I finished this book a few months ago so am very late to the blogging party with this review. I was in two minds about what I really thought about it – I hoped that with some time, I would be a little clearer. Spoiler – this didn’t happen and I am still 50/50 – […]
January
07
The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein
posted by Ms K
I have always had a secret fascination about those folk who enter murder scenes to clean them up. Hells bells, I couldn’t do it but there is something so ghoulishly intriguing about it, don’t you think? If you, like me, have a hidden penchant for such things, well dearest Readheads, this book is for you. […]
January
02
The Dry by Jane Harper
posted by Ms K
Happy New Year Readheads – here is to a year of truly great reads! It’s good to be back so yes, let’s address the elephant on the page. It’s been a while since I posted (but good news is I have been reading like a demon so have lots to blog about) but I have […]
January
02
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
posted by Ms A
Every good holiday requires a good book. Frankly, it is beyond me why airlines don’t offer book sales with flight reservations. They could easily make recommendations according to destination, demographic and flight length and it would be a whole lot more fun than amazon. Instead of a little shopping basket icon there could be a […]
December
10
The Choke by Sofie Laguna
posted by Ms A
It’s the early 1970’s and a ten-year-old girl is slipping through the cracks. Abandoned by her mother and neglected by her father, she is forced to live with her alcoholic grandfather in a broken-down property near the banks of the Murray River. Surrounded by men, guns and beer – this young girl is far from […]
October
22
Days without End by Sebastian Barry
posted by Ms A
It scares me how many times I walked past this beautiful book. In the days of big publishing houses and even bigger marketing budgets, it is not at all uncommon to get enticed by a cover and find on reading it that the writing doesn’t quite match the hype. The opposite is true with this […]
August
28
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
posted by Ms A
Ok so I haven’t been posting like Ms K but it doesn’t mean I haven’t been reading and thinking about books. For those of you who have been holding off starting something new until you’ve heard from me (pay attention both of you) I am sorry. All I can say is the wait has been […]
August
18
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
posted by Ms K
So Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, and I have to tell you Readheads, I too am feeling pretty damn fine after reading this gem by Gail Honeyman. Admittedly, this book started off a little shaky and I thought it a bit odd, but the story found its mettle after a few chapters and I then […]
August
13
The Midnight Watch by David Dyer
posted by Ms K
Off the back of my last book review, let’s jump on board another historical one – The Midnight Watch by David Dyer. Excuse the pun though because this book is about the Titanic, and that is one ship we wish no-one got aboard. The twist with this compelling tale is while it relives the end […]
July
31
In The Name of The Family by Sarah Dunant
posted by Ms K
First up Readheads, an apology because I have been AWOL of late. So many good reasons why, but not because Miramax called to invite me to join their reading panel tasked with searching out their next big blockbuster…..Not yet anyway! On a positive note though, I have been reading like a demon so prepare yourselves […]
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