Category: Book reviews

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein was one of my follower book picks and so, as with all of these books, I went into this with a lot of hope. This article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. It follows the tale of Enzo and Denny through Enzo's eyes. Enzo is a dog. It's a really interesting take, and early on, the rule is set out that Enzo can understand humans; he just doesn't have a mouth that allows him to respond to them (answering the question of how we're going to…

A few weeks ago, I put some posts across my social media channels asking all of my followers to recommend me one book I should read in 2026. I've then chose 12 and assigned them to each month of the year so I'll be reading one book a month from the list! I love doing this as not only does it get other people involved in my reading but it acually introduces me to so many books I'd never even heard of that ended being absolutely fantastic! Last year, some of my favourite books ended up being from this list of 12 and, as I said, I hadn't even heard of half of them before you lot recommended them to me! So here we go again, I've asked you the…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has to be one of the most classic of classic books there's ever been. You'd do well to find someone who's not heard of this title. This is a sequel of sorts to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which came out before it, and follows Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and some friends on an adventure. This is what happens after that and how Huckleberry Finn goes on his own adventure with Jim. This article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. I always think when I go to pick up a classic like this…

Mockingjay is the third and final book in the Hunger Games series. It rounds off the story of Katniss Everdeen and her rebellion, fighting for the Districts to have freedom and autonomy once again instead of oppression by the powers of the Capitol. It's good. Not great, but good. This article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. Worth noting, if you've not read my review of Catching Fire, the previous book in the series, I'd definitely do that before reading this review, or you may be victim to some spoilers. As I said above, Mockingjay picks…

I was a big fan of Sally Rooney's Normal People when I read that and so when I saw Intermezzo was receiving rave reviews, I knew this could well be another of hers that I fell in love with. This article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. The story is fairly simple, focusing on the story of two brothers who are grappling their separate relationships in their own way. There are no thrills or fast-paced action moments, just some brilliant writing and raw, believable characters. Intermezzo plot - 4.5/5 As I said before, the plot of…