Category Archives: Book Reviews

This book was bought for me by a friend of mine last year as she thought it was something I’d quite like – it turns out, she was absolutely right. A Psalm for the Wild-Built is a story about a … Continue reading →

I’d had a copy of this play for sometime, and recently I finally got around to reading it. Although I was aware of the Henry IV plays that preceded it, I didn’t really realise that they (and also Richard II) … Continue reading →

Other than having a few very vague (but fond) memories of the Goosebumps TV series, it was a franchise I’d never really gotten into that much. Recently, I finally decided to start reading the books, starting with the first in … Continue reading →

This is probably the best ghost story I have ever read, and quite possibly even the best horror (though there are some other strong contenders). What helps this short novel by Shirley Jackson really stand out (and send shivers down … Continue reading →

A classic Dickens novel that tells a sympathetic story of people living in poverty in Victorian society. In this particular novel, you’ve got an old man who is trying desperately to look after his granddaughter, Nell, but who ends up … Continue reading →

This is the fourth full-length Sherlock Holmes novel (and the seventh in the series, counting the short story anthologies) and I have to say that it’s potentially my favourite one. This might be a somewhat unexpected perspective though, as while … Continue reading →

The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of my favourite adaptations of my one of favourite books, and with this illustrated picture book, things have come full circle because the adaptation the novel has itself been novelised – or indeed, picture … Continue reading →

This novel tells what is probably one of the most iconic sci-fi stories of the twentieth century which is a good indicator of its quality – although the downside of this is the fact that I don’t imagine there are … Continue reading →

Winter’s Heart is a very appropriate title for the ninth Wheel of Time novel, as it’s a very wintery novel. I’ll admit, by this point, I’m feeling much less invested than I once was in the series, but I also … Continue reading →