One of the most talked-about books over the past year and a bit, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (that sitting down fella from Pointless) has received a lot of praise for being something just a bit different to everything else on the market. (more…)
The Guest List is a crime thriller that was launched last year to quite a lot of praise. The book is Lucy Foley’s second thriller hit and incorporates one of my favourite stories and twists I’ve read in a book to date. It had me gripped from early on and kept throwing curveballs at me to keep me so. (more…)
Ernest Cline created a cultural hit in 2011 when he wrote Ready Player One - a book that features a virtual reality world with a large corporate and lots (and lots) of cultural references for those who grew up with video gaming. Dubbed as "one of my favourite science-fiction books of all time" on my Goodreads, below is my review of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. (more…)
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. (more…)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a household name in the book industry. It’s a novel published back in 2005 by Stieg Larsson featuring the incredible character Lisbeth Salander, one of the most unique main characters you’ll ever read about. (more…)
The world has conquered hunger, disease, war and misery but people are randomly selected to die to keep the population down. There are assigned people to do these - these people are called Scythes. The premise for this book is highly intriguing and will likely draw you in by itself. Then two apprentices come along who'll change the way the world works forever. This is the premise for Scythe and below is my book review. (more…)
A book that I described as a “stunning debut novel” on my Goodreads, The Terminal List still sticks in my mind as one of the best first books I’ve ever read by an author. Jack Carr pulled didn't hold any punches here. Pin me! Jack Carr is a former Navy SEAL who led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander and Task Unit Commander and in 2018 he wrote his first fictional book about a character called James Reece who experiences the dark side of the government and becomes an enemy of the state. Plot – 5/5 The plot of The Terminal List sees the main character, James Reece, with nothing left to live for after he finds out the American government are responsible for the…
Back in 2005, Peter May wrote a book in which a crime takes place when the city of London is in lockdown due to the second-coming of the bird flu pandemic in humans. However, when May tried to present this novel to publishers, it was deemed too unrealistic. Then Covid-19 happened. (more…)
You may find yourself here because you’re thinking about watching the Netflix adaptation of the hit young-adult fantasy series Shadow and Bone - that’s fine! You may also be here simply because you wanted to read the book and want an idea of whether it’s any good or not - that’s also fine. (more…)
The Midnight Library was recommended to me by a friend and after I also saw it topping the bestsellers lists too, I decided to pick it up. I ended up reading it in about 48 hours. Below is my book review of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. (more…)
