I have always enjoyed Lucy Diamond's books and this is no exception.
It's a complex story of relationships, the discovery of a birth father for Frankie, the meeting with her father, the interactions with the entire Mortimer family.
A tiny bit predictable but such a well written story.
thanks to NetGalley for a review copy.

I fell in love with the Mortimer family, Frankie, Craig and Fergus from the first chapter! This was a story of how families can fall apart, dust themselves off and become something new and stronger. I devoured this story in just one day and I finished it smiling and with a lightness in my heart, a really good read!!

A family story about love, betrayals and forgiveness. Really nice holiday read, it was easy to pick up from where you left off.

Something to Tell You – Lucy Diamond

I have read other Lucy Diamond books and they tend to follow a pattern. The characters are warm and friendly and you find generally find yourself liking them immensely. Something To Tell You was no exception. Centred round a big family – the Mortimer’s you are immediately drawn into their circle and get involved in their lives and in particular their problems. Reading a Lucy Diamond is like being cocooned in a warm blanket and you know that everything will turn out well in the end.
It was easy to get to know the characters in this book, despite their being quite a large number – the Mortimer family consists of Jeanie and Harry at the top and then three sons and a daughter with their offspring and then a long-lost daughter and her family complete the unit. The characters are entirely believable and you do feel as if you are getting to know them. I particularly liked Paula, the Mortimer's daughter who really welcomed the idea of having a half-sister. There are several storylines running through the book, as most of this family have problems of one sort or another. These are pretty much resolved by the end by the end of the book.
If I have one criticism it is the predictable outcome. You can be fairly certain that nothing too bad was going to happen and that things would work out well for everyone. This makes the story slightly less believable as this isn’t particularly true in real life. However, for a good book to settle down with on a cold winter’s day, Something to Tell You works well.

Something to Tell You by Lucy Diamond a five-star read that will surprise you. I can honestly say this one had me twisted in knots about what to rate it, at times it was only getting a two as it was so confusing flitting between characters and being so all over the place, but then the more I read the more I got to recognise the differences between characters and see their stories unfold. By the end I was adoring the whole thing and loving how it unfolded. The Mortimer family in all of their uniqueness including those who are classed as family even though they have different surnames, will curl you into the fold as the story unfolds and you will feel like one of the family as the story gets you right in the core of your heart. Lucy Diamond has shown again how talented she is as a writer.

Lucy doesn’t disappoint. Really good feel good read. Great girlie fun book, did hit on a few hard topics but handled really well. Enjoyed this and really had fun living the characters lives!

I havent read any of Lucy Diamond's books before. This novel had a great spread of human experiences. The characters were very strong and I had a good sense of who they were. Each individual had a story to tell but they were all linked together by being part of an extended family. The arrival of an 'unknown member (Fran kie) of the family caused ripples. However, there was a happy ending. An easy read but the issues raised around the arrival of Frankie were not done in a particularly believable way. In life this is a very sensitive and difficult issue and I am not sure this was addressed. Overall though a good read.

I was fortunate enough to receive an advance (unedited) copy of ‘Something to Tell You’ via @netgalley. Lucy Diamond is one of those authors who I absolutely adore but often miss her publication dates so I greatly appreciated this.
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The story starts as Frankie walks into a party, a party where nobody knows of her existence and one where her presence can send shockwaves through multiple lives. As the story progresses Frankie’s presence is felt less and it begins to focus more on the Mortimer family. Whilst I liked watching the characters expand I felt that there were so many they started to lose their authority. I would love to see this book be the start of spin off novels and cross functioning novels. All in all an easy read but there was just a part of me that wanted slightly more detail.

Excellent - although I did think that the end was a little rushed, that perhaps there was a bit too much telling. I enjoyed following the stories of the different women, and thought the ending was appropriate for each of them. I'm just sorry it didn't last a bit longer. :-)

I really enjoyed this story of a large family all of whom had a secret that needed sharing. Initially the secrets were not well received but all was well in the end. Feel good factor book with storytelling at its best. Full marks to Lucy Diamond

I found this quite hard to get into, to begin with. It was especially difficult to keep track of all the different characters, in particular, for me, I kept mixing up Robyn and Paula. Every time a chapter started with one of them, I’d have to think “ok who are they again, ah ok that’s the sister”. I don’t think I ever got to grip with all the men’s names, but that’s probably because the book is written from the women’s perspective and never the men’s, so you don’t get as ‘attached’ to them.
The book did pick up a little in the middle, with a few hooks to keep you reading. Such as the secrets John is keeping from Robyn, and Bunny’s story was interesting as well. Some of the stories fell a little flat though, and I found myself a bit bored.
I don’t usually like books to just end abruptly I like a bit of a peter out, but this book didn’t feel like it was ever going to finish. You knew it had to wrap up all the little stories and it felt really dragged out at the end.
So I’m afraid this book wasn’t for me, don’t get me wrong, it did have a few fun moments, and the middle was definitely the best, but it wasn’t the usual easy going read that I would expect from Lucy Diamond.

This is the first book I have read by this author but I don't think it will be the last. I was hooked into the story right from the beginning and enjoyed the heartbreaking tale of Frankie and both her past and her present. From the innocent letter she found after the death of her mother to the modern day story of her partners son and her relationship to him, you cannot fail to be both moved and hopeful for a suitable outcome. I don't want to spoil it for any readers but all I can say is read the book and join in with the journey that Frankie and her new family go on. You will not be disappointed.

Families, secrets and much more. Once again another brilliant read. Her books are easy to read and full of wonderful characters with their own intertwining stories. Each and every family is far from perfect, makes you feel normal! Harry is the dad Frankie has just found out about after reading a letter from her mum after she passed away. This is their story. Enjoy, I did.

Another great book from Lucy Diamond! It took me a few chapters to get to grips with all the characters as their stories are so interlinked. But all of them are hiding or finding out a great secret and how everything unravels once things come out in the open. I struggled to put the book down as I wanted to find out how things would work out. A lovely read!

The Mortimers are a close knit Yorkshire family but over one summer everything seemingly falls apart. This is a light read about a big family and all their various secrets and traumas and how everything is dealt with. The stalwarts of the family are the women, either by blood or marriage, and the stories are told from their viewpoints. The various characters are well drawn and quite believable. Some of it is rather predictable in the outcomes of the various threads but the story line jogged along nicely even if it was all a little twee and cosy in conclusion. I found it did jump about a bit with different characters being highlighted mid chapter but it, on the whole, flowed well. It is an entertaining read ideal for holidays or curled up for a winter read that one can forgive the odd impossibility, a Jensen Classic Car being driven out of a garage after 30 plus years raised a smile as there are two classics in our garage which object to being started if left for a few weeks!!

“The family’s falling apart this summer’
The seemingly perfect Mortimer family is hiding some deep secrets. Instead of celebrating their Golden wedding anniversary, Jeanie is confronted with Harry’s infidelity. Lies and conspiracies abound and with Lucy Diamond at the helm this story hits stormy waters before a safe harbour is sighted.
Another great family story with believable characters.

Frankie turns up to her father's wedding anniversary unannounced. Harry and Jeanie are in for a huge surprise because they didn't know Frankie was his daughter. Jeanie goes on her second honeymoon alone and the rest of the Mortimer family navigate affairs, domestic abuse, suicide, modern family life and finding themselves. This book is about relatable women: Robyn, Bunny, Alison, Jeanie, Frankie and Paula. Their stories are told warmly and with sensitive humour and understanding about the challenges and reality of family life. This book is full of positive messages and Lucy's writing style is like pulling you into a comfortable hug. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me review this book. I would recommend.

Something to tell you is the perfect winter read. We are introduced to the Mortimers and their extended family, and as it turns out they all have secrets. Frankie on her quest to find her Dad finds more than she bargained for, while others find love, true happiness and bravery in the face of adversity.

Reading this in bed with flu made me feel so much better.

A thoughtful book fill of twists and turns and characters to care about from the start.

This would make a lovely present, a good read on a plane, beach or snuggled up.

We can choose our friends but not family, who would guess that reading one letter would have such an affect. An easy read it never dull.

Thanks to Pan MacMillan and NetGalley for allowing me to read it in exchange for an honest review.

I wonder how many reviews of this book will start out with “I have something to tell you”, but I really do – that this is probably Lucy Diamond’s best book yet. Admittedly I haven’t read them all, there are a lot, but out of the ones I have read this one surpasses them all.

I whizzed through this story, there literally was never a dull moment. When secrets are kept, they will at some point in time come out and there’s quite a few secrets popping out of the woodwork in this book.

It centres mainly around the women of the family with each one of them either having something to tell or are at the receiving end of some not so well kept secret.

All of varying ages and different generations each of the women in the family is the victim of heartbreak, loss, abuse or betrayal, or even all four. At times it was quite a tense read, as you really do feel for the characters and the situations they find themselves in. I liked them all and wanted things to work out well for them.

Frankie lives with Craig and his little boy Fergus. Frankie is happy until she reads a letter left to her after her Mum’s death. The letter reveals something she’s often wondered about. It’s not her only problem though, when a stranger from the past threatens to shatter Frankie’s happy, ready made family.

Then there’s Jeanie and Harry celebrating their Golden wedding anniversary at the beginning of the book. After 50 years you’d think they’d be happy and they were…..

These are just two of the women amongst a host of others, all with their own life changing events to deal with. I’m not telling any more, you have to read it. It’s brilliant and I couldn’t wait to turn the pages to see what happened next. I promise you, you’ll want to reach out and give each one of them a hug.

Perhaps things wrapped up a little too neatly at the end but I’m sure fans of Lucy Diamond wouldn’t have it any other way. I really enjoyed this book. It’s made me want to read some of Lucy’s later books that I’ve never read because if they’re as good as this one, then I’ve been missing out.