#Bookreview and Blog tour THE INCENDIARIES by R. O. Kwon (@rokwon) For lovers of poetic prose, complex narration and unique voices #TheIncendiaries #NetGalley

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Hi all: I was very happy to be invited to participate in the blog tour of this book because it gave me the opportunity to read the first book by an author who is being acclaimed by public and critics alike. The Incendiaries: A Novel by R. O. Kwon “Religion, politics, and love collide in this
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#Bookreview #ManBookerLonglist HOME FIRE by Kamila Shamsie (@kamilashamsie) A powerful, touching, and beautiful book for readers prepared to ask themselves the big questions. #amreading

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Hi all: Today I share the review of the last of the books I had already on my Kindle that has made it into this year’s ManBooker Longlist. The shortlist should be coming out this week. I wonder if any of the ones I’ve read will make it. This one I really liked and I
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#Bookreview EXIT WEST by Mohsin Hamid (@mohsin_hamid) #ManBookerPrize A novel not for everybody that everybody should read #migration

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Hi all: I bring you my review of another one of the novels that have made it into the Man-Booker Longlist. Here is it. Exit West: Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017 by Mohsin Hamid Longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize “It was as if Hamid knew what was going to happen to America and
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#Bookreview A HORSE WALKS INTO A BAR by by David Grossman (Author), Jessica Cohen (Translator) A book for discerning readers who enjoy books about the human condition

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Hi all: I suddenly realised that I had quite a few books that had won or been nominated for big writing awards and decided to try and catch up and see if I could learn something. A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman  (Author), Jessica Cohen  (Translator) WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 The setting is
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#Reviewblitz PETALS by Laurisa White Reyes (@lwreyes) Grief, survivor’s guilt, identity and family relations in a beautifully written book set in Guatemala.

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Hi all: Yes, today I bring you a review too, but it’s part of a Blog tour/Review Blitz organised by Lady Amber’s Reviews & PR. So here it is! Title: Petals Author: Laurisa White Reyes Genre: YA Suspense Cover Designer: Emma Michaels Publisher: Skyrocket Press Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR Blurb: Some memories refuse to stay
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#Bookreview HERE I AM by Jonathan Safran Foer. Family, nation, religion, identity and writing with an inimitable style. And authors answer the question, What does your writing look like?

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Today I bring you both a new book and a review. I’d been curious about this writer for a while and this is one of the few reviews where I’ve got feedback on the review itself in Amazon (at first somebody complaining about a spoiler, although it is not that kind of novel, and later
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#Newbook and #bookreview Beside Myself by @A_B_Morgan. What Makes Us Who We Are?

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Hi all: On Fridays I normally bring you new books, but as I’m sharing my book on Tuesdays, I decided to take the opportunity and combine a new book (it was only published on 14th January) with my own review of the book. Beside Myself by Ann Morgan  Description: Helen and Ellie are identical twins
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