I was recommended Dissolution by a mate after we went camping and I saw he was holding a very thick book (I’m always intrigued by thick books). The book he was reading what actually a later book in the series but he noted the whole series is fantastic, so my […]
Category: Historical Fiction
Book Review: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
I’ll be honest – I didn’t get Hamnet for the first half of the novel. I didn’t make the link and I felt like nothing was really worth happening. But then it clicked: I’m not here for plot twists or high-intense action moments, I’m here for the building story and […]
Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A book I described as “up there with one of the best books I’ve ever read” on my Goodreads, Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s The Shadow of the Wind is a masterpiece of literature and one I highly recommend you read.
Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Without a doubt, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens was a big surprise for me in 2020. I’d seen that it was on top of the Best Sellers lists on Amazon and other places for so long that I thought I’d buy it and see if it was any […]
Book Review: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
I picked up Outlander (formerly Cross Stitch) as it was only £2 on Amazon for the paperback and had been on my “to read” list for some time. Then one sunny weekend I decided to pick it up as I was in the mood to read something with a bit […]