The Rumour by Lesley Kara When single mum Joanna hears a rumour at the school gates, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another and now there’s no going back . . . Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their…
Category: English Book Reviews
Book Review | The Emperor’s New Clothes | Hans Christian Andersen
The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen This is the imaginative tale of a vain Emperor who is hilariously deceived due to his own vanity and dihonesty. The Emperor, who is swindled by two crooks posing as weavers, is fooled because of his desire to be both handsome and wise. In the end,…
Book Review | The Tell-Tale Heart | Edgar Allan Poe
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe A murderer is convinced that the loud beating of his victim’s heart will give him away to the police. Author Author, poet, and literary critic, Edgar Allan Poe is credited with pioneering the short story genre, inventing detective fiction, and contributing to the development of science…
Book Review | The Mysterious Affair at Styles | Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #1) Emily Inglethorp has been poisoned. And it seems everyone at Styles Court, from the hired help to family members, had a motive—and the means. But with Detective Hercule Poirot out of retirement and on the case, no one’s getting away with murder. The…
Book Review | Khwahish | S. Parveen
Khwahish: A Love Story of Patience and Passion (Romance Fragments Book 4) by S. Parveen Married in name. Bound in heart. Tested by time. Hadid and Shanzey are bound by a long-standing nikaah and forced to live in the tension between tradition and desire when a family wedding throws them together again. One public…
Book Review | Cut and Thirst | Margaret Atwood
Cut and Thirst by Margaret Atwood Three women scheme to avenge an old friend in a darkly witty short story about loyalty, ambition, and delicious retribution by Margaret Atwood, the #1 bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale. Myrna, Leonie, and Chrissy meet every Thursday to sample fine cheeses, to reminisce about their former lives…
Book Review | My Evil Mother | Margaret Atwood
My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood Life is hard enough for a teenage girl in 1950s suburbia without having a mother who may—or may not—be a witch. A single mother at that. Sure, she fits in with her starched dresses, string of pearls, and floral aprons. Then there are the hushed and mystical consultations…
Book Review | Sara’s Game | Ernie Lindsey
Sara’s Game (Sara Winthrop #1) by Ernie Lindsey Two years ago, Sara’s husband left for the gym one morning…and never came back. His car was found. He wasn’t. Unbelievably, the police report said, “No foul play suspected.” There were a few unreliable sightings over the following months, but little else. Now, on the last…
Book Review | Khushboo | S. Parveen
Khushboo: A Quiet Love Story Set Between Ramzan and Eid (Romance Fragments Book 3) by S. Parveen ) Not all love stories begin with a confession. A chance meeting at a small neighbourhood eatery brings two former classmates face to face after years of silence. Over shared plates of biryani and Mughlai chicken, forgotten memories…
Book Review | The Coworker | Freida McFadden
The Coworker by Frieda McFadden Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can’t be taken back Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is…