Category: Books
Review: The Blackhouse
The Blackhouse by Peter May My rating: 3 of 5 stars I read this after the second book in the trilogy and didn’t enjoy it as much, perhaps because I knew stuff that hadn’t yet happened. Sha... Read More
Review: Marshmallows for Breakfast
Marshmallows for Breakfast by Dorothy Koomson My rating: 3 of 5 stars Enjoyable book and I loved the characters of the kids but felt the adults didnt react in very realistic ways. Nice read though not... Read More
Review: Naomi’s Room
Naomi’s Room by Jonathan Aycliffe My rating: 4 of 5 stars Genuinely creepy ghost story that made me want to hide under the duvet a couple of times! Written from the perspective of a Cambridge do... Read More
Updates on my 101 things list
Well I haven't crossed anything else off the list yet but I have made headway in a couple of things. #56 Cook a soufflé, a fondant and beef Wellington. Two out of three can be crossed off, just t... Read More
Review: The Lewis Man
The Lewis Man by Peter May My rating: 4 of 5 stars A murder mystery set in the Scottish Highlands. When a body is pulled from a peat bog it’s assumed it’s an ancient find but the discovery... Read More
Review: This thirtysomething life: A Diary
This thirtysomething life: A Diary by Jon Rance My rating: 3 of 5 stars Chick lit in style but written by a man … Similar to a Mike Gayle novel I guess. Interesting diary-style novel about a man... Read More
Book Review: The 100 year old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared
The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared by Jonas Jonasson My rating: 3 of 5 stars I started reading this after my partner Steve recommended it but for about a third of the book... Read More
Review: The 5:2 Diet Book
The 5:2 Diet Book by Kate Harrison My rating: 3 of 5 stars Bought this on a whim because it sounded intriguing, and read it in one sitting. I haven't seen the Horizon programme that prompted Kate ... Read More
Review: The 5:2 Diet Book
The 5:2 Diet Book by Kate Harrison My rating: 3 of 5 stars Bought this on a whim because it sounded intriguing, and read it in one sitting. I haven’t seen the Horizon programme that prompted Kat... Read More
My favourite books of 2012
Every year I set myself a target of reading 52 books – one a week – and every year I’ve fallen short of the mark …. until now. Out of the 52 books I read in 2012 there were som... Read More
Review: The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald My rating: 4 of 5 stars It took me a little while to get in to this American classic because all the characters were so unlikeable … But once I realised t... Read More
Review: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson My rating: 3 of 5 stars I started reading this after my partner Steve recommended it but for about a third of t... Read More
Tell me about your Christmas – and raise funds for homeless charity
Everyone has a a book in them, or so the saying goes. I reckon I've got at least three in me. The first is a novel I started writing one NaNoWriMo and quickly abandoned – but I may come back... Read More