The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The woods are always a setting for stories where fear and danger are a part and this book is no … More The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
I reserved this in the library because it was a crime/thriller but it turned out to be so much more: … More All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry
When teaching comprehension, we used to do an activity that asked children to summarise what they had just read. It … More Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry
Lazy City by Rachel Connolly
This is a book I had to read several reviews about once I had read it to check I hadn’t … More Lazy City by Rachel Connolly
Go As a River by Shelley Read
A young woman meets a man on the road, dirty and a runaway, and chooses him over her previous life. … More Go As a River by Shelley Read
The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
Bob Comet is a loner. He has tried to engage with other people, Ethan and Connie, but they ended up … More The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
This is the story of two sisters, one a nurse and the other a murderer who kills men that she … More My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction by Robert Goddard
Private Eye Umiko Wada, known as Wada, has her second outing in this book. Originally taken on as Kodaka’s secretary, … More The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction by Robert Goddard
Repentance by Eloisa Diaz
A detective story where the case is solved but not brought to justice because of the backdrop to the book, … More Repentance by Eloisa Diaz
Bolla by Pajtim Statovci, translated by David Hackston
This is the third of four books that I am reading for the FutureLearn course ‘How to read a Novel’ … More Bolla by Pajtim Statovci, translated by David Hackston