What an amazingly captivating read about everything and nothing at the same time. Despite not knowing the narrators name until page 211, Cusk manages to craft a beautifully raw and thought provoking novel about what it means to really “see” someone, and through seeing others, see oneself. With little in the way of plot, the […]

If I’m honest it’s took me longer than expected to get into this book. I think the premise is very interesting. It’s set in Oregon, in a time when abortion and IVF are illegal and adoption is only available to legally married couples. Although Red Clocks is a work of fiction, Zumas states that most […]

By Raymond Carver I’m a bit embarrassed to say that this was the first time I’ve read Carver, and I was hooked after the first page. Named as one of America’s most influential short-story writers, Carver delivers the most authentic writing about ordinary everyday people and the complexities of their lives. I was introduced to […]

Despite being one of the literary world’s broadest genres, thrillers are a difficult beast to master. They require a complex mix of pace, plot, and of course suspense, to keep readers up until 3 a.m in a wide-eyed, page-turning frenzy. They range from whodunit murders to captivating conspiracies, tension-filled courtrooms to espionage and the supernatural. […]

WOW! I wish this book existed when I was seventeen! I’d heard a lot of hype about Rooney’s first book, Conversations With Friends (which I’m yet to read), so I bought this on a whim, and boy did it deliver. Spanning five years of friendship, Rooney tells the love story of two teenagers as they attempt to […]