"After so many years, the five women murdered by Jack the Ripper have been given a platform as women - mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, lovers". Read my review of Hallie Rubenhold's brilliant look into the lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper...
Book review: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
"I really liked the writing style in this one, it was forthright yet elegant but the story it told was lost on me". Read my review of Han Kang's fever dream of a novel...
Book review: The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett
"This is the sort of book that leaves you to answer all your own questions". Read my review of Shirley Barrett's brilliant speculative fiction novel...
Book review: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
"Relevant, poignant and eye opening. This book brilliantly explores the history of (and current day) racism within Britain". Read my review of Reni Eddo-Lodge's incredibly eye-opening look at racism in Britain...
Book review: Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim
"Tackling sexual abuse and trauma, this is no easy read but it's surprisingly simple to lose yourself in the pages". Read my review of Scott Heim's devastating novel about self discovery...
Book review: You Let Me In by Lucy Clarke
"If you're on the lookout for that so called 'beach read' thriller, I would say this is a pretty good option"! Read my review of Lucy Clarke's classic thriller novel...
3 mini reviews – Fight Club, The Water Cure & How To Argue With a Racist
The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh ⠀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was more of a literary cult novel than a feminist dystopia (as it was marketed as), but that suited me just fine! The writing in this one is really beautiful, without it being too wishy-washy like some literary fiction can be. It was easy to understand …
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Review: Cape Fear by John MacDonald
SynopsisAn insane criminal threatens to destroy a family, and the police are powerless to protect them.For fourteen years convicted rapist Max Cady nursed his hatred for Sam Bowden into an insane passion for revenge. He lived only for the day he would be free—free to track down and destroy the man who had put him …
Monthly Wrap-Up: April & May 2020
Despite the fact I actually read a few books over the past couple of months, I forgot to do my wrap-ups! So here I am, merging the two! Books I read in April A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mini-review: Levin never fails to wow me with his imagination! I read this in …
Review: Foe by Iain Reid @reid_iain @ScribnerUK
Synopsis: We don’t get visitors. Not out here. We never have. Junior and Hen are a quiet married couple. They live a comfortable, solitary life on their farm, far from the city lights, but in close quarters with each other. One day, a stranger from the city arrives with surprising news: Junior has been randomly …
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