Title: The Hourglass Factory Author: Lucy Ribchester Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Goodreads summary “1912 and London is in turmoil… The suffragette movement is reaching fever pitch but for broke Fleet Street tomboy Frankie George, just getting by in the cut-throat world of newspapers is hard enough. Sent to interview trapeze artist Ebony Diamond, Frankie…… Continue reading The Hourglass Factory
Title: A Man Called Ove Author: Fredrik Backman (translated by Henning Koch) Genre: Contemporary Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads summary “At first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots – neighbours who can’t reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and…… Continue reading A Man Called Ove
Title: The Girl with All the Gifts Author: M.R. Carey Genre: Fantasy Rating: ★★★☆☆ Goodreads summary “Melanie is a very special girl. Dr. Caldwell calls her “our little genius.” Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while…… Continue reading The Girl with All the Gifts
Title: The Humans Author: Matt Haig Genre: Fiction/Humour Rating: ★★★★☆ Goodreads summary “Body-snatching has never been so heartwarming … The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable novel about alien abduction, mathematics, and that most interesting subject of all: ourselves. Combine Douglas Adams’s irreverent take on life, the universe, and everything with a genuinely moving…… Continue reading The Humans
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