Title:Egg and Spoon Writer: Gregory Maguire Publishing House: Walker Books Date of Publication: September 1st 2014 Rating: 5 stars ‘’Your life story is really about how the hands of history caught you up, played with you, and you with them. History plays for keeps; individuals play for time.’’ Prepare for a journey in the mystical land of Russia in…
Month: May 2018
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Title: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Writer: Stuart Turton Publishing House: Sourcebooks Landmark Date of Publication: September 18th 2018 (first published February 8th 2018) Rating: 5 stars ‘’I’m a man in Purgatory, blind to the sins that chased me here.’’ What would it be like if one day we found ourselves in an another body? What if this happened on…
Springtime
Title: Springtime Writer: Michelle De Kretser Publishing House: Allen & Unwin Date of Publication: October 22nd 2014 Rating: 5 stars ‘’When I was small, going home past the forest at the end of the summer evening, I used to see shining people between the trees.’’ My first experience with Michelle De Kretser’s work was her atmospheric, tender historical novel…
Bird Box
Title: Bird Box Writer: Josh Malerman Publishing House: Ecco Date of Publication: March 1st 2014 Rating: 5 stars ”There are things out there that will hurt you.” Even though thrillers aren’t among my favourite reads, this one had all the right ingredients. A mix of Dystopian Fiction with a healthy dose of Paranormal and two extremely interesting main characters. It was creepy…
The Sunlight Pilgrims
Title: The Sunlight Pilgrims Writer: Jenni Fagan Publishing House: William Heinemann Date of Publication: March 24th 2016 Rating: 5 stars ‘’There are three suns in the sky and it is the last day of autumn- perhaps for ever.’’ Since Dystopian Fiction is one of my favourite genres, The Sunlight Pilgrims had been on my list for quite some time….
Desdemona
Title: Desdemona Writer: Toni Morrison Publishing House: Oberon Books Date of Publication: July 18th 2012 Rating: 2 stars ‘’My name is Desdemona. The word, Desdemona, means misery. It means ill fated. It means doomed.’’ Othello is one of the most famous, most discussed and most problematic plays of the Bard.The questions it has raised through the centuries are endless….
MACBETH
Title: Macbeth Writer: Jo Nesbø House of Publication: Penguin Random House, Hogarth UK Date of Publication: March 15th 2018 Ratings: 5 stars ‘’A seagull swept in over Fife through the silence and moonlight under a cloud-free night sky. Below, the river shone like silver. On the west of the river- like an immense fortress wall- a steep black mountain rose to…
Blogger Recognition Award
In a lovely, beautiful country, in one of the prettiest spots in Europe, full of culture and bravery, lives one of the most wonderful, kindest and inspiring bloggers of our community. Naturally, I’m talking about Marina @Books Of Magic from beautiful Serbia. She is one of the finest bloggers and finest souls you’ll ever meet and…
The Blackwater Lightship
Title: The Blackwater Lightship Writer: Colm Tóibín Publishing House: Picador Date of Publication: August 13th 1999 Rating: 5 stars ‘’When I was young, lying in bed […] I used to believe that Tuscar was a man and the Blackwater Lightship was a woman and they were both sending signals to each other and to other lighthouses, like mating calls.’’ Colm Toibin…
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
Title: The Gashlycrumb Tinies (Vinegar Works #1) Writer: Edward Gorey Publishing House: Bloomsbury Date of Publication: November 5th 1998 (first published 1968) Rating: 5 stars “A is for Amy who fell down the stairs. ….naturally, I would start with my name, right? Right? I feel so bad saying how much I enjoyed this one….It’s Edward Gorey, people! One of the…
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Writer: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Publishing House: The Dial Press Date of Publication: July 29th 2008 Rating: 5 stars ‘’Real dyed-in-the-wool readers can’t lie. Our faces always give us away. A raised brow or a curled lip means that it’s a poor excuse for a book, and…
Α Woman in the Polar Night
Title: A Woman in the Polar Night Writer: Christiane Ritter Publishing House: University of Alaska Press Date of Publication: July 15th 2010 (first published 1938) Rating: 5 stars ‘’Νο, the Arctic does not yield its secret for the price of a ship’s ticket. You must live through the long night, the storms, and the destruction of human pride. You must have…
The Muse
Title: The Muse Writer: Jessie Burton Publishing House: Picador Date of Publication: July 26th 2016 Rating: 4 stars ‘’…and that’s all that matters, isn’t it? What people believe. It doesn’t matter what’s the truth; what people believe becomes the truth.’’ I finally found the time to read Jessie Burton’s sophomore novel and I am very glad to conclude a wonderful…
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