‘The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II’ by Madeline Martin

The Power of Literature "Reading is...It's going somewhere without ever taking a train or ship, an unveiling of new, incredible worlds. It's living a life you weren't born into and a chance to see everything colored by someone else's perspective. It's learning without having to face consequences of failures, and how best to succeed." I...

‘Klara and the Sun’ by Kazuo Ishiguro

The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller from the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature. I was very excited to read it and expected a great story. His 'Never let me go' left me in tears, and I was hoping 'Klara and the Sun' would be another terrific novel. Sadly, I was very disappointed. I am...

‘The Personal Librarian’ by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray

Historical Fiction "A colored girl named Belle Marion Greener would never have been considered for a job with Mr J.P. Morgan. Only a white girl called Belle Da Costa Greene would have that opportunity" This is a remarkable story about one of the most powerful women in New York pre World War I. She was...

‘The Great Alone’ by Kristin Hannah

Survival Story Kristin Hannah is becoming my favourite author. 'The Great Alone' was her third novel that left me in tears. Her storytelling is mesmerising, and once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. "It's like his back is broken, Mama had said, and you don't stop loving a person when they're hurt....

‘The Four Winds’ by Kristin Hannah

"It wasn't the fear that mattered in life. It was the choices made when you were afraid. You were brave because of your fear, not in spite of it". Survival Story So far, I have only read one book by Hannah - 'The Nightingale' which was an incredible and emotional story about two sisters that...

‘to kill a mockingbird’ by harper lee

A quick summary To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee novel is based on the main character Atticus Finch’s, who attempts to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson, a black man who has been wrongly accused of raping a white woman in Alabama back in 1930s. Historical Drama First published in 1960,'To Kill a Mockingbird'...

‘the vanishing half’ by brit bennett

"People thought that being one of a kind made you special. No, it just made you lonely. What was special was belonging with someone else". This is a beautifully written emotional family story, that not only covers the issue of race but also explores the lasting consequences of choices and decisions people make early in...

‘The midnight library’ by matt haig

"The tree that is our life develops branches. And think of all those branches, departing from the trunk at different heights. And think of all those branches, branching off again, heading in often opposing directions. Think of those branches becoming other branches, and those becoming twigs (...). A life is like that, but on a...

‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte

This review contains spoilers. Born Feminist This is a story well ahead of its time which is what I enjoyed the most about this book. As an orphaned child, Jane felt like an outcast her whole young life. Despite that, she grew into a strong and independent woman with principles of how she wants to...

‘Wuthering Heights’ by Emily Brontë

I have decided to challenge myself with a classic of English literature. When I say challenge I mean English is not my first language and it took me a while to get through this novel. I have heard that the Brontë sisters were quite controversial for the standards of the mid 19th century and Emily...