
Hello! I am Lizzie, and my main joy in life is reading books and thinking about books! I have so many thoughts about each book I read so wanted a place to record these thoughts, and a place where others who are reading the same book as me can share their thoughts about it too. I’ve tried to write my (often lengthy!) reviews of books so it feels like I am chatting with you as we read the book together, comparing thoughts at the end of a chapter and ideas of where the plot and characters may end up, wondering why the author has written a character or scene in a particular way and what they may be subtly trying to tell us about that character or scene. So enjoy reading along with me, and please get in touch, I’d love to be able to discover more about a favourite book from your thoughts on it.

I always like to have a suitable Christmassy read at this festive time, so I’ve chosen this book which is described on the front cover as ‘A Christmas Crime Story’ so I think I’ve chosen well! It’s set on Christmas Eve and on a steam train in heavy snow, so that’s three ticks of things I love just from the blurb on the back of the book, I can’t wait to dive in! I enjoyed the author’s imaginative plotting in his book The Z Murders, so I’m anticipating a good read with this book too. Grab your copy and let’s read it together! Read the full review