Hello everyone, Happy April! Here in the UK we are in the divine beginnings of daylight saving time, and may it last. In contrast, today's post is a bit more 'glass half empty', as I look back at some of the books I have enjoyed that contained sadly disappointing endings that affected my overall feelings … Continue reading Good Books With Disappointing Endings
Hello everyone, It is all very autumnal now here in the UK and miraculously we find ourselves in November in the blink of an eye! As far as reading goes, my chances of reaching my Goodreads goal of 55 books is in the balance, so I need to fit a lot in over the next … Continue reading Authors I Have Read The Most
Pages: 297Published: 1st November 2022Genre: General/Literary FictionContent warnings: Grief, sexual references, drugs This was a buddy read with my friend Kriti @ Armed With A Book, and we both enjoyed this book and discussed it at length. Spoiler-free extracts of our discussion can be found after my review. Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City, hoping to spend her … Continue reading Book Review And Discussion – The Cloisters by Katy Hays
Hello everyone, I hope you are having a nice week so far. I am barely coping with the heat wave we have been experiencing here in the UK - it is hard to remember a time where I have had to actively take shelter from the sun! Today I have one of my list posts … Continue reading My Favourite Books With Multimedia Formats
Hello everyone, A recent post on the Twitter account for the Women's Prize for Fiction claimed that of the bestselling books by female authors, men make up only 19% of their readers. This statistic really caught my eye, but sadly it did not surprise me in the least. I have had conversations with friends and … Continue reading Discussion – Male Readers And Female Authors
Hello everyone, I hope you are having a lovely week so far and enjoying your current reads. Today I have my first discussion post in a while, and it touches on a subject that book bloggers have debated for some time - what constitutes a young adult novel. The reason for this post is that … Continue reading Discussion – What Should Define A Young Adult Book?
Hello everyone, I have decided to share a list post today, and that brings me on to the subject of multiple perspectives. They are a fascinating literary device which seem to be used more and more across all genres, and it is incredible how they can sometimes vary. When using dual perspectives, the author can … Continue reading Discussion – My Favourite Books With Multiple First-Person Narratives
Hello everyone, It is my first discussion post of 2022 and today I am talking about themed months in book blogging, where you publish blog posts more frequently than normal, or even every day. We recently reached the end of the most well-known of these, which is called Blogmas, and I take part in that … Continue reading Discussion – Seasonal Book Blogging Themes And How I Approach Them
Hello everyone, It's discussion time! And brace yourselves, for this is going to be long one. The idea for this post came when I had a particular question on my mind: What makes the ultimate perfect book? Away from thinking about my generic reading preferences, I decided to think about particular authors and which of … Continue reading Discussion – My Favourite Authors By Category
Hello everyone, I have taken a week away from blogging, but now I am back with a new discussion post which I am excited to share with you! When we read a book, we naturally place almost all of the emphasis on the story contained within it, along with the occasional gush about the cover … Continue reading Discussion – The Beauty Of Acknowledgements, Author’s Notes, And Associated Paratext
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