Hi everyone! And welcome to my first wrap up of the year. I like to think that I started 2016 with quite a selection actually. Most were YA reads, one of them a fantasy book. So, let’s start with my first read, “The Icarus Show” by debut author Sally Christie. Meeting Alex Meadows was like…
Category: Historical fiction
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 first #2016classics challenge selections
Classics and I have never had the greatest relationship. Not sure whether my French mother tongue has anything to do with it, but reading classics and understanding them has been a struggle in the past. However, until recently I came across one that I not only understood and read in its entirety but I also…
Book Review: “The Curious Tale Of The Lady Caraboo” by Catherine Johnson
Surely, they are some of us out there who have experience it! The overwhelming feeling born out of a situation so distressing, that you would wish the earth to open up and swallow you whole… and you can just simply disappear… From those of us who have encountered very amusing and embarrassing moments…
“How do you like your romance?” blog tour with a review of “Darkmere” by Helen Maslin
Hello everyone, Welcome to the first instalment of the “how o you like your romance” joint tour!! First up is my review of “Darkmere”. This book haunted me for a few days after I finished reading it. I simply could not get it out of my mind…You’ll see why. Synopsis from It has…
The Daphne du Maurier blog tour: “Jamaica Inn” review
Hello Everyone, Welcome to my tour stop on the “Daphne Du Maurier blog tour”. I hope you’ll enjoy the review :). I must say that when it comes to classics, I do not have a huge repertoire of “read” books to my name. So when the opportunity to read one presented itself, I jumped on…