Amanda Prowse Picking up the Pieces Amazon Publishing UK, Lake Union Publishing 2023. Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Amanda Prowse writes novels that are readable, have some engaging characters, and often include some social commentary. Generally, I am happy to read them, providing as they do a pleasant whilingContinue reading “Week beginning 21 December 2022”
Monthly Archives: December 2022
Week beginning 14 December 2022
This week I review two uncorrected proofs sent to me by NetGalley, one fiction (The Concierge) and the other non-fiction (Shirley Chisholm Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics). Miranda Rijks The Concierge Inkubator Books Dec 2022 The pace of the story overcomes the implausibility of some of the earlier plotting which is quite absorbing. Ally,Continue reading “Week beginning 14 December 2022”
Week Beginning 7 December 2022
This week’s review is Barbara Kingsolver Demon Copperhead Faber and Faber 2022. Barbara Kingsolver has been one of my favourite authors since reading The Poisonwood Bible. However, this has not been consistent – some of her books I have really enjoyed; others I have admired; and yet others have disappointed. I came to Demon CopperheadContinue reading “Week Beginning 7 December 2022”
Robin's Room 