“For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Confession time: I have never actually read any Dickens! Don't shoot me! Over Christmas, I decided that I couldn't go into 2019 Dickens-less so I picked up the seasonal, A Christmas Carol. And you know what? I really enjoyed it.... Continue Reading →
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I was very intrigued about this book and had seen it floating around on Instagram for a while before it found itself on my TBR shelf and then one day after I'd finished my last book I decided to pick it up because it was only a short novella (approx. 160 pages) and ended... Continue Reading →
What Would Boudicca Do? by E. Foley & B Coates
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Now let me just say first off that there were so many fantastic things about this book, including its diversity and inclusion and readability, but I gave it 3 stars because I did have a couple of issues. At the beginning, I really enjoyed the tone of voice, but about halfway through it started... Continue Reading →
A Love Story for Bewildered Girls by Emma Morgan
-Quotation to come- ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Firstly, this isn't necessarily the kind of book that I would normally read - I'm not really one for love stories - but I was drawn to this because of its LGBT+ characters and it seemed a little quirky which I liked. I gave it 3 stars, ultimately, because I felt... Continue Reading →
The Truth Pixie by Matt Haig
"You'll find the bad stuff has good bits too. The bad days are the days that make you you." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I'm a huge fan of Matt Haig's Christmas books and the latest, The Truth Pixie, is a really sweet story written in adorable verse. I read the whole thing in one sitting and the last... Continue Reading →
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
-Quotation to come- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I couldn't have been more excited for this sequel! I haven't stopped going on about the first book in the series, Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow since I finished it in March. This was one of those books where you fall into the world so easily that when you have... Continue Reading →
Sunny Side Up by Susan Calman
“This book you’re reading now, though, isn’t set in the gritty world of pound shops; this book is all real.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Oh, Susan! This book is just a joy to read. It's the embodiment of kindness and it made me smile all the way through. There is something about the way Susan Calman writes that... Continue Reading →
The Last by Hanna Jameson
-Quotation to come- ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The premise of this book hooked me immediately. The whole idea is that the world goes into nuclear war and cities across the world along with general infrastructure are destroyed. The focus is on a hotel in the middle of nowhere in Switzerland which has managed to avoid destruction. The remaining... Continue Reading →
Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen M. McManus
-Quotation to come.- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is the second book from author Karen M. McManus after her first YA murder mystery, One of Us Is Lying which I reviewed before and LOVED so I was psyched to get a proof copy of this from work. I'm always a bit worried my expectations are too high when... Continue Reading →