Becky's Book Reviews

I absolutely can't wait. I'm so, so very thrilled with this trailer. I'm incredibly impressed with the acting - more than I ever thought I would be, given that there's been so many of the books I love that were adapted to film, never quite matched up to my expectations. Both in terms of casting, acting and presentation. I have high hopes for this. Very high hope s.

Behind the facade of the white picket fence, lies a house filled with the ugliest of secrets and the dirtiest of lies.   Disclaimer: This review also appears on Women24.com , a South African women's lifestyle website where I manage, amongst other things, an online books section. Trafficked by Kim Purcell (Speak) When I first finished reading this book, I had no intention of giving it a very high rating. In fact, my initial thought was that this book was maybe worth a fair-weathered 3 out of 5. Good, but not all that mesmerising. Since I was so indecisive about it, I decided to step back from focusing on the technical aspects of rating, and just reflect on the contents of the book over the days that would follow (something I usually do with most books I read anyway). The more I thought about it, the more I came to realise that, actually, this is the kind of book I really, really love. Sure, it left me with more questions than answers, but don't some of the best books do that? T...

What I love most about January (besides the first-month-of-the-year hopeful vibes it brings) is that it gives me the opportunity to compile books-to-look-forward-to lists.  I’ve been stalking a slew of lists and publisher websites and I’ve stumbled across some forthcoming reads that have me salivating.  Some you may have already seen, some not; but for me, that’s the beauty of making and stumbling across these posts. There’s always a book that’s waiting for you to: discover it, add it and then, count down the days until you can buy it. So, in the spirit of sharing and squeeing over up and coming books of 2014, here’s my list of YA books I’m really excited about (There are obviously more, but I’m practising my newly acquired habit of restraint). Thinking of doing an Adult fiction reads one too, but for now, these are the books that are making me go:    1. Banished by Liz de Jager Date of publication: February 27th 2014 Publisher: Tor UK Reason why I’m going gaga ove...