It's no secret that I love reading psychological thrillers. In fact, it's turned into a bit of an obsession lately. The only downside to this is that it can make reading anything other than psychological thrillers really difficult. I've taken a little break to read the Harry Potter series again and now I'm reading "Captain Corelli's … Continue reading BOOKS: PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS
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BOOK REVIEW: “BAND OF BROTHERS,” BY STEPHEN E. AMBROSE
"As good a rifle company as any in the world, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, kept getting the tough assignments - responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. In Band of Brothers, Ambrose tells of the men in this brave unit … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “BAND OF BROTHERS,” BY STEPHEN E. AMBROSE
BOOK REVIEW: “GO SET A WATCHMAN,” BY HARPER LEE
From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch--"Scout"--returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “GO SET A WATCHMAN,” BY HARPER LEE
BOOK REVIEW: “A TIME TO KILL,” BY JOHN GRISHAM
"The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes matters into his hands.For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “A TIME TO KILL,” BY JOHN GRISHAM
BOOKS: MY FAVOURITES SO FAR
I've always been a book worm and am thankful to have inherited my Mum's speed reading capabilities. This means that I can read a ridiculous amount of books in a short period of time. On average, I read 3 books a week, and that's while living a "normal" life of cleaning, cooking, working, prepping for work, … Continue reading BOOKS: MY FAVOURITES SO FAR
BOOK REVIEW: ‘THE ISLAND,’ by VICTORIA HISLOP
On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past. But Sofia had never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to London. When Alexis decides to visit Crete, however, Sofia gives her daughter a letter to take to an … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘THE ISLAND,’ by VICTORIA HISLOP
BOOK REVIEW: ‘THE NIGHTINGALE,’ by KRISTIN HANNAH
In love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are.FRANCE, 1939In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says good-bye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France... but invade they do, in droves of marching … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘THE NIGHTINGALE,’ by KRISTIN HANNAH
BOOK REVIEW: ‘P.S. I LOVE YOU,’ by CECELIA AHERN
Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates.But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other's sentences. No one could imagine them without each other.When Gerry dies, Holly is devastated. But Gerry has left her a bundle of notes, one for each month of her year, each signed PS, I … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘P.S. I LOVE YOU,’ by CECELIA AHERN
