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52 Books, in January 2020 I set myself the challenge of reading a book a week and blogging about it, mainly to keep me in the habit of writing.
And we’re up and running with the first book of 2021 – Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell. I actually finished this last weekend but have only just gotten around to … Continue Reading Book Review: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
Almost an entire year of reading and blogging, it’s been so much fun, and I’ve read some fantastic books. Obviously this time of year naturally lends itself to reviewing and … Continue Reading My Favourite Books of 2020
I’ve been thinking about the books I’ve read over the past 12 months. I’ve been largely lucky; I have enjoyed the majority of books I’ve read. However, there have been … Continue Reading My most disappointing reads of 2020
I have been looking for a good thriller to read ALL YEAR. I’d been burnt a couple of times by books masquerading as thrillers (and being anything but) or being … Continue Reading Book Review: The Daughter In Law by Nina Manning
Just under a year ago, during a pretty bleak January, I set myself a single challenge – to read at least 52 books this year, or, a book a week. … Continue Reading Book Review: Dear Reader by Cathy Rentzenbrink
I remember seeing Haleh Agar tweet about her debut novel Out of Touch peak pandemic*, it was definitely not the book launch she anticipated or dreamed of. I really felt … Continue Reading Out of Touch by Haleh Agar #bookreview
Hands up, I’d never at any point given a second thought to what an anti-social behaviour officer is or what they do. “Has your life become unbearable because the person … Continue Reading Anti-social: The secret diary of an anti-social behaviour officer by Nick Pettigrew
In the beginning, everything was fine. * And then along came Zeus. *more or lessAhh Greek myths. Those glorious tales of heroism, honour and… petty squabbles, soap-opera drama and more weird … Continue Reading Zeus is a Dick by Susie Donkin
Reading Leave the World Behind, I was reminded of the world’s shortest story: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” It’s a six-word story that tells you everything you need to … Continue Reading Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
I finished this beautiful book in two sittings and it will stay with me for a long time. Word of warning if you’re going to pick up A Life Without … Continue Reading A Life Without Water by Marci Bolden
Technically James O’Brien is a colleague, I mean we’ve never met, and we work in broadcast centres 200 miles apart but still, there’s every chance I could end doing a … Continue Reading How not to be wrong: The art of changing your mind by James O’Brien
I’d been waiting for this all year. My wonderful best mate, Ruth, bought it for me as a surprise. I’d bought her Dolly’s memoir Everything I know about love last … Continue Reading Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
I really don’t know where to start with this one. American Dirt tells the story of Lydia and her 8-year-old son, Luca’s, attempt to cross US-Mexico border. There will be … Continue Reading American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Before I get into this, I love Nick Hornby’s novels. I’ve been a fan since reading Fever Pitch at A-Level; I always go back to High Fidelity and How to … Continue Reading Just Like You by Nick Hornby
I’m a bit late to the party with this one, everyone seems to have read it ages ago and there’s been a buzz around it. Here’s what we have, Queenie … Continue Reading Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
After reading Educated back in January, my Kindle flagged up Unfollow as something I’d be interested in, this month I finally got around to reading it. Unfollow is Megan Phelps … Continue Reading Unfollow: A journey from hatred to hope by Megan Phelps Roper
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