Catch up with ongoings from Lizzie's Week!
When I first started reading this, I just could not get on with it. I found the format very ambiguous and confusing, as it appeared to be a disorganised amalgamation of stories from people in New York, through some kind of interview. I wasn’t sure whose perspective it was from, flicking between first and third person, [...]
A Wedding at The Beach Hut – sounds cosy, right? And cosy it is! This is the first Veronica Henry I have read (one in her Beach Hut series), seeking something easy and calm to read, with a warm sense of feel-good (perfect during this mildly warm, wild and weird time of year!) I do look forward to something going wrong in a novel, and surely there does in here, [...]
#LizzieReads A bit of a longer one this week, as this book has received quite a bit of hype, even making number 1 in the Sunday Times. For years I have followed influencer Grace Beverley, previously known as GraceFitUK, on social media since her days at Oxford University, relating to her experience of exams, revision and balancing hard work [...]
#LizzieReads Written by screenwriter Rebecca Serle, I could picture this novel being written for the screen. In Five Years is a short story (less than 300 pages) set in New York about Dannie and David, whose relationship seems too good to be true. They’re a hardworking, ambitious couple with a somewhat predictable start to the book: David has a well-paid job, she has [...]
#LizzieReads It might be becoming a theme now that I read Sophie Kinsella books occasionally, - the truth is, I’m a sucker for her chick lit! Whilst I couldn’t quite relate to the novel of married characters, I came to understand what it must be like being married/in a long-committal relationship when you achieve everything you look [...]
When defining romantic tragedy, you make think of Shakespeare. For more modern romantic tragedy, Jojo Moyes’ moving novel, Me Before You fits the definition precisely. The clue of tragedy is not used lightly, where we meet Lou who lives in a quiet English town with a castle, living her easiest, best life working in a café – until the day she is [...]
#LizzieReads I managed to finish one of my many charity shop purchases. This is a story about a brother and sister separated when they were young due to the social service system. Kerry, a cleaner and single-mum in a small London flat, is literally half a world away from her brother based just a short while away in [...]
#LizzieReads My boyfriend recommends a lot of things, including books. I’m not one to immediately pick up a thriller book, or ‘who dunnit’, but love watching tv series. when I picked up these Lucy Foley books, I was instantly hooked! I believe these are her two most recent novels, both featuring small groups of people [...]
#LizzieReads #JFDI first of all, sorry for the title of this book - but that's what attracted me to reading it in the first place! I’ve been slowly making my way through many self-help and motivational books I bought on my kindle some time ago to help adjust my mindset. I would say I have [...]
#LizzieReads Candice Carty-Williams as part of the #BLM movement last year, I made it imperative that I educate myself regarding history and literature surrounding this topic. This involved seeking authors I would have unknowingly dismissed due to a cultural difference: one of them was Candice Carty-Williams. QUEENIE the first of her novels I read. I will admit [...]
