Katie Who Can Read

When Rose Franklin was eleven years old, she fell through the earth and was found lying in the palm of an enormous metallic hand, surroun...

It is the end of the eighteenth century, around the same time that Jane Austen was writing of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. Down in Bris...

As a general rule, I don't really approve of remaking classic films. But a second, or fourth, or nineteenth filmed adaptation of a book ...

I wrote in my rereadathon wrap-up post that I've spent the end of my holiday in Cardiff and Bath. Although I was only away for four nigh...

Hello! Can you believe we're halfway through the year already? It must be time to review my favourite reads of this year so far. Top...

It's 1PM on a Monday, and I'm feeling very groggy-headed, achy, with a sore throat and still a weird ringing in my ears, but what a ...

Wow, it feels like ages since I've written anything on here! Everything's fine, I just haven't felt much like writing reviews la...

While looking through a box of old books from my childhood, I found a dystopian YA novel written long before dystopian YA Novels were A T...

After spending over a month reading The Stand and not a lot else, I finally finished it at the weekend. It's been a wild ride. Fictiona...

This update is rather belated as I spent a week somewhat appropriately struck down with the flu. I never get flu - I think this is the secon...