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Rachel Reviews: Super Human by Dan Pouliot
Dan Pouliot's book starts off explosively with an action-filled car chase, with characters fearful and frantic, and the way that the scene is described leaves the reader anticipating much from the rest of the action of the book. It is a great way to begin Super Human and sets it up for what it continues to be: a well-paced novel with tension and mystery throughout.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in BookClub
Bite-sized excursions
"I don't understand why you stay when you say you hate it so much." It was a statement that she had asked herself over and over again. She knew the reason. It was because there was nowhere else for her. And she was a coward, scared to set off on her own again, leaving a life behind that she knew, for uncertainty. There were times where she longed for the freedom of difference, a life where she was not measured in terms of who she was with - husband, kids. To start again, afresh! Yes!
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
The People That Shape You. Top Story - January 2025.
When I was in my twenties and thirties, I was an English teacher at a high school in Staffordshire in England. Previous to this, I had been performing administrative posts and wondering what the hell was I going to do? I knew that I was underperforming but I've never been a particularly driven person or rather, to qualify that statement, not by money or status.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Humans
Dave's Interview
Police Officer 1 (PO1): Can you confirm your full name for the tape? Dave: David Ronald Thompson. Police Officer 2 (PO2): Thank you. I'm D.I. Watts and this is D.S. Stanford. We'd like to ask you a few questions in relation to some accusations that have been made against you.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Chapters
Rachel Reviews: HaiLOS by David Perozo
The premise for David Perozo's book is an interesting one. We follow Drew, a lawyer, who is also a would-be entrepreneur, hoping the analyser he has developed is a hit. His invention takes information from urine and offers lifestyle advice and most importantly supplements so that you are, scientifically and biologically, your best self. Testing it on himself, he experiences what could be strange side effects, which raise questions and uncertainties for our protagonist.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in BookClub
Community Challenge
If there is one thing that I have learnt from 2024 it is to never underestimate what you can achieve when you put your mind to it. I've written a little about this in my recent challenge entry Project Me as well as other goals that I have for 2025, so I will not repeat myself here.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Writers
Rachel Reviews: The Pursuit by Jim Ruth
You can tell on reading this book from the tone of author, Jim Ruth, that he is very proud of his family lineage, and rightly so. From the first voyage that brought the Ruths to America from mainland Europe to the present day, Ruth has been able to chart from many diverse sources, a history of his family which transposes well into a book for others, who are not of the Ruth clan, to read and enjoy.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Until It Was Gone by Dave Seaburn
This is the third of Dave Seaburn's books that I've reviewed and he is an author to who I am keen to return again and again. His books are well-written with a clear thread and purpose and I lose myself in them totally, with no jarring jerks in continuity or other, like odd plot turns or characters I can't grasp, so I'm never taken out of my involved reading. For me, this is the most crucial sign of a good read: to become immersed and invested in what you are reading.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in BookClub
