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Netgalley May Book Reviews

by Martha van Zyl | 29/05/2026 | Books | 0 Comments

Eight books, seven of them various kinds of great (I have ambitions of becoming Mrs Gooch), and one absolute dud stalled out on the starting grid. Please let me know if you can recommend a really good F1 novel. Murder Like Clockwork by Nicola Whyte is a clever,...

CHARGE Electric Vehicle Charging: Solar-Powered Road Trips Arrive on the N3

by Martha van Zyl | 22/05/2026 | Automotive, Travel | 0 Comments

There is something very South African about a good road trip. The snack stop. The padstal coffee. The quick stretch. The debate over whether Harrismith is “almost there” or absolutely not. For years, the Johannesburg-to-Durban route has been powered by petrol pumps,...

Nine Yards Rosebank: Joburg’s New Green Town Square Has Arrived

by Martha van Zyl | 15/05/2026 | Beauty, Crafts, Drinks, Entertainment, Fashion, Food, Health, Shopping | 0 Comments

Johannesburg has plenty of places to shop, eat and grab coffee. But every now and then, something comes along that feels less like a development and more like a fresh chapter in the city’s personality. That is exactly what makes Nine Yards Rosebank so exciting. Set on...

April Netgalley Reviews

by Martha van Zyl | 08/05/2026 | Books | 0 Comments

It's been a busy month of post-op rehab and getting back to work, but I've got some books you should check out. Even a cheeky romance, which isn't really my vibe, but I was pleasantly surprised by. Spies, Lies, and Alibis by Natalie Walters is the kind of romantic...

Goodreads 2014 review

Dec 30, 2014 | Books

This year I set out to read 100 books. I ended up reading 123. If you want to see the full list of books I read this year, you can check it out here. Some books that stood out for me were: Wonder by R.J. Palacio The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and...

Goodreads challenge: 90 of 100 down!

Oct 16, 2014 | Books

It has been such a long time since I've blogged about the books I've read. And yes, at the moment I'm reading three books; multitasking FTW... I think 🙂 I follow Matt Haig on Twitter and was so excited to finally find an audio version of his book "The Humans". Matt...