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Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Oh dear. Where to start with this one? I was on holiday, saw this on the Borders clearance pile and lugged it back home. It was lucky I didn’t need to pay excess baggage otherwise I’d be really...
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Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan
I had heard Ellis Island being mentioned as ‘being a book you’d like if you enjoyed [Colm Toibin’s] Brooklyn’. I really enjoyed Brooklyn, so I thought I’d read it. However, don’t trust what you hear-...
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Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
I was given this book for Christmas as part of LibraryThing’s SantaThing (secret Santa book giving). Thank you kismoody, who recommended this book based on my library. CeeCee (or Cecelia) is a young...
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Sister by Rosamund Lupton
In a nutshell… Bea’s sister is missing and Bea sets out to find the truth. Strengths: very emotive, tense and gripping. Weaknesses: Possibly too much of an emotional rollercoaster at times. Why I read...
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Finding Mr Flood by Ciara Geraghty
In a nutshell… Dara’s father walked out long ago. Now Dara’s sister needs a kidney, Dara’s going to find him. Strengths: Some interesting characters, a different idea for a chick lit book. Weaknesses:...
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Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
A quick rundown… The story of a man secretly in love with his female friend, who loves another. She then disappears. Strengths: Murakami’s beautiful prose, the haunting scenes that stay in your memory....
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Atonement by Ian McEwan
A quick rundown… A young girl’s statement changes things for the rest of her family forever. How can she atone for her sin? Strengths: The different types of writing in each part, the raw desolation of...
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April Fool’s Day by Bryce Courtenay
A quick rundown… The true story of Bryce’s son, Damon who contracts HIV through a blood transfusion. Strengths: Very emotional and brutally honest. Weaknesses: Very sad. Why I read it: Present from my...
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The Red Thread by Dawn Farnham
A quick rundown… A tale of love in 1830s Singapore between a Chinese man and Scottish woman. Strengths: Tells the history of Singapore in a generally entertaining fashion. Weaknesses: Sometimes the...
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I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
A quick rundown… Yes, you can tell a story that uses SMS/texts as a major form of communication. Chick lit with a punch, Kinsella’s really improving. Strengths: Ability to turn something odd (finding a...
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