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As promised, I’ve spent the past week with a lighter read. I first came across Drew Davies work two years ago when I read Dear Lilly – a beautiful book … Continue Reading Book Review: The Shape of Us by Drew Davies
I have no idea how long I’ve had this book or when I even bought. However, it was there on my Kindle, so the title went into my new, mystery … Continue Reading Book Review: The Impossible Truths of Love by Hannah Beckerman
I slower reading month for me February. I only managed four, in my defence, I’m no longer spending a big chunk of time every week sat on trains and that’s … Continue Reading February in books| mini reviews
The Marriage Act is third book I’ve read by John Marrs. I was introduced to his work two years ago after my friend Alice had spent the best part of … Continue Reading Book Review: The Marriage Act by John Marrs
Oh, I love Jojo Moyes. I love her characters; I love her stories; I don’t think I’ve ever read a bad book by her. I thought I’d worked my way … Continue Reading Book Review: Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
I am powering through my anticipated reads of 2023 list; this is book number three and it’s only February. Granted I didn’t put together an exhaustive list and have since … Continue Reading Book Review: Really good, actually by Monica Heisey
Honour has been on my TBR list for years. In fact, it was one I’d earmarked to get around to at the start of this year. Having now finished it, I … Continue Reading Book Review: Honour by Elif Shafak
I’m not sure why I keep getting drawn to books about death but here we are….another book where death is at the heart of it, or is it? Okay, so … Continue Reading Book Review: We all want impossible things by Catherine Newman
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow seemed to be EVERYWHERE last year, I’d read so many positive reviews about it, I was beginning to think I was the last person to … Continue Reading Book Review: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
It’s fair to say my backlist didn’t fair too well last year. The majority of my 2022 reads were new releases or books I’d bought. I didn’t even attempt to … Continue Reading 2023 Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge….
And my first book of the year’s complete – one I’ve read not written obviously – and A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson certainly left me dreaming of a … Continue Reading Book Review: A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson
Firstly, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, managed to relax and spend time with your loved ones. I’m using that weird lull in between Christmas and New Year … Continue Reading Book Review: The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
I love Dolly Alderton’s writing. I have done ever since I stumbled across her memoir “Everything I know about love” by accident a few years ago. A book I then bought for my best … Continue Reading Book Review: Dear Dolly by Dolly Alderton
Dorothy Koomson plays an absolute blinder with her latest book My Other Husband. I’ve read a lot of Dorothy Koomson’s work, I always look out for her new releases, luckily, … Continue Reading Book Review: My Other Husband by Dorothy Koomson
If you ever feel as though the world is totally shit and there’s no hope for humans (and let’s be honest sometimes looking around you’d be forgiven for thinking that), … Continue Reading Book Review: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
My pledge to catch up on book reviews is not exactly going well, in fact I’ve fallen further behind, so I’d better crack on before I forget what each book … Continue Reading Book review| Ten Years by Pernille Hughes
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