This debut novel tells the story of two best friends Nini and Jameelah, fourteen-year old girls on the cusp of adolescence, in Berlin. Quite frankly, as with some people you meet in life, I knew from the first page that Nini, Jemeelah and I would not get on and wouldn’t become best friends. And so,…
Category: 366 Project (2016)
LR#07: “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves” by Karen Joy Fowler
I don’t quite know what to make of this book. I was intrigued by the plot outline and the questions posed – why did Rosemary, an over talkative child, suddenly stop talking? What happened to her sister Fern? Where did she go? Why didn’t she return to the family home? And what happened to their…
LR#06: “Insurrection” by Robyn Young
I love a good solid, weighty book, with a story that is sweeping and has depth and the scope for you to get lost in. And, if it is part of a longer tale, especially a trilogy, then what could be better? This is a weighty novel, coming in at over 600 pages and is…
LR#02: “The Girl From Station X” by Elisa Segrave
I’ll be honest, I did not enjoy this book at all. Heck, I didn’t even like it. The sleeve notes hinted at a wartime tale worth telling yet, for me, it was a dull and frustrating read. This book was real challenge. I had to force myself to pick it up and read it, often…
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