Publisher: Blackbird Digital Books (1st July 2016)

5/5*

WOW!

I finished Valentina late last night. I loved it! I can’t believe this is a debut novel.

This is going to be a tricky book to review as I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone, but Shona seemingly has it all. She has a man she loves and who loves her, they have a beautiful baby girl together and their dream cottage in the Aberdeenshire countryside. Yes Shona misses her job and yes she misses Mikey, when he’s away for two weeks out of four for his off-shore work, and she feels a bit lonely, but it’s bound to be difficult for anyone moving to the middle of nowhere, away from your family and friends. Things start to look up when she meets Valentina. They click immediately and Shona is glad of her company. That is until little things start to…