This is a list of my book reviews in alphabetical order. There are links connected so just click on the titles that you are interested in to see a review! A Animal Farm by George Orwell (The) Arrival by Shaun Tan (The) Artisan Heart by Dean Mayes B (The) Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine […] Read more…
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Five great magical realism books
I go through phases of what I call my favourite genre. For a while now it has been magical realism. I love reading it and I enjoy writing it. There is so much atmosphere and intrigue in this unique genre. So today I want to share five of my favourite books to give you gift […] Read more…
My book love story
I have loved to read books for as long as I can remember. I think my earliest book related memory is of me standing in the garden getting so excited as Mum and Dad gave me another Enid Blyton book. I loved the ‘Adventures of the Wishing Chair’ and ‘The Faraway Tree’ series in particular. […] Read more…
Blogmas days 22 – 31
Day 22 (Tuesday): Stocking filler Short stories are great for little gifts. My current favourites are anything by Karen Russell, in particular ‘Haunting Olivia.’ Her writing style is amazing – interesting, quirky, deep, startling, raw – absolutely stunning. Day 23 (Wednesday): Read a Christmas Story I read some of the classic, “A Christmas Carol.” I think […] Read more…
Book haul for November and December
November and December have brought quite a few lovely books my way, both through self indulgence and thoughtful gifts. What have you treated yourself to lately? What are you currently reading? These are the books that make up my November and December book haul… Thirteen Ways of Looking by Colum McCann. I first heard about […] Read more…
Book review of ‘The Bone Clocks’ and ‘Slade House.’
*NO SPOILERS* I have just finished reading Slade House, written by David Mitchell, which is a companion book to ‘The Bone Clocks’. As ‘The Bone Clocks’ is one of my favourite books, I thought instead of only reviewing Slade House, I will review both books in this post. I talked a little about both these […] Read more…
Book haul for October
After my big haul in August, I was somehow quite restrained in September and did not buy any new books! In October, I was still quite sensible, because I have been trying to catch up on the books I have already bought! I did buy three books though…. Room by Emma Donoghue. This book has […] Read more…