April Reading Wrap Up 2020

Welcome to my April Reading Wrap Up! April has been a month. Thankfully it did not last the decade the March lasted, however it still felt pretty long. I've found the month quite tough as I was supposed to visit my parents over Easter weekend but obviously that couldn't happen. I don't really have much …

Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova | Review

Thank you to the lovely Kate at Hodderscape for sending me a copy of Incendiary for review, and for arranging the Social Blast along with Niamh! Content warnings: Death of a loved one, grief, genocide, war Renata has a kind of magic that allows her to take memories from people. Not that she can see …

The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman | Review

Thank you to Titan Books for sending me a copy of The Deck of Omens for an honest review. Content warnings: spread of virus/disease, death, gore, grief Cast your mind back to this time last year, I wrote my review for The Devouring Gray, a book I thought was a good debut, though struggled with …

Love From A to Z by S. K. Ali | Review

Love from A to Z is a super sweet book but it also covers some really tough topics. From Multiple Sclerosis diagnoses to dealing with Islamophobia this book doesn't hide from real life whilst dealing with budding young love. Content warnings: Islamophobia, chronic illness, death of a family member, grief, mentions of war, cultural appropriation …

5 Bookish Tropes/Topics I Avoid

You may have seen my review of Not So Pure and Simple last month. This book made me realise there are a few bookish tropes/topics that I don't like and haven't realised I avoid. For whatever reason these tropes I just never enjoy. Obviously there can be exceptions to the rule but for the most …

Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales | Review

Thank you to St Martin's Press and Hodder & Stoughton for sending me copies of Only Mostly Devastated in exchange for an honest review. Content warnings: cancer, death, homophobia, When I first heard about Only Mostly Devastated I was already very keen to read it. It's a Grease retelling except with 2 teenage boys. Grease …

We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia | Review

Thank you to Harper 360 who were kind enough to send me an early copy of We Unleash the Merciless Storm to review. Content warnings: arranged marriage, explosions, violence, sexism, death I recently posted my review for We Set the Dark on Fire, which I thought was a wonderful f/f fantasy. So I was super …