My Everything by Katie Marsh

             My Everything by Katie Marsh 

On the day Hannah is finally going to tell her husband Tom that she's leaving him he has a stroke... and life changes in an instant.

This is one of those 'what if' books that makes you think. What would YOU do in this situation?

Whether you agree with the decisions Hannah and Tom make or not, this is a wonderful, heartwarming book that will make you both laugh and cry. Hard to read in parts as you feel their pain, their regrets, their insecurities and indecision, but definitely worth it.

Monsters by Emerald Fennell

              Monsters by Emerald Fennell 

A twisted tale of two friends with an unsavoury interest in murder. 

This book is incredibly creepy and grisly! So very, very dark! 

We never find out the main characters name, but this didn't stop me from becoming morbidly intrigued with her every thought and action. And as her friendship with Miles deepens, so does her fascination with all things macabre. 

 All the characters in this book are either broken or ghastly! When children with a dark side are neglected or abused, the fallout is inevitable; when they're surrounded by evil... well, it's explosive!  'Monsters' had me guessing all along and the twist at the end was brilliant!! 

Tony Tripoli

Poems inspired by the Arts by Tony Tripoli 

I didn't really enjoy this book very much. That might say more about me than the poetry but I prefer longer poems with more descriptive language. I like poems that make me think, make me feel, poetry that is a spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.

Saying that, the one poem that did grab me was Fantasy of a Walking Man based on Alberto Giacometti's L'Homme Qui Marche.

 It evoked feelings of anguish, heartache and despair. That is the one poem that I will be going back to, that over time I will read again.