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I had high hopes for this book … so much so that I even bought a box of M&S’s most premium (and expensive) mince pies to truly immerse me in the occasion. Well, thank goodness I forked out for the mince pies because sadly the book didn’t fill me with seasonal cheer.
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Imposter is the first book in a new trilogy that I’ve been wanting to read for ages. This crime thriller splits its time between a murder scene in picturesque County Mayo, and the Southmoor High Security Psychiatric Hospital in south London. I had such high hopes …
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People Like Us is an unforgettably powerful story of love, hope and humanity surviving in spite of the very worst kind of hatred. What sets this book apart is that it’s narrated through the eyes of a teenage Nazi; a girl I despised … and then, unexpectedly found myself wanting to protect.
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Chocolate and books are unarguably a match made in heaven … I mean, chocolate is the ultimate single-handed hunger cure: you don’t even have to put the book down to keep gobbling. But making the right chocolate-book match is the difference between a romance and a horror story.
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The Existence of Amy is by equal parts heart-break and heart-warming. It’s a bravely told story of the horribly real struggle of getting through life under the all-consuming cloud of OCD … full throttle OCD, not the ‘I like my post-it notes arranged in rainbow colours’ nonsense.
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Set in the early 1960s, Finer Things throws together a jaded, professional shoplifter and a fresh-faced art student against a backdrop of authentic, of-the-era cultural references … with unmistakable overtones of the offbeat glamour and unmistakable tone of a Guy Ritchie film.
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There are three crucial dates in the bookworm’s calendar – book week, bookshop week and libraries week. 5th – 10th October is #librariesweek (and, incidentally, the week of my #birthday 🥳 ) so I’m paying homage to the hushed and hallowed world of libraries with a montage of some of the world’s most wonderful libraries. What I wouldn’t give to lose a day or so in these stunning soul-soothers …
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Oh! My! Goodness! This book evokes a powerful, emotional response (yes, it made my eyes leak!); it created a world I yearned to step in to … and yet never to be part of; it elicits an understanding … and yet a sense of disbelief. This haunting story will stay with me for quite some time.
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Today is National Poetry Day, and I couldn’t help thinking this is the day I should finally make good on my long-overdue intention to read more poetry. I’ve learned that every year there’s a theme to the day, and this year’s theme is Vision … to see it like a poet, and to #ShareAPoem. It’s all about encouraging a love of language, which is a love shared by poets, authors and bookworms alike.
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Traitor Games is the third book in the hugely successful Novak and Mitchell spy-thriller trilogy. Having stumbled across the books earlier this year, I count it as one of my best bookish finds of 2020 and couldn’t wait to read this latest instalment. True to form, it was an action-packed thrill ride, and a brilliant addition to this highly addictive series.
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