Mailbox Monday and What I’m Reading: 6/3/23

It’s been hectic this week – I barely know what’s going on (I even managed to sleep through a thunderstorm). Hoping to sneak in some time to read this week. Go as a River by Shelley Read (available tomorrow) arrived with thanks to Penguin. Victoria meets a stranger on her way to town and follows...

REVIEW: The Rom-Com Agenda by Jayne Denker

In brief: Eli’s girlfriend dumps him after she proposes. But he’s not done yet – if he follows the advice of his friends and the heroes of romantic movies, he’s sure to win her back. Leah is drawn into the plan of Eli’s friends and soon she realises that she just might like him… The...

Mailbox Monday and What I’m Reading: 26/12/22

I’m writing this before Christmas as I’m working, but I hope people had/are having an enjoyable break. Quite a few parcels managed to make it here this week despite train derailments, flooding and general delays that have seen things (including food) take more than a month to cross the country: The Rom-Com Agenda by Jayne...

Mailbox Monday and What I’m Reading: 19/12/22

A busy week on the roads – I’m not game to brave the shops so here’s what arrived in the mail: Cold People by Tom Rob Smith (available 1st February) was a surprise from Simon & Schuster. Set in a time when the world has fallen to an omnipotent force, all humans are forced to...

Mailbox Monday and What I’m Reading: 5/12/22

Everything is building in the leadup to the Christmas holidays – lots of people, lots of shopping, lots of parties, lots of COVID. Saha by Cho Nam-Joo arrived thanks to Simon & Schuster. In a privatised country called Town, Su is found dead. The main suspect is Dok-yung, who then disappears. His sister is determined...

Mailbox Monday and What I’m Reading: 7/11/22

So spring has sprung and it’s rather sneezy. It’s lucky I’ve got some indoor reading to do… Dawnlands by Philippa Gregory (available 15th November)arrived thanks to Simon & Schuster. Set in the late 1600s, people are rising up against the Roman Catholic King James and swearing loyalty to the Duke of Monmouth. Queen Mary summons...

Mailbox Monday and What I’m Reading: 29/8/22

Another week goes by and it’s been alternating sunny and warm, and cold and rainy. Luckily my books all arrived on a sunny day! T by Alan Fyfe (available 1st September) arrived thanks to Transit Lounge. Timothy uses and sells drugs, but after a friend dies he becomes close to Lori-Bird. But he moves between...

Mailbox Monday and What I’m Reading: 18/7/22

Another busy week with lots going on, and lots of rain. All my new books made it here safe and dry: Odd Hours by Ania Bas (available 2nd August) arrived thanks to Allen & Unwin. Gosia lives in her own head in between her supermarket shifts and poorly lit flatshare, but a chance encounter snaps...

REVIEW: The Guncle by Steven Rowley

In brief: Patrick is a fun uncle to his niece and nephew. But when he has to look after them for an entire summer after tragedy, things become more difficult. Not only do the kids need to face their grief, but Patrick needs to as well. The good: Fantastic story with both sparkles and tears....

Mailbox Monday and What I’m Reading: 13/6/22

I honestly can’t recall much of the last week, except for making time to read the new David Sedaris (it’s excellent). This week I have some more time at leisure, which I plan to spend reading and catching up on some TV (Bridgerton and Peaky Blinders). The Guncle by Steven Rowley arrived thanks to Simon...