2025
Usually book 2 in a trilogy is the weakest, but not it this case, as this was the best of the lot. At the beginning I was a bit confused as Lila was suddenly on a boat. In fact I wasn't even sure the first chapter was about
2026
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie It's Agatha Christie - I enjoyed it. However, I would not say it was the best Agatha Christie I have ever read. The premise of this story is a group of individuals lured to a remote island where their crimes are
2025
Storm the Lightning Fairy (Weather Fairies #6)- by Daisy Meadows Here's some interesting info: Daisy Meadows is not a person! My mental image of a bubbly blonde woman in her 20's or 30's writing sweet little stories for children is false! There are actually
2025
What a fantastic audiobook! I read so many thrillers that are in fact - not thrilling. I am happy to announce this was not in that category. I was hooked from the very beginning. The story started at the end and slowly revealed the incident of the night before piece by
London
Brick Lane by Monica Ali Another year, another abandoned book. Finally an update from last year: last month I visited Wilby and did indeed go and visit the "pig-ones" as promised last January when I read MaddAdam. I started this book when I was working in Bethnal
2025
Absolution(Anderson & Costello #1) by Caro Ramsay Tartan noir - a popular genre of dark, gritty Scottish crime fiction. This particular example was set in Glasgow with sections taking part on the Ayr coastal road. These were the sections I related to. It helped that I was reading this in
List
Heading into year 3 of the reading challenge, I am beginning to forget which themes I have done and which I have not. Thus I propose a list of lists: Prizes * Nobel - accidentally done * Pulitzer - accidentally done and properly to do 2026 * Booker - done * Booker International * Hugo - to do 2027
2027
The next, next, next list is in progress. [ ] January - theme: finish an abandoned book [ ] February - theme: Black History Month [ ] March - theme: [ ] April - theme: Hugo award nominee [ ] May - theme: Was the Book or the Movie better? [ ] June - theme: Pride Month [ ] July - theme: courtesy of ––––: [ ] August - theme: [ ] September - theme: It's
America
The Chalk Box Kid - by Clyde Robert Bulla An unusual chapter book, certainly. This book definitely had an atmosphere, it was bleak and grey. If depression was a book, this might be it. I felt sad just reading it, but surprisingly Ella was pretty engaged. The story itself was inoffensive
America
The Copywriter by Daniel Poppick Thank you to Simon and Schuster and Goodreads for the ARC of this book. Even after I've finished, I'm not quite sure what this book it. But I like it. One moment I laughing out loud, thinking OK, this is like
1990's
Every few years, if you're lucky, you find a book that captivates you. a book that takes over your brain and your soul and makes you look at the world differently. Usually for me these books are works of fantasy, dystopian fiction or literary fiction. This might be
BookBox
Thanks Caitlin for buying this and letting me borrow it! I think Caitlin likes Beth O'Leary since this is the third book I've read - all donated by my sister-in-law. This book is funny and cute, a real feel good read. It's made