This is a difficult review to write. Diving into Suite Francaise with tremendous anticipation last week, mostly due to my love of fiction set during the events of the First and Second World Wars, I did not give much thought to the resulting review. Ordinarily, I will find myself jotting down the odd note as I … Continue reading Review: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Well hello there! It is with enormous pleasure that I give this post over to the wonderful Isabella from fashion and style blog LOVE & WARdrobe. Given that, if you look to spot me in the street, I will usually be sporting a plaid shirt and/or bandana of some description, it may come as … Continue reading What I’m Reading Guest Post: Isabella from LOVE & WARdrobe
Hello and happy Sunday to you lovely people! This post is coming to you in anticipation of World Book Night on 23rd April. I'll be writing more about the event itself on Tuesday but, after seeing that one of my favourite reads - The Eyre Affair - was on the World Book Night list, it seemed … Continue reading Review: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
You may remember my excitement a couple of weeks ago at having rooted out some new purchases from Waterstones. After already tackling The President's Hat (see my review here), I decided it was time to wade into the 694 page epic, Labyrinth. I had high hopes for this one. Having steered clear of the recent TV serialisation, I … Continue reading Review: Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
It's that time again, friends. What I'm Reading Wednesday is upon us and there are some exciting reviews to come. Having finally finished Kate Mosse's Labyrinth (review coming your way tomorrow), I've been able to get down to the serious task of working my way through my growing To Read list. I've had some really excellent … Continue reading What I’m Reading Wednesday: Be Involved!
Happy Sunday everyone! We've been enjoying some unexpected warmth here in the UK (obviously guaranteed to happen since I've had to spend the day inside at work). But I hope you've all managed to take advantage of it and that those elsewhere have had an equally fabulous day! This review is somewhat on the hoof … Continue reading Review: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Post otherwise titled 'Why all non-YA/fantasy fans should read this book'. "Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well." So opens what is by far one of the most unique, captivating, and acutely tragic books I have read to date. Recommended to me by an extremely knowledgeable … Continue reading Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Happy Wednesday to you all! I considered following in the footsteps of some of my fellow bloggers in doing a 'Wordless Wednesday' photo post, but we all know that silence is not my style. With another review heading your way tomorrow (on one of the best YA books I have read in recent memory), … Continue reading What I’m Reading Wednesday: 10/04/13
Confession: I am really terrible when it comes to picking out contemporary fiction to read. Generally speaking, it takes a specific recommendation from someone to provoke me into reading a book that I'm mostly unfamiliar with. Otherwise, a book's journey onto my bookshelf (or, more realistically, onto my towering book stacks) is a lengthy one, typically … Continue reading Review: The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain
This post comes as something of a heads-up for UK-based readers and a 'get to Barnes and Noble right now' for those in the US. I am completely happy to admit that there is no way that I could indulge my crazy book habit without a fairly extensive global support network. Having lived in both … Continue reading Review: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
The Book Habit 