Hello everyone, I am now halfway through the alphabet for this fun bookish challenge, where I chart all of the books I have loved and look ahead to the ones that are buried in my TBR. Some of my favourite books of all time begin with 'M', so here we go! My Most Memorable Reads … Continue reading ABC Book Challenge – M
Pages: 358Published: 6th March 2018Genre: Young Adult Contemporary A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists … Continue reading Book Review – The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Hello everyone, The end of another month! Autumn has taken hold, the weather is already a long way down the path towards freezing, and the clocks have gone back by one hour here in the UK. October was a busy month, especially at work with the start of a new term at university, and lots … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – October 2019
Hello everyone, I spent some of my summer watching the whole of Stranger Things right from the beginning, and I became slightly obsessed - especially after season three. It has become one of my favourite shows, so obviously when I saw this book tag I couldn't resist it! I originally discovered it on Kelly's blog, and it … Continue reading The Stranger Things Book Tag
Pages: 416Published: 1st April 2019Genre: Dystopian ThrillerContent warnings: Suicide, sexual abuse Eight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide. When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-drive cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course. The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an … Continue reading Book Review – The Passengers by John Marrs
Hello everyone, Hope you are having a great start to the weekend! I have a slightly different discussion post today, which has been in my mind for a while and reflects some of my recent thoughts as a book blogger. When I began book blogging, I had very little idea about what to post and … Continue reading Discussion – My Top Five Book Blogging Omissions
Hello everyone, It is time to return to this challenge, which I seem to have neglected for some time. Here, I look back at my favourite reads and look ahead to the many, many books that are on my TBR. You may remember that my last post in this challenge was 'I', but I haven't … Continue reading ABC Reading Challenge – L
Pages: 419Published: 4th December 2018Genre: Literary Fiction A dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the Thames. The regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open on an injured stranger. In his arms is the drowned corpse of a little child. Hours later the dead girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to … Continue reading Book Review – Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield
Hello everyone, Another Saturday, another tag! I found this one on Sara's blog and the questions looked fun, so I have decided to give it a try. Rules Answer the prompts. Tag some friends. Link back to this post, and be sure to mention the creator (Sam @ Fictionally Sam) Have fun! Planning: A Book … Continue reading The Productivity Book Tag
Hello everyone, I have begun to take a little extra care with my TBR, and so am not adding anything like as many books as I used to. All the same, it is still very long and will take eternity to get through, so with that in mind, here are five more titles that I … Continue reading Five Books on my TBR – October 2019
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