If I Stay

I read If I Stay by Gayle Forman over two sittings on Saturday; I love devouring a book in that way and it is always testimony to the compelling nature of the story. I read this rather enigmatic review of the book by dovegreyreader last Monday, my curiousity was piqued, and I HAD to read [...]

The Uncommon Reader

This is a delightful book but that’s not what makes it uncommon; what makes it uncommon AND delightful is its originality and fabulous premise, fabulous in both senses of the word. Synopsis (courtesy of Waterstones): “The Uncommon Reader” is none other than HM the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into [...]

Library Loot

Today I decided to combine my favourite activity (reading and all things book-related) with my least favourite (exercise) by walking to my local library. Now, I’m not usually a library goer as I much prefer owning books and having lovely new copies in my hands but economy as it is and my own personal circumstances [...]

The Blue Fox

I read about The Blue Fox by Sjón last week here and as it is based on Icelandic folklore I thought it would make an interesting read for the folklore section of Carl’s Once Upon a Time Challenge so I hunted down a copy. A surreal novella set in Iceland in the late 19th Century [...]

Love Falls

I want to go to Tuscany and swim, eat, bask in the sun with a good book … if you are going (but read it, if you are not) then I would recommend packing for the journey Love Falls by Esther Freud (great-granddaughter of Sigmund, daughter of Lucian, niece of Sir Clement). The lushness of [...]

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