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When stone birds fall from the sky no one knows what will happen next. Soon the whole human race is covered in stone with seemingly no way of getting free. 3700 years later a high school student called Taiju has managed to break free from his stone prison. While looking at his surroundings he findsContinue reading “Dr Stone Volumes 1,2,3 and 4 by Riichiro Inagaki”

‘My Fake Rake’ is a humorous book with a strong female lead who prioritises knowledge over getting married. As the book is set in the early 1800’s most eligible young ladies would be searching for a man to marry however Lady Grace Wyatt is more at home at the public library than in the ballroom.Continue reading “My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh”

This is a great book with lovable and relatable characters. Kit Carrington, having spent years running away from his imposing family is forced to return when he becomes Lord Westford and head of the household. Now forcing to have tea and parties with all the eligible ladies of society Kit encounters the intelligent and managingContinue reading “A Match for the Rebellious Earl by Lara Temple”

1. The Cornish Cream Tea Christmas 2. The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes 3. Persuasion 4. The Accident 5. His Countess for a Week 6. Dr Stone 7. By the Pricking of My Thumbs 8. Anne of Green Gables 9. 4:50 from Paddington 10. Austenland

‘The Cornish Cream Tea Christmas’ is the third book in the Cornish cream tea book series. The first book was a great love story, the second was a struggle to get through but this book was the best of the series. In a time like this year when families and friends can’t be together youContinue reading “The Cornish Cream Tea Christmas by Cressida McLaughlin”

‘Some Desperate Glory’ is a combination of biography and poetry. Following the lives and poetry of 11 poets Max Egremont looks at what was happening during each year of the war. Each year of the First World War is accompanied by a short biography of the poets and some of the poetry they had writtenContinue reading “‘Some Desperate Glory’ by Max Egremont”

When Mrs McGillicuddy is visiting her friend Miss Marple after doing some shopping she is horrified when she looks out of her train window to see someone getting murdered. The only thing is when she reports it, no body is found. Enlisting the help of her friend Miss Marple, they are determined to prove thatContinue reading “4.50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie”

With a Linwood Barclay book you know you are in for a story full of twists and turns. This one does not disappoint. When his wife dies in a drunk driving accident Glen Garber is shocked. When he gets told it looks like she was the cause Glen is unable to accept that it wasContinue reading “The Accident by Linwood Barclay”

The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes are very enjoyable. They consist of four novels and fifty-six short stories. The short stories are around twenty pages long which makes them just enough for enjoying a lovely afternoon read. The stories range from the simple (The Noble Bachelor) to the most bizarre (The Engineer’s Thumb). Some canContinue reading “The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle”

The Fault In Our Stars is a brilliant book. It’s got humour and sadness all mixed into one. Hazel is a teenager with cancer. The book follows her through a time in her life when she meets Augustus Waters. Throughout this story you see the harsh realities of life, death and the little things thatContinue reading “The Fault In Our Stars by John Green”