Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman ‘Stop it! You’re all behaving like animals! Worse than animals – like blankers!’ Sephy is a Cross: she lives a life of privilege and power. But she’s lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her. Callum is a nought: he’s considered to be less than nothing –…
Recently Read – The Wall by John Lanchester
The Wall by John Lanchester Ravaged by the Change, an island nation in a time very like our own has built the Wall―an enormous concrete barrier around its entire coastline. Joseph Kavanagh, a new Defender, has one task: to protect his section of the Wall from the Others, the desperate souls who are trapped amid…
How To Approach Reading During The Lockdown
Monday 27th April 2020 and day 35 of the Coronavirus lockdown. You may have found that during this tumultuous period of our lives, where there is a pandemic raging beyond our doors and we are locked down inside our homes, allowed out for little but the essential, that your attention is in pieces. And this…
Virtual Crime Book Club – This Month’s Read…
Friday 24th April 2020 and day 32 of the Coronavirus lockdown. The voting is finished and we have a winner for this month’s virtual crime book club read. And that is; Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise – she’s just been…
Virtual Crime Book Club – Video! And Voting Again!
Tuesday 21st April 2020 and day 29 of the Coronavirus lockdown. Well, last night saw the first meeting of the virtual crime book club on Zoom. On the whole it went really well, but there were a couple of hiccups that spoiled it a little. The email software I used to send the meeting room…
Recently Read – Doing Time by Jodi Taylor
Monday 20th April 2020 and day 28 of the Coronavirus lockdown. Doing Time by Jodi Taylor A long time ago in the future, the secret of time travel became known to all. Everyone seized the opportunity – and the world nearly ended. There will always be idiots who want to change history. And so, the…
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