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Jennie Godfrey’s The Barbecue at No. 9 is a thoughtful study of relationships, from casual neighbourly acquaintances to new friendships and the shifting dynamics within families. Set against the buzz and anticipation of the Live Aid concert in the 1980s, the...
I am unashamedly a Real Housewives fan. It is entertainment that does not require much critical thinking and offers pure escapism. So when a book lands that is connected to that universe, it immediately piques my interest. Although I grew tired of Lisa Rinna towards...
I was between books and read the first chapter of a couple. This one spoke to me more. It opens with a twenty something British Cleo meeting forty something American Frank after they have both left the same party in New York. It was their flirtation and playful...
I had Heart The Lover on my list after seeing a great deal of hype around it, with the book frequently appearing in community picks and recommendations across social media. Going in, I was curious to see whether it would live up to that praise, particularly as this...
Florence Knapp’s debut asks a simple but arresting question. What if the name you are given at birth alters the entire shape of your life. In this story one mother chooses three different names for her newborn son and we follow the three realities that unfold as a...
I’ve been keeping up with this reading lark quite well! I read 2 great books in November and there was a common theme between the two of them: grief, loss, sadness and navigating that in life. It was unintentional though but maybe it was the days being shorter and the...
Instead of posting separately, I thought I would talk out the two books I’ve read recently. My resolution for this year was to read more (more than I had the year previous) and I’m smashing that target. I didn’t watch a lot of television before hand but since I...
Every so often, a book comes along that quietly consumes your attention. This was recommended to me by work bestie and although I had heard of the book, I didn’t know much about it. Their brief plot summary of the beginning pulled me in and after reading, I’m grateful...
Please be aware this review contains spoilers so don’t read on if you’ve not read the book! R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface is a sharp and unsettling literary thriller about ambition, appropriation and the stories we claim as our own. The novel follows June Hayward, a...
Peter Apps’ Show Me the Bodies is an unflinching, meticulously researched account of one of the most devastating tragedies in recent British history. It’s a book that doesn’t just tell you what happened, it lays bare the human, systemic and institutional failures that...
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This was an enjoyable read, though I felt it skimmed the surface of some of the heavier themes it raised, suicide and depression in particular. At times, it seemed to soften these issues a bit too much, which could come across as trivialising to some readers. The...
There’s a moment—usually mid-hangover, face-down on the sofa, scrolling through blurry videos from the night before—when you think: I cannot keep doing this. It might hit you after your third consecutive Sunday of shame, or when someone calls a vodka-cran “your drink”...