Saving Missy by Beth Morrey

The book is still available to request on NetGalley as of the writing of this post Millicent Carmichel is old and unhappy. She is not an ideal protagonist- not least because of the excessive drinking (more on that later). She has locked herself into a little life and is facing loneliness in all its forms.…

An Almost Perfect Holiday by Lucy Diamond

Book is available for request till the 1st of June 2020 Usually, I do not agree with the categorisation of any book as Women's fiction solely because it is emotional. I actually saw one recently that was about a man and his relationship with his father labelled as such, which stunned me for a while.…

Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Narrated by: Nick Podehl I have been an ardent fan of the author and her tales for a while now. I have reviewed a lot of her books on my blog:      As a seasoned listener to the author's books, I thought I could gauge the level of emotional investment I would require for this, but…

The Missing Letters of Mrs Bright by Beth Miller

I scheduled a load of reviews for the last week, and suddenly, once again, I am at the beginning of another week, and January is already half gone! I picked this book up because I had read and liked another by the author: The Two Hearts of Eliza Bloom. This, however, was not exactly my…

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

There will be few who have not heard of this book. The blurb, the numerous different reviews ranging from detailed to purely emotional, had me thinking that I should at least check it out. It is obviously targeted at children but is something that will appeal to adults as well. The most vital point is…

Under Currents by Nora Roberts

My last review by this author was: If you check this one and the others listed in the review, you will know what I think of the author and her work. That said, I think this one delivered more of the old feeling than any others I have read recently. We have two broken people.…

The Story of a Goat by Perumal Murugan

I requested this book because it hit two of my ambitious targets: Male author Translated work Despite actually studying a few years of basic Tamil in school, I cannot actually read an entire book in the language. This would probably be the closest I would get to reading one. It was an interesting book but…

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Book is still available to request on NetGalley as of Posting this review One of the perks of trying out new books is the chance to find the latest styles of narrative, and times and places that one would never encounter otherwise. This is one such book. The splash of colour on the cover, the…