Blog Tour: ARC Book Review: Little White Lies and Butterflies by Suzie Tullet

Hi everyone!  This is my stop on the blog tour for Suzie Tullet's book, Little White Lies and Butterflies,  and I will be doing a book review for the book.  Thanks again to everyone for stopping by!

When you're digging yourself into a hole, stop digging.
A child of the nineties, Lydia Livingston is different. The last thing she's ever wanted is to be superwoman; she knows first-hand that 'having it all' isn't everything it's cracked up to be. As far as she's concerned, when it comes to job versus family, it's a definite case of one or the other. And whilst most women her age have spent years climbing the corporate ladder, she's made a career out of bagging her perfect man. At almost thirty and still single, Lydia wonders if she'd made the right choice all those years ago. And realising the time has come to take stock, she goes against her family's wishes and banishes herself off to a distant land—all in the hope of finding a new direction.
At least that's the plan.
But Lydia Livingston isn't just different, she's misunderstood. A fact she knows all too well. So when the totally unsuitable Sam comes along, she decides to tell a little white lie, re-inventing herself as a professional chef – not exactly the best new identity to come up with for a woman who can't even cook. Of course, the last thing she expects is for him to find out the truth and start blackmailing her. Let alone find herself roped into catering for a local wedding. But with things going from bad to worse, her madder than mad family also turn up in something of a surprise visit, intent on celebrating a birthday she's no intentions of celebrating!

Title: Little White Lies and Butterflies
Author: Suzie Tullet
Publisher: Safkhet Publishing
Date of Publication: August 1, 2013
Source: received ebook for blog tour for my honest opinion of it.

My Review:
Little White Lies and Butterflies is one of those books that isn't in my comfort zone.  Meaning it isn't my go to genre for reading. But sometimes its a good idea to enjoy something that you aren't comfortable with because you can find some interesting gems there too.
I usually go for the zombies, vamps, or werewolves that fall in love and tend to act totally unlike their true nature.  Contemporary romance isn't my thing.  But I was pleasantly surprised with this book.  
First off, the main heroine of our story, Lydia, has a very funny outlook on love.  She has been looking for the perfect man because she has wanted to get married for a long time but she has finally decided she needs a break from looking for love.  
Well ladies we all know what happens when we don't look for love?  Exactly.
I kinda feel a little bad for Lydia because her family seem to be a little "off the rockers" but then again everyone's family has their own craziness.  Heck, that is what makes family ....family.
I may not be into contemporary novels but I do love comedy and Little White Lies and Butterflies has a lot of that.  I really liked the scene where she is on the beautiful beach trying to relax and here comes a ball (get your mind out of the gutter) plopped down on top of her.  Of course, there are many other funny and adorable scenes throughout the story that will capture your heart and your funny bone.  

The writing is a sweet and fun read perfect for the beach (even though I am not a beach person, I guess I could suffer through the beach for this book ) that really flows constantly as we follow Lydia through her antics at not finding love while on vacation.  "Oh what a tangled web we weave" is the perfect quote for Lydia.  But I for one, enjoyed the web she completely immersed herself in.  

And I personally, thought Sam the climber was an interesting character.  I didn't understand the horror of him being a climber but I loved how he clicked with Lydia even when she was being snide with him.  

All in all, Little White Lies and Butterflies is a cute story that is great read for anyone that wants a little love in their lives and a whole lot of comedy.  
I give it four hearts!

About the Author:

Born and raised in Lancashire, Suzie Tullett has worn many hats in life: from office work to teaching, from managing an advice center to being an outreach worker for Women's Aid. She's achieved a Bachelor's and a Master's and works with the BBC as a scriptwriter - all while raising her family. Ultimately, she wants to leave scriptwriting behind and write full-time. She says "it's fair to say my working life has given me the chance to get to know all kinds of people, from all kinds of backgrounds; a definite asset for anyone looking to write for a living."

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Cover Reveal: Little White Lies and Butterflies by Suzie Tullett {Blog Tour}

I have some great news!  I am so happy to be a part of the blog tour for Suzie Tullett and her book, Little White Lies and Butterflies!  Today, I am thrilled to bring you the cover reveal for this sweet romantic book as well as an excerpt and some interesting tidbits about the author!  
Thanks so much to Safkhet Publishing for putting this together!



Alright well lets get started shall we?  Here we go................................

Isn't it adorable?  I am a huge huge fan of butterflies and I love that this cover has them all over it, almost like they are floating around like bubbles.  I think the colors are gorgeous together and I just think this is a fun cover.  

Title: Little White Lies and Butterflies
Author: Suzie Tullett
Publisher: Safkhet Publishing
Date of Publication: Aug. 1, 2013

Book Synopsis:

A child of the nineties, Lydia Livingston is different. The
last thing she’s ever wanted is to be superwoman; she knows
first-hand that ‘having it all’ isn’t everything it’s cracked up
to be. As far as she’s concerned, when it comes to job versus
family, it’s a definite case of one or the other. And whilst
most women her age have spent years climbing the corporate
ladder, she’s made a career out of bagging her perfect man.
At almost thirty and still single, Lydia wonders if she’d made
the right choice all those years ago. And realising the time
has come to take stock, she goes against her family’s wishes
and banishes herself off to a distant land—all in the hope of
finding a new direction.
At least that’s the plan.
But Lydia Livingston isn’t just different, she’s misunderstood.
A fact she knows all too well. So when the totally unsuitable
Sam comes along, she decides to tell a little white lie, reinventing
herself as a professional chef – not exactly the
best new identity to come up with for a woman who can’t
even cook. Of course, the last thing she expects is for him
to find out the truth and start blackmailing her. Let alone
find herself roped into catering for a local wedding. But
with things going from bad to worse, her madder than mad
family also turn up in something of a surprise visit, intent


on celebrating a birthday she’s no intentions of celebrating!

Excerpt:

Following the incident at the beach, I had been hoping to avoid any futurecontact with Sam the Climber, yet here he was, larger than life. Not that Iwas sure which had bothered me the most-the football in the face, or theslightly unnerving eye contact. Neither of which I wanted to experience everagain and I wondered if I should just get up and leave while the going wasgood. But my drink still hadn't arrived and the last thing I wanted to dowas look rude in of front Efthimeos. I had to think of something else andquick. Grabbing my book from my bag, I opened it up and used it to shield my face.This should do it! However, just to make sure I began sinking lower andlower into my seat, until I was horizontal to the point I was almost on thefloor. Now he'll never notice me. I wondered if I should take a peek just to check on his whereabouts. Butbefore I got the chance, a drink landing on the table in front of me caughtmy eye instead. It wasn't the simple glass of coke I'd originally ordered, Ifurther noticed, but some fancy, fandangle cocktail. I stared at the umbrellas, the tinsel and the cherries on sticks, not evendaring to look up. Please let it be Efthimeos . Please let it be Efthimeos . I thought, finallyplucking up the courage. Lifting my gaze I realised that unless my host hadundergone some sort of superfast extreme makeover in the last few minutes,the game was up. 'There you go,' said Sam, indicating to the heavily adorned concoction. 'Notjust my apology, but as requested, the most expensive drink on the menu.' I put my book down and began the difficult task of hauling myself up into amore vertical alignment. 'I didn't request it,' I replied ungratefully. 'Infact, if I remember rightly, I said such a purchase wasn't necessary.' My unwanted guest just carried on standing there, for some reason refusingto see this as his cue to leave-choosing instead to raise an eyebrow. Henodded to the drink. 'Well,' he asked. 'Aren't you going to at least tryit?' I considered his request for a moment, deciding it was a small price to payif it meant getting rid of the man. And, duly picking up the glass andlocating the straw from among all the flora and fauna, I took a long harddraw. 'Jesus, Mary and Joseph!' I spluttered, all at once choking andcoughing. 'What the hell's in it? Meths?' Sam laughed. 'A bit of everything,' he said. He plonked his beer down on thetable and took a seat, uninvited. 'Well excuse me if I don't share your amusement,' I replied, realising thatwas the second time that day he'd tried to kill me. 'And I don't rememberasking you to join me either.' There was something of a twinkle in his eye and thanks to his air ofconfidence I could see that he was one of those men used to getting his ownway when it came to members of the opposite sex. However, I'd met his typebefore and knew there was no way he'd ever come across the likes of me. Sucha sparkle might've been enough to make any other girl go weak at the knees,but unlike theirs, my kneecaps were made of sterner stuff.

Born and raised in Lancashire, Suzie Tullett has worn many

hats in life: from office work to teaching, from managing

an advice center to being an outreach worker for Women’s

Aid. She’s achieved a Bachelor’s and a Master’s and works

with the BBC as a scriptwriter—all while raising her family.

Ultimately, she wants to leave scriptwriting behind and

write full-time. She says “it’s fair to say my working life has

given me the chance to get to know all kinds of people, from

all kinds of backgrounds; a definite asset for anyone looking

to write for a living.”

Connect with the Author:

Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Amazon | Safkhet Publishing | Website |

Links to Buy:

Amazon UK | Amazon US | Barnes & Noble |