My first review of 2021 is now up on EmmabBooks, and I’m excited to tell you that it’s a fantastic 5* novel. The Existence of Amy by Lana Grace Riva tells the story of Amy, who has a great job and a nice flat but finds everyday life […]
What (am I currently reading)? I’m currently reading the psychological thriller Dishonoured by Jem Tugwell @JemTugwell. The publication date is Thursday 14th January 2021, and it is being published by Serpentine Books. My review will be up on EmmabBooks.com later this month. Blurb (taken from: http://www.serpentinebooks.com/ ) […]
First of all I’d like to thank all of you for taking the time to look at my blog posts over the past year, and for retweeting them. I wish all of you a 2021 full of hope, success, great books and above all good health! I reviewed […]
What (am I currently reading)? I’m currently reading The Existence of Amy by Lana Grace Riva @LanaGraceRiva . A novel published in 2019. Blurb (taken from: https://lanagraceriva.com/) Amy has a normal life. That is, if you were to go by a definition of ‘no obvious indicators of peculiarity’, […]
Having read and loved American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, I was excited to read The Outside Boy by the same author. This novel is set around a family of Irish Travellers in the late 1950’s, in particular Christy (aged 12) and his hopes and dreams. I found it […]
In my previous post I listed 5 of the most memorable thrillers I had read in 2020. Today here are 5 of my memorable reads, from 2020, that are not thrillers. To see my full review follow the Book Title link. In Two Worlds by Ido Kedar ****** […]
As most of you will know I love thrillers, so I thought I would pick out for you 5 of the most memorable ones I have read this year. How many books are quickly forgotten once they are finished (and reviewed)? Well each of these are still memorable […]
I saw this recently on Joanne’s blog – find her at Portobello Book Blog. Her post is here: My Year in Books 2020 , and loved it so much I thought I would have a go too! Thanks Joanne 🙂 The idea is to finish the statements using […]
I’ve just posted my review of The Man I Loved Before by Anna Mansell. I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Ella Lynch. This is a chatty, mostly upbeat, fast moving novel, that starts as a romance and then turns into so much more; I really enjoyed it […]
I am so excited to tell you about this uplifting memoir set in Japan. My review of The Cat with Three Passports by CJ Fentiman is now up on EmmabBooks.com This book is about the experience of living and working in Japan. Also about rescuing Gershwin the kitten. […]
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