Category Archives: Fiction

Review: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Posted on March 1, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

 2016 began, for me, with this adrenalin fuelled novel, Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. I read it a scant few days into the New Year while I was on holiday in wintry Europe. It takes very little prompting … Continue reading →

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Review: What A Way To Go by Julia Forster

Posted on February 24, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

It’s 1988. 12-year-old Harper Richardson’s parents are divorced. Harper lives with her mother, an eccentric and complicated character, and spends weekends with her dad in a cottage in a Midlands backwater village. She is also a bit of an entrepreneur, creating her … Continue reading →

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Review: TRY NOT TO BREATHE by Holly Seddon

Posted on February 9, 2016 by LOVEthatBOOK

You will not be able to put this psychological thriller by Holly Seddon down once you start. You have been warned! I have held it gripped in my hands for a day, feverishly turning pages, even while I was cooking. … Continue reading →

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Review: Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti

Posted on November 10, 2015 by LOVEthatBOOK

Prepare yourself. This book is a non-stop, action packed and wonderfully written novel by three writers with serious chops. Westerfeld is the award winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies and Leviathan trilogies (my son loved these); … Continue reading →

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Review: Love at First Flight by Tess Woods

Posted on October 23, 2015 by LOVEthatBOOK

I blame Tess Woods for the loss of my morning. Her debut novel Love at First Flight stole it from me. Harper Collins had a special offer going and I happily snapped it up, opened the Kindle app, grabbed my … Continue reading →

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Review: The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood

Posted on October 22, 2015 by LOVEthatBOOK

It has taken me a week to write this review because this book, The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood, has held my mind hostage. Reading it was completely terrifying because it didn’t take much suspension of disbelief to think that … Continue reading →

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Review: The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida

Posted on October 12, 2015 by LOVEthatBOOK

Ready for something a little unusual? The unnamed protagonist of this novel finds herself stranded in Casablanca. She is robbed while checking in to her dubious hotel, The Golden Tulip, which leaves her in a foreign country without her passport, … Continue reading →

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Review: Wonder by R. J. Palacio

Posted on August 27, 2015 by LOVEthatBOOK

Let me start by saying this is one of my favourite books and it has facilitated one of the most memorable moments of my family life. Picture this: The end of a snowy winter day on the ski slopes, a … Continue reading →

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