I’m back from my hiatus, I’ve been on my travels again – more on that to come. Granted, I was only away for a week, but it always takes me … Continue Reading Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid | book review
If you can read The Vanishing of Margaret Small without crying, then I honestly think you may be dead inside. I have to say thank you to Carla over at … Continue Reading The Vanishing of Margaret Small by Neil Alexander | book review
I struggled a bit with this one, there were moments very early on where I wasn’t sure I’d finish it. The First Woman is a feminist coming of age tale … Continue Reading The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi | book review
What. A. Book. I loved Preloved by Lauren Bravo. I loved it that much, I had to write about it straight away….despite having other books patiently waiting to be reviewed….they’ll just … Continue Reading Preloved by Lauren Bravo| Book Review
Alice Kelly’s been given a gift, though if you were to ask Alice about it, she wouldn’t describe it as a gift….she’d call it a curse. Since the age of … Continue Reading In a Thousand Different Ways by Cecelia Ahern
What a fascinating read Kololo Hill by Neema Shah is. I should have read it ages ago, instead it’s the latest book to be pulled from the mystery jar. Poignant … Continue Reading Book Review: Kololo Hill by Neema Shah
I started reading Friendaholic on a friendship emotional high. You see, the day before I’d been at a wedding of a friend, who I’ve known a good few years. It had been … Continue Reading Book Review: Friendaholic by Elizabeth Day
Imagine if you aged at an incredibly slow rate, so slowly in fact you’re over 400 years old, yet you still look like you’re in your forties. Sounds like a … Continue Reading Book Review: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Another, slow, four book month. March is always my busiest month of the year and I include December that. It’s a month where everyone has a birthday. This March has … Continue Reading March in books| Mini reviews
So, to Afghanistan with my latest read The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez, a book I’ve owned for so long, I couldn’t remember the blurb and didn’t … Continue Reading Book Review: The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez
As promised, I’ve spent the past week with a lighter read. I first came across Drew Davies work two years ago when I read Dear Lilly – a beautiful book … Continue Reading Book Review: The Shape of Us by Drew Davies
I have no idea how long I’ve had this book or when I even bought. However, it was there on my Kindle, so the title went into my new, mystery … Continue Reading Book Review: The Impossible Truths of Love by Hannah Beckerman
A slight delay on posting this, but don’t, for a minute, take that as a reflection of what I thought about this book. Over a week after I’ve turned the … Continue Reading Book Review: What July Knew by Emily Koch
It’s upon us again, international women’s day. Brace yourselves for the thousands upon thousands of platitudes from companies etc that mean precisely fuck all. I understand the reasoning behind international … Continue Reading Don’t call me feisty
I slower reading month for me February. I only managed four, in my defence, I’m no longer spending a big chunk of time every week sat on trains and that’s … Continue Reading February in books| mini reviews
The Marriage Act is third book I’ve read by John Marrs. I was introduced to his work two years ago after my friend Alice had spent the best part of … Continue Reading Book Review: The Marriage Act by John Marrs