As you all know by now, I love reading YA fiction, so you can imagine how pleased I was when I was approached to review a new YA novel*. This book is YA fiction with a difference – it’s not fantasy, or utopian. It’s kind of like chick lit. I haven’t read a good piece … [Read more…]
Time for the review of the third book off August’s reading list. You can check it out here if you missed it. Book Review: A Cold Season by Alison Littlewood Blurb from The Back Cover Cass is trying to rebuild her life after the loss of her soldier husband, and a renovated mill in the picture-perfect … [Read more…]
Time for the review of the fourth book from July’s reading list. Check out the list here if you missed it. Review of Myra, Beyond Saddleworth by Jean Rafferty Blurb from The Back Cover After multiple unsuccessful appeals, infamous Moors Murderer, Myra Hindley died in prison…or did she? What if the Moors Murderer didn’t die … [Read more…]
As part of the Over To You theme I’m running this month, I was asked the following by @PoopRainbowMama: If I told you I had just learned to read, what books would you recommend to me and why? I love this question, although it’s going to be quite a struggle narrowing it down! I’m going … [Read more…]
As you might remember, as part of the month’s Fictional Fun theme, I posted my reading list for June with the intention of reviewing the books as I went. If you missed the post, you can read it here. Delirium by Lauren Oliver: Book Review The Blurb from The Back Cover There was a time … [Read more…]
You might remember that I posted my June reading list earlier in the month. I have now completed the first book and am part way through the second. I think I’m going to have to go a bit faster if I hope to get through all five of them! The Boy In The Attic by David … [Read more…]
I love watching movies as much as the next person. On a cold day, it’s so good to curl up in front of the fire with a hot drink and have a movie marathon. But the book is still always better! Ok, it’s better 99% of the time! The one exception I’ve found to this … [Read more…]
I thought I would finish my Desert Island Favourites mini series with the five books I would take to a desert island, as that’s the perfect lead in to June’s theme. I feel like these books should be things like Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Chaucer, Bronte etc, but I am going to be honest, and tell you the … [Read more…]
Day 10 of my A to Z Challenge. J is for Jodi Picoult. I knew when I started this challenge, that I wanted to include an author somewhere along the way. There are a lot of great authors out there, and I have several favourites. I chose Jodi Picoult, because she is the one author who has … [Read more…]
Day 8 of my A to Z Challenge. H is for Harry Potter. I couldn’t do the letter H without it being Harry Potter – simply because I love it! I was a little late to the party. I was never part of the crowd that queued up at midnight for the next book, or had to … [Read more…]