Tag: Book Review

Taylor Jenkins Reid now has a great summer read. Though Reid has her own characteristic style, she has created a surprising novel, building on older writing styles. Malibu Rising tells the story of the Riva family. From the point where Mick and June met, up till a party organized by Nina and attended by Jay,…

Ever wanted to step into the glamorous Hollywood of the 1960s or ’70s? Then this is the novel to read. In The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Evelyn is ready to tell the world about her life. She does so to Monique Grant, a relatively unknown reporter at Vivant. Throughout this process, Monique finds that…

Even though not much is known about Shakespeare’s son Hamnet, as Maggie O’Farrell states at the end of her novel, she has imagined what his short life could have been like. To clarify, the novel Hamnet tells the story of Shakespeare’s family, and specifically on the death of Hamnet, Shakespeare’s son. Despite the lack of…

Exciting times is a novel full of social commentary, as well as a complicated love story. For me, the novel’s social dynamics sometimes felt a little unrealistic, perhaps due to my personal taste. In her gap year, Ava lives in Hong Kong with a banker named Julian. She teaches at a TEFL school. While Julian…