Title: The Gods Of Love Author: Nicola Mostyn Genre: Humour, Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary Publisher: Piatkus, Little Brown in February 2018 Summary: From Publisher Meet Frida. Divorce lawyer, cynic and secret descendant of the immortal love god Eros. She's about to have a really bad day . . . When a handsome but clearly delusional man … Continue reading The Gods of Love by Nicola Mostyn – Review
Month: January 2018
Force of Nature by Jane Harper – Review
Title : Force of Nature Author : Jane Harper Genre : Thriller/Mystery/Crime Publisher : Little Brown , February 2018 Summary : From Publisher : FIVE WENT OUT. FOUR CAME BACK... Is Alice here? Did she make it? Is she safe? In the chaos, in the night, it was impossible to say which of the four … Continue reading Force of Nature by Jane Harper – Review
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay Review
Title : Hunger - A Memoir of (My) Body Author : Roxane Gay Publisher : Little Brown Summary from Publisher : New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and bodies, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, … Continue reading Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay Review
18 Books I Can’t Wait to Read in 2018
This is a list of the 18 books I am most excited about reading this year. The summaries are from amazon and I have added my reasons for looking forward to these books below. Publishing dates are for the UK, and they may be different elsewhere. I hope it gives you a couple of books … Continue reading 18 Books I Can’t Wait to Read in 2018
Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed Review
Title: Love, Hate & Other Filters Author: Samira Ahmed Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: Hot Key Books in 2018 Summary: Love, Hate and Other Filters is the story of a young Muslim woman growing up in America. Maya is a clever and ambitious 17 year old who has a passion for film-making. She struggles to … Continue reading Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed Review
The Scandal (Beartown in the US) by Fredrik Backman – Review
Title : The Scandal (published as Beartown in the US) Author : Fredrik Backman Genre : Fiction, Thriller, Suspense Publisher : Penguin Books Ltd in 2017 Plot Summary : The Scandal is the story of a small town deep within a Swedish forest. This town, Beartown, is an ice hockey town. The whole place seems … Continue reading The Scandal (Beartown in the US) by Fredrik Backman – Review
All The Wicked Girls by Chris Whitaker – Review
Title : All The Wicked Girls Author : Chris Whitaker Genre: Crime, Thriller, Mystery Publisher : Zaffre Publishing in 2017 Plot Summary: All The Wicked Girls is the story of a young girl, Summer, who has gone missing in a small town named Grace in Alabama. There have been other disappearances before Summer and no … Continue reading All The Wicked Girls by Chris Whitaker – Review
My Top Ten Books With Strong Women
1. The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood I first read The Handmaids Tale almost a decade ago, in my fifth year at secondary school, in English class. As with any book you are being forced to read I grew bored of it quickly. I also think that at 15 years old I was not really … Continue reading My Top Ten Books With Strong Women
My Top Ten Books of 2017
These are my top ten books that I read in 2017. They were not necessarily all published in 2017 but I did read them in 2017. They are in no particular order as it would be almost impossible for me to pick an overall favourite in such a great year for books. 1.Little Fires Everywhere … Continue reading My Top Ten Books of 2017
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara – Review – Spoilers
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