Book Review – A Gentleman in Moscow
Author: Amor Towles Publisher: Penguin – Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, a recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, has been sentenced to spend the rest of his days in house…
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Who is the Reluctant Book Critic?
Have you ever wondered who it is hiding behind this book? Well, in case you missed the introduction of our Book Reviews at the beginning of this year, it all…
Book Review – Prey
This is the second book of a series about investigative reporter Olivia Wolfe. Author: L.A. Larkin –Publisher: Clan Destine Press – She is a tough, rides a Harley-Davidson, has a…
Book Review – Then She Was Gone
Author: Lisa Jewell – Publisher: Random House – Ellie was fifteen. She had her whole life ahead of her. She was smart, pretty, popular, and had a fantastic boyfriend, Theo….
The Night Watchman – book review
Author: Louise ErdrichPubisher: Hachette – Louise Edrich’s new novel, The Night Watchman, has received wide acclaim for its shimmering setting, strong elegant writing, great characters and its intriguing story line…
The Overstory – Book Review
As I was reading The Overstory the word understory kept appearing, so I finally looked it up and found out that it means a layer of vegetation beneath the main…
BOOK Review – The Scent Keeper
Author: Erica Bauermeister. Publisher: St. Martin’s Publishing Group. After some poor judgement with my last book (When We Believed in Mermaids), I made sure to check the genre of The…
BOOK Review – Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow was recommended to me by my sister – she especially liked the audio book with Farrow’s dreamy-voice narration. Author: Ronan FarrowPublisher: Little, Brown and…
BOOK Review – Dear Edward
Flight 2977 is scheduled to fly from Newark, New Jersey to Los Angeles on the morning of 12 June 2013. Author: Ann Napolitano Of the 192 passengers, four of them…
BOOK Review – General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
John Maynard Keynes In the aftermath of the Great Crash of 1929, the Hoover administration did nothing. Not only was neo-Classical economics so confoundingly mathematical, but the laissez-faire economy was…
Book Review – The Communist Manifesto
In the 12 months following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the best-selling book around the world was not Harry Potter or 50 Shades of Grey, but in fact…
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Crisis and Complexity: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Economic and Financial Crisis:Author: Ross Barry These are unprecedented times as we keep hearing.So, while we would not normally…
BOOK Review – American Marriage
[Book review] Tayari Jones was sitting in a mall when she overheard a young couple arguing. Author: Tayari JonesPublisher: Random House Australia The woman said, “Roy, you know you wouldn’t…
When we Believed in Mermaids – BOOK Review
When we Believed in Mermaids The book’s blurb describes it as an “emotional new tale of two sisters, an ocean of lies, and a search for the truth.”Author: Barbara O’Neal…
BOOK Review – American Dirt
When I think of Acapulco I think of sun, beaches, resorts and the Love Boat (for those old enough to remember that show). Author: Jeanine CumminsPublisher: Tinder Press What I…
BOOK Review – The Silent Patient
Author: Alex MichaelidesPublisher: Hachette Alicia Berenson keeps a diary. She didn’t want to, but she was urged by Gabriel to write down her thoughts – Gabriel has sensed Alicia is…
BOOK Review – The Water Dancer
Author: Ta-Nehisi Coates Publisher: Penguin I chose to read The Water Dancer because it was on the New York Times best-seller list for fiction. It was also picked for Oprah’s…
BOOK Review ‘Less’
Author: Andrew Sean GreerPublisher: Lee Boudreaux/Little Brown and Company Less is the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winning satirical novel story about Arthur Less, a prim, slim, balding author who favours blue…
The Dutch House – book review
I’m a sucker for Ann Patchett. This is her eighth novel and the fourth one I have read (my favourite is State of Wonder). The Dutch House is as a…
The Giver of Stars
[Book Review] I’m on a decline with JoJo Moyes. I loved Me Before You, but I only liked the sequel After You. I then wasn’t sure at all about her…