I’m always sad to reach the end of the Adrian Mole series. This book was not intended to be the…
An intriguing novel about a strong-willed character who has a talent for predicting the weather. It’s set in London in…
An entertaining witchy rom-com, ideal lighter reading for the spooky season. There is also an author’s note which gives some…
In 2012, I only read 64 books. For most people, that probably seems a lot! An average of more than…
Only when I finally read the original book by Helen Fielding did I realise how the film is significantly different.…
Banned in the author’s native Ireland, these novels set in the late 1950s are a perceptive and gritty portrait of…
The outrageously silly sequel to The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. This was my third time reading the book…
A warm-hearted contemporary novel with a wonderful sense of place. It’s not my usual kind of read but I liked…
My first Highsmith read was, oddly, the last book she wrote. It was published posthumously in 1995. I’m sure it…
One of those very successful films which eclipse the original book. I don’t think I even knew of the 1963…