Book reviews and other bookish things
I managed to read and review five books in June, here is a reminder of everything I read, you can click on the titles below to read my reviews! My first read this month was Recursion by Blake Crouch. This was a book I had been looking forward to reading having enjoyed his previous book, … Continue reading July Round-Up – The Books I Read In July 2019
Last week saw the publication of Expectation, the latest novel by Anna Hope. This is Hope’s third novel, and her first work of contemporary fiction having previously written historical novels Wake and The Ballroom, the latter of which I have read and enjoyed. With this in mind and alongside the heaps of praise I have … Continue reading Expectation by Anna Hope
In December I read six books, all of which were fiction– The Age of Reinvention by Karine Tuil (Scribner) – This tells the story of a Manhattan lawyer whose enviable lifestyle is not all it seems to be. Featuring stolen identities and a love triangle it is an intriguing tale of identity that raises a … Continue reading December Round Up – The Books I Read In December 2015
From the moment I heard about Anna Hope’s second novel, The Ballroom, I couldn’t wait to read it. Set over the heatwave summer of 1911 it is a love story like no other, a story of a love that is hindered by the high walls and barred windows of Sharston Mental Asylum in Yorkshire. ‘She … Continue reading The Ballroom by Anna Hope
the owl on the bookshelf 