THE BOOK SHELF

What makes a great opening sentence to a novel? My favourite opening lines have to tick two boxes: captivating and imaginative. They have...

In honour of Mother’s Day here is a list of five of my favourite mothers in literature. Do you agree? Who would make your list? Mrs...

There is so much to love about Looking for Alaska, yet when I set the book back on my shelf I couldn’t work out where I stood with it....

When it comes to books, films, and life in general really, I have been known to be a highly emotional person. Be it a happy ending that...

Having previously posted this on another blog that I run, I thought that I would share this on here too—I think there will be many people...

In the spirit of Halloween, I have decided to create a list of those who I believe are the scariest characters in literature. It’s easy...

Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist explores the years following 9/11 through the eyes of Changez, a Pakistani who is living in...

As I finished the final page of Black Mountain, I felt as though I was emerging from my own great journey in the shadows of Sicily’s...

Sometimes I read classic literature and wonder if there is a reason I am reading it besides the fact that it has been honoured with the...

In the light of the birth of the latest royal baby, here is a list of some of the best and most memorable fictional royal characters that...