No 360 The Auctioneer by Joan Samson
The Auctioneer was a massive hit when it was originally published in 1974. Winning rave reviews from critics and readers, it sold in excess of a million copies, was advertised on television (which was very rare at the time) and was optioned for a movie adaptation. For a debut novel from an unknown writer, it…
Lining up some spooky reads for the RIP Challenge!
My 20 Books of Summer ’22!
No 388 Harbour by John Ajvide Lindqvist for #NordicFINDS
My first review of the year is also my first review for NordicFINDS, Annabookbel’s month-long celebration of Nordic writing. The Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist, or the ‘Swedish Stephen King’ as he’s lazily known, shot to fame courtesy of the hit movie adaptation of his novel Let the Right One In. That novel was an…
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No 391 Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden #RumerGoddenReadingWeek2021
Brona over at This Reading Life is hosting a Rumer Godden Reading Week this month and I’m delighted that she is, as it pushed me to finally pick up Black Narcissus, which has been languishing on my shelves for many years. Set in the early 20th century, Black Narcissus is about a group of five…
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Get ready for Novellas in November 2021!
R.I.P Challenge 2021: A Longlist! #ripxvi
Goodbye to 20 Books of Summer and hello to autumn reading plans!
Well, that’s it for another year – 20 Books of Summer ends tomorrow and what a blast it’s been. Although I didn’t finish my challenge this year I am still counting it as a win. I read 17 of my original 20 choices and swapped two books for others. The Anita Brookner I had chosen,…
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