February wrap-up and March reading goal

February 28, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

I read a lot more in February than I anticipated – which makes me so happy as I am much closer to reaching my 2019 reading goal. This month I read five books, which I have listed below. The Secret History was a lot longer than I thought it was going to be (almost 700 […]

Review: Bird Box by Josh Malerman

January 8, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Blurb: Most people dismissed the reports on the news. But they became too frequent; they became too real. And soon it was happening to people we knew. Then the Internet died. The televisions and radios went silent. The phones stopped ringing And we couldn’t look outside anymore. Review: There is something frightening and yet ever […]

Review: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

December 14, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Blurb: When two English brothers take the helm of a Barbados sugar plantation, nervousness and fear run high. Washington Black – an eleven year-old field slave who has known no other life – is aghast to find himself selected as personal servant to one of these men. His new master is the eccentric Christopher Wilde […]

Summer reading list

July 11, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

A summer holiday is the perfect time to catch up on some reading. While I am happy to read all genres, if I go on holiday I tend to read something that is fast-paced or light-hearted. Below I have listed the 5 books on my reading list this summer. I will upload a review of […]