Less than perfect – a book review

Title: Less than perfect

Author: Ber Carroll  

Sarah’s pick

Caitlyn O’Reilly grew up in Northern Ireland. Her father is a professor of ethics and has high expectations for his children.  Caitlyn falls in love and goes to university and for a while everything is going well. But then her life, and the lives of many around her, is changed by an awful event.  Continue reading

The tulip virus – a review

Author: Danielle Hermans

Title: The tulip virus

Allen & Unwin 2010

Eerie, brutal, and twisted, ‘The tulip virus’ writes about some blood murders that stained beautiful the flower, tulip; and about crimes that happened in 1636 and 2007 in a similar violent way that shocked the nation. That makes this novel uniquely gripping and thought provoking. Continue reading