by Marina Lewycka Rating: *** I read this book fairly swiftly and it was perfectly readable. Well-observed and mildly humorous in places...

by Lucy Worsley Rating: *** I was really excited about reading this book, it's my favourite historical period, I have read a lot already...

by Vladimir Nabokov Rating: **** An interesting and clever read. Seems a fairly simple premise to begin with but there are times, when...

by Raymond Chandler Rating: *** I really enjoyed the majority of this book. The writing is fresh, stylised, deceptively poetic and clever...

by Antonia Fraser Rating: *** On the whole, an absorbing, interesting read. The level of research and detail is second to none and after...

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...