So at the start of the month I went to Barcelona, which was lovely and warm. Since then everything has felt a bit hectic. I do a bit of tuition on the side of my 9-5 job and it's coming up to exam season so I've had a lot more sessions than normal. On top … Continue reading April Wrap Up
Content warnings: racism, islamophobia, internment camps, death/murder, torture, violence I really do not know how to write this review. This book shook me to my core. I was reading it thinking about how I've never read a novel about something that could so easily happen the next day. Imagine a world 5 minutes into the … Continue reading Internment by Samira Ahmed | Review
It's nearly May and the weather is finally heating up in the UK. I thought I was going to burn driving in my car for 7 hours on Monday it was so hot and sunny. In Scotland, I couldn't believe it. But of course April is still prone to showers so here are my top … Continue reading Top 5 Rainy Day Reads
content warnings: panic attack, use of the word "spaz", mentions of past rape I have honestly been dreading writing this review because I really struggle writing reviews for books that I adore. I had a feeling going into this novel that I would like it because it involves the building of a relationship by two … Continue reading Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi | Review
Cast your minds back to about a month ago when I posted my Disneyland Paris travel blog when I lost my passport in France and had to get an emergency passport. Now you probably thought the stress was over once I got back to the UK. You would be wrong. I had another holiday, a … Continue reading Travel Blog | Barcelona
content warnings: bodily scarring and prejudice against it, sex, I accidentally read the sequel to this first, but the good thing with a lot of the romance books that get created is that they can be read in any order. Of course you may get tiny spoilers if you read out of order but it's … Continue reading The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare | Review
Thank you to Titan books for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. content warnings: familial death, reanimation I don't read enough paranormal books, mainly because paranormal isn't as big as it used to be. It saw a huge rise back in the days of Twilight but then it … Continue reading The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman | Review
I kind of struggled with this one because I generally don't laugh out loud at books. I sometimes snigger but most of the time it's a smile or a small snort. I think I'm dead inside. As ever, you can find the Goodreads group here. Will Herondale This guy is like 99% sarcasm and dark … Continue reading Top 5 Wednesday – Favourite Jokesters
Content warnings: kidnap, violence, murder/death, torture This contains spoilers for The Cruel Prince! I haven't been reading new releases very quickly lately, especially sequels but after reading The Cruel Prince and how easy and fast it was to read I had to pick this up sharpish. Also my whole twitter timeline was talking about it … Continue reading The Wicked King by Holly Black | Review
We all have those days where we're feeling super sad, maybe depression is kicking your ass that day or that week, or maybe it's just a one off day. Whichever it is I'm sure a lot of us turn to books when we're in one of these funks. Some people read fantasy when they feel … Continue reading Books I Read When I’m Sad | For When You Want to Cheer Up and For When You Want to Wallow
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