent series - obviously some are better than others, but I enjoyed watching them. John Thaw is still sadly missed, though Kevin Whatley is still good in "Lewis". A highly recommended series.

Rating: *****