After finally getting around to reading Gone Girl last year and loving it, I bought Gillian Flynn’s other books including The Grown Up. The Grown Up isn’t a novel, it’s a short story, and I read it in about forty five minutes so it’s ideal for a short commute or to read on your lunch … [Read more…]
Anyone who reads my blog regularly will know I’m a big Stephen King fan and yet for some reason it’s taken me almost two years to get around to the reading The Outsider. I’ve read Elevation and The Institute, both of which came out later than The Outsider so it’s definitely strange, but anyway, I’ve … [Read more…]
As I think you all know by now, I love a good spooky book, and Corvus Hall sounded like it would be right up my street. Corvus Hall isn’t a novel – it’s a long short story or a short novella, and it can easily be read within an hour making it an excellent book … [Read more…]
This month’s book for review is The Reflections of Queen Snow White by David Meredith. If you’re a regular reader, you might remember I read David’s Aaru series which I thoroughly enjoyed, so I was more than happy to review his latest book. The Reflections of Queen Snow White Blurb from the … [Read more…]
For quite a long time, I wanted to be a lawyer. The trouble was, it was more of an attorney I wanted to be rather than a lawyer in the UK. I liked the showmanship of the American legal system and our system by contrast seems rather quaint and “old boy’s club”. Even once I … [Read more…]
I am a big Jodi Picoult fan and I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for ages, but other books kept catching my attention and it sort of got pushed back. I have finally finished A Spark of Light and I’m sharing my review below. A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult … [Read more…]
You might remember now so long ago I did a review of the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. Impostors is the latest novel from Scott Westerfeld, and it’s set in the same world as the Uglies series, so I had high hopes of it being another great read. Impostors by Scott Westerfeld … [Read more…]
This month, my book review is of Charisma, by Jeanne Ryan. I recently discovered Jeanne Ryan when I read Nerve and I was really excited to find this one too. Charisma by Jeanne Ryan Blurb from The Back Cover What if the ultimate make over had a deadly consequence? Aislyn has always … [Read more…]
This month’s book review is the Matched series, a YA series by Ally Condie. While I will talk about the series as a whole, there won’t be any spoilers and only the blurb from the first book will be included. The Matched Series by Allie Condie Blurb from The Back Cover On her … [Read more…]
I love YA fiction and I’m really surprised I didn’t discover the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld sooner. But better late than never right? I thought I’d share my review of the series in case anyone else missed it. Don’t worry, there won’t be any spoilers. I’ll only be including the blurb from the first … [Read more…]