What a Insta made me do it and I regret nothing of a read! It really is a car accident happening right before your very eyes and so interesting as a reader!!!! The publishing industry is a business; I know that intellectually, but seeing behind the scenes OMG was it fascinating!! What a machine!! This
Could. Not. Put. This. Down!!!!!!! This is so clever and so atmospheric. I remember thinking with white noise that it feels like you are in the prison with Laura and goodness did I completely have that same claustrophobic sensation again. I love a series too, you know these people and you are learning more about
I have read reviews that were really critical of this novel. But I don’t agree! I thought Pineapple Street was delicious! I found it to be universal in its themes of family dynamics, especially when it’s NMF and funny. It is about richer than rich people but it’s sweet and insightful and so much fun!
I couldn’t have loved this one more! And funnily enough I was wondering the other day how my friend the chef was going now…hahaha it took me a while to realise the friend I was hoping was going well was the main character Pierce from this novel… I loved every step of watching Sam and
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I absolutely LOVED this novel! I was completely honoured to have gotten to read an early copy of At the Foot of the Cherry Tree. I absolutely loved watching Don and Cherry meet, fall in love and plan a life together. I cannot think of another novel I have read that started in Japan 1945, that
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I am a huge Penelope Janu fan, I love her rural romances, they’re fun and romantic without being mills and boon-y, I always come away having learnt something I didn’t even know I was interested in. I read In at the Deep End years ago now, but I was thinking about Harry and Per because this
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Definitely one to read when you feel like a good cry!!! And I don’t think I’ll ever take my healthy pink lungs for granted again! This is about Lauren who is dying, her husband Josh who has lost her, and goodness would have loved this novel in my 20s! And I did love it as
What a month May was! Beautiful sunrises and sunsets, gorgeous days, lots of falling leaves and SUCH good sleeping weather! My lips aren’t loving this wind, but isn’t is so fun reading under a lap blanket with a tea beside you! June is Pride month and I thought it would be fun to highlight some
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What a power house of a fiction. I feel like I’ve learnt so much about Sri Lanka, the civil war, the Hindi religion and goodness; migration, the importance of giving refuge, memory and story…all wrapped up in a multi generational historical fiction full of family politics, delicious sounding curries and love. I am so glad
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Just such a fun read! It was also so nice to see Sydney through the eyes of Saima and Kal. I love my home town and so it was so nice to walk down King Street Whalf and go for a laksa in Broadway… I loved getting to think about the idea of a third
