by F. Scott Fitzgerald Rating: *** I feel very unfair giving this three stars as, personally, Fitzgerald, is one of my top ten if not top...

by Graham Greene Rating: **** I have not read any Graham Greene for a while and had forgotten what a clever and distinctive writer he is...

by Paulo Coelho Rating: **** A beautiful read. Some of the little tales are a touch repetitive and obvious but some are incredibly...

by Melanie McGrath Rating: *** A well-written and thought provoking book. I think the Author is selling it short with the description,...

by Émile Zola Rating: ***** An absolute masterpiece. Buy from: Amazon UK | Amazon US

by Philip Hook Rating: **** I enjoyed this, Hook writes in a very engaging, easy style and you feel as if you having a conversation over...

by Ellis Peters Rating: **** Really enjoyed this, not too taxing, a fairly simple plot and even though the protagonist is fairly obvious,...

by Edith Wharton, Maureen Howard (Introduction) Rating: **** ** spoiler alert ** I believe that I had picked this book up before but had...

by Val McDermid Rating: *** Bit of a love/hate relationship with this book. I could rate some parts 2* and others 5*. I struggled to get...

by Robert Penn Rating: *** I enjoyed parts of this book immensely, it was reassuring to realise that woodworking craftsman are still...