5 Exciting New Fiction Books A round-up of some of the new and prize-winning fiction we’re most excited about. All available either from our Curl Up with a Good Book collection on the Ground Floor of Fountains or in our
Review of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Review of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Homegoing begins with two sisters born in different villages in Ghana and goes on to trace the lives of their descendants as they diverge and interweave across eight generations. It is painfully and painstakingly
Review of Spoiled Brats by Simon Rich
Review of Spoiled Brats by Simon Rich I will admit that I was skeptical about ‘Spoiled Brats’ when it was added to my reading list, but it impressed me so much that I have decided to recommend it here! Spoiled
Review of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Review of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro This novel is hauntingly bittersweet as it follows Kathy’s joys and disappointments in life as she learns to live with the confronting reality that her life or the lives of her
Four books that will make you love Greek mythology
Four books that will make you love Greek mythology Greek mythology can be seen as a dusty subject, difficult to dive into and impossible to navigate through the sheer amount of names and diabolical creatures it expects you to know.
Review of The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
Review of The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling Things a witch should absolutely not do: 1. Mix Vodka and Witchcraft 2. See above. Things Vivi and her cousin Gwyn did under the influence of Vodka? Yup, you guessed it, ignored the
Review of One Day by David Nicholls
Review of One Day by David Nicholls I first read One Day in 2011 leaning against the luggage rack in a train carriage. Two trains had been combined into one and it wasn’t the most comfortable journey. Perhaps that’s what
Review of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Review of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Do you enjoy stories with untraditional endings? Does it make you happy when the main characters do not come together at the plot’s climax? If you answered yes to both of these, then
Review of The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
Review of The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré The voice of Adunni, the 14 year-old Nigerian girl, has stayed in my head since I finished this book. She is fiercely resilient, funny and inspiring as she confronts
Review of Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Review of Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin I first became aware of Maupin’s gay classic Tales of the City after watching the recent TV adaptation on Netflix, which follows the original characters in to the present day. The