Well – I’m rather relieved that is over! Yesteryear is this year’s most hyped novel. As this novel is our #20BOS26 Buddy read, there will be a discussion post in early August where spoilers will be encouraged so we can discuss it freely. Natalie Heller Mills has millions of followers on social media. A mega-influencer, Read More
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Two Shorter Reviews – Li and Michaelides
My review pile overfloweth, so some shorter write-ups are in order to reduce it a little. Bad Asians by Lilian Li I really enjoyed Li’s 2019 debut, Number One Chinese Restaurant, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize, an intergenerational comedy which followed the family owners and staff of a Chinese restaurant in Rockville, Maryland. Read More
The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey – blogtour.
The genus corvus, which includes rooks, crows, ravens, jays, jackdaws, choughs and magpies in its ranks is commonly believed to have the most intelligent of birds, and this is a novel about one such, a magpie, named Tama, who narrates the whole story. ‘Narrated by a bird!?’ I hear you ask. Couldn’t that be a Read More
