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• Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick

  

  Our children’s book of the month for May is Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick. Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep! Crater Lake – the blurb Who is the mysterious... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2020

• The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman

  

  A hostage situation, but it’s not just the gunman who has secrets. We join the Blog Tour for The Secrets of Strangers. The Secrets of Strangers – the blurb A... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2020

• The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

  

  We reacquaint ourselves with Don Tillman who ten months and ten days into his marriage with Rosie is about to receive some life changing news… The Rosie Effect ... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2020

• Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten

  

  We join the Blog Tour for Tsarina, the most powerful woman history ever forgot. Tsarina – the blurb Spring 1699: Illegitimate, destitute and strikingly... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2020

• The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

  

  We head into the Jungle for Katherine Rundell’s adventure story, The Explorer. Just watch out for the spiders. And the snakes. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2020

• Should I Read Normal People?

  

  To read Normal People by Sally Rooney or not to read Normal People by Sally Rooney? That is the question Irish star crossed lovers I remember when I first laid... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2020

• Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh

  

  Our first ever Steve Cavanagh novel. Two sisters, one murderer but which one is it? Fifty Fifty – the blurb Two sisters on trial for murder. They accuse each... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2020

• Mud, Blood and Poppycock by Gordon Corrigan

  

  Exposing the myths, misconceptions and out right lies surrounding the First World War – Mud, Blood and Poppycock Mud, Blood – the Blurb The popular view of the... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2020

• Book Clubs in Lockdown

  

  We take a look at how Book Clubs are keeping calm and carrying on reading. Virtual reality I think all of us are rapidly becoming familiar with words such as... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2020

• The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

  

  Not only Rowling’s first departure from the phenomenally successful Harry Potter but also her first venture into adult fiction. We review The Casual Vacancy. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2020

• The Lowdown – Spring

  So May has arrived and we are still in lockdown. To counter this we have chosen for our Book of the Month a book whose name alone conjures up the greenest,... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2020

• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

  

  It feels like we are entering a Brave New World at the moment so we thought it only fitting to read Huxley’s version of it. Brave New World – the blurb Far in... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2020

• April Round Up

  

  A round up of all we have read, written and obtained in April. What we have read in April We kicked off April with a Blog Tour. The Fallout by Rebecca Thornton... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2020

• The Austen Girls by Lucy Worsley

  

  Our children’s book of the month for April is The Austen Girls by Lucy Worsley. Giving a view of Jane Austen’s life that you have never seen before – from the... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020

• The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel

  

  Our second Mandel book in in as many months, but will The Glass Hotel be as good as Station Eleven? The Glass Hotel – the blurb Vincent is the beautiful... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2020

• The Salt Path by Raynor Winn

  

  From the depths of despair comes love and hope. Our book of the month is The Salt Path and we give you our Big Review below. ***Our Big Reviews are written... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2020

• Get Involved With…. The Salt Path

  Our Book Of The Month for April is The Salt Path by Raynor Winn. For our online Book Clubbers we have some questions below about the book for you to get involve... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2020

• The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

  

  The powerful YA novel that shines a blazing light on Black Lives Matter – The Hate You Give. The Hate You Give – the blurb Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2020

• I Read It in a Book….. Eating Unicorn Food?!?

  

  Welcome to our #IReadItInABook feature where we eat cauliflower for breakfast, take on storm Denis and beach comb in November. This time we are attempting to... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2020

• The Bible for Grown-Ups by Simon Loveday

  

  We tackle the most well known book in the WORLD, the Bible! The Bible for Grown-ups – the blurb The Bible for Grown-Ups neither requires, nor rejects, belief. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020