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Honestly, I picked up this book only because of the gorgeous cover - but I ended up enjoying it a lot more than I expected. It took me a while to finish it, but I've come away with a completely new understanding of why our landscapes are the way they are and what they could be with the stewardship described in this book. I'm really looking forward to my next trip to the lake district and looking at the land in a new light.

I knew nothing about this book going in, but devoured it in two sessions. The author's frankness about her industry and career made it an incredibly compelling read, and really changed my understanding of what it is to be a famous woman in our culture.

I really struggled to rate this one. It feels like two books - I enjoyed the first part with Mr Bowditch and Radar a lot, but I felt it went off the rails in a way I didn't expect and that didn't move me. I found the last third of the book a real slog. Having loved Billy Summers a few months ago this one was a bit of a letdown.

Not mindblowing, but insanely readable - the text is so smooth I raced through it almost without noticing and finished it in two days, unusual for me! I wish there had been more photos of the garments she mentioned, maybe in a colour section, but overall it was an interesting memoir.

3.5 rounded up. I felt there was too much exposition too early on that made Piranesi's Stockholm syndrome really frustrating to read. Because of this lull in the middle, the conclusion felt it came all of a sudden and was ultimately unsatisfying. The ideas and setting were really interesting however and I enjoyed it overall.

Nothing mindblowing, but a nice refresher for my motivation. The exploratory questions in the first few chapters were a nice addition and helped me spot some interesting patterns.