I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Series: Women of Troy #2Publisher: Hamish HamiltonPublished: August 2021Pages: 320 Summary Following her bestselling, critically acclaimed The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker continues her extraordinary retelling of one… Continue reading Review: The Women of Troy by Pat Barker
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Review: Golgotha by Phil Hore
I received a digital of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.Publisher: Odyssey BooksPublished: May 2021Pages: 306 Summary 1916, the Western Front. There are some crimes that transcend the horrors of war, and the rumour of a soldier being… Continue reading Review: Golgotha by Phil Hore
Review: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way. Publisher: Penguin Published: May 2019 Pages: 325 Summary The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, which continues… Continue reading Review: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Review: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way. Publisher: Penguin Published: February 2018 Pages: 229 Summary In a city far away, bombs and assassinations shatter lives every day. Yet, even here, hope renews itself, welling… Continue reading Review: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way. Publisher: Fourth Estate Published: May 2014 Pages: 531 Summary Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book, National Book Award… Continue reading Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
BLOG TOUR Review + Giveaway: Steadfast by Michelle Hauck
I received an e-arc of this book via Edelweiss in exchange for my honest review as part of the blog tour organised by RockStar Book Tours. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way. Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse Published: December 3, 2017 Format: eBook Series: Birth of Saints #3 Pages: 560 Find it: Amazon, Barnes… Continue reading BLOG TOUR Review + Giveaway: Steadfast by Michelle Hauck
Review: Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah
Publisher: Neri Pozza Published: 8 May 2014 Pages: 272 Challenges: Library Challenge; Around the World Challenge Summary At the centre of Radiance of Tomorrow are Benjamin and Bockarie, two friends who return to their hometown after the civil war in Sierra Leone. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones. As more villagers begin… Continue reading Review: Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah
Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: Einaudi Published: 10 June 2008 (first published 2006) Pages: 456Challenges: Library Challenge; Around the World Challenge; Women's Challenge Summary In 1960s Nigeria, a country blighted by civil war, three lives intersect. Ugwu, a boy from a poor village, works as a houseboy for a university professor. Olanna, a young woman, has abandoned her… Continue reading Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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