Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
I found The Wife Stalker to be an amazing thriller, so I looked up the author and I realised that I’ve been hearing about The Last Mrs Parrish as well. Since I had such a good reading experience with The Wife Stalker, I immediately placed a hold on The Last Mrs Parrish. The Last Mrs… Read More Book Review: The Last Mrs Parrish by Liv Constantine
This book was recommended to me by one of my friends, who messaged me after she saw my review of The Wife Stalker (I honestly love conversations that are sparked by books!). To give you my opinions ahead of time, Don’t Tell Teacher is a nail-biting and fast-paced story with twists that pack a punch!… Read More Book Review: Don’t Tell Teacher by Suzy K. Quinn
I’ve been wanting to read more about Mr Quin and Mr Satterthwaite ever since I read The Harlequin Tea Party earlier this year. Unusually for me, it only took three months for me to pick up The Mysterious Mr Quin, a collection of short stories, loosely ordered in chronological order, about the first few times… Read More Book Review: The Mysterious Mr Quin by Agatha Christie
As you might have been able to tell, I’m a big fan of Making Public Declarations in order to hold myself accountable for things that I want to do. In that vein, here’s a list of books that are on my TBR list (some have been there for far too long) that I am determined… Read More Series I would Like to Read More Of (A Reminder to Myself)
(A digression before I start the review: has anyone had book review drafts just disappear on them? I could have sworn I typed out the draft for the review of this book but it’s… just gone) The Five has had a lot of hype and all of it was deserved. It’s a portrait of five… Read More Book Review: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
I can’t quite remember who recommended this so if you’re reading this, thank you!! While The Maker of Swans was somewhat frustrating in its lack of information about the magic system, I still enjoyed this well-written tale very much. The Maker of Swans is a strange book. There are words, beautifully written words, and a… Read More Book Review: The Maker of Swans by Paraic O’Donnell
You may remember that I read The Gate of Sorrows and reread Brave Story recently and absolutely loved it. Well, a friend happened to own a copy of The Book of Heroes, the prequel to The Gate of Sorrows, and she lent it to me so I could decide if I was getting both books… Read More Book Review: The Book of Heroes by Miyuki Miyabe
I think I found this book from its excerpt on The Guardian and honestly, I’m glad I found it because this book managed to do what Murder by Candlelight tried to do but failed. Murder by Candlelight tried to use five accounts of murder to reveal the history of why we’ve fallen in love with… Read More Book Review: Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe
You may or may not remember that last year, I backed and received Forgotten Yorkshire Folk and Fairy Tales compiled by Andrew Walsh. I really enjoyed reading the tales, most of which were new to me, so when I saw that Andrew had another collection of forgotten tales out, this time focused on Lancashire, I… Read More Kickstarter Book Review: Forgotten Lancashire Folk and Fairy Tales by Andrew Walsh
I’m feeling pretty proud of myself for being able to read two books in a row for the A Year with Christie 2020 challenge! It used to be pretty hard to find the right book in the NLB, but I’m finding it a bit easier nowadays. Sad Cypress starts with a trial: Elinor is on… Read More Book Review: Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie