Author Archives: Charlotte Goodger

I haven’t finished this book. I will admit that now, I didn’t finish this book, but not because it wasn’t good. It is good, and parts of it are unique. Now, I would never normally review books that I haven’t finished, but I think that I owe this novel a review. It is more complicatedContinue reading “Review – ‘The Girl in Between’”

Popular non-fiction is not something that I read often. Perhaps it’s because I have very niche interests when it comes to non-fiction or whether I just prefer fiction, but this book got really popular when it first came out, so I bought a copy. It sat on my shelf for a year and I finishedContinue reading “Review – ‘Educated’”

I don’t often write TV reviews because I don’t often watch TV. Usually, it’s books or rewatching the same three series on American sitcoms. TV, for me, is a break from all the thoughts that I usually have running through my mind. However, I sometimes come across a series that I love and actually payContinue reading “TV Review – ‘Ghosts’”

There has been a lot of debate among a lot of people over whether eating meat, being vegetarian or being vegan is the ‘most ethical’. It is a stereotype that all vegans are militant and all meat-eaters are uncaring and hate animals. In my experience, a small minority of vegans (at my university, we hadContinue reading “A Question of Ethical Eating”

4/5 stars I was completely fascinated by this novel. It is partially a fantasy novel, partially romance and partially history, a journal of belief and a coming-of-age novel. As part of a conscious effort to diversify my reading list earlier this year, I asked friends and coursemates (and the internet, of course) for recommendations. AContinue reading “Review – ‘Mistress of Spices’”

c.w. murder, divorce, rape, suicide, graphic unconventional sex, attempted rape. Harriet Tyce’s debut novel Blood Orange has divided people. If you look at reviews, you will find either love or hate for this book, but here you will find both. I usually like the books I am reviewing because I find it very hard toContinue reading “Review – ‘Blood Orange’”

4.5/5 stars I am always excited at the prospect of reviewing indie authors. Having connected with him on Twitter, I read Jude Gwynaire’s novel Aliens in my Garden and I really enjoyed it. It is fantasy, bordering on YA but not out of bounds to older readers, and very different from lots of fantasy novelsContinue reading “Review – ‘Aliens in my Garden’”

If lockdown is beginning to get to you and you’ve exhausted everything on your bookshelf, then you might be moving on to streaming sites. Or, if you’re like me, you’ve been distracted by TV for months! Whether you love crime, medical dramas, comedy or fantasy, my top fifteen picks for online streaming sites (including PrimeContinue reading “15 Picks from Online Streaming Sites”

I was thinking the other day about how long it’s been since I started writing and, judging by the first draft of the first novel I started working on – on a Third Generation iPod Touch might I add! – it was about eleven years ago at the tender age of ten. I had listsContinue reading “Beginnings”

So you want to write book reviews? Nice! Book reviews by independents and, crucially, other writers, are a vital part of a writer’s career and a great way to get involved in the writing community, build bridges and support other writers. Reviewing is a wonderful way to get into blogging if traditional genres and formsContinue reading “Advice – Book Reviewing”