World Book Day Celebration: Diverse Books for Kids & Teens

Ok, I'm on hiatus right now but I had already put myself down for taking part in this World Book Day celebration before I made the decision. So I'm just popping my head in! I've been a reader since I was a child and have always had a love of reading. In recent years, I …

Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith | Review

Thank you to Harper 360 YA for sending me a copy of Stay Gold for review! content warnings: transphobia, homophobia, dead naming, bullying, suicidal thoughts, outing, transphobic violence In Stay Gold we follow Pony, who was out as trans at his old school but since moving has decided he wants to go to school in …

Girl Serpent Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust | Review

Thank you to Hodderscape for sending me a copy of Girl Serpent Thorn for review. Content warnings: violence, death, battle Four words: Persian inspired sapphic fantasy. This was enough to get me super interested in this book. I'd heard good things about Bashardoust's previous novel, Girls Made of Snow and Glass, so I immediately added …

I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee | Review

Thank you to Katherine Tegen Books and Edelweiss for sending me a copy of I'll Be The One in exchange for an honest review. content warnings: fatphobia, mentions of queerphobia, emotional abuse from a parent. I'll Be the One was one of my most anticipated books of 2020. I've been a big fan of K-Pop …

May Reading Wrap Up

Black Lives Matter. Please take some time to check out this page and sign petitions and donate to bail funds across the US if you can. Listen to Black people. Don't ask them for emotional labour, do your own research. The link has some resources to learn about what is happening and what has been …

Fatphobia | Let’s Talk About It

I was trying to figure out what to post about as I've done a few reviews in a row and needed something to break it up. And then I realised I'm still angry about something that happened to me the other day. Fatphobia from my doctor. If you have a fat friend who feels comfortable …

Travel Blog | Barcelona

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 …

Travel Blog: I went to Disneyland Paris and I Also Lost My Passport & Wallet in France

Yes that title is not clickbait. I really lost my passport and wallet in France. I lost it on the day I was supposed to leave as well. It was a wild ride. But we will get to that after we talk about going to Disneyland Paris and also getting an Annual Pass. Booking the …