Within the last few weeks, I’ve started and then abandoned three books. This is quite unusual for me. I choose…
Welcome to the first journey in my new series – diving into the murky depths of my reading over the…
Sue Townsend is one of my favourite authors. Everything she wrote was funny, insightful and very readable. This is the…
Why did I put off reading this YA novel for so long? Maybe because I’m suspicious of books which top…
This book reminded me of Brighton Rock except that most of the characters are female and the setting is 1950s London.…
The problem with this book is that it mixes two genres and doesn’t know what it wants to be. I’m…
If I ever needed an excuse to list my favourite books, this is it! So here are 30 books which…
This is one of the worst novels I’ve ever read. The premise sounded good and the story started off intriguingly.…
Presenter and writer Simon Reeve is a familiar presence on British TV screens. He makes travel documentaries with a difference,…
This is my favourite kind of non-fiction book! I’d previously read two of Simon Garfield’s other books, To the Letter:…