Elizabeth Zott is a chemist. Elizabeth Zott is determined to gain an education, she is a brilliant researcher and yet manages to achieve nothing - not on paper anyway as her peers and superiors demean her, steal her work and believe she is demented to even think she can be taken seriously and have her work recognised as her own.
by Anna February A murder mystery set in a dystopian society structured like bees in a hive where the whole population works tirelessly and unquestioningly for the good of the queen. When Euphemie, one of the royal family is killed, her shield Feldspar who not only failed to protect her, but who didn’t automatically die […]
This was eagerly awaited and whilst it was a slow start for me, in the end it did not disappoint. There were a few clues that helped predict how some things might end, but enough surprises to keep it interesting. In this sequel to ‘Threads that Bind’, Io and Bianca are chasing after Io’s sisters […]
Rather chilling with a number of dead bodies, some good twists and feminist touches emerging at the end, showing how many things simply just don’t change for women. Three people were murdered at Camp Lost Lake. Sixteen years later, shocked by the sudden change in her life and sick of being on the run, […]
Wow. You know it was a good book when you get to the end and are just left sitting there still savouring everything that happened, not yet ready to return to the real world. Following the tumultuous events of The Merciless Ones (no spoilers here in case you haven’t read it yet), Deka and White […]
This is on my teen MUST READ list. A dystopian future or reality today? Barbie movie fans, you’ll like this one! When I started reading this book I thought it a bit far-fetched, but as I read through it, I was shocked to realise that this is today’s reality. Whilst gender equality is a topic […]
