Hello everyone, I found this tag on Misty's blog and it immediately looked like something I wanted to do. Although I have an Storygraph account, Goodreads is the only bookish app I use and maintain regularly, so many of the prompts here should be right up my street. I have done similar tags to this … Continue reading Goodreads Book Tag
Pages: 386Published: 30th March 2021Genre: Mythological FictionContent warnings: Animal sacrifice, allusions to rape, suicide As Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister Phaedra grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur echo from the Labyrinth beneath the palace. The Minotaur - Minos's greatest shame and Ariadne's brother - demands … Continue reading Book Review – Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
Hello everyone, Today I have decided to share the list of all the books I've bought so far in 2022, as my unread pile gets higher and higher. I have bought a total of seven, which might not seem like many to some but it definitely is for me in that relatively short space of … Continue reading Books I’ve Bought In 2022 So Far
Pages: 381Published: 22nd June 2021Genre: Thriller The atmosphere on board the inaugural non-stop flight from London to Sydney is electric. Numerous celebrities are rumoured to be among the passengers in business class and journalists will be waiting on the ground to greet the plane. Mina is one of a hand-picked team of flight attendants chosen for the landmark … Continue reading Book Review – Hostage by Clare Mackintosh
Narrator: Anita RaniPublished: 8th July 2021Genre: Non-fiction/MemoirContent warnings: Racist language, descriptions of self-harm 'I'm a girl and northern and brown, didn't you know? A triple threat!' Trying to navigate her Indian world at home and the British world outside her front door, Anita Rani was a girl who didn't fit in anywhere. She was always destined to stand out: … Continue reading Audiobook Review – The Right Sort Of Girl by Anita Rani
Hello everyone, This feels like the year where everyone is finally turning their reading priorities to their long-term TBR and taking part in #BeatTheBacklog. I am the same, although to be honest it is a terminally ongoing battle, especially as more books continue to be added to the list! In this post I am taking … Continue reading Five Books On My TBR – February 2022
Pages: 232Published: 13th April 2021Genre: Young Adult FantasyContent warnings: Violence/injury detail, misognyny I recently took part in the blog tour for this book, but was not able to read it at the time. Now I have, and I am excited to share my review! Thank you very much to Dave @ The Write Reads and Kristin Ward - two … Continue reading Book Review – The Girl Of Dorcha Wood by Kristin Ward
Hello everyone, We have reached the end of the first month of 2022! I feel like January has a bit of a bad reputation that it does not necessarily deserve. We see and hear a lot of people complain in a light-hearted way about how long it apparently goes on for, but for me it … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – January 2022
Pages: 327Published: 16th February 2021Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Strong sexual references, misogyny, allusions to rape London, 1841. The Rajah sails for Australia. On board are 180 women convicted of petty crimes, sentenced to start a new life half way across the world. Daughters, sisters, mothers - they'll never see home or family again. Despised and damned, all they have now … Continue reading Book Review – Dangerous Women by Hope Adams
Hello everyone, It is my first tag post of 2022 and this is one that I found on Livy's blog just the other day. As soon as I saw the questions and prompts, I knew that I wanted to have a go at answering them myself, so let's get straight on with it! Your go-to … Continue reading Bookish Boxes And Buzzwords Tag
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