The Electric Hotel... About the Book: From the award-winning author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Last Painting of Sara de Vos comes a luminous novel tracing the intertwined fates of a silent-film director and his muse. Dominic Smith's The Electric Hotel winds through the nascent days of cinema in Paris and Fort … Continue reading Book Review: The Electric Hotel by Dominic Smith
The Week That Was…
It's been a week of riding the waves of sickness this week, hence this weekly reflection broadcasting on Sunday instead of Friday. Everyone seems to be on the mend now, just some lingering coughs and sniffles. One lucky son escaped entirely - probably gives him further reason to advocate for bunking down in your room … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Dry Milk by Huo Yan
Dry Milk... About the Book: John Lee is a migrant from Beijing who has lived in Auckland for three decades. Formerly a librarian, he leads an increasingly lonely and misanthropic life, reduced to selling second-hand goods, and living in a marriage of convenience with his disabled wife, whom he treats with contempt. When he becomes … Continue reading Book Review: Dry Milk by Huo Yan
Book Review: Snake Island by Ben Hobson
Snake Island... About the Book: Vernon and Penelope Moore never want to see their son Caleb again. Not after he hit his wife and ended up in gaol. A lifetime of careful parental love wiped out in a moment. But when retired teacher Vernon hears that Caleb is being regularly visited and savagely bashed by … Continue reading Book Review: Snake Island by Ben Hobson
Book Review: The Day the Lies Began by Kylie Kaden
The Day the Lies Began… About the Book: ‘It seemed simple at first – folding one lie over the next. She had become expert at feathering over the cracks to ensure her life appeared the same. But inside, it didn’t feel fixed.’ It happened the day of the Moon Festival. It could have been left … Continue reading Book Review: The Day the Lies Began by Kylie Kaden
The Classics Eight: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier for #rebeccabuddyread
Rebecca... About the Book: Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . . Working as a lady's companion, the heroine of Rebecca learns her place. Life begins to look very bleak until, on a trip to the South of France, she meets Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower whose sudden proposal of … Continue reading The Classics Eight: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier for #rebeccabuddyread
#BookBingo – Round 17
I have to take what I can get with this category as memoirs really aren't my cup of tea! Reading them puts the 'challenge' into reading challenge. Memoir about a non-famous person: Diving into Glass by Caro Llewellyn Fans of memoirs will think this is an incredible book; in many ways it is. Caro Llewellyn … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 17
The Week That Was…
Birds of Tokyo...thank you very much! So close, so good. ~~~~~ TV in review: Loved this short series. Read why here. ~~~~~ #rebeccabuddyread wraps up on Sunday. Will definitely be doing something like this again with the Page by Page book club. The response has been fabulous. ~~~~~ Joke of the Week: ~~~~~ Book of … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey
Where the Dead Go… About the Book: Four years after the events of Into the Night, DS Gemma Woodstock is on the trail of a missing girl in a small coastal town. A fifteen-year-old girl has gone missing after a party in the middle of the night. The following morning her boyfriend is found brutally … Continue reading Book Review: Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey
Book Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
The Kiss Quotient… About the Book: A heart-warming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick. Stella Lane thinks mathematics is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases, a job that … Continue reading Book Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
