On the other hand, I am an ordinary reader – one moreover that enjoyed The Name of the Rose immensely – and I really struggled with ''The Prague Cemetery''. I didn't struggle to get through it. It is actually quite an easy read, if you just read the surface of it. I did struggle to see the point of it. It may well just be me. I put my hands up.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099555972</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=David Barrie
|title=Hard-Hearted
|rating=4
|genre=Crime
|summary=It was difficult to think that anything was other than odd. A beautiful woman was savagely attacked in one of Paris' most elegant neighbourhoods, but all she took with her as she ran from the house was an old book - and a shawl. Even stranger was that she was a Sorbonne professor and she was dating a hedge fund manager. Then there was the influential Bank which did its best to persuade Captain Franck Guerin to carry out a couple of arrests - not necessarily because it would aid the case he was working on, but because it would help them. Throw in a billionaire who sleeps in the poorest hotels rather than at the beautiful home which he half owns and a serial seductress with an unusual line in honesty and you can see why Guerin is finding life a little confusing.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0956251862</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Simon Packham
|title=Silenced
|rating=5
|genre=Teens
|summary=Soon after the death of his best friend and comedy double-act partner Declan, Chris loses the ability to speak. The rest of his class are initially sympathetic but quickly turn on him – with the exceptions of new boy Will, and Declan’s ex-girlfriend Ariel. Can Chris find his voice – and tell someone what actually happened on the night that Declan died?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848122101</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Morris Gleitzman
|title=Pizza Cake
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Once again the book reviewing gods appear to have it wrong. Not allowing me time to read [[:Category:Morris Gleitzman|Morris Gleitzman's]] too-good-for-mere-kids [[Once by Morris Gleitzman|Once, Then]] and [[Now by Morris Gleitzman|Now]] trilogy, instead comes a new collection of his short tales. And once again with his invention, exuberance and humour, he - and they - have served me right.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141343710</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Lily Blake
|title=Snow White and the Huntsman
|rating=3.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=They say it's always best to read the book before watching the film, but what if they don't come in the usual order? This novelisation of the film ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' definitely comes after the screenplay, offering a second opportunity to look at the world and action of ''this'' Snow White, who, while experiencing the Dark Forest at the hands of a huntsman ridiculously called Eric, realises that to snatch the kingdom from her evil step-mum she has to get a bit feisty.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1907411704</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Nigel Saul
|title=For Honour and Fame: Chivalry in England 1066-1500
|rating=4.5
|genre=History
|summary=Chivalry, Saul tells us in the opening sentences of the preface, is associated first and foremost with the estate of knighthood and with fighting on horseback. In this book he aims to present an account of English aristocratic society in the Middle Ages, from the Norman conquest to the first years of the Tudor dynasty, which puts chivalry centre-stage.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1845951891</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Maureen Jennings
|title=Vices of My Blood: Murdoch Mysteries
|rating=4.5
|genre=Crime (Historical)
|summary=William Murdoch has at last been promoted to full detective, and continues to solve cases with his usual mix of dogged determination and flair. Toronto at the end of the nineteenth century is marked by a huge divide between the rich and the poor, and the fact that many of the latter group are utterly destitute leads to all manner of crimes, great and small.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857689924</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Joanna Kavenna
|title=Come to the Edge
|rating=4.5
|genre=General Fiction
|summary=If you are fortunate enough to own a rural second home hideaway in the UK, this beautifully written book will probably give you nightmares. For the rest of us, it's a great read. The target for Joanna Kavenna's satire is the unused property, owned by the wealthy, depriving the local population of anywhere to live in the places they have grown up.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780872135</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Ruth Rendell
|title=The Saint Zita Society
|rating=4
|genre=Crime
|summary=Hexam Place in Pimlico is an exclusive street of white-painted stucco Georgian houses lived in by the rich and by those who serve them, who are far from rich. The help are a motley assortment of drivers, au pairs, cleaners and gardeners who decide to form the St Zita Society - Zita being the patron saint of domestic servants - but its purpose is occasionally hard to determine. There are minor problems they want to tackle, such as dog excrement being bagged and left in the street and situations where they have little hope of having any impact, such as none of the servants being invited to a particular social occasion. Perhaps the main purpose is to give an excuse for meeting in the pub.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>009194404X</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Neil Griffiths and Judith Blake
|title=Ringo The Flamingo
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Ringo the flamingo isn't quite like the other flamingos: his legs don't work. His mum and dad help him lots, and as he gets older, so do his friends and the rest of the flock. Life is mostly good for Ringo, but there are times when he wishes he could fly like the others. One day, as danger approaches, Ringo gets the opportunity to be a hero.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908702028</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Sharon Rentta
|title=A Day With The Animal Firefighters
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Moose has joined the animal firefighters, and he's very excited. He's set for a day of daring rescues, blaring sirens, and haring around town at top speed. He and his friends are awfully brave, and it's a good thing too, as they're going to have a busy day.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407116452</amazonuk>
}}
