Another 10 books read in my 2017 Australian Women Writers Challenge. I'm not sure if I'll make to 100 but I'll give it a good shot! Here are the latest 10 reads: All of my reviews for these novels are here on the blog, with the exception of The Greatest Gift by Rachael … Continue reading #aww2017 Books 51 to 60
Month: Sep 2017
My Reading Life: Jodi Picoult
Welcome to My Reading Life, a series where I revisit the authors and novels that have shaped me into the reader I am today. It’s hard to believe now, but there was period of time that stretched into several years when I didn’t read at all. Or at least, I didn’t read for pleasure, … Continue reading My Reading Life: Jodi Picoult
New Release Book Review: Slow by Brooke McAlary
Slow... About: From the creator of the award-winning Slow Home podcast comes Slow, the perfect companion on the long road to living a simpler and more fulfilled life. 'Dear Mr & Mrs Jones, I am writing to inform you of my withdrawal from the race to keep up with you . . .' Once upon … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Slow by Brooke McAlary
Behind the Pen with Nadia L King
It's that time of the week again and today I have great pleasure in welcoming to Behind the Pen a fellow book lover, who also happens to be a terrific YA author, Nadia L King. What is your favourite…and why… Character from one of your books? My favourite character from my own writing … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Nadia L King
Book Review: It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
It Ends with Us... About: SOMETIMES THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU IS THE ONE WHO HURTS YOU THE MOST Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she … Continue reading Book Review: It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
Novel to Film Review: Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Brooklyn... About the Novel: Young Eilis Lacey dreams of life beyond the confines of her tiny Irish village, but unlike her beautiful sister, Rose, Eilis' gifts are of a more practical nature: she has a head for numbers, and is a loving and dutiful daughter. Yet her ambition cannot be hidden and soon is noted … Continue reading Novel to Film Review: Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Book Review: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Ugly Love... About: When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they … Continue reading Book Review: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Book Review: Happy People Read and Drink Coffee by Agnès Martin-Lugand
Happy People Read and Drink Coffee... About: Diane seems to have the perfect life. She is a wife, a mother, and the owner of Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, a cozy literary cafe in Paris. But when she suddenly loses her beloved husband and daughter in a tragic car accident, the world as she … Continue reading Book Review: Happy People Read and Drink Coffee by Agnès Martin-Lugand
My Reading Life: Falling Down the Rabbit Hole of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Today I'm talking about how I fell down the rabbit hole of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, and why I stayed there. I’ve always been rather partial to quirk. Quirky stories, quirky movies, quirky songs, quirky TV shows. If it’s a little bit weird or a little … Continue reading My Reading Life: Falling Down the Rabbit Hole of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
New Release Book Review: Lea by Pascal Mercier
Lea... About: Pascal Mercier's Night Train to Lisbon mesmerized readers around the world, and went on to become an international bestseller, establishing Mercier as a breakthrough European literary talent. Now, in Lea, he returns with a tender, impassioned, and unforgettable story of a father's love and a daughter's ambition in the wake of devastating tragedy. … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Lea by Pascal Mercier
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