Journalist, traveller, collector of hats, bookworm
Anyone worried about women’s rights and let’s be fair, we all should be, needs to read Take my hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Based on real events in 1970s America, and a … Continue Reading Take my hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez |book review
I’m off on a brief hiatus! It’s time for an adventure. I’m ready for a break and to see something new. I’m done with typing for a bit while I … Continue Reading See you in a few weeks!!!!
I HAVE SUCH MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THIS ONE. On the one hand I told everyone who asked me about what I was reading that “I wasn’t feeling it”, yet on … Continue Reading A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon | book review
I’m holding my hands up, when I started How to kill your family, I wasn’t sure if I’d finish it. I didn’t know if I’d be able to get on board … Continue Reading How to kill your family by Bella Mackie| Review
Firstly, could Sally Page have had any another job? Of course, Sally Page was going to be a writer, I love cases of nominative determinism like this. It’s a couple of hours … Continue Reading The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page | Review
SPOILER FREE Grab a tube of Pringles (salt and vinegar preferably) settle down and let me tell you all about Impossible by Sarah Lotz. There’s been a lot of hype … Continue Reading Impossible by Sarah Lotz |Review
I’m back after a slight hiatus. Ah, A terrible kindness by Jo Browning Wroe is another example of social media advertising working exceptionally well. Book adverts appearing on my Facebook timeline, are … Continue Reading Book Review: A terrible kindness by Jo Browning Wroe
The next time someone asks me why I read so much, I swear to God I’m going to hit them in the face with this book and then stand over … Continue Reading Book Review: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
And….we’re up and running with 2022’s reading mission. A mission/target I still haven’t defined but hey ho, here’s book one, ‘The next person you meet in heaven ‘by Mitch Albom. … Continue Reading Book Review: The next person you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom
It’s fair to say I have a mixed history when it comes to thrillers. I’ve read some dreadful thrillers, it’s a genre I’m a bit wary of. It takes a … Continue Reading Book Review: Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Slight weeklong hiatus, so let’s get cracking! How many of us heard or read the ‘cool girl’ rant in Gone Girl nodding with a wry smile? “Men always say that … Continue Reading Book Review: Pretending by Holly Bourne
Happy Friday, firstly, yes, I’ve had an unexpected hiatus. I haven’t posted in two weeks. In truth, I’ve struggled to find the time. My God, I had forgotten how busy … Continue Reading Talking books…mid year review
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
I didn’t like it. That’s it, that’s the review….. Okay, I’ll write a bit more. First things first, I know that by now I should be able to give up … Continue Reading Book Review: My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
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
I finished The Great Believers last weekend and it’s still going through my mind. I’d picked it up after watching It’s A Sin the week before, something else I keep … Continue Reading Book Review: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Sarah Collins Bookworm 