In my last post, I renamed 'Weekly' Wrap-Ups to Recent Reads, as I feel like that reflects the timescale between posts more accurately! As ever, today I will briefly reviewing all the books I've read since my last wrap-up in approximately fifty words. 1. The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla 🏳️🌈 ⭐️🧠 Shukla has a gift for writing … Continue reading Recent Reads #18
Trigger Warnings: suicide, sexual assault (off page, implied), blood, death, animal abuse, self harm, child abuse, sexual harassment, emotional manipulation and control I'm incredibly lucky enough to have been invited onto another blog tour today! Thank you to Amber Ivatt and Pan Macmillan for including me and sending me a copy of this brilliant book in exchange … Continue reading The Kingdom
Thank you to Michelle Nathan and Penguin for including me and sending me these brilliant books in exchange for an honest review. As today's post is featuring All That Glitters, the synopsis will include spoilers for the first book in the series, #FindTheGirl. I was instantly drawn to these books because I've been a fan of … Continue reading #FindTheGirl: All That Glitters
I'm creating a few of these 'weekly' wrap-ups and backlisting them, as I was a bit scatty last month! This feature is also being renamed to Recent Reads, as I feel like that is more accurate for my posting schedules. As ever, I will be briefly reviewing all the books I've read since my last weekly … Continue reading Recent Reads/Weekly Wrap-Up #17
Trigger warnings: sexual assault, rape, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexism, obsessive behaviour. gaslighting, stalking and biphobia Today is quite a special post, as it is my first ever blog tour! Tomorrow, the heart-breaking, wonderful I Hold your Heart by Karen Gregory is officially released and I'm honoured to be reviewing it. Thank you to Faye Rogers … Continue reading I Hold Your Heart
As ever, it's been a while since my last weekly wrap-up (I should really change the name), but I'm hoping to make these more regular from now on. I'll be reviewing all the books I've read recently in around fifty words or less, but honestly, they've all been excellent. 1. Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up #16
It's been quite a while since my last wrap up, so I have quite a few books to discuss today! As always, I'll be reviewing each of my recent reads in fifty words or less. 1. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas I'm so nearly finished with this infamous series and I'm enjoying it, … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up #15
Trigger warnings: car accident, sibling death, grief, panic attacks, drowning I loved Starfish last year and was eagerly anticipating Bowman's second book, knowing about her beautiful writing style and raw, honest discussion of dark issues. But did Summer Bird Blue live up to my expectations? Synopsis: Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn’t have the … Continue reading Summer Bird Blue
May has just flown by! I didn't get to post as much as I wanted to, but I'm proud of what I've achieved this month anyway, especially my UKYABA nomination! I managed to read 23 books this month and you can check out brief reviews/thoughts on each of them in my Weekly Wrap-Ups: #12 #13 … Continue reading May Wrap-Up and Haul
Today, I'll be reviewing all the books I've read up since my last wrap-up, but only up until the end of May. 1. Finale by Stephanie Garber 🧠 This was such a satisfying end to the trilogy for me, with even more magic, beautiful enchanted objects and world/mythology building that was so rich. Four and a … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up #14
A Short Book Lover 