About

Hello!

I’m a reader, writer, blogger, freelance proofreader and cactus enthusiast.

Book enthusiasts: Years and years ago, I started this blog in the hope of communicating my love of books. I hope that you discover one that you might like to read.

Authors: I would be delighted to provide an honest review in exchange for a copy of your book. Drop me a line at charlottep_141@hotmail.co.uk for more information.

To date, I have reviewed books in the following categories:

Classics:

• War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
• White Fang by Jack London

Crime:

• Bad Things by Michael Marshall
• Dear Amy by Helen Callaghan
• Under Orders by Dick Francis

Fantasy:

• Arcanum by Simon Mordern
• Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
• Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
• Floodland by Marcus Sedgewick
• Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgewick
• Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
• Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence
• Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
• Sabriel by Garth Nix
• The Book of Dust: Volume 1: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
• The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
• The Dark Defiles by Richard K. Morgan
• The Good Hawk by Joseph Elliott
• The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• The Vagrant by Peter Newman
• The Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May
• Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

Historical fiction:

• Scarlet by Stephen R. Lawhead
• The Shangani Patrol by John Wilcox
• The Silk House by Kayte Nunn

Horror:

• The Stand by Stephen King

Memoir:

• I Know My Way Memoir by Theresa Marafito and Linda Odubayo Thompson

Noir:

• Hunt for the Troll by Mark Richardson
• The Sun Casts No Shadow by Mark Richardson

Science fiction:

• A Touch of Death by Rebecca Crunden
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Thriller:

• Act of Treason by Vince Flynn
• Fire Hawk by Geoffrey Archer
• Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer

Urban fantasy:

• Dark Blood by Christine Feehan
• Magic Bites by Illona Andrews
• Magic Burns by Illona Andrews

I’m also a freelancer proofreader!

Do you have a project, piece of work or article that you need proofreading? Please drop me an email on charlottep_141@hotmail.co.uk. I would be happy to take a look and discuss my rates.

All the best,

Charlotte.