‘Each of us carries the map of our lives on our skin, in the way we walk, even in the way we grow’. Despite this being a children's book, I rave about it. There is simply something magical about this book because it is full of myths, legends and adventure and my imagination was captivated. … Continue reading Mini – Review: The Girl of Ink and Stars | Kiran Millwood Hargrave

'All I Know Now is not all that much, but I hope it's enough to help.' In all honesty, I think that the main reason I love this book is because I really like Carrie and the book is just so full of her personality and full of her stories that it almost feels like … Continue reading Mini – Review: All I Know Now | Carrie Hope Fletcher

‘Extroverts can be shy, introverts can be bold, and a condition like anxiety can strike whatever kind of social animal you are.’ I have said before that there are so many great YA books around at the moment, but it is true. My reading list contains so many and this is one that I was … Continue reading Mini – Review: A Quiet Kind of Thunder | Sara Barnard

‘Hilarious, bold and unapologetic, Girl Up sets the record straight.’ Sometimes you read a book like this one, and even though you understand the author's point of view, you just do not agree with them. However, as I was reading this book I could not help but mentally agree with Bates and felt as though … Continue reading Mini – Review: Girl Up | Laura Bates

For a while now I have been meaning to read more poetry and when I saw a Youtuber called Lucy Moon had done a video about some of her top poetry books I gave it a watch and then ordered Milk and Honey. I devoured the book in less than an hour as the poems … Continue reading Mini – Review: Milk and Honey | Rupi Kaur

Growing up, I loved Enid Blyton and this series was probably my favourite of hers that I read. The idea of an enchanted forest that contains a magical tree with a different land at the top of it every so often is just brilliant and it really gets your imagination going. The fact that such … Continue reading Mini – Review: The Faraway Tree Series | Enid Blyton

‘Life is a gift. Don’t forget to live it.’ Everything Everything has actually been on my reading list for a little while now but it rapidly moved to the top of the list when I saw the trailer for the film that is to be released in May 2017. I think I actually enjoyed this … Continue reading Mini – Review: Everything Everything | Nicola Yoon

'people too must wilt fall root rise in order to bloom' Rupi Kaur is a bestselling author and illustrator. Her first collection of poetry, Milk and Honey, was published in 2015 and has become an international bestseller having sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. It has also been translated into 23 languages. The Sun and Her Flowers is Kaur's long-awaited … Continue reading Mini – Review: The Sun and Her Flowers | Rupi Kaur