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A long way gone - Memoirs of a boy soldier

By Ishmael Beah

5 stars

Wish I could give this more stars- an eye and mind opening account of Ishmael’s personal and mental journey surviving the war in Sierra Leone as a 12-year-old boy, after losing his family to the people he ended up fighting with.
Game of Thrones - A feast for crows

By George R R Martin

5 stars

Love this series - never know what is going to happen!
Scythe

By Neal Shusterman

4 stars

Dystopian set in a “Post Mortality” society - how do you balance human numbers when people no longer die? A good easy read.
The October List

By Jeffrey Deaver

5 stars

It’s like the author got tired of writing conventional books - so he wrote this one backwards yet still manages to surprise you with a twist - very clever!
A Maidens Grave

By Jeffery Deaver

5 stars

Not my favourite of his books but still a great beach read for lovers of crime.
The Never Game

By Jeffery Deaver

5 stars

Classic serial killer forensic detective novel by my fav author of all time - can’t go wrong!!
The Testaments

By Margaret Atwood

5 stars

The book that brings the Handmaids Tale together and lets you In on some secrets. Great holiday read.
Sons of a good keen man

By The Crump Brothers

3 stars

Honest stories from growing up with Barry as a father - good read, just not my style.
“My Life”

By Janet Gallagher

5 stars

Autobiography by my mother in law - interesting read.
Essential Reiki

By Diane Stein

5 stars

Great guide to Reiki for practitioner’s. Read before- just refreshing my memory.
Owls do Cry

By Janet Frame

5 stars

A relatable story of a NZ family, and individual struggles with things like physical and mental health, societal pressures. A great short read.
Sand

By Hugh Howey

4 stars

Dystopian- sometimes you wonder how Authors come up with these ideas! Kinda follows on from the Wool series, but can stand alone. Enjoyable read.
The Burial Hour

By Jeffery Deaver

5 stars

Jeffrey Deaver is the king of crime/forensic puzzles and whodunnit’s imo.
The Thorn Birds

By Colleen McCullough

5 stars

Set from 1915 to 1969, the story of Irish immigrants working in difficult times on a massive farm station in Australia- central to the story is the coming of age of Meggie, and her relationship with the Catholic Church, in particular Father Ralph.
The Librarian of Auschwitz

By Antonio Iturbe

5 stars

Really good - another insight into the atrocities and persecution of the Jewish people.
A Child called “It”

By Dave Pelzer

5 stars

I eat books which tell tragic stories of resilience for breakfast. This was a hard read, even though it’s my second time reading it. It is the first book in a series that chronicles the author’s life, and tells the story of the horrific abuse he experienced as a child. The only thing that got me through was knowing in advance how well he managed to climb out of the shitshow that was his childhood and the man he would become. It was the worst ever recorded account of abuse ever known in America.
Animal Farm

By George Orwell

5 stars

Animals on a farm teach a good introduction to the concepts around politics - totalitarianism, power corruption, and propaganda. It is one one level a very easy, simple and quick read - but there are many deeper levels to this book especially around humanity not learning from our past and repeating our mistakes.
1984

By George Orwell

5 stars

This book really got me thinking about truth, and history and who writes it and what is truth - according to who? Also, the idea of freedom of thought and of speech - and how i might have been if i was in that world at that time, the value of critical thinking.

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