Title: The Lost Apothecary Author: Sarah Penner Dates read: 28/02/22 – 19/03/22 Rating 4/5 Publisher: HarperCollins Number of pages: 320 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: historical fiction, mystery Book blurb: A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to The Lost …
Cassie Drive-by Mini-Reviews
The only issue with reading multiple books at the same time, is that every now and again you manage to finish a whole collection of them all at the same time, which is what’s happened to me over the last few days. And, naturally, I was busy with school and …
Book Review: How To Sleep Tight Through The Night by Tzivia Gover & Lesléa Newman
Title: How To Sleep Tight Through The Night Author: Tzivia Gover & Lesléa Newman Dates read: 15/02/22 Rating 4/5 Publisher: Storey Publishing Number of pages: 64 Fiction or non-fiction: non-fiction Subject or genre: health Book blurb: Whether it’s bedtime or the wee hours of the night, this sweetly illustrated nighttime …
Book Review: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Title: Jane Eyrep Author: Charlotte Bronte Dates read: 25/01/22 – 04/02/22 Rating 1/5 Publisher: Oxford University Press Number of pages: 512 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: classics, romance, gothic Book blurb: “Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt!” Throughout the hardships of her childhood – …
Book review: Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella
Title: Love Your Life Author: Sophie Kinsella Dates read: 18/01/22 – 27/01/22 Rating 4/5 Publisher: Black Swan Number of pages: 416 pages Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: chick-lit Book blurb: I love you . . . but what if I can’t love your life? Ava is sick of …
DNF: Natural Causes: Life, Death and the Illusion of Control by Barbara Ehrenreich
Title: Natural Causes: Life, Death and the Illusion of Control Author: Barbara Ehrenreich Dates read: 18/01/22 – 23/01/22 Rating DNF Publisher: Granta Books Number of pages: 256 Fiction or non-fiction: non-fiction Subject or genre: health, science Book blurb: Bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich explores how we are …
Book Review: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Title: The Fault In Our Stars Author: John Green Dates read: 10/01/22 – 17/02/22 Rating 2/5 Publisher: Puffin Number of pages: 316 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: young adult, romance, contemporary Book blurb: Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never …
Book Review: The Autobiography of Mr. Spock by Una McCormack
Title: The Autobiography of Mr. Spock Author: Una McCormack Dates read: 10/01/22 – 16/01/22 Rating 1/5 Publisher: Titan Books Number of pages: 288 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: tv tie: star trek, science-fiction Book blurb:Fictional autobiography of the iconic Star Trek character, told in his own words and …
Book Review: Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern by Mary Beard
Title: Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern Author: Mary Beard Dates read: 27/12/2021 – 09/01/22 Rating 3/5 Publisher: Princeton University Press Number of pages: 392 Fiction or non-fiction: non-fiction Subject or genre: art history, history Book Blurb From the bestselling author of SPQR: A …
Book Review: Twelfth Night, or What You Will by William Shakespeare
Title: Twelfth Night, or What You Will Author: William Shakespeare Dates read: 03/01/22 – 04/01/22 Rating 3/5 Publisher: Oxford University Press Number of pages: 140 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: classics, play Book blurb: Twelfth Night is one of the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays in the modern …