Review: Past Tense by Jack Reacher

Book 23!

Jack Reacher, as usual, is on the road and stops in the town where his father was born. In true Jack style, he's got nowhere to go and decides to find out more about his ancestry.

Not far away, a young couple with car trouble come across a  motel and stop to ask for some assistance.

Little do they all (Jack and this naive Canadian couple) realise that their paths will converge.

Without going any further and being a douchebag with the spoilers, all I'll say is that, if you're a fan, you will not be disappointed!

Review: The Binding by Bridget Collins

Oh dear...

I would love to epically spoil this entire book for you - but I won't!

Emmett, a young man, born and raised on a farm, thinks that's where he belongs. 

Until one day, after working tirelessly on his family farm, he goes back to the farm house only to discover that he's been summoned to the nearby bookbinder's home to start an apprenticeship as a bookbinder. His family is distraught but knows that there is no other choice but for him go.

Books have been banned and bookbinders have been feared as long as he can remember but that hasn't stopped his fascination with books.

When he begins his apprenticeship from Seredith, he doesn't know what to expect. He grows to learn to love the craft until he realizes what exactly book binding entails, when he finds a book in her vault with his name on it....

And that, as they say, is where the fun begins.

This is surely to be one of the best books this year. Do not be put off by it's genre if it isn't something you don't usually read.

Give it a go, you will thank me.