In truth, I probably could have flown to Mars in the time in took me to read The Mars Room. I am sadly alone on this because it seems this book was being devoured left, right and centre by everyone over the holiday break – well those on Instagram anyway. It’s not that I didn’t […]
Author Archives: Ms K
December
27
2018 All Stars
posted by Ms K
You didn’t think we’d leave you in the lurch these holidays? We know you are all going to need a good book by the pool so we have compiled our 2018 All Star list so you get the most from your holiday reading time. Enjoy, Readheads! Ms K This list was hard for me as […]
October
30
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
posted by Ms K
I have a hunch this novel may end up being my book of the year. Big call, yes, but I loved it that much. I have read some real beauties this year (Hallelujah, the Book Gods have shone on me in 2018) but there is just something so exquisite about An American Marriage that I […]
October
04
The Incendiaries by R.O.Kwon
posted by Ms K
How is it possible that I have read two books, back to back, about cults? I assure you I am not interested in joining one, or indeed, starting my own. The Incendiaries is a different beast to my last review Beautiful Revolutionary but it packs, in fewer pages, the same physical discomfort and disbelief. Like […]
October
01
Beautiful Revolutionary by Laura Elizabeth Woollett
posted by Ms K
If you’ve ever wondered how the saying ‘drinking the Kool-Aid‘ came about, well good news Readheads, this book answers it for you. The not-so-good news is you really won’t like the explanation. In Beautiful Revolutionary, Laura Elizabeth Woollett has penned a masterful and intriguing re-telling of the 1978 Jonestown Massacre which saw 918 men, women […]
August
11
Outline by Rachel Cusk
posted by Ms K
How is it that I have never read this book before? Or worse still, how is it that I hadn’t even heard of Rachel Cusk? Thankfully, this situation has been remedied and I am now in possession of the trilogy in which Outline is number one ( & I am happy to report I am […]
August
08
Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
posted by Ms K
Anne Tyler and I started off as friends with A Spool of Blue Thread. Then, sadly, we weren’t friends any longer because of Vinegar Girl, BUT – hold the phone Joan – I am happy to report our friendship is restored courtesy of Tyler’s latest, Clock Dance. This one I loved and read it in what felt […]
