Bleak House by Charles Dickens I will start with the reason for my September TBR being unusually short. This. Book. I could tell you that I found all 800 pages of this book enriching and educational, and that I enjoyed immersing myself in the mysteries of the Chancery and missing children – but I can’t.… Read More Mini Review Wrap Up (September)
This is a new segment on my blog, where I wrap up five of my favourite blog posts of the month! I find that this really helps me focus my blog post reading, discover what I like to read, and gives me an incentive to seek out writing that I really enjoy. I’ll try not… Read More Community Love: Five Fantastic Blog Posts #1
Genre: Adult, Literary Fiction Release Date: 10th March 2020 Publisher: William Morrow Add on: The Storygraph – Goodreads Buy from: Waterstones – Blackwells – Book Depository – Amazon Russell has the kind of writing that I just clicked with straight away. From the first page, I was in, I was sold, I was ready to… Read More My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell Review
I’ve been working on this blog post for so long, and now it’s finally here! Hannibal has been a huge influence on me ever since I was in bed with flu in 2015 and decided to marathon the most disgusting show ever while feeling terrible. Apparently I’ve never been good at making sensible decisions. The… Read More Hannibal Book Tag (Original Tag)
Release Date: 18th February 2020 Publisher: Berkley Genre: Adult Contemporary Pages: 352 Author Website: Kimmery Martin’s Website Add on: The Storygraph, Goodreads Buy from: Blackwell’s – Waterstones – Book Depository – Amazon Georgia Brown’s profession as a urologist requires her to interact with plenty of naked men, but her romantic prospects have fizzled. The most important person in her life… Read More The Antidote for Everything by Kimmery Martin Review
At the beginning of July, I got an idea for a YA Thriller. If you don’t know, I’m currently studying English Literature and Creative Writing at degree level, and have hopes to publish a book one day (in some near or far universe). I knew immediately that while I had a lot in front of… Read More YA Thriller Haul #1
Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: 15th April 2018 Pages: 501 Author Website: Claire Legrand’s Website Add on: The StoryGraph – Goodreads Buy from: Waterstones – Book Depository – Amazon When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens:… Read More Furyborn by Claire Legrand Review
The months mean nothing anymore, here’s what I read: Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate This book was born out of the hype for me, put in the middle of my Christmas book list purely because I had seen it everywhere over the last four years and the vague notion that I would enjoy… Read More Mini Reviews – August Wrap Up
Am I really in my final year? Am I really going to graduate after this? With a DEGREE? I can’t think too much about it without getting dizzy and honestly, a little bit sad. I know I’m going to be doing a masters but I’m going to miss my undergraduate courses. For now though, I’ve… Read More English Literature Reading List: 3rd Year Edition
Genre: YA Dystopian Publisher: Walker Books Release Date: 2nd October 2019 Pages: 390 Author Website: Neal Shusterman Add on: The StoryGraph – Goodreads Buy From: Book Depository – Amazon – Waterstones When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family in this harrowing story of survival, The drought—or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it—has been going… Read More Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman Review
In The Shadows of Stories 