Lucy

Short stories perfect for young readers, with interesting background about the origins of the story.

The story of two migrants headed across the Sahara, to Tripoli and eventually into Europe. Perfect for the older child/teen reader.

I adored The Martian, and I really wanted to like this book, but it felt clunky in places and the main character is odd and cringeworthy at times.

That being said, I would be happy to return to the world he has created, but with a slightly different collection of characters. Bring back Svoboda, Rudy and Bob!

I want more!

Giving this amazing novel 5 stars feels wrong. It needs a thousand.

While I admired the clearly brilliant writing, I struggled to get into the story, convoluted and winding as it was.

Dull and slow.

Even better than the first book! A perfect mystery, with clever little red herrings scattered through out. I read it in one evening.

Second half picked up and I like the ending. 3.5

What a brilliantly unexpected read! Full of twists and turns. Very well written.

Dull, longwinded and boring. So disappointing after the Southern Reach trilogy.

Very disappointing, after a great first book, this was a shoddy, badly written, boring excuse for a thriller. And she ruined a great character, making Cat cliched and dull. Yawn.

Never before have I learnt so much from so few pages. Everyone must read this book.

A charming, witty and thoughtful story with no words.

Short vignettes of Didion's travels through Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama in 1970. Perfection.

A fitting end to a fantastic series. I will miss them all!

I really really really wanted to love this book, but I didn't. I enjoyed it enough to finish, but not enough to read the second in the series. I can't quite pin down what didn't work, but it didn't gel. The characters were almost without fail annoying and boring, and while there was action, it was interspersed with way too much faffing about for me.

A mixed bag of short, sci-fi-ish stories. Many stray into fantasy more than sci-fi. The titular story was the best.

ALL OF IT. I RELATED TO ALLLLLL OF IT.

A brilliant collection of funny, tear jearking and practical treaties on parenting. I will buy a copy for all my new parent friends.

I wanted to like this book, but I found it ponderous and patchy. I liked Samuel's story much more than Loo's.

Innovative and cool, as you would expect from Gaiman.

Got to be the most intricately detailed crime novel I've ever read. Higashino is a true genius of the genre.

3.5 stars. Slow start and a confusing ending, but a brilliant middle. It's always tricky writing about time travel, but for the most part, Mastai got it right.

Undoubtedly a book that will stay with me for a long time. Her essays on yoga, eating disorders and her sister in law's suicide were paticularly poignant.

I love Hugh Howey, and although this was a bit of a departure from his other works, and definitely more YA, I enjoyed it very much. Great main character, as always!