I’ve seen this around on a few bookstagrammer’s shelves and thought it was such a good idea. I normally end up staring at my shelves for what feels like hours (probably only a couple of minutes) trying to decide what to read. Some other bookstagrammers plan what they’re going to read each month but I… Continue reading TBR jar
I first saw this meme on Amanda’s blog Literary Weaponry “WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words and was formerly hosted by A Daily Rhythm. It is open for anyone to participate, even without a blog you can comment on Sam’s post with your own answers. It is a… Continue reading WWW Wednesday
So I’m not going to do a proper review, I’m just going to say some of my thoughts on it. It’s way too complicated to write a proper review! I’d been seeing this everywhere on bookstagram, especially with the release of the final book, The Mirror & the Light. I love historical fiction, especially those… Continue reading Wolf Hall
So it looks like I’ll probably be going back to work on the 8th of June after schools finished in the middle of March for lockdown. I have been in a few times but I have been mainly at home! So I thought I would share what I have been doing! Reading All the books. Since… Continue reading Life in lockdown
I love seeing how other people organise their bookcases. As much as I love seeing rainbow and pastel bookcases on bookstagram, mine just don’t work like that. For one, I don’t have enough colours, all mine seem to be black. I think that might be a dystopian/fantasy thing. And for two, it stresses me out… Continue reading Bookcase tour
The theme for April’s box was Cursed Kingdoms! The books: Thorn by Intisar Khananai Princess Alyrra is grateful to escape her own kingdom when she is sough as the bride for a powerful prince. But when she arrives at the new palace she finds herself transformed and trapped inside the body of a cruel maid.… Continue reading April Book Box Club unboxing
★★★★★ Sarah J. Mass is the author of the Throne of Glass series, A Court of Thorns and Roses series and most recently the adult series, Crescent City. She wrote the first draft of Throne of Glass when she was just sixteen. This is actually the first book I’ve read of hers but I can’t… Continue reading Throne of Glass review
I think partly helped by lockdown, I’ve read more books this month than I had in total for January, February and March put together! Eight books read in total (although that's now nine as I finished Throne of Glass on the very last day of April!) and one I DNF. The books I finished were:… Continue reading April wrap up
★★★★★ Hold Back The Tide is written by Melinda Salisbury. She also wrote The Sin Eater’s Daughter series which was nominated for many awards including the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Award 2015. I haven’t read anything by her before but I’ll be sure to look out for her other books! Hold Back The Tide is about… Continue reading Hold Back The Tide review
★★★★ Elizabeth Is Missing is written by Emma Healey and this is in fact her first novel. It also won the Costa Book Awards in 2014. She has also written Whistle In The Dark which focuses on teenage depression which I would be quite interested to read. Elizabeth Is Missing is about an elderly woman… Continue reading Elizabeth Is Missing review
