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In the author’s note, Alice Slater describes her debut as “a horrible little book”, a description that’s bang on the money. Death of a Bookseller is a horrible little book….in a good way. It’s a … Continue Reading Book Review: Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater
I loved Abigail Dean’s debut, Girl A when I read it in 2021 and have been dying to see what she’d come up with next……I didn’t expect her to make me wait 3 years. … Continue Reading Book Review: Day One by Abigail Dean
“The women had a story to tell, even if the world wasn’t quite yet ready to hear it, and their story began with three simple words. – We were there”. Kristin … Continue Reading Book Review: The Women by Kristin Hannah
Oooof Dorothy Koomson is very, very, good. Long term readers won’t be surprised by that statement, I have made no secret of the fact that I love her books and I was … Continue Reading Book Review: Every Smile You Fake by Dorothy Koomson.
What a wonderful book! Frank and Red by Matt Coyne is getting a lot of love from the book community, and it deserves every last bit of it, it’s a story … Continue Reading Book Review: Frank & Red by Matt Coyne
“It’s time to abandon this monochromatic way of seeing our imperial history once and for all. It’s time to seek nuance wherever it’s available. It’s time for everyone, even those … Continue Reading Book Review: Empireworld by Sathnam Sanghera
This is the third year in a row I’m going to attempt to keep up with monthly mini reviews; it’s got to be third time lucky, right? Last year I … Continue Reading January in books| Mini Reviews.
Ooooooffff, I love a book that constantly makes me question what is going in and Counterfeit most certainly did that. Avid readers of this blog (pah!) will notice that Counterfeit was one of the … Continue Reading Book Review: Counterfeit by Kirsten Chen
This book needs to come with a warning. I do a lot of my reading on the bus to work, and one morning All the Lonely People had me in … Continue Reading Book Review: All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
I’m quite new to Nina Stibbe’s work, I’m not overly familiar with her back catalogue at all. I did read One Day I Shall Astonish the World a couple of years ago, … Continue Reading Book Review: Went to London, Took the Dog by Nina Stibbe.
I wasn’t going to do this list this year, hence why I’m a little late posting this. I always fail to read books I pick out from my backlist but … Continue Reading 2024 Beat the Backlist Challenge…
What a beautiful book to start 2024 with. Tuesdays with Morrie is about Mitch Albom reconnecting with his old college professor. Morrie is dying; he’s about to give Mitch one final lesson and … Continue Reading Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
I know people say this ALL the time, but I can’t believe we’re at the start of another year. 2023 was a successful reading year for me! I’ve managed 54 … Continue Reading 2023 in Books: My favourites….
Anyone else rushing to catch up with 2023 reviews before midnight chimes? Please tell me it isn’t just me. I’m going to have to admit defeat….I’m never catching up, I’ll … Continue Reading The Book of New Beginnings by Sally Page
Here we are in December and I’m still writing reviews about books I read in October. I never managed to catch up on reviews after going on holiday in sodding … Continue Reading The Keeper of Stars by Buck Turner | book review
I read Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin at the start of this year, for some reason I thought that was her debut novel. I enjoyed Tomorrow x3 – I … Continue Reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin | Book Review.
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