As I'm writing this, we are just mere hours away from 2019! Today, I wanted to look forward to next year and share 19 books that I'm eagerly anticipating for next year. I'm not going to be including the big hitters like King of Scars, Finale, The Everlasting Rose, On The Come Up or The Wicked King, … Continue reading 19 Books I Can’t Wait For In 2019
Category: 18 days of 2018
My Top Books of 2018
It's all been leading up to this. This year I have read 290 books and somehow, I had to whittle that number down to just 18 of my favourite books. To make it a bit easier, I must have only read the book in 2018, so no re-reads are allowed (you can check them out here). Also, I am only … Continue reading My Top Books of 2018
18 Diverse Reads
Today I wanted to share my top 18 books that feature BAME characters and/or are written my BAME authors that I've read in 2018. 18 Amazing Diverse Reads: American Panda by Gloria Chao The Diviners series by Libba Bray The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X.R.Pan Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Dear Martin … Continue reading 18 Diverse Reads
Top 18 Re-Reads of 2018
I can scarcely believe that there is only four days left of 2018, but what a wild year it's been. Today, I'm continuing my 18 Days of 2018 series with a countdown of my top re-reads of the year. For a book to be counted, I must have read the booking previous years and then … Continue reading Top 18 Re-Reads of 2018
18 Days of 2018: Feminist Books
Today I wanted to share some of my favourite books that I've read this year that contain feminist themes or deal with issues that are part of feminism. 18 Amazing Feminist Books: Damsel by Elana K Arnold The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton The Exact Opposite of Okay by Laura Stevens Misogynation by Laura Bates … Continue reading 18 Days of 2018: Feminist Books
November/December Haul
I haven't done a book haul since October, so for today's post, I wanted to share the books I've bought or received over the past few months! Firstly, I want to discuss something really exciting that happened for me! I received my first ever ARC last month, so a huge thank you to Pan Macmillan and My … Continue reading November/December Haul
10 Books I’d Love To Get For Christmas
I hope everyone is having a brilliant day today, but also if it's a bit tough, I hope you get through today ok. Today, I'm doing another Top Ten Tuesday, which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and this week's prompt is books I want to receive under the tree, which is such a good prompt. … Continue reading 10 Books I’d Love To Get For Christmas
Mini Review Monday #4
So, somehow I managed to miss out a post for Monday, so I'm going to continue the tradition of Mini Review Monday and share two quick reviews of books that I really love. First up, it's the gripping One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus (which I also hauled recently). Trigger warnings: ableism, mental illness, suicide, forced outing, … Continue reading Mini Review Monday #4
Six for Sunday: Favourite Re-Tellings
#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. I'm changing the prompt for today to my favourite retellings of the year, to keep in with my current themes and because I really think it's been a … Continue reading Six for Sunday: Favourite Re-Tellings
18 Days of 2018: LGBT+ Stories
Another day, another rundown of great books I read in 2018! Today I'm sharing 18 stories that are either by LGBT+ authors and/or feature good representation. My Top LGBT+ Books of 2018: Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde The Gender Games by Juno Dawson Skylarks by Karen Gregory I Was Born For This by Alice … Continue reading 18 Days of 2018: LGBT+ Stories
A Short Book Lover 