Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ – Charles Dickens 18143
My rating: 4 of 5 stars A cautionary tale of greed and selfishness, and their opposites in generosity and humility. Such a perfect story to read in the lead up ...
Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ – John Tiffany & Jack Thorne 2016
My rating: 4 of 5 stars A wonderful chance to return to the world I adore, not without its issues, but still incredibly enjoyable. First of all, this is a play....
‘Wuthering Heights’ May Book Club Discussion
Let’s discuss Wuthering Heights! Read through my discussion prompts below, then add your thoughts on those or anything else you felt was important to you. If yo...
‘V for Vendetta’ – Alan Moore 1982
My rating: 3 of 5 stars V for Vendetta is, to me, a series of excellent quotes with illustrations I could mostly do without. The story is interesting, but the p...
Neverwhere read-along – Chapters 16-20
Reminder: There are spoilers for the entire book in the discussion below. You have been fairly and freely warned! Today’s featured photo is by @catebutler who t...
Neverwhere Read-along – Chapters 6 – 10
We are well into Richard, our hapless hero’s adventures in London Below. Chapter 10 ended on a bit of a cliffhanger so I’m keen to hear your thought...
Neverwhere Read-along – Chapters 1 – 5
It might have been less than 100 pages but chapters 1 through 5 had a LOT of story to absorb! Below are my thoughts on this section, some discussion questions f...
Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman – Read-along Introduction
#BabblingBooksRA Welcome to the first ever Babbling Books Read-along! This October we will be reading Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman together. Neverwhere is one of t...
‘Rook’ – Shannon Cameron 2015
Rook by Sharon Cameron My rating: 2.5 stars In a sentence: Awkward French revolution homage. Rook has a really interesting premise: a post-apocalyptic world whe...
‘Cakes and Ale’ – William Somerset Maugham 1930.
Cakes and Ale is a rather biting satire of the life of various notable British writers, including Thomas Hardy, who were prolific in William Somerset Maugham...