In The Wych Elm, Tana French has created a small, self-contained universe full of paranoia, suspicion, and game-playing, and raised questions about the reliability of memory and what makes someone 'good'.

Review: The Wych Elm, by Tana French →

The Library Book is like libraries themselves: it's wide-ranging, full of life, and you get a hell of a lot out of it.

Review: The Library Book, by Susan Orlean →

Darling is rich, timely, unpredictable and unputdownable.

Review: Darling, by Rachel Edwards →

January felt like such a long month, so I'm not surprised I managed to fit in 11 books!

What I read in January 2019 →

You Were Gone is thrilling, emotional, and genuinely scary.

Review: You Were Gone, by Tim Weaver →

Conversations with Friends isn't something I'd normally read, but it's pacey and well-written, and gave me a lot to pick over.

Review: Conversations with Friends, by Sally Rooney →

Milkman is like chocolate fudge cake. It's rich and satisfying, but you have to pace yourself.

Review: Milkman, by Anna Burns →

It has to be a good sign when your first read of the year gets five stars, right?

Review: Dear Mrs Bird, by AJ Pearce →

What better way to start a new blog than with a round-up of the books I loved in 2018 and the ones I'm looking forward to in 2019?

The best books I read in 2018 →