Read whatever, whenever, however.
I simply cannot list my best reads for 2019 until the end of the year. What if I finish a really great book on December 29? (Plus, today is my birthday so I can do anything I want). Traditionally, I try to cull my list to ten but then I remembered that this is my... Continue Reading →
Not much change in Australia this week except that there are still many bushfires and everything/everyone is busy in the lead up to festivities this week. I didn't dare brave the shopping centre crowds, so it was lucky that the postie was kind to me this week… This Lovely City by Louise Hare (available 24th... Continue Reading →
In brief: Juliette lives a small, ordered life in Paris which really isn't that exciting. One day she gets off at a different stop and her life is changed as she becomes a distributor of the right book to the right person… The good: Interesting premise. The not-so-good: It just didn't sparkle for me. Why... Continue Reading →
In brief: Christmas, working in a hospital. What could possibly happen? The good: Funny, sad and all of the things you expect from Adam Kay. The not-so-good: A fast read. Why I chose it: Thank you to Pan Macmillan for the copy, I love Adam Kay's books. Year: 2019 Pages: 143 Publisher: Picador (Pan Macmillan)... Continue Reading →
In brief: When a family move to the country to help on the family farm, it's difficult for all the women but particularly so for Marjorie… The good: Quirky, yet moving. The not-so-good: The first one hundred pages are very slow. Why I chose it: Thank you to Pan Macmillan for the copy. Year: 2019... Continue Reading →
In brief: In Tokyo, there is a very special coffee shop that allows customers to travel back in time. But there are multiple rules… The good: Great idea for a story. The not-so-good: Some very sad moments! Why I chose it: I love Japanese fiction – thank you to Pan Macmillan for the ARC. Year:... Continue Reading →
Last week I was out and about a lot. Good times, but tiring. Luckily my postie was very kind and dropped off some lovely reasons to stay on the lounge of an evening! The Queen's Tiger by Peter Watt (released 12th November) arrived from Pan Macmillan. Set in the English army of the 1800s, Ian... Continue Reading →
In brief: Connie and Elise meet in 1980 and Elise immediately falls under her spell. But thirty years later, Elise's daughter Rose wants to find out what happened to her mother. Does Connie know? The good: It's riveting. The not-so-good: These characters know how to hurt each other. Why I chose it: Thank you to... Continue Reading →
Not too much around this week, it seems like the trucks/trains/aeroplanes didn't come to this part of Australia. I still managed to buy two books though! Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay arrived from the kind people at Pan Macmillan. This cute hardcover tells the stories of working in a British hospital in... Continue Reading →
