The Ice Twins by S K Tremayne
I’ve read some brilliant books recently – The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, The Paying Guests and The Girl on the Train to name but…
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
My eldest is a real film buff. He doesn’t just watch all the latest blockbusters, he’s watched all of the classic films from the last…
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Books for tweens: Karen McCombie
The more enlightened among you may believe there’s ‘no difference’ in books for boys and girls. But I’ve got two boys and a girl who…
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The Lie by C L Taylor
Generally, books take me two or three weeks to read (apart from The Woman Who Stole My Life, which for some reason took me about…
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Awesome books for teens, tweens and young adults
One of the jobs I do involves me reading children’s books (I know, right, what an amazing job?). And I’ve discovered some really flipping awesome…
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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Earlier this year, I read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. I had no idea what to expect, but I loved it – it was jaw-dropping,…
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
I’ll cut right to the chase here. Gone Girl is an incredible book. I wasn’t really aware of it, apart from I’d heard of the film,…
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The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce
I loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, which I read a couple of years ago, so was very excited when I spotted The Love Song of…
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12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
12 Years a Slave is a film I really wanted to see. I’d heard the hype and seen all the awards it had won, it looked…
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Police by Jo Nesbo
Well this is it. After nine previous novels, six of which I’ve read this year (and reviewed on this here blog), I’ve finally made it…
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The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbo
I make no apologies for the fact that I’m obsessed with Jo Nesbo – his books are just so flipping good! And I’ve finally read…
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The Memory Book by Rowan Coleman
This is a book I never intended to read. Long story short, I was at Paddington, my reading material was quickly running out and the…
