Book Reviews

Are Booktok books worth the hype? Honest opinion

Booktok popular books are dominating the market, but are they worth the hype? I explore the ‘fast fashion’ of publishing.

Hello 2024! Writer, editor and reviewer Amy Leigh Chandler outlines her goals, aspirations and intentions for 2024 in relation to her debut novel, reading more books and her youtube channel of dramatic readings of her short stories.

Hello 2024! goals, reflections, books

Book Reviews, Lifestyle, Reviews / By Amy

Hello 2024! I list my goals, aspirations and reflections for another year of books, writing and content creation.

Amy Leigh chandler write book reviews of all the novels she read in December 2023.

Book Review: What I read in DECEMBER

Book Reviews, Reviews / By Amy

My December reads whisked me away to Lake Como in Italy, then to the Lake District and then a gentle stroll through a fairytale Christmas town primed and ready to film a Hallmark Christmas film. This month was all about reading for pleasure and dependent on my mood.

Amy Leigh Chandler reviews The lost gift to the Italian island by Barbara Josselsohn - a world war two novel.

Book Review: The Lost Gift to The Italian Island by Barbara Josselsohn

Book Reviews / By Amy

The Lost Gift to the Italian Island by Barbara Josselsohn is a heartwarming and gripping novel that expertly weaves between fact and fiction. This is the second book in the historical fiction, Sisters of War series.

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Amy Leigh chandler book reviews the novel she read in November. The image is of the month's book club reads with authors including Delia Cai, Geneva Lee and Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Book Review: What I read in NOVEMBER

Book Reviews / By Amy

November was an experimental month of reading. I wanted to broaden my reading sphere and explore plots that were a curve ball to my usual reads. And I did just that…albeit I didn’t like it but sometimes its good to try new things – or so I’m told.