Jul 11
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been immersed in the recent New York times feature on the top 100 books of the 21st century. A big thank you to my work colleague and friend, John, who turned me on to it since I had been living under a rock and had missed out on the start of it.
Read moreMay 6
Colm Tóibín is one of my favorite authors and I’ve been fortunate enough to attend several of his readings. Brooklyn was perhaps one of my least favorite of his novels, although I still liked it. Long Island is a sequel to Brooklyn, picking up about 20 years after the first novel ended. As we near Booker season, I was eager to read Tóibín’s latest since his books often make the lists and thanks to Scribner, I received an advanced copy. Did I find it to be Booker worthy? Keep reading to find out.
Read moreMar 7
Life has forced me into a reading slump for the last several years and outside of the Booker challenge, I’ve found it increasingly more challenging to find the time or mental energy to read (which is why you’ve mostly seen Book worm post on the blog). Luckily for me, my partner is supporting my effort to read more. For the last several years we have been alternating book picks, reading together, and discussing books. The one upside of long distance relationships is that you need to be creative in finding ways to connect and share things that are important to each of you. For me, that’s reading.
This year we have decided to pick books based on monthly themes (that are pretty broad) to push us to read more widely and diversely. To be clear, we are very different readers. He prefers non-fiction and preferably history and I read mostly literary fiction. In February, it was his turn to pick for black history month and to my surprise he picked a fantasy novel. As a non-fiction reader, fantasy is pretty much on the other extreme of the spectrum from his usual genres. His choice was Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf. So how did this pick pan out?
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The 2024 Women’s Prize longlist was announced today and this year the list includes many debut novels. You can read more about the longlist on the Women’s Prize website. The full lists includes the following 16 books (click on the book link to purchase a copy from Amazon):
Read moreFeb 18
Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan
UK Publication: 29th Feb 2024
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: ★★★
Find it here: Fathomfolk
This ARC was provided by Little Brown Book Group UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
I want to be Part of Your World
Relight My Fire by C.K. McDonnell
UK Publication: January 2024
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Random House UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
Magic, mayhem and murder = delicious fun.
The Beholders by Hester Musson
UK Publication: January 2024
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★★]
This ARC was provided by 4th Estate (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
Two word review – Gloriously Gothic
The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
UK Publication: June 2020
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Harper Collins UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
Vive la révolution
This months winners and losers as we head into another New Year. Where does the time go?
Jan 23
Having just finished this book a few days ago, I can understand why it’s getting such mixed reviews from readers. People seem to either love or hate this book. As someone who doesn’t typically love short stories, I was skeptical about this book but Carmen Machado made me a believer. Here’s why.. Read more
Nicole Del Sesto
The Reader's Room 