If I Am Missing or Dead… by Janine Latus is a shocking and powerful insight into the world of mental and physical abuse My Book Review Rating: Fiction or non-fiction? What’s the genre? I wish i could say that this book was a work of fiction, but I’m sad to say it’s a memoir. Why did you decide to read this book? I picked this book up some years ago, based on the title and the cover art I think. I’m not sure I...

Between Me and the River -- Living Beyond Cancer: A Memoir by Carrie Host is an intimate insight into the thoughts of a woman living with cancer My Book Review Rating: 6 stars -- another life changing book that I urge you to read When I think that up until a year ago my bookshelves were filled with fiction I still can’t believe how many amazing books I have missed out on reading. Memoirs have just never been on my list of must-read...

Imagine by Grant Lingel is an insight into the world of backpackers My book review rating: 3 stars one to read if you have always dreamt of travelling the world When Grant Lingel discovers in his final year of college that he doesn’t quite have enough credits to complete his course he decides to throw caution to the wind, and instead of completing the missing credits and destining himself to a desk job like the rest oh his friends he...

The Center of the Universe by Nancy Bachrach is a gritty but humorous insight into family relationships and mental illness My Book Review rating – a giggle-out-loud insight into family life Nancy Bachrach style One of the things I love so much about Blue Archipelago is that since launching this site 18 months ago I have been introduced to a wide range of books that I would never have read before. The Center of the Universe is one of...

Sixtyfive Roses: A Sister’s Memoir by Heather Summerhayes Cariou is the touching and insightful account of a family rocked by Cystic Fibrosis. My book review rating: 6 stars – thought provoking and insightful; everything I ever read before it has paled into insignificance I have just finished reading this amazing book, and having wiped the tears from my eyes I am now sitting here wondering how on earth I can write a review that...