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Rachel Reviews: Femme Fatale : Shades of Retribution by Italia Tornabene
I do like a book with a strong female character: one who is a mother, a fighter, a friend, smart, determined and who has the resolve to see things through to the end. Italia Tornabene has created such in Italia Rossi who is a single mum, trying to make ends meet by working as a dancer whilst also being a good role model to her son, Dominic. Supported by her sister, Sheila, she is able to go off to work knowing that her son is cared for and this allows her to concentrate on bringing in what money she can at the club, where she works alongside her friend, Olive.
By Rachel Deeming6 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Fleabag
I've been craving good drama that's witty, entertaining and unique, for a bit of escapism from the darkness of the real world at the moment. I wanted to watch something which is about people and for it to illustrate relationships that felt like they were rooted in reality, reality as I wanted to see it, not this fear-mongering-crazy-hatred world that's projected to me whenever I look out.
By Rachel Deeming7 months ago in Geeks
Planes at the Post Office
Parcel tucked under her arm, Katie waited for the traffic to stop at the zebra crossing and quickly hurried towards the post office, lifting her hand in thanks to the cars who had stopped. She pushed on the heavy door and prayed that there wasn't a queue.
By Rachel Deeming7 months ago in Fiction
Rachel Reviews: I Blew My Diet! Now What? The Easy, Proven 21-Day Plan to Drop Pounds & Bounce Back Boldly by Connie Bennett
Have you ever started a book and thought, "This is me!" It doesn't matter what it is, whether fiction or non-fiction but for whatever reason, it is like a mirror is being held up to you and who you are? That is how I felt on reading Connie Bennett's candid and helpful book.
By Rachel Deeming7 months ago in BookClub
Talk to each other before you kill each other
It's strange how life send echoes to greet you. Have you ever had a thought or a discussion and then days later, found something that supports that view or which validates how you view things, taken from the wider world?
By Rachel Deeming7 months ago in FYI
Rachel Reviews: Crossing the Continent: The Stories of Transportation's Trailblazers by Norman Tyler
I found Norm Tyler's Crossing the Continent incredibly interesting. What we have here is a book which is meticulously researched and packed full of information and pictures which have been sieved and distilled by Tyler to create a documentation of the stories of pioneers, entrepreneurs, visionaries and mercenary businessmen, who all had a hand in making travel across America possible.
By Rachel Deeming7 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Professor Nim's Possibility Collapser and Other Stories by Steven Muir
Steven Muir's book is quite a unique collection of stories. On reading this book, you are entering a place which is slightly surreal but not incomprehensibly so; the writing is strong in terms of its structure and direction; it has an veneer of mystery which is not always easy to penetrate; and it will leave you thoughtful. That's how it was for this reader anyway.
By Rachel Deeming7 months ago in BookClub
