Hello everyone, The best twists are the ones you never see coming, but work absolutely perfectly for the plot and are not far-fetched. Some are dramatic in the way they are revealed, either completely flooring you with shock or putting a whole different complexion on the story. Looking back at my 2024 reads, there are … Continue reading Top Five Most Dramatic Twists I Read In 2024
Hello everyone, My look back on what I have read in 2024 continues here with the five most character-driven books. I find this a really fun and unique category, as it makes me reflect on certain books in a slightly different way than what I did at the time. There are few things better than … Continue reading Top Five Character-Driven Books I Read In 2024
Hello everyone, Every year in December, I like to look back and share lots of top five lists based on my last 12 months of reading. I am even later starting it in 2024, but better late than never! First of all, I am reflecting on the most powerful books I have read. These are … Continue reading Top Five Powerful Books I Read In 2024
Hello everyone, We have entered winter a little earlier than scheduled here in the UK. Yesterday we had snow, and of course that means the temperatures are freezing cold. With that in mind, I decided to look back at some of the coldest settings I have come across while reading. Here is my top 10! … Continue reading Top 10 Coldest Settings I Have Read
Hello everyone, Sometimes in books we come across characters who are impossible not to hate. They are only fictional, yet somehow they still make our blood boil. There is a difference between hateable and annoying. Characters who are annoying just get on our nerves, but when you find a character you hate - and that … Continue reading Top 10 Most Hateable Characters I Have Read
Hello everyone, I am creeping, crawling towards the end of this set of posts which has taken me almost two years to compile. All the most memorable characters, authors, settings, and book titles which I encountered on my reading journey between 2018 and 2022. This time the letter is 'T'. You will not find the … Continue reading My A-Z Of Books – T
Hello everyone, At the risk of uttering a cliché, how are we in October?! The scarily fast pace at which this year has progressed means we are now in autumn, or 'fall' if you happen to be from the opposite side of the sea. Autumn happens to be a lot of people's favourite season, the … Continue reading The Best Books I’ve Read In Autumn
Hello everyone, For me, book titles containing characters' names immediately stand out. They tell you something about the story straight away, and in a lot of cases, inform you that the plot is going to revolve around that character. It turns out I have read quite a number of these eponymous books, so I thought … Continue reading Books I’ve Read With Characters’ Names In The Title
Hello everyone, I live in Bristol in the UK, which for those of you who do not know, is a major city in the South West. It is known for its diverse creative scene, the street artist Banksy, the annual International Balloon Fiesta, and the toppling of slave trader Edward Colston's statue during Black Lives … Continue reading Books Set In Bristol
Hello everyone, It is a very long time since I last wrote one of these posts. To think it was one of the most regular features on my blog! Well I guess that now I am not as good (or to put it another way, even worse than before) at keeping up with new releases, … Continue reading Five Books On My TBR – July 2024
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