I’m not a big reader of crime novels, by which I mean the often dark and brutal best-sellers that seem so popular at the moment. I was put off Karin Slaughter because the first book of hers I picked up started with a woman being raped then set on fire. I didn’t get past that…
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American Gods Read-Along (Because “Book Club” sounds Serious)
Are you part of the American Gods read-along? Do you want to join us? Read on! I have never belonged to a book club. They scare me. I might have to sound insightful and intelligent, and if you’ve watched my book chats before, you’ll know my reviews are neither of those things. They’re enthusiastic and…
Poetry Books & Being A Weird Kid
In which I talk poetry books and surprise no one by admitting that I was the sort of kid that memorised poems and rhymes for the fun of it. Which would be embarrassing enough, but I can still remember most of them, which really leaves very little room in my head for the more important…
Stephen King & the Joy of Scaring Myself Silly
In which I lead you on a convoluted tour through my not-very-impressive Stephen King collection (which is still big enough that I don’t dare to try holding them all on my lap, tempting through it is. There’s a lot of rambling about my old horror reading habits (quite intensive as a teenager and through my…
Comfort Reading & Why it Matters
What’s your comfort reading go-to? What do you read when you feel down? What do you read when you feel lonely? What do you read when it’s cold out and you need to feel warm? Do you have favourites you turn to? I’ve heard that there’s such a thing as bibliotherapy these days. As I’ve…
