The Blurb: A candid, ultimately buoyant debut story collection about the realities of the "baby years," whether you're having one or not. The women in Polly Rosenwaike's Look How Happy I'm Making You want to be mothers, or aren't sure they want to be mothers, or--having recently given birth--are overwhelmed by what they've wrought. Sharp and unsettling, … Continue reading Book Review: Look How Happy I’m Making You by Polly Rosenwaike
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Book Review: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
The Blurb: If faking love is this easy... how do you know when it’s real?When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling—not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of … Continue reading Book Review: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
Book Review: Grown Ups by Marian Keyes
The Blurb: They're a glamorous family, the Caseys. Johnny Casey, his two brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together - birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, weekends away. And they're a happy family. Johnny's wife, Jessie - who has the most money - insists on it. … Continue reading Book Review: Grown Ups by Marian Keyes
Monthly bookish wrap up: March 2020
Here we go...wrapping up yet another month. A month of uncertainty and an untold amount of panic and anxiety worldwide. Of isolation, social distancing and toilet paper shortages. A month filled with books...and reading...and blogpost writing. March has been my biggest reading month of the year so far.....and I'm not even on isolation.....YET! Books read: … Continue reading Monthly bookish wrap up: March 2020
Top 5 Tuesday: Authors U – Z
Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the lovely Shanah at Bionic Book Worm and March is a themed month which I have been calling The ABC of Authors. This week is the final week of March and so it's time for the end of the alphabet....U - Z. Throughout the month I … Continue reading Top 5 Tuesday: Authors U – Z
Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Blurb: At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the school soccer team while she is lonely, proud, and intensely private. But when Connell comes to pick his mother up from her housekeeping job at Marianne’s house, a strange and indelible connection grows between the … Continue reading Book Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney
Top 5 Tuesday: Authors P, Q, R, S & T
Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the lovely Shanah at Bionic Book Worm and March is a themed month which I have been calling The ABC of Authors. This week's letters are P, Q, R, S & T. Authors names can be first or last...or in my case a mix of both....it's … Continue reading Top 5 Tuesday: Authors P, Q, R, S & T
Goodreads Monday: The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Goodreads Monday is a really simple weekly meme hosted by Lauren's Page Turners where you choose a book at random from your Goodreads TBR and explain why you want to read it. This week's pick is: The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal The Blurb: The British-born Punjabi Shergill sisters—Rajni, Jezmeen, … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Book Review: The Switch by Beth O’Leary
The Blurb: Eileen is sick of being 79.Leena's tired of life in her twenties.Maybe it's time they swapped places...When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn … Continue reading Book Review: The Switch by Beth O’Leary
Book Review: Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Blurbs: When Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for 'kidnapping' the white child she's actually babysitting, it sets off an explosive chain of events. Her employer Alix, a feminist blogger with a 'personal brand' and the best of intentions, resolves to make things right. But Emira herself is aimless, broke and wary of Alix's … Continue reading Book Review: Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
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