My lovely fiancé gave me this set of Hogwarts Classics, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, because he knows that I have a slight (OK, major..) Harry Potter obsession and he thought this would be a nice addition. I admit I was slightly sceptical, because as much as I love…
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Book review: The Girl who saved Christmas by Matt Haig
4/5 stars. Audible version, narrated by Carey Mulligan. I got this as part of Audible’s 12 days of Christmas sale, where they advertised one bestseller for 99p a day. I got some really good books out of that sale that I’m looking forward to getting into. I got this one not knowing much about Matt…
Book review: Turtles all the way down by John Green
4/5 stars. I’ve come to understand that the type of characters this book is populated with are typical for John Green. That is, very precocious teenagers who are all amateur existential philosophers. Yes, they are unrealistic – I’ve never met a teenager (or any person for that matter) who speaks like Green’s characters. But, this…
Book review: The Christmas letter by Kathi Daley
3/5 stars. This is a cosy mystery. That basically means that a crime happens and someone solves it, but that there’s little to no violence or sex in the story, and they are typically set in small communities. Yes, I looked this up. This is my second cosy mystery, so I’m hardly an expert on…
Book review: Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham
Rating: 4/5 stars To start out, I want to say that if you’re not a huge fan of Gilmore Girls, this book is probably not for you. Unless you’re a huge fan on Lauren Graham and her writing style and humour appeal so much to you that you don’t really care about the content. I…
Book review: How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
About the troubles of rating books: I’ve always had a bit of trouble with expressing judgement. I think it boils down to self-confidence issues. I am not sure that my opinion is worthy of being expressed, and who am I to judge others? And what if they get upset? What if everyone else disagrees with…
Book review: Small Things Considered by Joel Schwartzberg
3/5 stars This collection was very uneven. It’s advertised as an essay collection, and though technically correct I feel most of the texts lack the depth and analysis I would generally expect from an essay. I’d rather call it a collection of anecdotes. It’s also very personal which isn’t a problem per se, but if…
Book review: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
4/5 stars This is a little bit of a tricky one for me to review as I don’t generally read non-fiction. The same “rules” don’t necessarily apply. Though ultimately I’m still going by how it made me feel and think. The book deals with problems of mortality and illness, as seen from the perspective of…
Book review: Island Love by Eva Birrane
4/5 stars. I felt like I needed a palate cleanser after the third instalment of The Seven Sisters saga. I was still too full of Star and Flora’s stories to dive right into CeCe’s world. And I’m also conscious that after finishing book 4 I’ll have to wait for about a year for the next…
Book review: The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley
5/5 stars For background on the series see my review of the first book. This is my favourite of the series so far, even though it arguably has the most plot holes/annoyances (I’ll get back to that in clearly marked spoilerish sections later on). There are several reasons I’m willing to forgive its flaws. I…
Too much time, and too little. 