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Category: Book Reviews

Recommended author: Sue Townsend

15/11/2018 nsford 9 Comments

Sue Townsend is one of my favourite authors. Everything she wrote was funny, insightful and very readable. This is the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reading, Sue Townsend

Review of ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ by John Green

11/11/2018 nsford 33 Comments

Why did I put off reading this YA novel for so long? Maybe because I’m suspicious of books which top…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, John Green, reviews, YA fiction

Review of ‘Five Days of Fog’ by Anna Freeman

05/11/2018 nsford Leave a comment

This book reminded me of Brighton Rock  except that most of the characters are female and the setting is 1950s London.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Anna Freeman, books, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘While You Sleep’ by Stephanie Merritt

01/11/2018 nsford 5 Comments

The problem with this book is that it mixes two genres and doesn’t know what it wants to be. I’m…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Stephanie Merritt, thrillers

Review of ‘Hex’ by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

23/10/2018 nsford 8 Comments

This is one of my least favourite reads ever. The premise sounded good and the story started off intriguingly. Set…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, horror, reviews, Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Review of ‘Step by Step: The Life in My Journeys’ by Simon Reeve

21/10/2018 nsford 2 Comments

Presenter and writer Simon Reeve is a familiar presence on British TV screens. He makes travel documentaries with a difference,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, non-fiction, reviews, Simon Reeve, travel

Review of ‘In Miniature’ by Simon Garfield

17/10/2018 nsford 6 Comments

This is my favourite kind of non-fiction book! I’d previously read two of Simon Garfield’s other books, To the Letter:…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, humour, non-fiction, reviews, Simon Garfield

Review of ‘What the Hell Just Happened?!’ by Richy K. Chandler

08/10/2018 nsford 4 Comments

Do you know someone who’s going through a tough time? Someone who would appreciate hugs and advice… in the form…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, non-fiction, reviews, Richy K. Chandler

Review of ‘Aunt Branwell and the Brontë Legacy’ by Nick Holland

30/09/2018 nsford 2 Comments

Are you a Brontë fan? Do you already know a little about them and want to find out more? Then…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, history, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘I Am, I Am, I Am’ by Maggie O’Farrell

27/09/2018 nsford 15 Comments

It’s difficult to review a perfect book. There is literally nothing about this memoir that could be improved upon. I…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Maggie O'Farrell, memoir, non-fiction, reviews

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