Category: Fiction

  The second book in the Out of the Hitler Time series, this book jumps forward in time from where When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit left off. In this book the family are now living in a boarding house in London during the early days of the Blitz. Things are tough – not just because READ MORE

  If you are the type of reader who can withstand tragedy and pain as long as it’s presented in beautiful prose and has characters whose pain you will feel acutely, then this is the book for you. Because man, does it ever serve up the tragedy with both hands. The story begins with Tom, READ MORE

  I picked this book up because I watched one of Lauren and the Books‘ videos (I’d link the actual video but it was months ago when I watched it and I don’t remember which one) in which her partner, David, reads this whole book in a weekend, and he doesn’t normally read that much. READ MORE

  When it comes to police procedural thrillers, Michael Connelly pretty much has the genre on lock. Thanks to his wildly successful Harry Bosch series (which was made into a TV series starring Titus Welliver), and fast pace at which he releases new books, his fans are often devoted ones. First published in 2017, The READ MORE

  This book was a big surprise to me. It turned out to be exactly what I wished The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Aged 81 would be. Also what I hoped The Unlikely Pilgrimmage of Harold Fry would feel like. It’s a simple story at the outset – it’s the story of Arthur READ MORE

       Like many of you, I picked up the first book in the Heartstopper series, read it straight through in one sitting, and immediately picked up volume 2. So the two are inextricably linked in my mind, and I can’t remember which held what part of the story to review them separately. (I READ MORE

  I’ve seen this book around a lot, and was intrigued by the premise. This is the story of two fathers. One white, one Black. Each has lost a son to violence, and they are connected by their sons, who were married to one another. Both fathers did not react well to their sons’ homosexuality READ MORE

  I have had this book on my shelf for so long now that I can’t even remember getting it! I kept meaning to pick it up… and then just not. But I was in the mood for something a bit light this week, and I saw this, and it seemed like the way to READ MORE

  I can’t believe I only just discovered this series of books. It is so my type of thing, and I had a period of reading all the books I could find about the holocaust – particularly those told from the perspective of a young girl (this was after reading Anne Frank’s Diary of a READ MORE

  I really loved The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, so I’m always on the hunt for books about book clubs – bonus marks if they take place in a small English community. This book checked all the boxes. This book follows a group of people who live in a small English village READ MORE

  For a book about serious things, this book sure was funny. That’s the first impression I had of the book, and the tone instantly had me hooked. This is the story of Martha Friel, who is flailing. She suffers from mental health issues, and has a life that leaves her generally feeling unsatisfied and READ MORE

  I enjoyed reading The Reading List, and decided I wanted something else that had some serious topics in it, but mixed in with some humour and heartwarming moments. I’ve also been meaning to read some of the books on my TBR featuring older protagonists, as I fully support more books getting published about this READ MORE

  This book took me completely by surprise. I bought it as Audible’s deal of the day on a whim a while back, after quickly skimming the description. I like books about readers. That was pretty much all the thought I put into it. I think I decided to read it mainly because it was READ MORE

  This was yet another of the books I read for the quarterfinals of the BookTube Prize. I had been meaning to read Sarah Winman’s work for ages – I have at least two of her books on my shelves, unread, but this one was quite long and therefore languished on my “maybe, someday” pile. READ MORE

  You know when things are going on in life that feel like a LOT and you really just want a book that will sweep you up, grab your full attention, and transport you away from everything that’s stressing you out for a while? This book was exactly that. What attracted me to this book READ MORE

  I didn’t really have a lot of interest in this book to start with. It’s historical fiction, and it’s based on the life of an author I’d never heard of, let alone read (Thomas Mann). But it was on my second round of judging for the BookTube Prize, so I had to give it READ MORE

  Another book from my group for the quarterfinals of judging for the BookTube Prize, How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House is an interesting novel that managed to surprise me. I expected a mystery, with a few unexpected twists and turns and with a tropical backdrop. I was interested in it, and was pleased READ MORE