“We lose ourselves in books, we find ourselves there too."
Yep , you read that right…not a spoonful of sugar as Mary Poppins would have you believe, but a spoonful of poison! But of course, this isn’t no Disney tale…this is yet another case for Agatha Raisin! Once passionately involved in rural activities such as charity work, baking competitions and of course the Carsely Ladies …
Hello again! Hope you’ve all been enjoying my blog posts! Now onto a different genre: Mystery! But don’t worry, nothing too dark or serious, no this tale takes place in the Cotswolds and with none other than Agatha Raisin at the helm of her detective agency. Agatha, like many of us, is dreaming of a …
Now this is a novel I read after watching the film, both are amazing at portraying the racial tension present in 1980s Mississippi as well as other themes but I’ll go into those later. Now to give you all a little introduction… In Clanton, Mississippi; Tonya Hailey, a 10 year old African American girl, is …
Hello to all my new and existing followers! Recently I was asked by Hollie Thubron if I would be interested in reading and reviewing her debut, yet to be published novel Insane. Of course, I had no hesitation in agreeing. How far would you go for a loved one? What if they killed someone? What …
Me again! This classic novel took me at max. an hour to read and I absolutely loved it and had to share it with you all. FYI this is the 3rd time I’ve read this book. The Great Gatsby. Set in 1920’s New York, the roaring twenties, nicknamed this because of the economic boom following …
Happy Belated World Book Day everyone! Hope you all read some lovely books and shared this with others. Last week an author by the name of Stanley Straub contacted me and asked me if I would like to read and review his book ‘The Segmented Tail.’ Within a few hours, I’d received an e-book version …
This is a tale of a modern day bookworm, reading a series of crime novels, the first of which was published in 1990… 2018, new day, old books. My Nan had collected the three books of this series but books in the middle of the series which means I couldn’t start the series properly. So …
She’s buried beneath a silver birch tree, down towards the old train tracks, her grave marked with a cairn. Not more than a little pile of stones, really. I didn’t want to draw attention to her resting place, but I couldn’t leave her without remembrance. She’ll sleep peacefully there, no one to disturb her, no …
Happy Valentines Day everyone! Valentine’s Day holds a little bit more poignancy than most…3 years ago, my Nan passed away. As well as being my biggest supporter in absolutely everything I did, like me, she was also an avid bookworm. When I was doing A level English, Nan would ask to read the books I …