Hello everyone, It is time for my next top five list as I take a look back at the books I have read in 2018. Some of these books have been incredibly powerful, and what helped to make them so powerful were the issues they explored, and the events they depicted. These things were also … Continue reading Top Five Powerful Books Read In 2018
Pages: 260Published: 4th June 2015Genre: General Fiction/MysteryContent warnings: Suicide, drug use John Venton's drunken fall from a Devon cliff leaves his family with an embarrassing ghost. His twin children, Morwenna and Corwin, flee in separate directions to take up their adult lives. Their mother, enraged by years of unhappy marriage, embraces merry widowhood. Only their grandfather … Continue reading Book Review – The House At The Edge Of The World by Julia Rochester
Hello everyone, It is time for a festive tag! Thank you so much to Misty for tagging me for this one. I have enjoyed reading these posts, so am looking forward to answering the questions! Rules Tag & link the person who tagged you Tag and link me/this post - Jenn Tick/cross off the ones you’ve … Continue reading Bookish Naughty Or Nice Tag 2018
Hello everyone, I have written another bookish poem which I am really excited to share, and this time I have given it a bit of a festive feel. It is blogmas after all! It did not take me long to write this poem. Sometimes it can take me ages to decide on the odd troublesome … Continue reading Poem – The Festive Bookshelf
Hello everyone, With so little time remaining in 2018, I have decided to write a series of posts about my year in reading! I never expected to read and review so many books this year, but I have ended up taking in a huge range of plot devices, writing styles, and interesting characters. And characters … Continue reading Top Five Character-Driven Books Read in 2018
Pages: 272Published: 5th May 2016Genre: Young Adult Thriller Skye is looking for an escape from the reality of last summer when her sister died in a tragic accident. Her parents think that a camp for troubled teenagers might help her process her grief. All of the kids at the summer camp have lost someone close, but is … Continue reading Book Review – Lying About Last Summer by Sue Wallman
Hello everyone, During 2018 I have read a few books that contained abrupt and unexpected endings. Some of them left aspects of the plot unresolved, while others just felt like the rest of the story still had not been told, or was simply rushed. And that made me wonder, are sudden endings ever a good … Continue reading Discussion – Should Books Contain Abrupt Endings?
Hello everyone, Every two months I post a list of five books that I am hoping to read some time in the future. My TBR is pretty long...so let's take a look through the list and see what I can find! As it is December, I shall aim to do a list of slightly lighter … Continue reading Five Books On My TBR – December 2018
Pages: 336Published: 28th June 2018Genre: Psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Mental health, sexual content, domestic abuse When Emily lets a stranger step out in front of her, she never imagines that split second will change her life. But after Emily watches a car plough into the young mother – killing her instantly – she finds herself unable to move … Continue reading Book Review – Her Name Was Rose by Claire Allan
Hello everyone, I have just taken part in my second 24-Hour readathon, which is hosted from 8pm on the last Friday of each month by my fabulous fellow book lovers Lili and Noriko. Overall it was fun, and I am happy with how it went! At the start it was fairly slow going, but in … Continue reading 24 Hour Readathon Wrap-Up – November 2018
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