Between the Pages

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows – 5/5

Bleak House, by Charles Dickens – 3/5

Queen Of The Big Time, by Adriana Trigiani – 4.5/5

Monster Love, by Carol Topolski – 4.25/5

A Girl Like You, by Gemma Burgess – 4.25/5

Far Above Rubies, by Anne-Marie Vukelic – 4/5

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender – 4/5

Behold Here’s Poison, by Georgette Heyer – 4.25/5

The Detective Branch, by Andrew Pepper – 3.75/5

Dancing With Mr Darcy, by various authors – 4/5

The Wilding, by Maria McCann – 3.5/5

Past Imperfect, by Julian Fellowes – 4.5/5  Terrific surprise; was not sure I’d enjoy it at first, but found it very difficult to put down.

Death by Chocolate, by Toby Moore – 2.5/5

Cuban Heels, by Emily Barr – 4.75/5

The Lonely Tree, by Yael Politis – 4.5/5

Zeebrugge: A Hero’s Story, by Stephen Homewood – 3/5

Remix, by Lexi Revellian – 4/5

Dave Gorman’s Googlewhack Adventure, by Dave Gorman – 4.5/5  Hilarious – beware if reading this in public.  You may get strange looks for constantly breaking into laughter!

Gone With The Wind, by Margaret Mitchell – 4/5  Brilliant sprawling story, but some of the attitudes towards slavery were somewhat disturbing.

Frozen, by Lindsay Ashford – 3.25/5

Bitter Sweets, by Roopa Farooki – 4.5/5

The Idea of Perfection, by Kate Grenville – 3.5/5

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle – 3.5/5

Lennox, by Craig Russell – 3.5/5

The Call of the Weird, by Louis Theroux – 3.5/5

The Innocent, by Posie Graeme-Evans – 2.5/5

Freakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner – 4/5 Very interesting and thought provoking – even if you’re not into economics, I’d recommend giving this a try.

Fairytale of New York, by Miranda Dickinson – 4/5

The Various Flavours of Coffee, by Anthony Capella – 4.25/5  Definitely recommended – but it will make you crave good coffee!

Celebrity, by Marina Hyde – 5/5

Small Island, by Andrea Levy – 4.5/5

Legend Of A Suicide, by David Vann – 1.5/5

The Green Mile, by Stephen King – 5/5

The Girls, by Lori Lansens – 3.75/5

Singin’ In The Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece, by Earl J. Hess and Pratibha A. Dabholkar – 5/5  A must-read for all fans of the film – this book is crammed full of facts, all presented in an engaging and readable style.

The 19th Wife, by David Ebershoff – 4.5/5

Unless, by Carol Shields – 3/5

Super Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner – 3.5/5

The Big Over Easy, by Jasper Fforde – 3.5/5

Into The Wild, by Jon Krakauer – 3/5

The Bookseller of Kabul, by Asne Seierstad – 3.75/5

The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry – 2.5/5

French Women Don’t Get Fat, by Mireille Guiliano – 1/5

Time For One More Dance, by Charlotte Sadler – 2.5/5

The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Bronte – 5/5  Anne Bronte has never received the critical acclaim afforded to her sisters.  A shame, because this is a truly fantastic book.

Poppy Shakespeare, by Clare Allan – 2.5/5

Call For The Dead, by John le Carre – 4/5 The first book in the George Smiley series – I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Lost Light, by Michael Connelly – 3.5/5

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare – 4.5/5  Fab!  I never thought I could enjoy reading Shakespeare, but I have definitely changed my mind now!  The introductions in this book were marvellous, and definitely enhanced my enjoyment of reading the play.

The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion – 3/5

The House of the Wind, by Titania Hardie – 3/5

Rat Pack Confidential, by Shawn Levy – 4/5

Before I Go To Sleep, by S. J. Watson – 5/5

One Day, by David Nicholls – 5/5

French Lessons, by Ellen Sussman – 3/5

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski – 5/5

Lady Blue Eyes, by Barbara Sinatra – 3.25/5

Avenger’s Angel, by Heather Killough-Walden – 3.5/5

The Atheist’s Guide To Christmas, by Various – 4/5

Oscar and the Lady In Pink, by Eric Emmanuel-Schmitt – 3.5/5