Category Archive: Literary Fiction

Book Review: Go Set A Watchman

It’s been 50 plus years since we last had a chance to sit down and chat with Atticus Finch. If memory serves correctly, Atticus was the moral conscience for Harper Lee’s 1960 classic… Continue reading

Book Review: Me Before You

I didn’t expect to cry while reading Me Before You (2012) by Jojo Moyes but that is exactly what happened. As I turned the final pages on what surprisingly ended up being a… Continue reading

Book Review: Play It As It Lays

Play It As It Lays (1970) by Joan Didion took me by surprise. From the very first chapter Play It As It Lays is a brutal and merciless criticism of Hollywood and American… Continue reading

Book Review: Everything I Never Told You

I was browsing Huffingtonpost’s book section and came across a list of the Top 20 Must Feminist Reads for young adults. I wanted to read every single book but one did jump out… Continue reading

Welcome! The stories I’ve carried with me since I was a child

Welcome to my new blog! While this blog will be devoted to reviewing contemporary pieces of work as well as showcasing and developing my own writing, I wanted to dedicate my first posting to some… Continue reading