Oh em eff gee... Where do I begin with this one? There are no words for how brilliant this book is, so there is part of me that doesn't even want to try and start! My book club and I read the hilariously funny and twisted You by Caroline Kepnes for our meeting in September and I think it is one of my favorite reads to date. I totally fell in love with the anti-hero Joe Goldberg and all of his obsessive, perverted ways. He's just so damn likeable, which is bizarre considering he's a serial killer and a stalker. There are a lot of nods to Bret Easton Ellis throughout the book, and in particular I found echos of Patrick Bateman running throughout Joe's character, especially when it comes . . .
Review: In A Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
2016 has been the year for hen parties for my friends and I... I'm just so glad that none of them have ended up like the one in Ruth Ware's In A Dark Dark Wood! I absolutely love psychological thrillers so when I started reading this fantastic debut I couldn't put it down. It has all the elements of a classic... A creepy setting, a ton of suspense, and some genuinely beautiful writing. The tension that builds right from the first page is addictive, and kept me up until the middle of the night because I had to finish it in one sitting. I won't give anything away, but toxic friends and ghosts from the past are hiding in an isolated house in Northumberland, and they are ready to ruin the hen . . .
Review of A Better Man by Leah McLaren
What if the only way to end your marriage was to become the perfect husband? Wow, what an explosion of mind games this book turned out to be! When I received a copy of A Better Man, I instantly loved the concept of a crafty husband trying to end his marriage by playing Mr. Perfect so that he could screw over the mother of his children financially. Nick was instantly unlikable, but as the story progressed, Maya, his unsuspecting wife, was just as infuriating. At times when I was devouring every last inch of their destructive relationship, I just wanted to dive into the pages and bash their heads together! This is a funny and very sharp portrayal of a doomed marriage, with the odd villain . . .
10 Of The Best Outdoor Writing Spaces
I am obsessed with writing rooms and creating the perfect setting to pen my literary masterpiece, so recently I revisited a fabulous trend which goes hand in hand with summer (especially if you live in the UK like I do!) and that is writing outdoors. With the warmer months fast approaching it's time to look forward to lounging in the garden to write instead of staying cooped up in the house. Here I have collected 10 of The Best Outdoor Writing Spaces for inspiration and your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! Be inspired and above all else... go and write outdoors! :) LB x 10 of The Best Outdoor Writing Spaces 1. This beautiful office space makes me want to . . .
Review of The Summer of Secrets by Sarah Jasmon
This wonderful debut is a coming-of-age tale full of atmosphere and suspense, with an unexpectedly dark twist As unbelievable as it sounds, I have never been a member of a book group... This fact hit me head on a couple of months ago and so I thought it was only right that I overcompensate and join two! Well technically, I began one myself (more info to follow), but I have also been extremely lucky to be chosen as a member of Curtis Brown's Book Group and was sent a copy of The Summer of Secrets for our first read. Part of the joys of being in a book group is discovering books you maybe wouldn't have come across before and this was certainly true of Sarah Jasmon's debut. This probably . . .