REVIEW: A Little Life
“Life is so sad, he would think in those moments. It’s so sad, and yet we all do it.” Why Did I Read This Book? I always love a good challenge and I love pushing myself to try things that will take me out of my comfort zone. So when I saw everyone reading A…
Richard & Judy’s Autumn 2020 Book Club Picks
If you haven’t heard about the Richard & Judy Book Club before this is how it works: Richard & Judy pick six books every season that they believe will get us reading, thinking and talking about exciting new stories. Their website includes details on each book, exclusive interviews and reviews by both Richard and Judy. I was…
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: AUGUST BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION SUMMARY
There was one hell of a drama with choosing August’s book as the poll was tied between The Picture of Dorian Gray and Little Women with 91 votes each. So I had the final deciding vote, and I thought we’d go with the one that not many people have read before. Here’s how the book…
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The BBC National Short Story Award
I was kindly asked to be involved in the launch of the 2020 BBC Radio 4 Short Story Award by Comma Press and I couldn’t believe my luck! I was gifted a copy of the 2019 anthology and as someone who hasn’t really read that many short stories, what better opportunity to broaden my horizons…
ARC REVIEW: Imperfect Women
Why Did I Read This Book? I was kindly gifted this as part of a Twitter competition I won and I couldn’t believe I managed to get an ARC of this gorgeous and enthralling novel. It was published on June 16th, so my review is a bit late to the party, but this is one…
REVIEW: Educated
“You could call this self-hood many things. Transformation. Metamorphosis. Falsity. Betrayal. I call it an education.” Why Did I Read This Book? The other month I bumped into a fellow book lover when out walking my three dogs with my mum, and was informed about a local book club that met once every month in…
Translated Fiction on My Bookshelves
Have you ever read any translated fiction? I personally never have and when I got my first book in a recent subscription box, I decided to start looking for other translated fiction in a bid to help me diversify my reading. I thought I’d share the recent books I’ve bought to help me do just…
My Top 5: Thrillers
So I’m introducing a new series to my IGTV and my blog which is called My Top 5. Every month or so, I will introduce my top 5 books in a certain genre and talk about why they sit proudly on my favourites shelf. First up is my top five thrillers of all time. These…
ARC REVIEW: The Education of Ivy Edwards
“You know that feeling where you feel like you should be doing better but then one day you realise that maybe you’re exactly where you should be.” Why Did I Read This Book? This ARC was sent to me by Hachette and I couldn’t believe my luck when it arrived and it was such a…
ARC REVIEW: Never Say No
“Sometimes saying no to one thing can help you say yes to another.” Why Did I Read This Book? I requested this book on NetGalley because it looked funny and a great easy read. And I’m happy to report it was EXACTLY that… What Did I Think? Hailey has always been told she can have…
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