by Bethany Clift Just brilliant!!! I love post apocalyptic books and I have to say that this book is fantastic. It's just the type of book that captures your imagination. This book is very different from the usual post apocalyptic books I've read, there are no zombies, aliens or genetically modified nanites. I have to… Continue reading Last One at the Party
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The Name of Red
by Beena Khan I really enjoyed this book, and its a genre that I haven't knowingly come across before: Asian American Literature. I found it very thought provoking. I also loved the two main characters and learning about their culture and how they see their world. It has been subtly written. Also I'd like to… Continue reading The Name of Red
An Unsuitable Woman
by Kat Gordon I enjoy reading historical fiction especially when it's in regards to the British Empire and the lives of the colonialists. Whether it's set in India, Africa etc. If you enjoy books by Dinah Jefferies, Marius Gabriel and Janet Trotter MacLeod, then this book is definitely for you and should be added to… Continue reading An Unsuitable Woman
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
by Christy Lefteri This is a really good book and I would put it in the category alongside Khaled Hossenin's "A Thousand Splendid Suns", and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Half of A Yellow Sun". This story is about Nuri and his wife Afra, who find them themselves seeking asylum in the UK, but before then we… Continue reading The Beekeeper of Aleppo
The Glittering Hour
By Iona Grey What a great book this is. I found it very hard to put down, but the closer I got to the end of the book I started to slow my reading pace as I just didn't want it to end! The story flits between the Roaring 20's and the 1930's. Where the… Continue reading The Glittering Hour