Still Alice By Lisa Genova Simon & Schuster Rating: ***** Synopsis: Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At fifty, she's a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a renowned expert in linguistics, with a successful husband and three grown children. When she begins to grow forgetful and disoriented, … Continue reading Book Review – Still Alice
I am a bit slow on enjoying "popular" things and have only recently started watching Gilmore Girls. I am only half way through season 4, so still have a lot of episodes to watch! Rory is not my favourite character in the show, I find her quite selfish at times, she acts like a princess … Continue reading The Rory Gilmore Book Challenge
Love Punked By Nia Lucas Self Published Rating: **** Synopsis: When her life is irrevocably altered by a post-Rave tryst on her mother's floral patio recliner, Erin Roberts’ long-standing relationship with Humiliation takes her down a path that's not so much 'less well trodden', more 'perilous descent down sheer cliffs'. Armed with a fierce devotion … Continue reading Book Review – Love Punked
States of Passion By Nihad Sirees Pushkin Press Rating: *** Synopsis: A hapless Aleppo bureaucrat is stranded in the middle of the deserted countryside as a violent storm sets in. When he seeks refuge in an isolated old mansion, inhabited by an aged gentleman and his sinister servant, he begins to uncover a captivating tale … Continue reading Book Review – States of Passion
Village of the Lost Girls By Agustín Martínez Quercus Books Pub Date: 24th Jan 2019 Rating: **** Synopsis: Five years after their disappearance, the village of Monteperdido still mourns the loss of Ana and Lucia, two eleven-year-old friends who left school one afternoon and were never seen again. Now, Ana reappears unexpectedly inside a crashed … Continue reading Book Review – Village of the Lost Girls
Everything I Never Told You By Celeste Ng Blackfriars Books Rating: ***** Synopsis: Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet. Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee; a girl who inherited her mother’s bright blue eyes and her father’s jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the … Continue reading Book Review – Everything I Never Told You
This fun tag created by Bionic Bookworm's Blog seemed like the perfect tag to do mid November. The trees are going a wonderful golden yellow colour, I am always snugged in bed reading and drinking tea. Autumn is here YAY! So here goes with the book tag... CRISP FALL AIR - A BOOK THAT FELT FRESH … Continue reading The Fall (Autumn) Book Tag
The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo By Amy Schumer Simon & Schuster Rating: *** Synopsis: The Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star of Inside Amy Schumer and the acclaimed film Trainwreck has taken the entertainment world by storm with her winning blend of smart, satirical humor. Now, Amy Schumer has written a refreshingly candid and uproariously funny … Continue reading Book Review – The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo
Loyalties By Daphne di Vigan Bloomsbury Publishing Rating: **** Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Théo and his friend Mathis secretly drink on an almost daily basis. Their teacher, Hélène, suspects something is not right with Théo and becomes obsessed with rescuing him, casting aside her professionalism to the point of no return. Cécile, mother of Mathis, discovers something … Continue reading Book Review – Loyalties
Even though I am supposed to be saving money for my mortgage, I have bought books! Naughty! Although 2x of these books are from a friend who just gave them to me and 2x are from charity shops so keeping the purse strings almost closed. 1. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng This book … Continue reading Five for Friday – Recent Book Haul
