The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Isn’t it amazing how people can read the same book and yet have such contrasting reactions and opinions about it? I just read a review of this book which damned it with faint praise and yet also offered very legitimate and well written reasons as to why that particular reader didn’t connect with the story […]
Mrs England by Stacey Hall
After reading so many positive reviews of Mrs England, a new historical fiction by Stacey Hall, I simply had to read it. The title is bold and strangely evocative and the cover is gorgeous too, but it’s what lies between that is utterly compelling. A slow burn of a book, it draws you in with […]
I Let You Go by Claire MacIntosh
What a remarkable book. Simply riveting from start to finish. Little did I know what I was in for when I began to read… One cold, English evening, a mother walks her child home from after-school care when tragedy strikes. The novel then takes two primary points of view: a grieving mother’s, Jenna Gray, and […]
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland
Where do I begin with this heart-achingly, lovely book that moves between utter despair and glorious hope? Once I started, I couldn’t put it down – the prose and sto ry captivating me in a way I haven’t been for a long time. Not only that, but I found myself shedding tears I didn’t […]
The Girl Who Lived by Christopher Greyson
I don’t know how many of you do this but I generally pay scant attention to the ads that appear when I boot up my Kindle – I mean, I scan them quickly, take in the title of the book, author and the shoutline, but never take any of it seriously enough to purchase. They’re […]
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson
This downright original book was recommended to me by a beloved friend who, when I asked her to describe it, struggled to find the words. In fact, she kept using contradictory language and that had me intrigued. Not only because someone who I admire for her use of language found it hard to put this […]
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this novel as it entered the literary world with both a great deal of hype as well as comparisons to the hugely successful book, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. I am delighted to say, this was a terrific read. Sharing more in common with Flynn’s work than […]