Monday 30 July 2018

The Haunting of Hattie Hastings Part Three by Audrey Davis






I am so excited to be part of the publication day push for the final instalment of the Haunting Of Hattie Hastings.
This trilogy is fantastic from start to finish. Here is my review of Part Three.

The Haunting of Hattie Hastings
Nothing lasts forever.... Gary's time on earth seems to be coming to an end. His visits are less frequent and his visibility is fading fast. But he still has a mission to accomplish, which involves Hattie and her ability to pass on a heart-rending message.
Best friend Cat's ex-husband is determined to prove that he deserves another chance, but do leopards really change their spots?
Times are tough for Hattie's mother Rachel, but where there's life, there's hope... Meanwhile, is there someone already in Hattie's life who can help her move on when it's finally time to say goodbye?
Get your tissues at the ready - both for laughter and tears- with the final instalment of a trilogy that has been hailed  'brilliant', 'hilarious', and a great feel-good Read.

Wow what a fantastic trilogy I was hooked from start to finish. The trilogy starts with the death of Hattie's husband Gary. Hattie is lost without him and struggles to deal with her grief. That is until Gary comes back!
The book is so well written and will have you laughing out loud at times but also have you reaching for the tissues especially Part three when you find out what Gary's final mission is. I enjoyed learning about all of the characters within the story and enjoyed watching the characters all change as their lives go on without Gary. All of the characters have a down to earth feel about them and it is very easy to feel their grief with them. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this trilogy and I feel the whole set of books written in such a way that you can't put the books down. In the final instalment you get the impression that all of the characters are starting to learn to deal with their grief and move on from the death of Gary, but you can see how much they all still love him and how he will always be a part of their lives.
I really enjoyed reading this book and I sure you all will too.

Purchase from Amazon UK  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Haunting-Hattie-Hastings-Part-Three-ebook/dp/B07DT2P5Q3


About Audrey Davis

Audrey Davis survived secondary school on the West coast of Scotland. Rubbish at science but not too bad at English, she originally wanted to be an actress but was persuaded that journalism was a safer option. Probably wise. She studied at Napier College in Edinburgh, the only place in Scotland at that time that to offer a journalism course. 
Her first foray into the hard-nosed newspaper world was as a junior reporter in Dumfriesshire. Duties included interviewing farmers about the prize-winning heifers to reporting on family tragedies. She persuaded her editor to let her launch an entertainment column which meant meeting the odd celebrity- or just down right odd. From there, she moved to the loftier rank of senior reporter back in her home patch. Slightly more money, fewer farm animals but a higher crime rate. As Taggart would say: "there's been a murrrrder!"
After a stint in London on a video magazine- yes she is that old- Audrey moved to Singapore with her fiancé. She tried valiantly to embrace the stinking heat, humidity and lack of jobs, although she did work briefly on a magazine which was banned by the government for 'artistic' use of naked men's bottoms.
Next on her adventures was a land Down Under where her main focus was raising Cost Centre One (aka firstborn) and coming to terms with the arrival of Number Two. Still, she loved the Aussie way of life- BBQs, beaches and bring your own booze to restaurants - so it came as a blow when OH announced a move back to the UK. Not a job between them, the climate a possible deal breaker and an Exorcist-style vomiting Infant on the flight home didn't bode well...
Always a survivor, Audrey sought out similar-minded friends (i.e slightly bonkers), got the children into a good school and thought about taking writing up again. Sadly, thinking about it was a s far as she got, unless you count shopping lists. Then, Hubby drops another bombshell. Switzerland. As in - it's packing time again. Off to the land of cheese, chocolate, scarily efficient train and a couple of teeny, tiny issues. Like driving on the 'wrong' side of the road and speaking a foreign language (French). The former was conquered fairly quickly (we'll skip over the wall demolition in week two), the latter remains an ongoing battle the hopeful against the hopeless. At least she provides amusement for the local workforce. It wasn't until 2016 that Audrey rediscovered her writing mojo with an online Writing Fiction course. From there, her first novel - A Clean Sweep - was born, although it took a bit longer than nine months from conception. A short, darker prequel - A Clean Break- followed, and in November 2017 she published the first in a novella, The Haunting of Hattie Hastings Part One. Part Two is published on 21st March 2018, with the conclusion following in July. After which she might have a wee lie down. 



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