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Book #14 - "Girl with a One Track Mind" by Abby Lee (7/10)
(Read while on honeymoon)
Well ... what can be said about this book?! This is the book of the blog of the same name which covers - in stark detail - one women's search for sex. It is a highly sexed "Bridget Jones" which pulls no punches in the bedroom department ( Read more... ) -
Book #13 - "The Pursuit of Happyness" by Chris Gardner (5/10)
(Read while on honeymoon)
After seeing a trailer for this film in the cinema, my interest was piqued in Gardner's seemingly amazing story. Billed as the rise of a previously down-and-out homeless man to successful, multi-millionaire status, I was interested to read his story ( Read more... ) -
Book #12 - "Anybody Out There" by Marian Keyes (7/10)
(Read while on honeymoon)
This is another Keyes book following the trials and tribulations of the Walsh clan. This time it follows the life of Anna Walsh, back staying with her parents in Dublin following an "incident" in New York involving her husband Aiden. As the story unravels as to what has happened between Anna and Aiden, we follow Anna's ( Read more... ) -
Book #11 - "The Crow Road" by Iain Banks (7/10)
(Finished while on honeymoon)
This book has my favourite ever opening line ... "It was the day my Grandmother exploded ...". I first read this book when it came out in the early 90's, and although it is slightly dated now, it is as good as ever ( Read more... ) -
Petition for VAT free sanitary products
A petition has been raised on the Downing Street website to petition for VAT to be removed from sanitary products. The petition can be found here if anyone is interested in signing it. -
Book #10 - "The Rise and Fall of a Yummy Mummy" by Polly Williams (5/10)
This is a light read charting the ups and downs of Amy Crane in the aftermath of the birth of her first child. Previously a high-flying career woman, she finds herself caught between the traditional "National Childbirth Trust" mothers and the "yummy mummies" who seem to be everywhere she looks. She undertakes "Project Amy" to revamp herself, and ( Read more... ) -
Book #9 - "Tell No One" by Harlan Coben (9/10)
This is a fantastic, un-put-downable, thrilling book ( Read more... ) -
Book #8 - "Ten Thousand Sorrows" by Elizabeth Kim (7/10)
This is an interesting little book, detailing the life of "Elizabeth" Kim, born to a Korean mother and American GI father. Brandished a honhyol (a "non-person") because of her mixed race, her early life was filled with jeers and abuse from the other villagers where Elizabeth and her mother lived in relative isolation. When she was a young girl, ( Read more... ) -
Book #7 - "The Other Boleyn Girl" by Philippa Gregory (10/10)
My first 10 out of 10 book of the year, and deservedly so! This is the first Gregory novel I have read - despite two of them languishing on Mt Toobie for a good couple of years or more - and I absolutely loved it ( Read more... )
