It’s been a while since I’ve read a lot of children’s books; I tend to go for nostalgia and reread books, His Dark Materials being a favourite series. As a children’s editor, in the name of market research (and just for the fun) I decided to read a couple of popular books and see whatContinue reading “Baby (book) Day”
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My Sister the Serial Killer
This book was one from the work book club – fuelled by the buzz surrounding it at the time I was excited to read Braithwaite’s dark novel. For a book that offers the proposition of a manic killer, the deaths in this book are actually quite minimal. The title is correct about one thing, Korede’sContinue reading “My Sister the Serial Killer”
Winter
The second in the seasonal quartet, Ali Smith’s Winter took me longer than I anticipated to get into. I loved Autumn and the childlike narrative and the innocence of it, but Winter (just like the season) took a bit more work to get through. The recurring thread that kept me going in this novel fullContinue reading “Winter”
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Another Book Club pick! Before the Coffee Gets Cold dips into the mysterious realm of time travel, except it comes loaded with rules. The stories are split into those who time travelled, Fumiko and Goro, Kazu and Hirai, Kei and (spoilers!) her future child. These pairs acted as the core relationships and I must admitContinue reading “Before the Coffee Gets Cold”
I HAD THE BLUES 