Review: ‘Armada’ – Ernest Cline 2015
My rating: 1 of 5 stars After reading Ready Player One, I was ready to once again immerse myself in a pop-culture vintage gaming world that only the geek-addled...
Review: ‘Iron Cast’ – Destiny Soria 2016
My rating: 4 of 5 stars A tale of friendship, family and magic in interwar New York. Ada and Corinne are best friends, keeping secrets from the world together a...
Review: ‘Americanah’ – Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie 2013
My rating: 5 of 5 stars I cannot recommend this book highly enough, to everyone who reads. To say that the plot follows high school sweethearts and their paths ...
Review: ‘The Knife of Never Letting Go’ – Patrick Ness 2008
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Overall I loved this book! Patrick Ness has crafted an interesting science fiction world; on a distant planet a young boy lives in an is...
Review: ‘The Marvels’ – Brian Selznick 2015
My rating: 5 of 5 stars A moving and magical tale that seamlessly blends illustration and text. A story about family, identity, history and myth-making. The Mar...
Review: ‘Everything I Never Told You’ – Celeste Ng 2014
3.5 stars. A layered novel about all the secret lives families lead when they can’t or won’t communicate. The story focuses on a Chinese-American fa...
Review: ‘The City of Woven Streets’ – Emmi Itäranta 2015
My rating: 5 of 5 stars An enchanting tale of love and resistance. Unexpectedly tender and heartfelt, the story swept me away. Itaranta has crafted a world of i...
Review: ‘A Man Called Ove’ – Fredrik Backman 2012
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Deeply touching novel about love, grief, and a neighbourhood that warmed the heart of a grumpy old man. I can’t think back on this story...
‘Everything Is Illuminated’ December Book Club Discussion
December was a busy month for everyone, with holiday celebrations and wrapping things up for the new year I wasn’t the only one falling behind with this m...
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 ...