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(Rant)Book review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

DNF’d at 44% – I wouldn’t usually post a review when I am feeling this het up but ranting on … Continue Reading (Rant)Book review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

Disclaimer: This title was very kindly sent to me by Canongate. One night in October, thirteen-year-old Sal and Peppa, her … Continue Reading Book review: Sal by Mick Kitson

Disclaimer: This title was very kindly sent to me, pre-release, by Canongate. Godsend – John Wray’s fifth novel – commentates … Continue Reading Book review: Godsend by John Wray

Disclaimer: This title was very kindly sent to me by the publishers, Canongate. 2018 marks 100 years since women received … Continue Reading Book review: Courage calls to courage everywhere by Jeanette Winterson

Disclaimer: I was sent this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. All views are my own … Continue Reading Book review: The Colonel and the Bee by Patrick Canning

NB: Apologies for the vagueness when talking about titles (or not) of accounts that I did or did not enjoy. … Continue Reading Book review: Scratch: Writers, money, and the art of making a living

Disclaimer 1: A spoke in the wheel was sent to me by the author, Kathleen Jowitt, in exchange for an … Continue Reading Book review: a spoke in the wheel

There are some books which are relatively easy to close the back cover on. Others are harder to leave behind; … Continue Reading Book review: The world as it is by Ben Rhodes

Why is it so much easier to collate thoughts and feelings about a disappointing book? Initially published as These foolish things but probably … Continue Reading Book Review: The best exotic Marigold hotel by Deborah Moggach

The last book in the under-cover series, The one memory of Flora Banks was another that was recognised quite quickly, … Continue Reading Under-Cover book 3: The one memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was my first pick of the Books Inter Alia Reading Challenge. The first prompt on … Continue Reading Book Review: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

If Anna Kendrick has an identifier, it is that she is as sassy and down to earth as she is … Continue Reading Book Review: Scrappy Little Nobody

Title: Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Author: Katarina Bivald Publication: September 2016 by Vintage It has been a long time since … Continue Reading Book review: Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend.

Title: Under rose-tainted skies Author: Louise Gornall Publication: July 2016 by Chicken House Ltd Tempted by glowing reviews on Goodreads, … Continue Reading Book Review: Under rose-tainted skies.