A Pie to Die For (first book in the Bakery Detectives series) – Book Review Author: Stacey Alabaster Genre: Cosy mystery My rating: ★★★☆☆ Release Date: Published 19th March, 2016 by Fairfield Publishing Format: Kindle ebook, 161 pages What did I think? A fun cosy mystery that I read in one sitting (it’s on the…
A Ghost of a Chance by Morgana Best
A Ghost of a Chance (first in The Witch Woods Funeral Home series) – Did not finish Author: Morgana Best Genre: Cosy mystery, paranormal, australia My rating: Unrated Release Date: Published 15th November, 2015 by Ghost Books Publishing Format: Kindle book, 254 pages Why didn’t I finish it? Not a review, just a few thoughts….
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (second book in the series ) – Audiobook Review Author: J.K. Rowling Genre: YA, children, fantasy My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 20th November, 2015 by Pottermore from J.K. Rowling Format: Audiobook, 10 hours and 8 minutes What did I think? Turns out The Chamber of Secrets, book…
Southern Spirits by Angie Fox
Southern Spirits – First book in the Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries series – Book Review Author: Angie Fox Genre: Cosy mystery, supernatural, paranormal, urban fantasy, romance My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 13th January, 2015 by Angie Fox Format: Paperback, 256 pages What did I think? Verity is a bright, plucky southern gal in danger…
Heal Your PTSD: Dynamic Strategies That Work by Michele Rosenthal
Heal your PTSD – Book Review Author: Michele Rosenthal Genre: Psychology, trauma, non-fiction, self-help My rating: ★★★☆☆ Release Date: Published 1st September, 2015 by Conari Press Format: Paperback, 256 pages What did I think? Rosenthal had Post-traumatic Stress Disorder herself and believes herself to be one hundred percent healed from symptoms. I wouldn’t like for…
What I love most about reading
Let me say first that while I have always been a reader, I have never been voracious. When I was younger, it was never something I would have listed as a main hobby (unless pushed). Once I became a teen, I was usually reading non-fiction, following my interests, and I continued like that for…
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Little Fires Everywhere – Book Review Author: Celeste Ng Genre: Contemporary My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 12th September, 2017 by Penguin Press Format: Paperback, 272 pages What did I think? A terrific story, well-written. Ng reminds me of Liane Moriarty in that way, and both Ng and Moriarty are easy to read – meaning…
The Terror by Dan Simmons
The Terror- Audiobook Review Author: Dan Simmons Genre: Historical fiction, horror, fantasy, thriller, audiobook My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Released 4th July, 2018 by Transworld Digital Format: Audiobook 28 hours, 28 minutes What did I think? The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were actual ships, and the book is a fictionalised account of an actual…
A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy – Book Review Author: William B. Irvine Genre: Philosophy, self-help, Stoicism My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 1st November, 2008 by Oxford University Format: Hardcover, 326 pages What did I think? The book has an old-fashioned feel that I’ve felt before while reading…
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Secret History – Book Review Author: Donna Tartt Genre: Mystery, college students My rating: ★★★☆☆ Release Date: Published 13th April, 2004 by Vintage (originally published 1992) Format: Paperback, 658 pages What did I think? Upfront I want to say I think this was a great book that simply wasn’t quite my cup of tea….
The Rip by Mark Brandi
The Rip – Book Review Author: Mark Brandi Genres: Contemporary, mystery, crime, Australia Rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 26th of February, 2019 by Hachette Australia Format: Paperback, 272 pages What did I think? “I’ve never been much of a swimmer, but I get what he means. Like, being caught in a current or something. A…
Boundaries after a pathological relationship by Adelyn Birch
Boundaries After a Pathological Relationship – Book Review Author: Adelyn Birch Genre: Psychology, self-help, abuse, mental health My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 12th January, 2016 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Format: Paperback, 68 pages “Boundaries protect your emotional and physical health, and they protect you from the behaviour and demands of others.” – Adelyn…
An Adult Child’s Guide to What’s Normal by John and Linda Friel
An Adult Child’s Guide to What’s Normal – Book Review Author: John C. and Linda D. Friel Genre: Psychology, self-help, mental health, relationships, parenting My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 1st September, 1990 by Health Communications Inc Format: Paperback, 200 pages What did I think? This book was written in 1990 and (as far as…
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Book Review Author: Gail Honeyman Genre: Contemporary, literary, women’s My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 5th June, 2018 by Penguin Books Format: Paperback, 325 pages What did I think? “I simply didn’t know how to make things better. I could not solve the puzzle of me.” – Gail Honeyman…
Goodreads gone wrong
Goodreads recommends other books based off what you’re reading. Do not ask me how you get from a book on birds to a book on Pedophiles and rapists, though! The only thing I will give them is that I’ve read lots of true crime in the past, but still…so weird.
The Ghost Hunter Survival Guide by Michelle Belanger
The Ghost Hunter’s Survival Guide: Protection Techniques for Encounters with the Paranormal – Book Review Author: Michelle Belanger Genre: Paranormal, occult, non-fiction, fantasy My rating: ★★★☆☆ Release Date: Published 8th October, 2009 by Llewellyn Publications Format: Paperback, 271 pages What did I think? A couple of quick thoughts, nothing more. First off, I read this…
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Normal People – Book Review Author: Sally Rooney Genre: Contemporary, literary, award winner, ireland My rating: ★★★★☆ Release Date: Published 28th August, 2018 by Faber & Faber Format: Paperback, 269 pages “She shrugs. She knows a confrontation is coming now, and she can do nothing to stop it. It’s moving towards her already from every…