Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. The Me Too movement, founded by Tarana Burke, which was a grass roots movement that addressed sexual assault and rape culture, has also found its way into contemporary novels and films. The … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Crime Fiction
A Review of “The Lie Tree”: the power of a lie
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Frances Hardinge’s The Lie Tree was the perfect read for my summer holidays in Catania last week. The book is fast paced with some good suspense and plot development. At the core … Continue reading
5 Books to Gift this Valentine’s Day
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Valentine’s Day is approaching and whether you’re romantically in love, single, or anything in between Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to just be about roses, chocolates, and platters of oysters. For me, Valentine’s … Continue reading
“Tricky Twenty-Two”: the latest Plum installment from Janet Evanovich
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. The latest Stephanie Plum book, “Tricky Twenty-Two” was released in November this year. I’ve been following the series since book number one, “One For The Money” and every November, which is usually … Continue reading
True Crime in South Africa: a review of Antony Altbeker’s “Fruit of a Poisoned Tree”
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Fruit of a Poisoned Tree is from New Journalism author, Antony Altbeker. Over 2005-2007, Altbeker followed the infamous trial of Fred Van der Vyver, the man accused of killing his girlfriend, Inge … Continue reading
Top Secret Twenty-One: a review of Janet Evanovich’s newest Plum adventure
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Janet Evanovich has released two new covers for her latest Stephanie Plum book. I am extremely picky about books in series matching so I went for the lime green cover instead of … Continue reading
Literary Fiction and the Ivory Tower
This post is inspired by a podcast that I listened to recently from Book Riot podcast Dear Book Nerd Episode #3. The show talked about what is literary fiction and can it really be defined? As well as the fear of being judged for what you read. And while I believe there are no definitive … Continue reading
Back off Lula, Kevin is my BFF: a review of “Takedown Twenty” by Janet Evanovich
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. I’ve been reading Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series since I was in year 11. We were studying crime fiction and my English teacher recommended ‘One for the Money’ as something different, fun, and … Continue reading
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