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…)
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…
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…)
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 good - and WOW I was impressed. Keep reading for my Where The Crawdads Sing review. (more…)
I’d heard a lot about Jade City by Fonda Lee before I picked it up. It had begun to build up some incredible hype when the second one came out and people remembered just how good the first is. I feel that the hype for a first book gets a second wind when the sequel comes out as people didn’t want to hype it too early in case the rest of the series was bad. I do plan on reading the second at some point. However, this review is about the first. (more…)
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 of fantasy and historical elements. (more…)
