Category Archives: Book Review
Book Review: The Quickening Maze
The Quickening Maze by Adam Foulds My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m not quite sure I fully understood all I should haveView full post »
Book Review: The Long Song – Andrea Levy
The Long Song by Andrea Levy My rating: 3 of 5 stars I found this book fascinating. It isn’t easy to read aboutView full post »
World Book Night | Giveaway | Half of a Yellow Sun-Chimamanda N Adichie
EDIT: Comp now closed, winners are: Kate, Erica, Vita, Joella & Lya. Emails being sent to request address details.View full post »
Book Review: Enduring Love
Enduring Love by Ian McEwan My rating: 2 of 5 stars For such a short book, it has taken me nearly two weeks to finishView full post »
A favourite book
This weeks Friday Club carnival from Ella at Notes from home is your favourite book. This is really hard as I believeView full post »
Step back in time: Childhood revisited Famous Five Style
Did you read Enid Blyton as a child? A couple of years ago the magic of The Wishing Chair & The Faraway Tree wereView full post »
Book Review: Room – Emma Donoghue
Room by Emma Donoghue My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a rare book, in that it lived up to it’s hype. It seems toView full post »
A great duo: A good book & Galaxy chocolate – Giveaway
Win a copy of Her Fearful Symmetry & Galaxy Chocolate-see end of post. They go together like rama lama lama ke dingView full post »
Book Review: Under The Skin-Michel Faber
Under the Skin by Michel Faber My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was the September book choice for Bloggy Book Club, hostedView full post »
Book Review: After You – Julie Buxbaum
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Ellie drops everything & jumps on a plane after receiving the devastating news that her bestView full post »
Book Review: If I Stay – Gayle Forman
If I Stay by Gayle Forman My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book didn’t start off well for me. I didn’t like allView full post »
Book Review: “A gripping Cold War thriller” – honest…
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars Here is a great example of why going to a reading group is worth whileView full post »
Book Review: Death of a Murderer ~ Rupert Thomson
Death of a Murderer by Rupert Thomson My rating: 3 of 5 stars An interesting premise for a novel. A middle-age copperView full post »
Book Review: Of Mice & Men~John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was quite shocked regarding some of the adult themes in theView full post »
Book Review: The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society~Mary Ann Shaffer
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Quite often when a book isView full post »