Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

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Many thanks to my friend Abigail, who bought this book for me to enjoy when on adoption leave. I hope this book marks the start of more st...
Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Review: The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice

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Reader, I cannot begin to tell you how much I loved this book. I honestly think it's one of the most brilliant books I've ever read....
Tuesday, 21 April 2020

Review: The Amber Keeper, by Freda Lightfoot

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This story is an epic family saga that spans generations and vastly different eras that in reality are just decades apart. In the 1960s, a...

Review: Before I Die by Jenny Downham

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Fun fact: I found this book abandoned on a train on the way back from London in February. (Remember trains? Remember travelling? That was ni...
Friday, 17 April 2020

Review: The Queen’s Choice by Anne O’Brien

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A completely enthralling read about the Duchess of Brittany who became Queen Joanna when she married Henry IV (the father of the famous Henr...
Thursday, 16 April 2020

Review: Vagabonds, by Hao Jingfang (English translation by Ken Liu)

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Wow, what an epic read this was! And I mean that both in scope and investment of time. It's not a quick read (clocking in at 600 pages f...
Thursday, 2 April 2020

Review: Everything is going to be K.O. by Kaiya Stone.

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Kaiya Stone has written a brilliantly funny, witty, and moving memoir about her journey through education, culminating in studying Classics ...