The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan – Book Review
Ian McEwan's 1978 novel The Cement Garden is short, gritty, and quite unsettling for a 2020s readership. Here's my mini review.
Notes From A Small Island by Bill Bryson – Book Review
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson is every UK visitor's dream read - a funny and insightful account of one man's journey to the corners of Great Britain.
Altar of Eden by James Rollins Book Review
Here’s another review to go alongside my Books and Tea reading challenge. I picked Altar of Eden as my Why Haven’t I Read This Yet? title, as I got it from a quirky bookshop on a day trip to Canterbury.…
Ten Novels by BAME Authors You Must Read
Literature isn't just written by stuffy, old, white men. Some of the greatest novels ever written are by BAME authors, and should be on all our bookshelves if we want to promote a more equal society.
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Book Review
This is my first completed book in my Books and Tea reading challenge. Recently, I’ve become a serial ‘Did Not Finish’er, but Queenie has broken my habit. Related: New year, New me Challenges I first discovered the book through a…
