⭐⭐⭐ ✨(3.25/5) [ad • review copy] Received via NetGalley. 'You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with' Allegra, nicknamed Freckles, lives a well-structured life. She knows where she should be at each time of the day, and knows who she will encounter, but one day someone unexpected says a … Continue reading Book Review | Freckles by Cecelia Ahern
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Audiobook Review | The Snow Song by Sally Gardner, read by Amanda Bright
⭐⭐⭐✨✨(3.75/5) TW: alcoholism, rapeEdith lives in a village dominated by men; her father, a drunk, controlls her life, and the village elders, all men, control the village. One day, Edith meets a shephard and falls in love. The shephard promises to return to the village to marry Edith after he has tended to his flock, … Continue reading Audiobook Review | The Snow Song by Sally Gardner, read by Amanda Bright
Book Review | Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie
This review has been written as part of the blog tour for Songs in Ursa Major. Thank you to the team at Harper Collins for allowing me to take part, and for sending me copies of this excellent debut novel. ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨(4.5/5) [ad • PR Product] TW: drugs, addiction When Jane Quinn steps onto the stage … Continue reading Book Review | Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie
Book Review | The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
⭐⭐✨✨(2.75/5) [ad • review copy] Received via NetGalley.When Solène's ex-husband tells her that he cannot take their daughter, Isabelle, to a concert and meet and greet for world-famous boyband August Moon, none of them realise that Solène acting as chaperone instead will be the start of something big. Meeting Hayes Campbell, a member of August … Continue reading Book Review | The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
Have I been converted to ereaders and ebooks?
When I first heard about ereaders, I was adamant that I would never want one. I love books and I wanted to remain loyal to the phyiscal format that I love so much. The smell of the pages, the feel of the book in your hand, turning the page, being able to physically see how … Continue reading Have I been converted to ereaders and ebooks?
Book Review | Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
⭐⭐⭐⭐✨(4.5/5) [ad • review copy] Received via NetGalley.TW: alcoholism, drugs, death of parentIt's 1983 and the day of the annual Riva party has arrived. The Riva siblings, Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit, are known in their own right, but are also the children of the famous singer Mick Riva. Everyone wants to attend the infamous … Continue reading Book Review | Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
7 Books on my summer TBR
The weather in England may be pretty miserable at the moment, but I have a number of books that I am excited to read over the coming months, so I thought I would share some of the ones that I am particularly looking forward to reading soon. I know that I don't like to make … Continue reading 7 Books on my summer TBR
Book Review | Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman
⭐⭐⭐⭐(4/5) Contains potential spoilers for the Heartstopper / Solitaire universe TW: mentions of eating disorder, mental illness and self harm Nick and Charlie is a novella that is part of the Heartstopper / Solitaire universe, and the plot takes place towards the end of Nick's final year at Sixth Form. Nick is going to head … Continue reading Book Review | Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman
Book Review | The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
⭐⭐⭐⭐(4/5) TW: depression, suicide, anxiety The Midnight Library begins by following the final day of Nora Seed's life. After taking her own life, Nora finds herself in The Midnight Library where Mrs Elm explains that she is between life and death. The library gives Nora the chance to try out books on the shelves, each … Continue reading Book Review | The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Audiobook Review | This Lovely City by Louise Hare, read by Karise Yansen and Theo Solomon
⭐⭐⭐⭐✨(4.5/5)TW: racism, death of child, rapeSet in post-war Britain, after the arrival of the Empire Windrush, This Lovely City follows Lawrie as he navigates his new life in London. Lawrie has found a home, work and has fallen for his neighbour, Evie, but a terrible discovery is going to bring up secrets, bad feelings, and … Continue reading Audiobook Review | This Lovely City by Louise Hare, read by Karise Yansen and Theo Solomon