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Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan
I loved everything about this book, and I will re-read it when I need a beautiful and hopeful story - it is such a gentle, quiet, tender...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
I tried so many times to love this book, because the concept of this sounded so up my street, but I ended up DNFing at about 50% of the...
Mar 16, 20232 min read


Winter in Sokcho, by Elisa Shua Dusapin
This book was a really interesting short read, set in the winter months in a seaside tourist town called Sokcho in South Korea. The main...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


South, by Babak Lakghomi
I LOVED this book, it really freaked me out! Set in a totalitarian society in the south of an unnamed desert country, a journalist...
Mar 15, 20231 min read


Weyward, by Emilia Hart
This book features 3 different POVs spanning five centuries: a woman in the 1600s on trial for witchcraft, a young girl in the 1900s who...
Mar 15, 20231 min read


The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels, by Janice Hallett
I have now read and rated 5* all three of her books - I just love them! This one was probably my favourite so far. This was another...
Mar 15, 20232 min read


Small Worlds, by Caleb Azumah Nelson
I was so excited to get early access to this book which will come out in May, and thought it was brilliant! The story is told from the...
Mar 15, 20231 min read


And Then She Vanished, by Nick Jones
This book is about a man whose younger sister vanished when they were at a fair as young children. She was never seen again, and it...
Nov 9, 20211 min read


Queenie, by Candice Carty-Williams
This book is a vibrant and contemporary portrayal of the life of a young Jamaican British woman living in London. I was really hooked by...
Nov 9, 20211 min read


Lying About Last Summer, by Sue Wallman
This book is a YA thriller about loss, guilt and recovery. A year after her sister’s sudden death, the main character goes to a summer...
Nov 9, 20211 min read


The Lie Tree, by Frances Hardinge
This is a young adult gothic fantasy fiction set in the Victorian age about a young girl called Faith who is brave, curious, incredibly...
Nov 9, 20211 min read


Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte
Okay so I have really mixed feelings about this book. First of all - I had to stop reading it about 2 thirds of the way through because I...
Nov 9, 20212 min read


The Silent Companions, by Laura Purcell
This is the best scariest ghost story I have read so far! It is set in the 1800s and is a gothic, dark horror that hooked me from the...
Nov 9, 20211 min read


The Coffin Path, by Katherine Clements
This book was the perfect scary Halloween ghost/horror story! It is set in the remote Yorkshire Moors in the 1600s, and it is about sheep...
Nov 9, 20211 min read


The Torment of Rachael Ames, by Jeff Gunhus
I was so surprised and impressed by this book! If this review seems sparse or vague - it is because I don’t want to ruin any of the plot....
Nov 9, 20212 min read


The Donor, by Clare Mackintosh
This short, fast-paced thriller is about a young girl who receives a life-saving heart transplant, and wants to connect with the mother...
Nov 9, 20211 min read


One by One, by Ruth Ware
This book has strong ‘And Then There Were None’ vibes! If you enjoyed that book or ‘The Guest List’ by Lucy Foley, you should definitely...
Nov 9, 20211 min read


Atonement, by Ian McEwan
A clever plot that plays with multiple perspectives, unreliable narrators and an absolutely heart-breaking twist at the end. This book is...
Oct 5, 20211 min read


Our House, by Louise Candlish
The best book I have read so far in 2021! I really didn’t want to put this book down - it has twist after twist (really good ones too...
Oct 5, 20211 min read


The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton
An absolute favourite! I have never read anything quite like it - imagine ground hog day but as a psychological thriller murder mystery!...
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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