Clare Riley
@clarer73
Book/ music/ theatre -lover, dog-devotee! I read and write short reviews to share the love! Books from my shelf, the library, and NetGalley. Chester, UK 🇬🇧 Instagram: @clares_little_book_obsession Storygraph:
The Sirens by Emilia Hart had me gripped from page one! My review is over on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
Parallel Lines by Edward St. Aubyn - my thoughts are on Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
Like Greek mythology, but fancy something a bit more female-centric than The Odyssey? Then Circle of Peace by Sophia Kouidou-Giles may be what you’re looking for! My thoughts: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
My brief thoughts about The Family by Naomi Krupitsky: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
I really enjoy short stories occasionally - great for dipping into when you don’t have much time to read. These short stories from Ann Leckie just hit the spot for me. I love her writing. My brief thoughts: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 📚💙 #booksky
A new take on the story of Circe, I really enjoyed An Unexpected Ally by Sophia Kouidou-Giles. My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
My short review of Hooked by Asako Yuzuki: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... I really enjoyed it, but I do think that marketing it as “just” a thriller is doing it a disservice. 💙📚 #booksky
One of my favourite historical fiction series, Carnival of Lies is the fifth in the Cesare Aldo series. If you haven’t read any yet, you’re in for a treat. Anyway, my thoughts on the 5th book! 💙📚 #booksky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd was a great read: if you enjoy art, historical fiction, a mystery, with a modern day setting too, this may well appeal to you! www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
What. A. Book. The Shock of the Light by Lori Inglis Hall will be in my top books this year. A WW2 story with a difference. Just devastating: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #Booksky
My thoughts on The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits, and an inadvertent confession that I’m rather nosey… www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis is an atmospheric, gothic historical fiction set in Paris shortly after the Revolution. They’re Mediums who are set on one last job - of course nothing runs smoothly! www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
I’m a sucker for a fairytale: the original or re-imagined. I loved The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
On the Calculation of Volume 1 by Solvej Balle and translated by Barbara Haveland was a weirdly addictive read. My (very) brief thoughts: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
I’m pretty sure that Helm by Sarah Hall will be high up on my favourite reads this year. An anthropomorphic wind, worshipped, feared, liked and protected for thousands of years. What’s not to like! My short review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
You might want to sleep with the light on whilst you’re reading The Hill in the Dark Grove by Liam Higginson.. My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
There’s something comforting about an Anne Tyler book, and Three Days in June was no exception. A short, sweet positivity infusion! My thoughts are here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #bookstagram
My thoughts on The Spoiled Heart by Sunjeev Sahota are here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
The Sunshine Man by Emma Stonex is a story of family, revenge and redemption. My short review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
The Shapeshifter’s Daughter by Sally Magnusson is a beautifully crafted story about life and death. I loved how the modern story was interwoven with the Norse mythology. My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
My review of Ragwort by Sam K. Horton. I’ve loved these books, they really captured my imagination and kept me hooked until the last page. A fabulous series (2 books). www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez, a novel about the people who built the Panama Canal, and something I knew very little about. My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
Have you read Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson yet? I’ve read a fair few vampire novels, and this is the one that had me looking behind me the most! My thoughts are here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #booksky
I loved Songlight by Moira Buffini, and I wonder if I’ve just been looking in the wrong places, because I haven’t seen anyone else reading it 🤷🏼♀️ It’s well worth a read, though… www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #Booksky
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite is a book about family, superstition and grief (amongst other things!). A curse that ruins the lives of generations of women - a self fulfilling prophecy? www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #Booksky
My review of the darkly funny A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 💙📚 #Booksky
I wasn't going to read The Correspondent yet. I was going to let it lie for a while, until the buzz around it tapered off. But when it was nominated for The Women's Prize for fiction, I thought I'd give it a go! 💙📚 #booksky
I think I spent most of the time reading Tilt by Emma Pattee with my heart in my mouth! My review is on Instagram now: www.instagram.com/p/DWzg6x1DIb... 💙📚 #booksky
My review of Hunger and Thirst by Claire Fuller is over on instagram, but this photo sums up what I thought of it: www.instagram.com/p/DWqkyafDFb... 💙📚 #booksky