by lauralizbuckley | 20 Feb, 2021 | Book Reviews
Leave the World Behind plot summary Clay and Amanda and their two kids have booked a luxurious house in the woods for a family holiday. Enjoying the isolation and the beautiful house, they’re surprised one night by a knock at the door. The house’s owners have arrived....
by lauralizbuckley | 6 Feb, 2021 | Book Reviews
Such a Fun Age plot summary Ah, your twenties – such a fun age! Or not. Emira isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life. The little girl she babysits for is one of her favourite people in the world, but she’s short on money and even shorter on direction. What she...
by lauralizbuckley | 18 Oct, 2020 | Book Reviews
And the Stars Were Burning Brightly Genre Young adult contemporary Content Warnings Suicide, intense bullying Plot summary: And the Stars Were Burning Brightly It’s been three days since Al killed himself. Three days since Nathan found his older brother’s body. Three...
by lauralizbuckley | 26 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Truants Genre Contemporary fiction, mystery Content Warnings Drug use, explicit references to sex, abortion, death The Truants plot summary Jess made her university choice based on one thing, and one thing only. Professor Lorna Clay, author of The Truants, and the...
by lauralizbuckley | 19 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
An American Marriage Genre Contemporary fiction, romance Content Warnings Sexual assault, abortion, violence, suicide, death or dying Plot summary Roy and Celestial have only been together for a year and a half when he goes to prison. Sentenced to 12 years in...
