2018 Reading Roundup

I had so many plans for blog posts to finish off the year, but unfortunately I’ve spent far too much time chilling on the sofa with my family while eating chocolate and doing sudoku. I probably will post some of those more writing orientated posts in the new year, but for now I shall finish my penultimate blog post with my favourite reads so far from 2018!

‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’ Review

I have heard no end of hype about this novel, and in complete contrast to disappointments such as ‘The Girl on the Train’ I do think this book really did live up to it. Gail Honeyman has truly found a winner in her character Eleanor – in some ways she struck me as being slightly autistic, as she didn’t quite the knack of social interaction and picking up on social cues. I knew virtually as soon as I slipped into this novel that I would absolutely love it! Eleanor’s narrative was hilarious; though the comedy was equally mixed with sorrow, and this was expertly weaved together to create such a wonderful story.