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Someone described The Last Romeo as Sex and the City meets Bridget Jones’s Diary.
James is 34 and has just emerged from a 6-year relationship with Adam. He hates his job and his best friend Bella is heading off to Russia – leaving him behind.
And what is there to do when you’re adrift, single and lonely in London? Online dating, of course! Continue reading “Sunday read: The Last Romeo”
I’ve had a few “burning-issues” kind of books land on my desk recently. These are my favourite kinds of books. Stories that weave an intricate narrative with social observation and even commentary are what I gravitate to.
However, I find myself turning to a lighter read every now and then … just to get off the hamster wheel. Sometimes I read just for a good story, a bit of romance and intrigue and to escape the sometimes overwhelming reality of what is going on around me. Continue reading “Sunday read: What Lies Within”
If you’re going to write about Johannesburg on the day Nelson Mandela died, it has to be pretty special or breathtaking. That’s my take on that day.
A nation’s heart broke on that day. It was a life-changing moment in South Africa, as much as the man’s release from prison was. Continue reading “Sunday read: Johannesburg”
I’ve just read the first chapter of Kate Furnivall’s The Betrayal and I can’t wait to get into this one.
The first pages of this novel are tense and image-laden — filled with dripping blood, despair, collusion … and betrayal. Twin sisters, Romy and Florence, share a horrible secret about the murder of their father. Continue reading “Sunday read: The Betrayal”
Ali Land, author of one of the most extraordinary, controversial and explosive literary debuts of 2017, with be launching her book Good Me Bad Me to Cape Town audiences in September. She will be participating in a number of events at the Open Book Festival between September 6 and 10
She will also be at the following venues:
Take a look at my review of Good Me Bad Me earlier this year.
You can also read an extract from the book and a Q&A with Ali Land here.
Origin is said to be Dan Brown’s “most brilliant and entertaining novel to date” and will be available at bookstores in October.
Continue reading “Dan Brown’s Origin will be in stores soon”
For a while now, I have been unable to read a serious, thought-provoking novel.
Hence my last review was a of a Sophie Kinsella novel that I, surprisingly, thoroughly enjoyed. The happy ending was just what I needed to soothe my soul that weekend.
I strongly believe that to truly embrace reading, one must accept that there is a time and place to enjoy different genres – even ones you generally wouldn’t go near.
Continue reading “Review: Read Sophie Hannah if the unexpected doesn’t scare you”
Every now and then it’s okay to live out the box – do something you don’t often do, read something you don’t often read.
I’ve never been much of a “chick lit” fan. But, as I embark on new journeys, I’ve decided to read new genres as well.
Choosing to start with a Sophie Kinsella novel was a great idea. If it’s tongue-in-cheek, witty humour you enjoy then Kinsella’s novel My Not So Perfect Life is a fantastic read.
Boy, has it been a busy few weeks for me – so much so that I’ve neglected sharing with you the latest book arrivals at my door.
I do hope, however, you got to read my last posts on Good Me Bad Me and Middle School – and with the school holidays creeping up, it may be a good idea to get your kids a copy of a James Patterson book to keep them busy during their break.
I received these books a while ago, and this long weekend may be the perfect opportunity for me to get lost in their pages. Continue reading “A touch of drama on my desk”
Wow. Not since reading Gone Girl have I been so sucked into a novel like I was when I read Good Me Bad Me, a debut novel by Ali Land.
Annie has been through too much for a girl this young. Horror upon horror is visited on this child’s mind and body by the person who should be protecting her – her mother.
Now, Annie is forced to live with the fact that she has turned her serial killer mother in to the police.
Living with a new identity and a foster family, Annie becomes Milly. Unfortunately for Milly, new life, new me it isn’t. Milly is haunted by the horrors of her past in many ways. Add to that foster sister from hell and bullies at school – Milly struggles to fit in.
Good Me Bad Me deals with many themes – hierarchy and bullying at schools as well as dysfunctional families and their effects. But most striking is the characterisation of Milly herself. Right up to the last word, you’re kept on your toes as you try to figure her out.
Good Me Bad Me is one of the most disturbing and gut wrenching novels I’ve read. It left me breathless as I hoped for a happy ending that I knew was not of the cards.