I would like to begin this review in a way that will help give you a feel for what the book is like and the best way to do that is to firstly quote what is written on the back. ‘Warning: This book contains feminist limericks, colour-by-numbers genitalia and dancing vaginas.’ Furthermore, I think that … Continue reading Girl Up | Laura Bates

I would like to begin with a little note about myself as I believe this shows why I have the opinions that I have on this book. In all honesty, when it comes to sex and anything on that level, I am not the most open and can be easily embarrassed. But I know that … Continue reading How to be a Woman | Caitlin Moran

IF YOU HAVE NOT READ BILLY AND ME DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. ‘Love makes the world a better place’. But that does not mean it is always easy. Always with Love is Giovanna Fletcher’s fourth novel and is the sequel to her debut novel Billy and Me. Giovanna is busy … Continue reading Always with Love | Giovanna Fletcher

I would like to start this by saying that I do not regard this as a review as such, mainly because I started reading this book months ago and have been dipping in and out of it ever since which means I made no notes on it. In fact, I never planned to write about … Continue reading All I Know Now | Carrie Hope Fletcher

‘No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done.’ When you think of great detectives, Sherlock Holmes is always one of the first names to come to you. Even those who have never read one of … Continue reading A Study in Scarlett | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

‘I think children must lead big lives…if it is in them to do so.’ Standing out amongst Eva Ibbotson’s eight children’s books, Journey to the River Sea was a creative decision to venture away from her usual path of witches, ghosts, and the like, to share her passion for the Amazon. I think that is … Continue reading Journey to the River Sea | Eva Ibbotson

‘It is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe.’ But to enter a magical land through a wardrobe? That can lead to all sorts of exciting adventures. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second novel in the Narnia series, when put into reading order. Yet, interestingly, it was the first of … Continue reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis

‘A love story like no other…’ The perfect way to encapsulate this novel. Carrie Hope Fletcher is well known for her stage appearances, most recently in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and for her hugely popular Youtube channel, Itswaypastmybedtime. Yet as an avid reader it was only a matter of time before … Continue reading On the Other Side | Carrie Hope Fletcher

Dreams really can be amazing. Dream a little dream is Giovanna Fletcher’s third novel and was widely anticipated following her first two bestsellers, ‘Billy and Me’ and ‘You’re the one that I want’. Although she is a highly dedicated wife and mother, Giovanna always finds time to write, despite her increasingly busy schedule. This book … Continue reading Dream a Little Dream | Giovanna Fletcher

It is widely known that you should never judge a book by its cover, but that is exactly what I did and the book I got in return was truly amazing. The girl of ink & stars is Hargrave’s first novel but I am already excited to see what more she may bring. At only … Continue reading The Girl of Ink and Stars | Kiran Millwood Hargrave