Disclosure: A free copy was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review. If you’re looking for some options for your Halloween TBR then I got you. Although this oppressive novel is set in a drought during high summer,…
If you are someone who’s looking for a quick read of a short thriller based on true life events, then ‘Bag Ladies’ by Jean Lant will not disappoint you. This book about two witty, humorous and strong ladies going through…
I am probably just one more person shouting my opinion into the void on this matter but I’m going to say it anyway: Lost Children Archive was robbed of the Women’s Prize and the Man Booker. When this book was…
Blurb: It tells the story of two sisters in France during World War II, and their struggle to survive and resist the German occupation of France. I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Nightingale for its storytelling and twists that kept me gripped…
The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney is a mesmerising novel that is part science fiction, part mystery and completely enthralling. Confession time: I am not a sci-fi fan but I ABSOLUTELY LOVED this domestic mystery. Tim Scott is a Silicon Valley billionaire whose tech…
“Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground, and start over. After burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow. People are like that, too. They start over. They find a way.” Shakers Heights is the…
“If you just read one book this year, read How to Walk Away.” — Nina George Margaret Jacobsen has a plan. She has worked tirelessly to be able to check things off of her to-do list: from graduating with…
“Alaska isn’t about who you were when you headed this way. It’s about who you become.” Set in the late 1900’s, The Great Alone follows the story of the search for solitude, and the revelations that come with living…
Translated by Ann Goldstein NB: A free copy was gifted in exchange for an honest review. We all have our favourite authors, the ones we don’t hesitate to collect their entire bibliography. Some of mine include Margaret Atwood, Ali…
Everybody, at some point in our lives, desire redemption from a sordid past. This debut novel of Jean Lant shares such a story of a man called Samuel Mercher who pines for redemption from the uncanny mistakes he had made.…
After the End by Clare Mackintosh is a captivating, poignant novel. Pip and Max Adams have been happily married for several years when an unimaginable diagnosis turns their world upside side. Their 2 year old son Dylan has a brain tumour and he…
“No matter how many books you’ve read, how many tales you know, believe me: no one has ever told you a story like this one.” It is 1990, in Palestine. Isra is crouched over a book, fascinated by stories…
One Minute Later by Susan Lewis is a poignant novel that also shines a very important light on organ donation. On her twenty-seventh birthday, Vivienne “Vivi” Shager’s life forever changes after she has a heart attack. Instead of remaining in London where she…
In the direct aftermath of completing Emily A. Duncan’s debut novel, Wicked Saints, I must admit that I am battling between two opposing schools of thought. However, before I delve into my review, Wicked Saints conveys the story of three…
Setting bookish resolutions at the start of each year is one of my favourite activities, and even if I don’t end up achieving every one of my goals, I still love the sensation of planning them, making lists, and setting…
The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán, translated by Sophie Hughes NB: This book was gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I’m on somewhat of a mission to read as many of the…
