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The Windsor Knot - S.J. Bennett
"She's got an eagle eye, a nose for bullshit and a fabulous memory." ⭐⭐.5 I love a good murder mystery, and I am always on the lookout...
Dec 23, 20202 min read


We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
"A change was coming, and nobody knew it but me." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As my flat-mate can attest to, I am a massive scaredy-cat. The kind that brings...
Dec 18, 20202 min read


So Lucky - Dawn O'Porter
Female authenticity at it's best! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I read Dawn O'Porter's 'Cows' a few years ago and I loved her style of writing, it is simple but...
Dec 3, 20202 min read


Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan
Decadence and opulence on every page! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Did I buy this book because I loved the film? Yes, yes I did. Did I like it as much as the...
Nov 22, 20202 min read


The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman
"The sun is up, the skies are blue and murder is in the air" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is 100% an 'instagram made me do it' purchase, and one that I...
Nov 17, 20202 min read


The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
"Sometimes the only way to learn is to live" ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I may be a newcomer to the book-blogger world but I have seen this book advertised to...
Nov 1, 20202 min read


City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert
" Life is both dangerous and fleeting... there is no point in denying yourself pleasure or adventure while you are here" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I actually...
Oct 25, 20202 min read


The Inugami Curse - Seishi Yokomizo
"A maelstrom of conflict, kin against kin" ⭐⭐⭐ After straying from my usual genre for my last review, I felt compelled to bury myself in...
Oct 18, 20202 min read


25 in 2020 ... so far!
At the start of this year, I definitely didn't think I'd be here, reading twenty five books, reigniting my passion for reading and...
Oct 13, 20202 min read


Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg
Hilarity and misery go hand in hand in this novel. I'll admit that when it comes to choosing new books I tend to veer towards the crime...
Oct 11, 20202 min read


The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek - Rhett McLaughlin & Link Neal
Nostalgia, friendship and fun! I would happily describe myself as a Mythical Beast. Some people will know what that means, and others...
Oct 5, 20202 min read


In the Miso Soup - Ryu Murakami
Sex, deviance and murder in ample measure I am going to be kind and give you a 'heads-up' that nobody gave me before I bought this book....
Sep 26, 20202 min read


The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead
" The world had whispered its rules to him for his whole life and he refused to listen " A three word endorsement from Barack Obama on...
Sep 19, 20202 min read


Pyongyang A Journey in North Korea - Guy Delisle
Some may say that for a book blog choosing a graphic novel for the second post is an odd choice, but I don't discriminate here! I was...
Sep 12, 20202 min read


Before the coffee gets cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Where better to start than with one of my new favourite books! I never thought I would say this, but thank god for personalised...
Aug 17, 20201 min read
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