Apparently only one in eight men are the main reader to their children according to a survey by Booktrust (a great organisation dedicated to getting people to read) so they have started a campaign to try and get men reading to their children more. I think that the ability to read for enjoyment is one…
Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen – a review
Last to Die is the latest in the Rizzoli and Isles series. In this story, Maura Isles is taking a holiday to go and visit the young boy Rat (now called Julian) who helped save her life in a previous book. Unfortunately as always with books no holiday is ever straight forward, and Isles is…
Trust your eyes by Linwood Barclay – a review
Firstly I need to caveat this review by pointing out that I listened to this, rather than actually read it. Personally I don’t think that listening to something is as good as actually reading, but it’s a good substitute for those moments when reading is just tricky – walking into town for example! The main…
Winter Frost
Those of you have read any of my previous blogs know my love of a jiffy bag arriving. This week it has been jiffy bag galore around us. You could tell it had been pay day as it seemed every house had been ordering things. Of course down our street all parcels end up being…
A crime readers blog 