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Review of ‘A Flight in the Heavens’ by Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr

12/08/2021 nsford 2 Comments

A swashbuckling adult fantasy adventure from French Canadian author, Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr, this novel is the first in the Theurgy of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fantasy, fiction, Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr, reading, reviews

Review of ‘The Final Girl Support Group’ by Grady Hendrix

11/08/2021 nsford 8 Comments

A clever, disturbing horror thriller which engages with the ‘final girl’ trope of slasher movies and examines how trauma affects…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Grady Hendrix, horror, reading, reviews, thrillers

Review of ‘Confident Women’ by Tori Telfer

05/08/2021 nsford 7 Comments

Why are we fascinated with con women? How do they manage to scam people so effectively and what are their…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, non-fiction, reading, reviews, Tori Telfer, true crime

Goodreads: a newbie’s perspective

27/07/2021 nsford 27 Comments

I never thought I would join Goodreads. It’s a website where you can rate, review, recommend books, plus interact with…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: blogging, books, reading, resources, social media

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘Metamorphosis and Other Stories’ by Franz Kafka

01/07/2021 nsford 10 Comments

I read this book when I was fourteen, which I think is quite impressive, given the challenging style and content…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, fiction, Franz Kafka, reading

My most-read authors

27/06/2021 nsford 18 Comments

Which authors’ books have you read the most? I checked my spreadsheet, which records my reading since 2002, and searched…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: Anthony Horowitz, Arthur C Clarke, books, children's fiction, Christopher Pike, Daphne du Maurier, fiction, H G Wells, J K Rowling, Paul Stewart, Philip Pullman, reading, Sue Townsend, Terry Pratchett, YA fiction

Review of ‘The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole’ by Sue Townsend

17/06/2021 nsford Leave a comment

This slim volume is a sequel to The Secret Diary and The Growing Pains, but is a collection of shorter…

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

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘The Flight of the Emu’ by Rachel Anderson

01/06/2021 nsford 2 Comments

I don’t remember this book. First published in 2001, it’s a novel for older children about a boy in care.…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, children's fiction, Rachel Anderson, reading

What is ‘literary fiction’ anyway?

15/05/2021 nsford 28 Comments

Of all the book genres, this one puzzles me. Literary fiction. What is it? And do I like it or…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, fiction, reading

Review of ‘Malibu Rising’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid

05/05/2021 nsford 10 Comments

I was really looking forward to the new book from the author of the fantastic Daisy Jones & the Six.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reading, reviews, Taylor Jenkins Reid

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