Guards! Guards! Is about the people in fantasy novels we don’t see much, you know, the ones that storm in during a climatic scene for our hero storming the castle. Only these people are faceless, slain without mercy and never heard from again...Till now. Guards! Guards! Deals with the night watch … [Read more]
Get the tissues ready for this one!
In rounding off my challenge for the year, I thought I would end on some of my favourite books. So I chose to reread Marley and Me. And yes, I loved it just as much this time as I did the first time I read it back in 2006. And yes, I cried just as much this time as well! John writes a … [Read more]
Wait, what?
I shall make it known before I begin that I am not a Tim Winton fan. I have read a couple of his books and have not enjoyed them at all. However, in getting to the end of the challenge, I needed to read a few preloved books, or quick books, to ensure I made my target (which I will). So, without … [Read more]
There’s more disappointment when you have high expectations
My book club is comprised of approximately six to ten women, almost all of them lawyers (or ex-lawyers) and one electrical engineer. There is almost always a wide range of opinions on the books we read, but the lone engineer is often on her own. She is also the primary motivator in forcing us to … [Read more]