I read, quite happily, grinning at all the correct places, until… Well as I said they’re hard books to explain, but suffice it to say, I started to giggle, then chortle, then made that spluttering noise you make, when you’re tying to reign in your laughter, because people are beginning to look at you funny, closed my eyes, took some deep breaths, and eventually opened my eyes again and slowly turned round to see who I was going to have to bribe with coffee to keep quiet…

I’ve been looking at this book for a while as one to read, but never quite got round to buying it. Ivette’s review finally convinced me to go and buy it. I’m glad I did! The book was very enjoyable if a little simplistic at times.
The story follows Santiago, a young shepherd, who after meeting [...]

Really unsure about my thoughts on this book, it has left me not knowing whether I enjoyed it or disliked it! The plot isn’t the problem, being a standard good versus evil one, and it does have some nice touches. You do care about the main protagonists of Thomas and Kate, and whether they succeed [...]

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