Laura Maria GriersonMar 29, 20205 minTop 10 Isolation BooksSo, you're doing the responsible thing and staying indoors for three to twelve weeks. Great!
Laura Maria GriersonSep 19, 20194 minBook Review: 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret AtwoodReading The Handmaid's Tale has started to feel something of essential. I don't hold with "the canon", those must-read books that...
Laura Maria GriersonSep 3, 20194 minBook Review: 'Into the Fire' by Edric Kennedy-Macfoy"Here we were, heading into the fire, ascending to the hottest and most dangerous part of the tower. In the extreme heat and with poor...
Laura Maria GriersonAug 24, 20193 minBook Review: 'You' by Caroline KepnesIt's easy to recognise Netflix's Joe in the TV series You as a construct, but does it work as well when presenting him as the narrator in...
Laura Maria GriersonFeb 3, 20192 minBook Review: 'Snap' by Belinda BauerWhen their car breaks down, a heavily-pregnant mother leaves her three children in the car at the hard shoulder to find an emergency...
Laura Maria GriersonJan 28, 20193 minWhich Book Means the Most To You?If you had to pick one book from your shelf that you'd never give up, even if that particular copy was worth thousands, which would you...
Laura Maria GriersonJan 11, 20192 minBook Review: 'The Visitors' by Catherine BurnsDespised by her neighbours and with no particular aspirations of her own, Marion lives in a six-bedroom ageing and neglected house,...
Laura Maria GriersonNov 24, 20181 minBook Review: 'Every Breath You Take' by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair BurkeIt's not a book I would have picked up -- one of my best friends got it for me for my birthday, quite probably recognising that of the...
Laura Maria GriersonNov 5, 20182 minBook Review: 'Rosemary's Baby' by Ira LevinWith Halloween just fading over the horizon, it's unlikely you've gone through a "classic" horror film list that hasn't mentioned...
Laura Maria GriersonFeb 9, 20183 minBook Review: 'Open Pen Anthology' edited by Sean PrestonI've never reviewed an anthology before (or read that many, to be honest) but now that we will soon be announcing our winners for...
Laura Maria GriersonFeb 5, 20182 minBook Review: 'La Belle Sauvage' by Philip PullmanIt's difficult to review a sequel to His Dark Materials, one of the most evocative trilogies in English literature -- and particularly...
Laura Maria GriersonJan 26, 20185 minBook Review: 'Thirteen Reasons Why' by Jay AsherI absolutely love the TV series 13 Reasons Why. If it hadn't been for that, I probably would have passed this book over, but after...
Laura Maria GriersonJan 23, 20181 minSeeking Independently Published Books to ReviewIt's kind of embarrassing (but I still defend it!) that my local bookshop is Tesco. It's open til late, it's where I get my snacks, and...
Laura Maria GriersonJan 20, 20183 minBook Review: 'The Couple Next Door' by Shari LapenaThe baby's been grouchy all day, and the woman next door doesn't like kids. Anne doesn't really want to go to the dinner party, but her...
Laura Maria GriersonJan 13, 20183 minBook Review: 'After The Hole' by Guy BurtAfter the Hole is a short novel, one you could read in a couple of hours, and then spend another mulling it over. It's a simple story,...
Laura Maria GriersonDec 28, 20175 minBook Review: 'The Ritual' by Adam NevillReader, tread carefully: beyond here may be spoilers. I mean, there may be better ways of opening up a horror novel, but a flayed animal...
Laura Maria GriersonDec 19, 20174 minBook Review: 'After the Fire' by Will HillI'm late to the game with Will Hill's 'After the Fire', a YA that has made the Zoella Book Club 2017 list and has been majorly hyped over...