Happy 2025 Readheads. Good news is I’ve already read two books this month so am feeling chuffed with myself. Bad news (for me) is the hefty pile of books read last year which are not yet reviewed. They taunt me on the daily, but I am committed to sorting out this disaster lickety split, so […]
Author Archives: Ms K
July
17
One Day We’re All Going to Die by Elise Esther Hearst
posted by Ms K
Cheery title I know but don’t let it dissuade you from reading this fresh pearl. I polished it off last night in a fevered frenzy and today am left with huge black bags under my eyes and an urgency to tell you to grab it – especially if you are a Lily Brett fan. This […]
May
15
What Happened to Nina by Dervla McTiernan
posted by Ms K
Having read this, I know what happened to Nina. I won’t tell you of course, but good news for you is that you don’t have to wait till the end of the book to find out if you do read it (and I think you should….all the bookshops clearly agree as they’ve got this one […]
May
01
Prima Facie by Suzie Miller
posted by Ms K
I am a Suzie Miller tragic. I love her plays and have seen two fabulous ones of late. RBG (about Ruth Bader Ginsberg, US Supreme Court Justice and gender equality ‘shero’) and Jail Baby. Both brilliant! Prima Facie, the one woman play, was made famous when Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) headlined in it in London’s […]
March
27
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
posted by Ms K
The extraordinary skill of Charlotte Wood is to craft her writing to accent and mimic the landscape and backdrop of her stories. Stone Yard Devotional is sparsely and dryly written but it’s deeply rich….like the harsh, barren Australian outback which is also home to breathtaking, raw beauty. Does that make sense, or have I drunk […]
January
02
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
posted by Ms K
Well happy 2024 Readheads. Let’s get to it. It is holiday time and if you are looking for a goodie to dive into, look no further. This book might be called Small Pleasures but it was a humungous pleasure to read. It’s the sort of book you can’t wait to get home too and I loved every […]
November
05
Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au
posted by Ms K
So, the end of the year is coming way too fast, and you can hardly find a second to breathe BUT you’re desperate to read a good book but when, how? Readheads, here is your answer. Cold Enough for Snow is a quietly powerful and beautiful novella about a mother and daughter holidaying in Japan […]
August
27
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
posted by Ms K
To be honest, I’ve recently been suffering the book-blues because Ms A has been lightening fast grabbing some big new releases I would have loved to have gotten my mitts on first. Questions I have been asking myself: Has Ms A done a secret deal with a book shop owner? Is Ms A camping outside […]
June
12
Marshmallow by Victoria Hannan
posted by Ms K
I have a mountain of books to review so I was in two minds about sharing this one. I didn’t know whether to just pop it on the bookshelf and move on graciously, or review it, knowing it would be harsh. Well, here I am so spoiler alert and I’ll just say it – I […]
February
25
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
posted by Ms K
This cover had me at hello but the review on it comparing the author to Nora Ephron, one of my all time favourite authors, sealed the deal. She was coming home with me. I confess the storyline gave me pause as I didn’t know if I was up to it. Death. Terminal cancer and a […]
