SYNOPSIS: It was the children who saw - and feel - what made the small town of Derry so horribly different. In the storm drains, in the sewers, IT lurks, taking on the shape of every nightmare, each one's deepest dread. Time passes and the children grow up, move away and forget. Until they are … Continue reading It by Stephen King
SYNOPSIS: Bernadette Fox has vanished. When her daughter Bee claims a family trip to Antarctica as a reward for perfect grades, Bernadette, a fiercely intelligent shut-in, throws herself into preparations for the trip. But worn down by years of trying to live the Seattle life she never wanted, Ms Fox is on the brink of … Continue reading Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
SYNOPSIS: They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise. Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, … Continue reading Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi
SYNOPSIS: An elderly resident of an inner-city tower block is brutally attacked and left for dead. Her neighbours, a pregnant alcoholic, a vulnerable youth, a failed actress and a cameraman with a dark secret, are thrown together in their search for answers. Misfits and loners, they are forced to confront uncomfortable realities about themselves and … Continue reading ARC: The Lonely Hearts Crime Club by Tanya Bullock
SYNOPSIS: Forget the old days. Forget summer. Forget warmth. Forget anything that doesn’t help you survive. Lynn McBride has learned much since society collapsed in the face of nuclear war and the relentless spread of disease. As memories of her old life haunt her, she has been forced to forge ahead in the snow-covered Canadian … Continue reading The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson
As I come to realise that I have a monstrous TBR pile of books, I have decided that the best way to achieve a big (pantagruelian) goal is to separate it into baby-goals. So, I would try to set every month a target of 3 or 4 books that I would like to read. Hoping … Continue reading TBR goal of April 2019
The Dacian She-Wolf 