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Brother and sister Jamie and Tash have accidentally managed to time travel back to October 1984 and have broken it. They land on the day that Bob Geldof watched the … Continue Reading Book Review: Do they know it’s Christmas yet? by James Crookes
I’m going to get straight to the point here…..I could not put this book down. The End of Men is another strong contender for book of the year, it had … Continue Reading Book Review: The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
Mrs Death Misses Death will not be a book for everyone. To be honest, I wasn’t sure it’d be a book for me. It’s hard to pin down what this … Continue Reading Book Review: Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden
Firstly, I’m well behind, not with reading, I’m behind with writing (like four books behind). So, without further ado here’s my review of Girl A by Abigail Dean. Wow! There … Continue Reading Book Review: Girl A by Abigail Dean
Augusta Hope grows up as a twin in Hedley Green. She’s desperate to get out and find a place she fits. Gloriously awkward from a young age, Augusta becomes obsessed … Continue Reading Book Review: The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen
The Girl with the Louding Voice is another book that had been on my radar for a while, I’d seen so many people rave about it, having just finished it, … Continue Reading Book Review: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
A few months ago, I was interviewing a man for work when for some reason, and I still can’t work out why, he asked me if I had children. When … Continue Reading Book Review: Untamed by Glennon Doyle
I’ve really fallen behind these past few weeks with writing and reading. A combination of returning to work in the office full time (yay!!) and having a number of special … Continue Reading Book Review: The Sight of You by Holly Miller
I got started on this as soon as it appeared on my Kindle last week and had finished a day later. Sophie Heawood is an entertainment journalist, this is her … Continue Reading Book Review: The Hungover Games by Sophie Heawood
This book is superb. I finished it in a single Sunday afternoon sitting, it had me laughing, cringing (oh god the cringing) and examining white privilege, race, class and inequality. … Continue Reading Book Review: Such a fun age by Kiley Reid
I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore (Helen Reddy and Ray Burton) I love Cecelia Ahern’s books. I love the touch of magic she sprinkles … Continue Reading Book Review: Roar by Cecelia Ahern
Here’s my wrap up for May, albeit few days late, for someone who works to tight deadlines on a daily basis, time keeping in my personal life leaves a lot … Continue Reading May Wrap Up
I have to start this post by saying sorry to Simon, he sent me a copy of this exquisite book two years ago with a lovely note inside. I had … Continue Reading Book Review: The Songaminute Man by Simon McDermott.
I read Half a Yellow Sun and Purple Hibiscus quite a few years back, I enjoy Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s writing, why it’s taken me seven years to pick up Americanah, … Continue Reading Book Review: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Welcome to Monday and the start of another new week. I finished Apeirogon by Colum McCann over the weekend and it gave me serious book hangover. It was a pretty … Continue Reading The TBR Shelf
This is a book for anyone who’s felt lost, in the wrong life or the wrong knickers. Bryony Gordon’s a Journalist for The Telegraph, this is her first memoir and … Continue Reading Book Review: The Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon
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