I want to start off by saying that I did enjoy this book. It was an easy read and on a superficial level, there was nothing wrong with the plot. However there was a lot about the plot that was…

Mike Gayle was born and raised in Birmingham. After graduating from Salford University with a degree in Sociology, he moved to London to pursue a career in journalism and worked as a Features Editor and agony uncle. He has written…

About the Author Can Edie rediscover her artistic mojo and become a ‘Watercolour Wonder’?Edie Brinkley went from rising star on the London art scene to hiding out at her gran’s cottage in the little village of Padcock after a series…

The Reluctant Rebel is published in paperback by Luath Press andavailable now from all good book shops. We agreed a date. It was only slightly overcast, and my husband, three children and dog joined us in the car. The rising…

As with most middle grade/young adult books, this does a great job of tackling some important themes and trying to convey an important message to its reader. From the bullying and xenophobia Kasienka faces in school, to her own perceptions…

4.6Empowering, Predictable, Underwhelming And then there’s the romance… on the one hand, I commend it for communicating the coming-of-age nature of the story and Lily’s own journey to discover her sexuality, on the other hand though, this again felt very…

My Thoughts Born to a struggling farming family in 1820, Andrew Haswell Green was a self-made man who reshaped Manhattan, built Central Park and turned New York into a modern metropolis. Now, at eighty-three, when he thought the world could…

Caroline is a trained volunteer for Victim Support and is currently the Chair of Weekenders, a charity that runs youth schemes and social events for disabled children and teenagers. It’s the ideal read for women of 40+, dealing with mid-life…

Title: BitterAuthor: Akwaeke EmeziType: FictionPublished: 2022Pages: 261TW: Death, Homophobia Like Pet there were so many great moments about identity, sexuality, and what I liked in particular was the discussion on disability. Despite my comments earlier about this book feeling more…

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