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Rachel Reviews: Obesseus the Mighty Muncher by D.T. Tucker
Welcome to Snackland where the buffet is under threat. This place needs a hero and fast! Enter Obesseus, a burp-fuelled powerhouse of few words who may be limited in the thinking department but he has a whole lot of heart and courage (although there's an argument to say that this is mainly propelled by his love of dumplings rather than any altruistic mindset).
By Rachel Deeming3 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: The House of Promise by Indrajit Garai
A book about bullfighting is an ambitious undertaking, knowing how it is a tradition at the heart of Spain's culture. Passion, ceremony and performance are all wound up together in what is essentially organised animal cruelty and Garai, in this novel, attempts to tackle this rather conflicting set of issues through a vast array of characters who proffer, from their occupations and backgrounds, the vast plethora of views and circumstances that surround la corrida.
By Rachel Deeming3 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: The Outlands by Frank Torn
Having finished The Outlands, I am wondering how I can write this review to give you as full a sense of the book as I can. I think that I'm going to fail because all of the words that I want to use will make it seem unusual and I don't want it to sound unappealing because it's not.
By Rachel Deeming3 months ago in BookClub
Reflections on a trip away
I had to deliver leaflets in the rain today. It was miserable. I could feel my clothes getting steadily more wet, my skin recoiling from the cold dampness of the material as it clung. I endured it. There was a job to be done, a deadline to be met.
By Rachel Deeming3 months ago in History
Rachel Reviews: What Was Forbidden by Jonathan Bockian. Top Story - October 2025.
I, personally, love an historical murder mystery. My requirements are that it must evoke the place and the period firstly but that the action and the characters must also be believable. Jon Bockian's book delivers this to a high degree and he has created a novel which is tense, informative, creates investment in the characters and brings alive 17th century Venice - all good.
By Rachel Deeming3 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Shrewd Little Sleuth by Scott Leckie
This was a truly intriguing read. Firstly, because of the person about whom the book is about: Arthur Bernard Leckie. He was a prominent figure in Hoover's FBI with links to Marilyn Monroe and, like the famous film star, died suspiciously. I mean, if that doesn't grab your attention, then I don't know what will, especially if you love a conspiracy theory.
By Rachel Deeming4 months ago in BookClub
