I read this book after doing a fabulous workshop with the author. I know Landfill by Helen Gordon has received mixed reviews but I loved this book. It is one of those books that get's under your skin and you think about when you aren't reading. My favourite thing about this book is the language. It is [...]
Tag: To Love To Read
Happy World Book Day!
Today is World Book Day. An awesome day when we get to celebrate all things book related! You may have seen this week I have been asking people to let me know which book they would recommend and a sentence on why, so here it is a fantastic list put together by my fantastic reader's. [...]
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World Book Day is Coming!
For World Book Day on 5th March I want to give a fantastic list of books you would recommend and why on my blog, I only need a sentence, so let me know… Which book would you recommend and why? Either leave a comment below, on my Facebook or Twitter. I look forward to hearing [...]
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Holy Island by LJ Ross – Book Review
I am just going to put it out there right now that LJ Ross is a friend of mine but when it comes to book reviews this could be a double-edged sword! When purchasing her debut novel Holy Island I was suddenly faced with an awkward realisation - what if I hate it? Or (possibly [...]
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My Top 6 Books of 2014
1. WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES BY KAREN JOY FOWLER I have a no-reading during the University year rule but it was quite rightfully broken for this novel. I don't want to spoil anything so I won't talk about the plot and just say this - this novel is thought-provoking, clever, character-driven, wonderfulness. My [...]
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Before We Met by Lucie Whitehouse – Book Review
I haven't posted a book review for a while. The reason being, I have struggled to get into a book. That was until Me Before You by Lucie Whitehouse. This book moves at a quick pace (which I love), keeping you turning the pages as rapidly as you can. Although it is building up to something, [...]
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Hot Days Summer Reading
Laying on a sunlonger, feeling the heat, none of the day-to-day stuff to worry about, absorbed in a fantastic book - heaven! It's not quite that simple now I have children but still a little more time that normal. A few lovely people have been asking me what I would recommend for them to read on [...]
