Sometimes you will read the prologue of a book and instantly know what the story is about and how it will end, with Snow Job however, reading this really gave nothing away. I got the sense that someone was either suffering or going to suffer; that something tragic was going…
As an author, it must be really difficult to decide when it is the right time to publish your up-and-coming best-selling novel. Is the best time during the holiday season for example? Interestingly, some believe that if you are a well-known author that has already sold millions of copies of…
If you enjoyed Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris and Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty you are going to love Just Between Us by Rebecca Drake. It seems that living in Suburbia doesn’t always mean that you are going to have an idyllic peaceful lifestyle full of school runs, bake…
I have never visited the United States so I am probably a naive white woman to the struggles faced by African-Americans. Yes, I watch the news; I hear about the oppression felt, the mistreatment by those in powerful roles, but I personally have never been witness to such treatment. I…
Dangerous Promise is one of those books for me – did I really enjoy it or not? I am being honest upfront because I recommended this as a book to read in January but now that I have read it, I am not sure it is a book for everyone. …
If like me, you have that annoying habit of wanting to read a book before watching the film, then you better get reading. It seems that 2018 is going to be a great year for the book-to-film industry with no less than 27 new releases coming out that first started…
What a book to start 2018 on! I mean, I have read a lot of the hype and seen the book listed on many different reading lists for the New Year, so it has to be good right?!?!? Goodreads states that we need to ‘get ready for the biggest thriller…
With each new year comes a flourish of new books and authors vying for one of those coveted positions on a best-sellers list – whether that be the New York Times, Amazon, Goodreads or any other number of tables readers now go to when selecting their next big read. 2018…
I wonder what Charles Dickens would say today if he saw just how popular A Christmas Carol has become. This well-liked story of Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by ghosts from Christmas’ past, present and future have been gracing both the big and small screens since 1901, giving it the honour…
Banned books almost seem like a strange concept in a day and age when we supposedly have freedom of speech and therefore one would also assume that we also have the freedom to write what we choose. Apparently, however, freedom of expression is a human right according to article 19…