Category: Book Review
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Bloodhounds Book Group’s Short Reviews
The Bath Bloodhounds Book Group reads crime novels – from gritty to cosy, fantasy to sci-fi! Below are a selection of short reviews, in alphabetical order by Author, capturing the whole groups thoughts on some of the books we’ve read. Very few book have been awarded the coveted 5 stars, but those that have are…
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All Adult’s Book Reviews
We get asked for our opinions on books a lot! Below you can see all of our honest reviews on books for Adults. There’s a lot so you can see just books for Young Adults, Kids, and books from our Centenary Collection. You can also read Bath Bloodhounds Book Group’s short reviews of crime novels…
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All Kid’s Book Reviews
We get asked for our opinions on books a lot! Below you can see all of our honest reviews on books for Kids. There’s a lot so you can see just books for Adults, Young Adults, and books from our Centenary Collection. You can also see just the books that have been awarded the coveted…
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All Book Reviews
We get asked for our opinions on books a lot! Below you can see all of our honest reviews. There’s a lot so you can see just books for Adults, Young Adults, Kids, and books from our Centenary Collection. You can also read Bath Bloodhounds Book Group’s short reviews of crime novels and see just…
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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
Icebreaker is a great introduction to the adult romance genre. I really enjoyed this enemies to lover’s novel and there are some great comedic moments. Although it’s written with a very casual tone, the author really plays into the young adult age group of the story and the references to text chat don’t detract from…
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The Secret Life of Bletchley Park by Sinclair McKay
The Secret Life of Bletchley Park is a history of the codebreaking unit throughout WW2. It is written for the general reader, so avoids technical code-breaker jargon and instead concentrates on the individual stories of the people involved – and not just the famous ones. The book features lots of direct quotes from interviews with…
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Junk by Melvin Burgess
If you’re looking for a nice easy read, then this Isn’t the book for you. This drags you down to the dirty under belly of the Bristol streets. Two teenagers, Gemma and Tar, one sort of loves the other, the other in desperate need to be loved. Tar has not had an easy life, he’s…
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Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle
Cane Warriors is a powerful and fast paced book which explores the true story of slavery and the slave uprising in Jamaica in the 1760s. If you don’t know the historical context, this is a gripping story that will encourage you to find out more about the subject. The story is told from the perspective…
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All Young Adult Book Reviews
We get asked for our opinions on books a lot! Below you can see all of our honest reviews on books for Young Adults. There’s a lot so you can see just books for Adults, Kids, and books from our Centenary Collection. You can also read Bath Bloodhounds Book Group’s short reviews of crime novels…
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A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
This crime story was recommended to me by a colleague and I am glad that he did. The story is set in 1920’s India, at the height of the British Raj. It introduces us to Captain Sam Wyndham, a World War One veteran, former Scotland Yard detective, now based in Calcutta. He has been recruited…