We’re back in self-isolation again, and the week has gone slowly enough, even with working from home, so I wanted to get my teeth into a decent book this weekend to while the hours away. I’d won a copy of ‘Unknown Male’ in a Twitter competition a few weeks ago, and the premise sounded great... … Continue reading Review of ‘Unknown Male’ by Nicolás Obregón
‘A Glasshouse of Stars’ is a sensitively written, dreamlike tale of Meixing who, along with her family, is a recent immigrant from ‘Old Land’ to ‘New Land’. Her newly-inherited house, ‘Big Scary’, becomes a world of childhood imagination and a safe place away from the racism and bullying that she encounters in the New Land. … Continue reading Review of ‘A Glasshouse of Stars’ by Shirley Marr
I was lucky enough to win a signed copy of this lovely book in a Twitter competition run by P & G Wells, an independent bookseller on College Street, Winchester. They can be found on Twitter as @Bookwells or online here. Thank you! You can get your own copy of ‘The Ash Museum’ here. The … Continue reading Book Review of ‘The Ash Museum’ by Rebecca Smith
Description from the publisher: The explosive new thriller featuring MI6 operative Luke Carlton on his most terrifying mission yet.Deep within the Arctic Circle, three scientists from the UK's Arctic Research Station trudge through a blizzard in search of shelter. They see a cabin ahead. It appears abandoned. No lights. No snowmobile outside. But as they … Continue reading Audiobook review of ‘Outbreak’ by Frank Gardner
I'll be honest with you, when I first started reading this teen novel, I found the premise laughably daft… a girl moves to the Isle of Wight, gets her period, and starts to have magical powers. And wow, does it go on about periods! However, when I got further into the novel, I enjoyed the … Continue reading Book Review of ‘Hexed: Don’t Get Mad, Get Power’ by Julia Tuffs
I enjoyed this YA novel which has a doomsday scenario as it’s backdrop. It’s a long time since I’ve read a book by this author (I think that I was almost in the target audience last time, about 20 years ago!) but I’m pleased to see that she’s still producing great reads. The novel’s protagonist, … Continue reading Book review of ‘Things to do Before the End of the World’ by Emily Barr
"Mum, there's some people here from college, they asked me back to theirs. Just for an hour or so. Is that OK?" Midsummer 2017: teenage mum Tallulah heads out on a date, leaving her baby son at home with her mother, Kim. At 11pm she sends her mum a text message. At 4.30am Kim awakens to … Continue reading Book Review of ‘The Night She Disappeared’ by Lisa Jewell
A Stranger. A promise. A deadly game. Danny and Sharon Evans are desperate for answers. Why did their seemingly happy daughter try to take her own life? When a stranger approaches Danny, saying he knows who’s to blame, Danny is tempted, despite Sharon’s reservations. And when his new friend offers them revenge, how can he … Continue reading Audiobook review of ‘The Friend’ by Charlie Gallagher
I read about this novel on a book blog and was intrigued - it sounded just like the kind of thing that my 9-year-old daughter would enjoy reading. I’m pleased to say that since I’ve read ‘Amanda in Malta’, I’ve told her all about it and she can’t wait to not only read this novel, … Continue reading Book Review of ‘Amanda in Malta: The Sleeping Lady’ by Darlene Foster
I don't normally read Sci-fi, but for TJ Klune, I make an exception. - he is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. When we first meet Wallace Price, he is a despicable man. He lives for his job and doesn't care about the people he employs at all. Think modern-day Scrooge! He didn't even … Continue reading Book Review of ‘Under the Whispering Door’ by TJ Klune
