The Shadow of the Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafón Any story that begins in a mysterious library of forgotten books is a winner for me. Full of intrigue and mystery from the outset. How one book, more particularly one author,
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 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 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 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 Kindred by Octavia Butler I would highly recommend reading Kindred because the way that Octavia Butler uses time travel as a way to explore the contemporary effect of slavery is truly unique and thought provoking. The narrator, Dana, suddenly
Review of Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Over the summer, I read Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams. It is a fun and easy-to-read coming of age novel. The book follows Queenie, a London woman in her twenties, as she discovers her own
Review of The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin N K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season is the first book in an epic fantasy trilogy about a world wracked by earthquakes and volcanoes. Certain people – known as orogenes – have the
Review of Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut This satiric tale follows the journey of Kilgore Trout, a struggling science fiction writer who answers an invitation to the Midland City Arts Festival. Meeting with a prominent business owner (Dwayne Hoover),
Review of Dawn by Octavia E. Butler Dawn is a brilliant Sci-fi novel that imagines the survival of the human species after Earth has become inhabitable. The portrayal of Lilith’s awakening on an alien ship and her struggle to overcome