The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie My rating: 4 of 5 stars Book synopsis: Say one thing for Logen Ninefingers, say he is a lucky bastard. He has miraculously escaped an ambush leaving him bruised and battered, but still, he found his favourite pot! He is still alive, and with a plan. The spirits say…
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Death’s End by Liu Cixin translated by Ken Liu (Book Review)
Death’s End by Liu Cixin My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars If you haven’t read the first book of the trilogy, you can read my spoiler free review of The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu Translated by Ken Liu (Book Review) instead. You can also click here for my review of the second book of…
The Sculptor by Scott McCloud (Book Review)
The Sculptor by Scott McCloud My rating: 5 of 5 stars Book synopsis: There is not much David can do having failed to achieve his true passion in life, to make a name for himself as a sculptor. His art sucks, he has no money, no family, hell, his name is David Smith – you…
Vicious by V. E. Schwab (Book Review)
Vicious by V.E. Schwab My rating: 3 of 5 stars Book synopsis: Victor met Eli in college. They started off as roommates but soon Victor saw that Eli was much more than he had expected. A brilliant young man, charismatic and talented, Eli seemed to disguise another side of himself, a hidden identity, a darker…
The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin translated by Joel Martinsen (Book Review)
The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin My rating: 4 of 5 stars If you haven’t read the first book of the trilogy, you can read my spoiler free review of The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu Translated by Ken Liu (Book Review) instead! Book synopsis: A lonely ant is out on an expedition to discover and lead…
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller (Book Review)
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller My rating: 4 of 5 stars Book synopsis: Gil Coleman ended up bruised and battered in the hospital after desperately trying to follow his dead wife who he saw from his window looking out the street. He is returned to his house, a previously Swimming Pavillion by the sea-shore, where…
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt (Book Review)
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt My rating: 4 of 5 stars Book synopsis: Harriet was only a baby when her 9-year-old brother, Robin, was found hanging by the neck from a tree in the front garden. She and her sister, Alison, who was 4 years old were the only witnesses to the murder. More…
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy (Book Review)
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy My rating: 4 of 5 stars Book synopsis: The Greek beauty, Sofia, has arrived in the Spanish coast of Almeria where the desert meets the Mediterranean sea, with her mother Rose. Taking a month off from their lives back in England, they have come to Spain in an arrangement to…
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Book Review)
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins My rating: 3 of 5 stars Book synopsis: Rachel takes the train to work early in the morning every day and most of the times, the old, rusty line comes to a stop at Witney allowing Rachel a brief glimpse at the houses across the train tracks….
Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Book Review)
Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton My rating: 3 of 5 stars What this book is about: As the sun finally makes an appearance in the vast plains of ice in the Arctic, Augustine looks back at his life thinking of the man he was before. He is old now, nearing the end of his…
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