'Broken Light' by Joanne Harris

As long term readers of this blog know, I'm a sucker for an interesting premise. So when I heard 'Broken Light' by Joanne Harris described as what would've happened if Stephen King's Carrie had gained her supernatural powers with the menopause instead of at puberty, I instantly wanted to find out more.

'Lessons in Chemistry' by Bonnie Garmus

Sometimes, I hear about a book and think 'Ooh, that sounds interesting!', but become doubtful as I hear more and more about how wonderful it is. On the one hand, I know marketers can't perform (many) miracles, but I'm also well aware that it's easy to get swept up by a wave of excitement. This is why I hesitated before reading 'Lessons in Chemistry' by Bonnie Garmus.

'Waiting' by Ha Jin

This post is about a book that I nearly didn't read. A spring clean had created a pile of books to donate to charity, some I'd read, but also ones I'd bought but thought I'd never get round to. Then I did that thing bookish people do; decided to try reading one or two, just to be sure. The first one I've finished is 'Waiting' by Ha Jin.