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Mini Review Monday #1

Oct 15, 2018Jul 8, 201910 Comments

For day 15 of Blogtober, I thought I'd bump up my review count for this month by including some mini reviews of books I've read this year that I've absolutely loved! First up, it's the gorgeous Goodbye Perfect by Sara Barnard. Goodbye Perfect by Sara Barnard: When I was wild, you were steady . . … Continue reading Mini Review Monday #1

Six For Sunday: My Favourite Series

Oct 14, 2018Oct 20, 20182 Comments

#SixForSunday is a weekly prompt hosted by Steph at A Little But a Lot in which we’re encouraged to share 6 books or book-related opinions on a theme. This week's theme is your favourite series and I have a lot of series that I love! I am going to include some series that aren't completed yet, … Continue reading Six For Sunday: My Favourite Series

Happier Thinking Review

Oct 13, 2018Oct 12, 20182 Comments

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review, so thanks to Lana Grace Riva for sending me a copy of her lovely book. Happier Thinking: Changing how you think is possible. I wasn't always so sure that was true until I experienced it myself, but I know now … Continue reading Happier Thinking Review

Scythe Book Tag

Oct 12, 2018Oct 12, 201811 Comments

It's day 12 of Blogtober now and I decided I want to do something entirely original today, so I've created a new book tag that's inspired by one of my favourite series of all time: The Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman. I think I'll be re-reading this during the autumn months, as … Continue reading Scythe Book Tag

Thunderhead Review

Oct 11, 2018Dec 28, 20195 Comments

Yesterday, I kicked off my celebration of the Arc of a Scythe series with a review of the first book in the series and today, I'm sharing my thoughts on the sequel: Thunderhead. Thunderhead Review: I'll keep this short and spoiler-free, so I won't include a synopsis as it spoils some events from Scythe. Thunderhead … Continue reading Thunderhead Review

Scythe Review

Oct 10, 2018Oct 8, 20188 Comments

So this is a series that I go on about a fair bit on here, but I suddenly realised that I've never posted a full review of the first two books in the series on here. Over the next two days, I aim to change that. Today marks the first instalment with my review of … Continue reading Scythe Review

10 Longest Books I’ve Ever Read

Oct 9, 2018Apr 19, 20202 Comments

Day 9 of Blogtober and today, I'm participating in another Top Ten Tuesday, which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and this week's prompt is the Longest Books You've Read. This was quite a tricky task, as I'm never really aware of how long the book is that I'm reading. So, I looked though my Goodreads … Continue reading 10 Longest Books I’ve Ever Read

Mini Moïra Fowley-Doyle Reviews

Oct 8, 2018Apr 11, 20192 Comments

For day 8 of #Blogtober, I'm going to fulfil one of my goals for September! I was aiming to write a book review per week and today, I'll be doing just that for not one, but two books. As it's autumn, I'm going to review two spooky, magical reads (one of which I included on … Continue reading Mini Moïra Fowley-Doyle Reviews

Six For Sunday: Best Debut Books

Oct 7, 2018Oct 14, 20182 Comments

#SixForSunday is a weekly prompt hosted by Steph at A Little But a Lot in which we’re encouraged to share 6 books or book-related opinions on a theme. This was a tricky one, as there are so many debut novels I love, but I eventually managed to narrow it down to six. However I have included … Continue reading Six For Sunday: Best Debut Books

My Top 10 Witchy Reads

Oct 6, 2018Oct 5, 201812 Comments

So for day 6 of #Blogtober, I'm sharing some of my favourite 'witchy' books. I'm including any books that have women that use magic or special abilities in. 1. Children of Blood and Bone by Toni Adeymj 2. Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Barshadoust 3. Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo … Continue reading My Top 10 Witchy Reads

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Rating System

Updated on the 4th August 2019 to differentiate between disability and mental health representation, so will be used going forward in future posts

⭐️ = BAME authors/characters

🏳️‍🌈 = LGBT+ authors/characters

💙 = disability representation

🧠 = mental health representation

Star Ratings:

⭐️ = Hated it

⭐️.5 = Strongly disliked it

⭐️ ⭐️ = Disliked it

⭐️ ⭐️.5 = It was just ok

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ = I enjoyed it, but it was forgettable

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ .5 = Had great moments but something was missing for me

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ = Really enjoyed it

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ .5= Loved it, would probably buy a copy of it

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ = Obsessed with it – will read everything I can in the series or by the author

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