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The story is beautifully written and that’s what drew me in and what stays with me after reading. I don’t usually read historic fiction and I dislike...

A 79-year-old takes on busy London life, while a millennial moves to a quiet little village and busies herself helping the elderly residents and planning...

Social media – love it or hate it, we all have a relationship with it and it defines us to a point and especially in confinement, we may have rethought...

Win a copy of The Other Family by Loretta Nyhan Looking for your next brilliant read? The Other Family is an interesting, fictional story that centres...

The Other Family is a story about families – or rather, the many facets of family. There is your biological family, your family on paper or adopted...

I was in two minds about this book, going from thinking it was telling me exactly what we needed to hear, to telling us things we already know, but in...

Topical, funny and user-friendly. Whether you are already trying to be green (beyond recycling correctly that is) or whether this is all new to you, there...

Merry Christmas! At this point, I usually suggest a cosy Christmas read to enjoy in front of the fire. But this year, the editorial team has decided to...

“We’ve had the vagina monologues; now it is time to start the vagina dialogues. Sharing stories and experiences with women and girls, having conversations,...

Empathetic, thought-provoking and deeply moving. If you know Moriarty’s books, you know she writes about distressing and very difficult topics. Seven...

“Imagine if England was a really poor country where you couldn’t earn a living wage, where it was too dangerous to leave the house because...

What a wonderful title for a book about nursing! Life is about kind, and that’s the most important lesson Christie Watson has to teach us. Nurses...

Becoming is better, more honest, and more detailed than you may expect. The book has, of course, seen a huge success simply because it was penned...

Lilith Wade is a serial killer. She was arrested and jailed for brutally murdering six women. Families of the victims have even created an online...

Let me tell you I have complete trust in Liane Moriaty. I love books you can’t fit into a category (aside from general ‘fiction’) but...

This is one of the most powerful books I have read this year, and probably in a very long time. Cassie had the worst experience a child could have: She...

Short stories and special, and often underappreciated. Find an author who does them well, and you will marvel at one for days or weeks. I have a soft spot...

I devoured this book. It may sound like a cliché, but it is true (and not just because I was holiday and had time to read at my leisure). I think it actually...

The President is Missing is a political thriller co-written by former US President Bill Clinton and fiction writer James Patterson. It is however, more...

Have you been reading along with us this week? We are keen to hear your thoughts so let us know in the comments. But if you are waiting to hear our review...

It’s both a thriller and a book set in a bookstore – what more could you want? I will always favour books with librarians, booksellers or bookworms,...

Will you enjoy reading this? Of course you will. If you are reading this very article, then you are likely to enjo books and then this book is made for...

Brit(ish) is about a search for identity. It is about the everyday racism that plagues British society. It is about our awkward, troubled relationship...

Who doesn’t love flowers? They smell wonderful, as gifts they can make your day, at celebrations they’re a prominent feature, they transform...

Here is a feel-good book for you. It is the kind which simply falls into place at the end, where stories come together. It is, as it reflects the idea...

I rarely go elsewhere but on Twitter and right here to share books I am passionate about. And I am careful with praise, because most readers have such...