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Spellbound - it’s one of those cliche things you say about books isn’t it - “Reading this left me spellbound” or “It’s a spellbinding read.” It works because as readers we understand what is meant, that this book drew you in, cast you under its magic and left you feeling bereft and lost without the [...]
I’ll begin by saying that this is probably one of the best books I read last year. In fact it has taken me so long to write a review because I really don’t have the words to say how incredible this novel was. This piece of magical realism is set in the Second World War, [...]
You’ve probably seen So Lucky on your bookstagram feed (if you have one) and praise for this novel seems to have been singing from every reviewer. I’ll be joining that noise, this is a great book, a quick and enjoyable read. The irony that this novel has been so widely advertised on social media cannot [...]
Earlier this month I spent a little under a week in the gorgeous County Cork. It was a much needed break for me and my partner and I used it as a bit of an excuse to take some time away from social media and bookstagram. Of course that doesn’t mean that I completely switched [...]
One of the best things about book blogging and bookstagram is the opportunity to hear about and read novels which you usually wouldn’t pick up. This was the case with Lost Frequencies by Caitlin Lynagh. This piece of fantasy/sci-fi forms part of a series. During a salvage hunt in the desolate wastelands of the planet [...]
They set up the ghost wall towards sunset. The shadows of the trees and grass leant long through air hazy with slanting gold light.” My only spooky(ish) read for Halloween might not have left me quivering with fear but it did linger with me. Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss is a tightly woven, delicately plotted [...]
So in my last review I discussed how overhyped and slightly disappointing I’d found The Last by Hanna Jameson. And I’m afraid I was left with much the same feeling about Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls. And despite the vast differences in the genre of these two novels they do have a great deal in [...]
You’ve probably seen The Last all over your social media feeds and various book blogs. That red and black cover (which would look more at home with the slew of feminist and dysoptian texts such as VOX and The Power) is simply made for an instagram post. Reviewers too seem to rave about this post [...]
We all have those books that we’ve seen in the bookshop multiple times and said “I really want to read that” (which becomes “I really should read that”) or those books we buy and then eye us with an accusatory glare each time we reach for a different book on our shelves …. Just me [...]
How does nine months at a luxury property in upstate New York, with a pool, media suite, library (!!!), complementary therapies, organic food and all for free sound? Pretty dreamy right? Well that is what visitors to Golden Oaks get to enjoy, and they are paid to do so, provided that they are willing to [...]
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