Book review: Small Great Things

  I love nothing more than a good story. If you're looking for someone who appreciates beautiful prose or elaborate explorations of characters, you're probably on the wrong blog, because what I want from a book is to be engaged by the story. Good prose and solid characterisations help along the way, but it's a good [...]

Book review: Somewhere Inside of Happy

  I first came across Anna McPartlin last year when I read her book The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, and I was thrilled to see she has another just out, Somewhere Inside of Happy. I've got a sneak peek at the new release and, like Rabbit Hayes, it's a cracker. McPartlin's own complicated background really informs [...]

Bridget's back… still an icon, but a bit battered round the edges

Fans of Bridget Jones will be astonished to learn that their single girl idol, the British Carrie Bradshaw, is now 51. And, although she and Mark were destined to live happily ever after, well… that wouldn’t make a very good third book (spoiler alert – don’t read on if you don’t want to know any more). [...]

2013-10-01T11:00:15+00:00 October 1st, 2013|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , |