This is a stupendous novel, one I never wanted to end. Set in contemporary Bangkok – there are references to the new king – there is, nevertheless, a feeling that the book is set in a slightly timeless, slowed down city. The almost dreamlike remoteness and otherworldliness of The Kingdom …
Possibly book-review-purists would claim that personal context shouldn’t shape your thoughts about a book – where you are, how you feel etc etc shouldn’t influence a review. I beg to differ. Where I am, how I’m feeling, do have an impact, so since I’m currently recovering from a strenuous mountaineering …
It’s been a long time since I raced through a book as quickly as “You are Here”, loving every single word, laughing out loud, sometimes feeling a tad weepy, all while dreading the end of such a super story. This is a gorgeous, funny, touching love story of two lonely …
Confession time. I’d completely forgotten that I’d read (& reviewed!!) this book 6 years ago, and it wasn’t until I was several chapters in, that I realised. Checked my review. Ah, hadn’t really enjoyed it. Wondered should I stop right there, or should I give it another go and see …
What an amazing book to kick off my 2026 reading. ”None of this is true” is gripping, more than a bit scary at times, “twisty, twisty, twisty” as one reviewer accurately put it – and truly unputdownable. There are so many twists and turns as the story progresses, forcing the …
After being very under-whelmed by the previous Cormoran Strike book (The Ink Black Heart), this 7th novel in the series was an absolute joy. As clichéd as it sounds, it was gripping. An absolute page-turner. And my faith in the wonderful J.K. Rowling (aka Robert Galbraith) was fully restored. It’s …
Sadly, I only really clocked that Stella Rimington was such an acclaimed novelist when I read her recent obituary. What a waste, not to have read her spy novels over the years, but I’ve made a start, and am hooked. ”At Risk”, her first book in the Liz Carlyle series, …
The ninth book in the fabulous Sam Tay series was published less than 2 weeks ago, on July 17 2025, and is yet another cracking good read. Bangkok’s intelligence circles have received whispered intel that an assassin may be targeting a high-profile upcoming ASEAN meeting in the city. A gunman …
As a diehard fan of the fabulous Thursday Murder Club series, the thought of a new Richard Osman mystery, with a whole new set of characters, was irresistible. And what a super read this book is, introducing us to a fabulous bunch of people who (nailing my colours to the …
