by Ruth Rendell Rating: **** ** spoiler alert ** Readable as ever, I thoroughly enjoyed getting stuck into this Omnibus. However, I did...

by Robert Tressell Rating: *** Brilliant but over-long and rather laboured in places. A strange book and compelling in many ways but does...

by Guy de Maupassant Rating: **** ** spoiler alert ** A beautifully written story very much of its time. The first half is alive with...

by C.J. Sansom Rating: ***** Highly recommended if you like this genre. Incredibly well-written, not far-fetched, keeps you guessing and...

by Edward St. Aubyn Rating: *** ** spoiler alert ** The third book in the Patrick Melrose series is in a completely different vein, no...

by Edward St. Aubyn Rating: ***** I read this, the second in the Patrick Melrose novels, extremely quickly. In a way to simply to get it...

by Edward St. Aubyn Rating: ***** I thought some of the writing this small novel was among some of the most brilliant I have ever read,...

by Fergus Butler-Gallie Rating: **** Really entertaining, well-written little book. Flows easily and, for me, there were some laugh out...

by Rebecca F. Kenney Rating: **** I read this to take myself out of a comfort zone – it’s not a genre I have ever read before so I...

by Chris Salewicz Rating: ***** There did not seem too many bios on Marley so this was the only option and to be honest, having read some...

by Heather Hayden (Author), Louise Ross (Author), Mckayla Eaton (Author), Melion Traverse (Author), Hanna Day (Author), Maemi Mizunami...

by Tom Quinn Rating: **** I enjoyed this, have not really got too much to add to other reviews. If you like quirky historical facts about...

by Bernard Cornwell Rating: *** I cannot fault this book for doing exactly what it says and if you like a good medieval romp with the...

by Georgette Heyer Rating: *** I feel a bit unfair reviewing this book and was going to award two stars but I think it's the fact that I...