Everything Is Illuminated by Safran Foer
MONOCHROME MONDAY This book received huge critical acclaim back when it was published in the early 2000s. I picked it up because I was drawn to the plot. The story of a young man w
The Island Of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES Oh @shafakelif you have utterly stolen our hearts with this one. The new release has already been wildly popular, featuring on Bestseller list
Empire Of The Vampire by Jay Kristoff
EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE When I received this advance proof from @harpervoyager_uk I was beyond excited. Vampires, nuns, the grail: SIGN. ME. UP. I would die for a screen ad
The Fell by Sarah Moss
Sarah Moss is the author writers love. Described as ‘one of our very best contemporary novelists’ by the Independent, her distinct and searing voice will grip you in both of th
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
PROJECT HAIL MARY Let me start by saying this. This book has made me look up at the night sky in a completely different way. I do not have a scientific bone in my body. How I ever
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
CONTROVERSIAL BOOKS Did you love this one? I’m guessing you *probably* did. Right, I’m just going to come out and say it — I didn’t. I read it as soon as it came out, almos
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
FARENHEIT 451 A book about book burning, that’s this in a nutshell. Of course, that isn’t it at all. This dystopian classic will literally speak to you on *so* many levels. It
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
BEWILDERMENT When it comes to this one — an @oprahsbookclub pick — I think it’s fair to say that we both are struggling to find the right words. Bewilderment by Richard Pow
Matrix by Lauren Groff
MATRIX Oh. My. Days. Historical Fiction fans, I am sounding the klaxon. Author Lauren Groff is award winning and Matrix, her latest book, published a few weeks ago, is notching up
The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Dare
FRIDAY FAVE The Girl With The Louding Voice was one of my favourite books I read last year. Startlingly, this is a debut novel from @abidare_author who is immensely talen
Widowland by C. J. Carey
WIDOWLAND “To control the past they edited history. To control the future they edited literature”. Fans of The Handmaids Tale, Fatherland, or The Man in The High Castle –
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
WHEN YOU DON’T *QUITE* GET IT You may or may not know this — but when Chaya and I don’t like a book that we’ve read or been sent, we generally just don’t post about it.