Book Review: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, written by Lewis Carroll takes readers on a wild and whimsical journey through a dream like world. It follows the story of a curious but naive girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a land full of strange creatures, talking animals, and nonsensical rules.

Book Review: Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a beloved classic of literature that has enchanted readers for generations with its magical world of Narnia, talking animals, and the eternal battle between good and evil. Set against the backdrop of World War II England, the story follows four siblings; Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, as they step through a wardrobe and into a land trapped in an endless winter under the rule of the White Witch.

Book Review: I, Robot

Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot is a foundational work of science fiction that continues to cast a long shadow over the literary genre of artificial intelligence and robotics. This collection of short stories doesn't just tell tales about machines, it establishes the moral, philosophical, and psychological framework through which generations of readers have come to understand the possibilities and dangers of artificial intelligence. It sets the foundation for modern stories like the "Terminator" film series, "RoboCop" and "WarGames" and reflects humanity’s anxiety about AI gone rogue.

Book Review: The Silence of the Lambs

Thomas Harris’s The Silence of the Lambs is more than just a gripping thriller; it is a psychological case study in terror and manipulation. Through its chilling narrative and complex characters, the novel ventures beyond the normal crime fiction and into the dark corners of human physcology.

Book Review: Eragon

Christopher Paolini’s Eragon, filled with ambition, but when judged on literary merit, it falls short of being top tier fantasy in and of itself.

Book Review: The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds is one of most well known and best regarded science fiction novels ever written. Its portrayal of human vulnerability when confronted with an unknown threat the key theme that runs through out the story. Beneath the spectacle of tripod war machines and heat rays lies a deeper commentary on civilisation’s fragility, and how quickly the façade of order crumbles in the face of existential terror.

Book Review: Fatherland

Robert Harris’s Fatherland is a gripping work of alternate history that blends the intrigue of a political thriller with the chilling atmosphere of a totalitarian dystopia. Set in the decades after Word War 2 in a world where Nazi Germany won the war, the novel explores a fictional yet plausible reality under the continued rule of Adolf Hitler.

Book Review: Black Market (Black Friday)

In Black Market, James Patterson delivers yet another gripping tale. This time pulling readers deep into the shadows of global finance and terrorism which doesn’t let go until the very last page.

Book Review: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

There’s no denying that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a beloved classic that has captured the imaginations of generation. The imagery is iconic: the Yellow Brick Road, the Emerald City, the silver shoes (or red slippers if you’re going by the film). But revisiting the story, it’s hard not to notice just how simplistic it really is.

Book Review: The President is Missing

James Patterson, the king of the fast-paced thriller/mystery teamed up with former President Bill Clinton to write Clinton's debut novel, The President Is Missing. This was a book I read one summer siting in the gardens and parks of the Austrian capital of Vienna.

Book Review: One Enchanted Evening

One Enchanted Evening by Anton Du Beke is a period romance set in the golden age of glamour, the late 1930s. Set against the opulent backdrop of the Buckingham Hotel in pre-war London, presents a world where ambition meets vulnerability, and flawed characters strive toward redemption.

Book Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is a short but rich in substance telling of the psychological and philosophical human desire to chase pleasure without consequence.

Book Review: From the Earth to the Moon

Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon is more than just a work of science fiction, it’s a looking glass into your inner child's curiosity and imagination as well as the past's view of the future.

Book Review: Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy)

          The innocence of a child is a gift to be cherished and protected. Peter Pan is a character many a child can relate to. The wanting to never grow up and to go on fighting the good fight against an imaginary foe is at the very heart of this book. Peter and Wendy is not only a book for children but one for adults who want to think back to their childhood days and the innocence and imagination they once had.

Book Review: The Wind in the Willows

I have read The Wind in the Willows multiple times with the first time being when I was in my early teens. It is one of my all time favourite books and one that has yet to get old.