The Grapes of Wrath is a passionate book, it’s Steinback accusing the society of wrongdoing and it leaves you with a deep sense of social injustice. Set in 1930’s, during the Great Depression- the story focusses on the Joad family. Focussing on just one family gives Steinback the opportunity to go in-depth into each family … Continue reading The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinback
This book was not the book that I was meant to read in the series of Murder Most Unladylike. I was meant to read the third book but I didn’t really miss anything by not reading the right book. This book is very different to the others in the series.This is because it was a … Continue reading A spoonful of murder-Robin Stevens
I will admit upfront that this is a slow book and it took me a long time to plod my way through it. Especially the middle third of the book is unbearably tedious as Eliot goes into the minute inconsequential details of the daily lives of the key characters. Having finished the book, I was dragging … Continue reading Middlemarch-George Eliot
I really enjoyed this book it was really fun and imaginative. At first the story went at quite a fast pace and then it became a little more descriptive. That style worked really effectively with the book's plot. Also, the description of characters in this book is brilliant. Each has a distinctive feature that helps … Continue reading The Secret of the Night Train-Sylvia Bishop
Malamander was a brilliant book. Right from the start it was full of adventure and I really enjoyed that. Most books have a normal start and then the real adventure happens. But in Malamander the moment the book starts you are thrown into a world of monsters mixed in with two spoonfuls of mystery. The … Continue reading Malamander-Thomas Taylor
This book took a while to get into because I haven't read one of Maz Evan's books since I finished the third book of the series last year. I had to rewind my memory quite a bit, so to anyone who has heard of this series and is going to read it then I strongly … Continue reading Against all the Gods – Maz Evans
This is Lisa Halliday's first novel and the first thing that came to my mind when I started reading it is how well the language flows. The key characters are well developed and memorable - particularly the Nobel prize winning writer. It has been written beautifully and in a much more self-assured style than that … Continue reading Asymmetry – Lisa Halliday
Katy is a girl who just can’t help getting in trouble. She even gets in trouble when she’s doing nice things like making everyone a surprise breakfast. She does try hard but sometimes she can be rather unlucky on her daredevil expeditions. One day however her luck runs out altogether. Katy creeps out of the … Continue reading Katy – Jacqueline Wilson
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