My Top 10 Books of 2016

As the end of the year approaches it is the time of year that readers and bloggers look back at those books that we loved the most this year. And in 2016 I managed to read 83 books covering a range of genres, and it was difficult to pick just 10 from this list as …

January Round Up – The Books I Read In January 2016

In January I read eight books, all of them fiction: Shtum by Jem Lester (Orion Books) – Sure to be a big hit when it is published in April, Shtum is a wonderful, moving story of a family raising a young boy with autism. As he reaches his breaking point, Ben Jewell and his wife …

The Shadow Hour by Kate Riordan

I have always been drawn to novels set in a different era, particularly those that centre around one household. Kate Riordan’s latest novel, The Shadow Hour was no exception. Set in the majestic Fenix House the story promised a world of secrets and shadows and an extraordinary family history, and it didn’t disappoint. ‘Not all …