“You can find magic wherever you look
All you have to do is open a book”

Dr Seuss

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This is a ripper!

For some reason I’ve started using ripper in my vocabulary and it is the perfect description for so many things. And definitely for this book.

I was drawn in straight away by the fabulous cover, and then the storyline capt

What an absolutely wonderful book this is! Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano is the story of the four Padavano sisters and their life in Chicago. It is a complex family drama (what a gift it is to read this genre and how talented must an author be to

This book is fabulous! A psychological thriller at its very best. I was hooked from the start and by the end I rendered myself pretty useless as I couldn’t stop listening (generally acceptable if you’ve got your head stuck in a book, but

Goodness me, this book has been an absolute joy to read/listen to. I am so sad that it has finished and I spent the last few chapters just smiling along with the protagonist and feeling such love. I’m going to miss these characters.

I saw &l

Reading the story of Liz Scheier’s life with her mother was tumultuous to read.

I cannot even begin to fathom what it must have been like living it.

In ‘Never Simple’, Liz tells the story of living with her mother Judith who has

For me, there is something about reading in January that feels so luxurious. The time, the mixture of swimming and reading and no need to rush off anywhere. It is such a wonderful bookend to a crazy December.

I’m onto my next book superquick

This book.

Wow.

Wow, wow, wow!

I have a confession, I haven’t understood what all the fuss was about with Trent Dalton. I enjoyed Boy Swallows Universe but no more than any other fabulous - and less celebrated - book that I’ve read.

My loves (and my daughter and niece 😂😂😂).

Oh how I wish I could devour each of these books over the next month! I like to imagine that January will mean jumping from amazing book to amazing book but I predict it will be a maximum of two, knowing