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What a delicious book Truly, Madly, Amy is. I’ve never read any of Kerry Wilkinson’s books before. Truly, Madly, Amy is him going in a different direction, he usually writes crime fiction or thrillers. This does … Continue Reading Book Review: Truly, Madly, Amy by Kerry Wilkinson
So, after my re-read of High Fidelity, I found myself in a music reading mood. Enter 31 Songs, also by Nick Hornby. 31 Songs is a series of personal essays, … Continue Reading Book Review: 31 songs by Nick Hornby
A few weeks ago, someone on here shared a quote from High Fidelity….. “I’m very good at the past. It’s the present I can’t understand.” And it was enough to send … Continue Reading Talking Books: Re-reading old favourites
With words come power. But do you speak out or shut up? Everywhere Sara Javed goes – online or outside – everyone is shouting about something. Couldn’t they all just … Continue Reading Book Review: The Movement by Ayisha Malik
As summer draws to a close, it seems fitting that I reach the end of my American road trip posts. New Orleans has long been on my travel list. I … Continue Reading Traveller Diaries: Welcome to New Orleans
‘Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked…’ I’ve had Harlem Shuffle on my back list for at least year, I think the fact I’ve actually … Continue Reading Book Review: Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
I can’t believe this is a debut!!! That’s not to say that I have low expectations when it comes to debuts, I feel like I should have been reading Elissa … Continue Reading Book Review| Ginger and Me by Elissa Soave
Whenever I’m struggling to find a book to read, I head straight to one of my auto-buy authors for inspiration. Dorothy Koomson is perhaps my most read author. I love her … Continue Reading Book Review: The Brighton Mermaid by Dorothy Koomson
Put on my blue suede shoes and I boarded the plane. Touched down in the land of the delta blues in the middle of the pouring rain…. Actually, the following … Continue Reading Traveller Diaries: Walking in Memphis
I read Malibu Rising a couple of weeks ago while laid up in bed with Covid. I tore through it in a day, good going considering how much I was … Continue Reading Book Review| Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I am slowly catching up on my backlog of book reviews. I need to catch up quickly before I forget what they were actually about. I’ve had the exile and the … Continue Reading Book Review| The exile and the mapmaker by Emma Musty
I’ve just put this book down and HAD to write about it immediately. The Measure by Nikki Erlick is one of the most life affirming, poignant, thought-provoking books I have ever … Continue Reading Book Review: The Measure by Nikki Erlick
I’m not sure how I came across this book or what drew me to it, I think it was someone else’s review on here. If that’s you, thank you for … Continue Reading Notes on an execution by Danya Kukafka |book review
Staying in Cherokee, the plan was to go hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains. The weather still wasn’t playing ball. To be fair we aren’t normally put off by the … Continue Reading Traveller Diaries: Thinking on our feet Kentucky and Nashville
Britt Marie is a nag bag…. Those aren’t my words; they aren’t hers really. For those who aren’t aware; Britt Marie made an appearance in Fredrick Backman’s ‘My Grandmother sends … Continue Reading Britt Marie was here by Fredrick Backman| book review
I turned 37 at the beginning of July. I was working away from home, which was a bit weird, but my team made sure I didn’t end sitting alone in … Continue Reading Things I haven’t mastered at 37….
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