The book that taught me a truth that I suspected but never knew for sure. A time period that my mind is too young to fathom, because while growing up, war was a topic for the history books. Although nowadays, social media has made a willing or reluctant witness of every single individual owning a…
Category: War
Book Review: ” Anna And The Swallow Man” by Gavriel Savit
I have just indulged in a feast of beautiful writing, but I am not quite full up. And maybe that is the point of this novel. Sadly, I find myself not entirely satisfied by this read. Something is missing. I am not sure if I can pin point what led to my current feelings but…
My take on #ReadRedRising so far…
Hello everyone, So I answered the call to #readredrising last week! It is still going on on Twitter at the moment so if just like me you have had Red Rising by Pierce Brown on your TBR for a while, it is the best time to just jump in and take part or you…
Book Review: “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini
Synopsis from  I finished reading “The Kite Runner” a couple of days ago, and finishing, was a bit of a relief. It was one of those books I had to put down a few times, regroup and carry on. So this 372 pages piece took me 2 weeks to get through, which is quite…
LaChouett wonders…What is your “Love it but Hate it!” book?
This is a bit of a weird one for me… Have you ever come across a book, a really good book that you had to put down and take a break from because, although brilliantly written, some of the scenes you read were so harrowing that you have to just walk away from the…