Tag: book recommendations

  • Everything I watched, read and did in January 2026 

    Everything I watched, read and did in January 2026 

    This blog turned one year old in January 2026. Some of you will have been with me from the very start, while others will have found your way here at another point in the past 12 months, but I’m grateful for every single one of you that’s taken the time to read any of my Read more

  • The Housemaid: Book vs Film #1

    The Housemaid: Book vs Film #1

    Over the past two years, I’ve read just short of 100 books and a significant number of these have been turned into films or TV shows.  There’s a long-standing belief that ‘the book is always better’ but in my experience, I haven’t always found that to be the case. While some adaptations elevate the source Read more

  • My top 5 books read in 2025

    My top 5 books read in 2025

    The final part of my review of 2025 is looking at the five best books I read last year.  I started 2025 hoping to read 50 books. While I fell just short at 44, there were still plenty of interesting reads in there, across a range of genres.  It’s been hard to pick just five Read more