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KEEP

A collection of 14 issues

'26 January - theme: finish an abandoned book

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 Green

Additional Review L - comedy, poetry or literature?

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

Audiobook - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Hunger Games #0) - Suzanne Collins

Watching the movie before reading the book is a sacrilegious offence, and one I erroneously committed with this title. Luckily for me, both the movie and the book are fabulous. This is the prequel to the original hunger games and follows Coriolanus Snow (yes, evil President Snow) as a relatable

'25 September - theme: '10 things I hate about you' related

The Golden Notebook by Dorris Lessing First off, I believe some clarification is in order for my readers. Every year on my birthday (in September) I watch my favourite film - '10 things I hate about you' - a modern (1990s) retelling of 'The Taming of the

Reading with Ella - Book 5

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl I was beginning to wonder if my dissatisfaction with the kids books we have read recently was due to me being, well, not a kid. I am happy to report that is not the case. We picked up a favourite from my childhood, and

Audiobook - Somewhere Beyond the Sea - T. J. Klune

I am happy to announce that book 2 is as good as book 1. It did what sequels so rarely do. It brought back favourite characters but also had an engaging new story that was not just a rehash of the first but more an extension. Well done TJ Dedicated

Audiobook - The House on the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune

Another fantastic fantasy book. I expected a book with the word cerulean in the title to either be amazing or amazingly pretentious. I am happy to report it is the first. The kids on the island were fantastical and adorable, and the audiobook narrator did a brilliant job with all

Audiobook - A Darker Shade of Magic - V.E. Schwab

This was great. After my last brush with fantasy and SJM this was a breath of fresh air. A fantastically described and fascinating world. Non-problematic main characters. Beautiful writing that I never gave me an urge to get out my green correcting pen (we don't use red these

'25 January - theme: Finish an abandoned book

MaddAdam by Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood is easily one of my top 5 authors, probably even holder of the Number one spot on my list. So it might seem surprising to find her in the abandoned book category. This book is the third in the MaddAdam trilogy, preceded by Oryx