I flat-out loved this book! I savour books about friendship, and I adored how this book focused on the sisterhood theme, with no major romances thrown into steal the limelight. Friendship deserves the spotlight and I’m so glad that it was centre stage in Girlhood by Cat Clarke. First Line… Read more »
,A few years ago, I fell dizzily in love with YA Dystopia books. But my love affair swiftly came, and went . After a while, they all felt the same. I burnt out on the insta-love, the ya troupes, and the empowered teenagers who saved the world every time. Perfect… Read more »
Countless by Karen Gregory hits a myriad of emotions, and caused me countless tears. The emotions jumped straight from the page to strike me where it hurt. In the heart, in the gut. All over. Because it’s such a realistic portrait of an eating disorder, and I ached while reading it. First Line… Read more »
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins is book that dividing my Goodreads friends into 2 camps. Team-loving-it, and Team-abandoning-it-quickly. And I relate to both! Thoughts on Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Yes all the points of view confused and annoyed me, but it’s worth paddling on through the various perspectives…. Read more »
My head is melted trying to decide a rating for The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein. I’m so torn. A part of me loves the characters and the atmosphere. The other part of me laments the lack of pace, and the overly detailed descriptions. First Line of The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth… Read more »
One Bad Turn by Sinead Crowley is a deceptively twisty book, which I raced though eager to puzzle it all out. And of course I was racing against the mind of Claire Boyle, the detective sergeant whose mind was also racing and her sleuthing skills quickly outpaced me. I loved… Read more »
I devoured The Honeymoon by Tina Seskis with an ominous sense of dread. I couldn’t guess if we were dealing with an unreliable narrator, vengeful family members, a huge red herring of a disappearance, or just your average random psychopath. So as you can imagine I was flipping pages rapidly… Read more »
Two very, very different women star in Tattletale by Sarah J. Naughton. Both have suffered through miserable childhoods. One fell in love with her neighbour, the other fell in love with her career. And now they meet, after a shocking moment of violence that ricochets through both their lives, and… Read more »
Sophie Kinsella is fluent in humour, and her books whisk me away to a happy place. My Not So Perfect Life worked its magic, but even more so than recent books. I feel like this book is a perfect mix of hilarious, with a poignant message about real versus virtual identities…. Read more »
Once upon a time there were two bookworms who wanted to read Classics. But they were afraid, a little intimidated and needed encouragement. So they joined forces and formed the Dust off your Classics challenge to support each other. Dee from Dee Read’s and myself read our way through some good classics, some great… Read more »
The American Girl by Rachael English is an evocative read flowing with emotions. Which in turn made me flow with tears. Featuring a horrible a theme about the treatment of an unmarried mother in the 1960s, all the more powerful as it was the truth for so many women. First… Read more »
When I saw the lovely summery cover on The Whole Thing Together by Ann Brashares, I was smitten! Then I saw there was a Long Island setting, and I got even more excited. It seemed like the perfect beach read. First Line of The Whole Thing Together by Ann Brashares “The… Read more »
Friendship goals, relationship goals, wardrobe goals and career goals; that’s what every Aven Ellis book I’ve ever read feels like to me. First Line of Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis “I stare at the blinking cursor on my cell phone.” My Thoughts on Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis I could just give… Read more »
