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My Current Physical TBR 16.7.18

Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018Leave a comment

So today, I'm going to share what my current TBR pile looks like and include a reason why I've picked up that books. Some of these are re-reads and again it's a mix of library and owned books. My Current TBR Pile: Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard This is a re-read, as I love … Continue reading My Current Physical TBR 16.7.18

Friday 13th July: What I’ve Read This Week

Jul 13, 2018Aug 6, 20182 Comments

Last week, I introduced a new feature of my blog, where I update you guys weekly (ish) with what I've read each week. I started off on 6th July, with this post and today, I wanted to show what I've read since and include mini reviews for each book. This was such a strong reading week and … Continue reading Friday 13th July: What I’ve Read This Week

Top Ten Tuesday: 10th July

Jul 10, 2018Sep 23, 20184 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and this week's theme is Best Books I've Read in 2018. I'm up to 173 books on my Goodreads challenge for this year, so it took a long time to cut my favourites down to just ten, but I did it after a lot of deliberating and … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: 10th July

Six For Sunday 8.7.18

Jul 8, 2018Sep 23, 20183 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 books that made you laugh and this was quite tough for me, as I'm one of those people that's not easily amused, apart from … Continue reading Six For Sunday 8.7.18

Current Physical TBR 8.7.18

Jul 8, 2018Jul 8, 20181 Comment

For a while now, I've been doing this thing on Twitter for a while, where I post a photo of my physical TBR (the majority of which are usually library books) and tag the authors. I just do whenever I feel like it, so there's no commitment. I decided that I should take this thing onto my … Continue reading Current Physical TBR 8.7.18

Did I achieve my Monthly Goals in June?

Jul 7, 2018Sep 23, 20181 Comment

Monthly Goals: I want to read at least: At least one book by BAME authors and/or one that contains BAME characters At least one book by an LGBT+ author or that contains LGBT+ themes At least one book containing themes about mental health issues/disabilities I'm going to tackle one bullet point at a time and … Continue reading Did I achieve my Monthly Goals in June?

Friday 6th July: What I’ve Read This Week

Jul 6, 2018Aug 6, 20184 Comments

So, I've had this blog for two weeks now and decided that I should let you guys know a little bit more about my reading habits. Essentially, I read everywhere and at most times of the day, you'll find me with my nose firmly stuck in a book. Anyway, I want to start a semi-weekly … Continue reading Friday 6th July: What I’ve Read This Week

Top Ten Tuesday: 3rd July

Jul 3, 2018Jul 6, 2018Leave a comment

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly theme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and this week's theme is Books with Red, White and Blue covers to mark Independence Day in the USA. I'm not usually someone who really scrutinises the covers of books, so this became quite a challenge for me to remember 10 books that fit … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: 3rd July

June Wrap-Up

Jul 1, 2018Sep 30, 20184 Comments

June has come to a close and with it, so has the first week of my new enterprise of book blogging. Now, I haven't been blogging throughout most of June, but oh boy, have I been reading. This month I've read 28 books, so my review for each book will be limited to a sentence, … Continue reading June Wrap-Up

18 Books For Pride 2018 Part 6

Jun 30, 2018Jun 30, 20182 Comments

Today marks the end of Pride Month 2018 and the end of my 18 LGBT+ Book Recommendations and, in case you missed the five other parts, here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5. I've saved some of my absolute favourite until last, so let's get started. 3 LGBT+ Books You Need To Read 16. Queens of … Continue reading 18 Books For Pride 2018 Part 6

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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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