Book Review: Pretty Is by Maggie Mitchell

This debut novel by Maggie Mitchell focuses on two women who were kidnapped at the age of 12. Both were picked up by a man who's car they willingly got into, they then spent 6 weeks over summer with him before being found by police and him shooting himself in front of these girls. Everything …

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Book Review: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Taking the crown as one of my all time favourite authors, Atwood’s weird and wonderful, dystopian looks at a could-be future always give you a sense of awe, fear and general what if when you are reading any of her novels.‘Oryx and Crake’ is no exception as we follow the life of Snowman, a.k.a Jimmy, …

Books: Summer Reading

A few months ago, at the beginning of summer, I put together a list of a few books that I would like to read over the course of the summer months. I thought now, in the midst of Autumn, would be a good time to lookback at that post, see how I got on and …

Book Review: The Bones of You by Debbie Howells

The first novel from full time florist and part time writer Debbie Howells is one that will capture the imagination of many with its great storyline that slowly unfolds and the brilliant descriptive use of language throughout.The Bones of You is about a girl named Rosie who at the beginning of the book is missing …

Book Review: Us by David Nicholls

David Nicholls never fails to impress me. Every novel of his I’ve read so far I have loved, his books are full of characters so realistic that they become almost like friends and his storytelling is brilliant, witty, emotional and wonderful. Us is no exception as a story that is tinged with sadness, laced with …

Book Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

After reading many good reviews of Rowell’s novels I figured it was about time that I gave one a try but I was not as impressed as I thought I would be, as prose didn’t live up to the reviews.Fangirl is a novel about twins Cather and Wren, we follow Cather [Cath] and her story …

Book Review: The King’s Curse by Philippa Gregory

After reading all the previous books in this series and being fully sucked into the world of the Plantagenets and now the Tudors, I was excited to see what this next and latest installment would have on offer and I was not at all disappointed.As someone who has been quite obsessed with the Tudors all …

Book Review: One Day by David Nicholls

I’m pretty sure this is a book that most people will have read or a film most people will have watched or at least heard of and I thought it was about time I read the book so that I could finally watch the film. The book has been lingering on my shelf for ages …

Book Review: Kerry Wilkinson – Scarred For Life

I’m a huge fan of crime novels and after kindly being sent this book for review I knew it was one I wanted to get stuck into as soon as possible. This novel is the latest in the Jessica Daniel series, a series which follows the police officer turned Detective Inspector, throughout a variety of …

Book Review: John LeCarre – A Delicate Truth

If there is one author I absolutely adore it is John LeCarre, his writing is just so wonderful that I can’t help but love every single one of his books, getting fully sucked into the story. I’ve read a few of his books now so I know what to expect, a great story, brilliant multidimensional …