The Binding by Bridget Collins. (2019). **3.5 out of 5 stars** Emmett is working on his family's farm when a letter comes summoning him to be an apprentice for a bookbinder; bookbinders evoke fear, superstition and prejudice. He will learn to handcraft beautiful volumes with something unique inside - a memory extracted from people who… Continue reading The Binding by Bridget Collins. (2019).
Twin Peaks : The Final Dossier by Mark Frost. (2017). **3.5 out of 5 stars** Usually I try to paraphrase and write my own short blurb but in this case I'm cheating and taking the blurb from Goodreads: "The crucial sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Secret History of Twin Peaks, this novel… Continue reading Twin Peaks : The Final Dossier by Mark Frost. (2017).
The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost. (2016). *3.5 out of 5 stars* This novel is different (just like the TV show haha). It is written in the form of a dossier and includes typewritten sections as well as 'handwritten cursive' sections; both with annotations by the character 'analysing the dossier'. While this… Continue reading The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost. (2016).
The Hoarder by Jess Kidd. (2018). (Published as Mr Flood's Last Resort in the US). *3.5 out of 5 stars* Maud is a carer and an unintentional psychic. She is currently working for Cathal who has a filthy home. Maud finds herself drawn into the house's mysteries and Cathal begins to open up to her.… Continue reading The Hoarder by Jess Kidd. (2018).
How To Stop Time by Matt Haig. (2017). *3.5 out of 5 stars* Tom is over four hundred years old but looks in his early forties. He has a rare condition which means he has to change identities often to keep this condition secret; Tom just wants an ordinary life. He currently has the perfect… Continue reading How To Stop Time by Matt Haig. (2017).
The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus. (2018). *4 out of 5 stars* In 1962 Elisa, a mute woman who was an orphaned child, is working as a janitor on the graveyard shift at a research centre. One night she sees something she shouldn't - the centre's newest and most valuable… Continue reading The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus. (2018).
Promise of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst. (2008). (Wolf Chronicles #1) *4 out of 5 stars* This book is the first in the 'Wolf Chronicles' trilogy. I first read it in 2009 and it's one I've never forgotten and always meant to read the rest. I've finally just reread it and now in the middle… Continue reading Promise of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst. (2008).
