May 2024

May in a Nutshell

That’s a Wrap! As May draws to a close, the chilly weather has arrived in Pretoria, making it the perfect time to snuggle up with a good book. There’s nothing better than spending a cold day wrapped in a blanket with a couple of puppies on my lap and a captivating read in my hands. […]

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Voyager Book Review

Title: VOYAGER – Outlander #3 Author:  Diana Gabaldon ISBN: 978-0-440-21756-5  Publisher: Randon House Inc. / Dell Pages: 1059 Source: Private Copy Their passionate encounter happened long ago by whatever measurement Claire Randall took. Two decades before, she had traveled back in time and into the arms of a gallant eighteenth-century Scot named Jamie Fraser. Then

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The Ivies Book Review

Title: The Ivies Author: Alexa Donne ISBN: 9780593303702 Publisher: Crown Pages: 312 Source: Private copy Enrol in this boarding school thriller about a group of prep school elites who would kill to get into the college of their dreams…literally. Everyone knows the Ivies: the most coveted universities in the United States. Far more important are

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An Ideal Husband Book Review

Title: AN IDEAL HUSBAND Author: Erica James ISBN: 978-0-00-841381-1  Publisher: Haper Collins Pages: 431 Source: Jonathan Ball Publishers The Langfords are a perfectly happy family. Louisa and Kip, happily married for nearly forty years, have raised their children and are now just settling into a new phase of life where they’ll have more time for

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A Fugitive Green Book Review

Title: A FUGITIVE GREEN – OUTLANDER #2.5 Featured in: Seven Stones to Stand or Fall Author: Diana Gabaldon ISBN: 978 1 784 75109 8 Publisher: Penguin Random House UK Pages: 216 Source: Private Copy Minnie Rennie and her father operate a family business dealing in rare books and letters—with a sideline in forgery, blackmail, and burglary.

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Anna O Book Review

Title: ANNA O Author: Matthew Blake ISBN: 978 0008 6078 07 Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 447 Source: Private Copy The world will know her name.What if your nightmares weren’t really nightmares at all? We spend an average of 33 years of our lives asleep. But what really happens, and what are we capable of, when

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Outlander Book Review

Title: OUTLANDER – Outlander #1 Author: Diana Gabaldon ISBN: 978 0440 2125 60  Publisher: Bantam / Dell Pages: 850 Source: Private Copy The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in

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Virgins Book Review

Title: VIRGINS – Outlander #0.5 Author: Diana Gabaldon ISBN: 978 1780 8966 18  Publisher: Penguin Random House UK Pages: 256 Source: Private Copy Mourning the death of his father and gravely injured at the hands of the English, Jamie Fraser finds himself running with a band of mercenaries in the French countryside, where he reconnects with

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