Page Count: 126 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This is a Christmas classic for a reason and I usually end up reading it every year for the season. I love the concept of the Christmas spirits of past, present, and future and Marley chained with the physical representation of his crimes while alive. I enjoyed the explorationContinue reading “A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens”
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Regency Reunions at Christmas by Gaston, Martin, and Dickson
Page Count: 331 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW All three stories had immersive storytelling and, even though they were short, felt complete. They may or may not be historically accurate as that’s not something that I look for specifically but they produced the right atmosphere as historical fiction. The romances present were interesting and entertaining and, thoughContinue reading “Regency Reunions at Christmas by Gaston, Martin, and Dickson”
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Page Count: 177 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This story was beautiful and tragic. The tale of constant alienation and sorrow was told with such wonderful prose and, even though I have not had his experiences, the writing garnered feelings of empathy and a shared discomfort with society. The idea of society as an individual had anContinue reading “No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai”
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
Page Count: 303 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW This was a wild kooky ride of a science fiction and found it’s premise very enveloping like I could truly imagine a life on this space hotel with all of the misfits and conspiracies. As the book went on, I did get slightly worried that it would wander aimlesslyContinue reading “Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis”
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Page Count: 326 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This was such a gripping, chilling and heart wrenching horror story about a messed up family living in the woods told through the daughter who was raised there. I read it all in one go and felt almost compelled to keep reading – being scared but not being ableContinue reading “The Lamb by Lucy Rose”
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Page Count: 136 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This was such a beautiful and poetic book about the relationship of astronauts to both space, Earth, and each other. The stories woven in with the atmospheric prose brought it to life. I usually dislike a lack of constructed dialogue but I felt like this actually accentuated the dream-likeContinue reading “Orbital by Samantha Harvey”
Dead Poets Society by N H Kleinbaum
Page Count: 166 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW The writing was not the strongest but that is probably due to the fact that it is a novelisation of a film and so a script turned into prose and I have not watched the film so I won’t feel its full effect. However, I still enjoyed the beautifulContinue reading “Dead Poets Society by N H Kleinbaum”
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter
Page Count: 200 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I read it all in one go and just could not put it down the story was so compelling and so Gothically poetic. Though I would have preferred a slightly different ending and felt slightly waylaid by the blurb I still found it a shilling story from one ofContinue reading “The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter”
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Page Count: 368 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW Wow -what a prequel! I loved it so much. The characters, the plot, the setting – everything. Even the twists which are often hit or miss for me. I expected the romantic interest to be someone else than who it ended up being but, once I adjusted, I lovedContinue reading “Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree”
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Page Count: 209 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I was debating on whether to give this book 3 or 4 stars but I chose 4 simply due to the force at which it kept me reading. It did not conclude with a seriousness/danger that I thought it was building up to, however I know that this isContinue reading “The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid”
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