Tag: book reviews

Review: Four Eids and a Funeral

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Today, I’m reviewing one of my most anticipated reads of the year: Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar. When I heard that two of my all time favourite authors were teaming up on a new book, I knew I had to pick it up!

Review: Private Rites

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Julia Armfield is one of my favourite writers at the moment - her writing is just spellbinding and utterly beautiful to me, with a definite tinge of darkness too. When I heard the words queer King Lear at the end of the world, I was sold. How did Private Rites live up to my lofty expectations?

Recent Reads #105

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It's time for an overdue Recent Reads recap! This time my standouts were Moth to a Flame by Finn Longman, Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kölsch, Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay and The Virtue Season by L. M. Nathan.

May 2024 Wrap Up and Haul

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Yet again, May seemed to fly by - with a bit of sunshine and plenty of amazing reads. I managed to complete my TBR and read 28 books in total, massively helped by the two bank holidays. You can check out my thoughts on some of these reads here. I was also lucky enough to be gifted a lorry load of fantastic and highly anticipated reads.

Review: Hera

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I am but a simple lover of Greek mythology retellings, so when I hear of a new Jennifer Saint, I must pick it up. But what did I think of her take on the Queen of Gods herself, Hera?

Mini Review Monday #149

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It's time for my final Mini Review Monday of May. Today, I'm delving into Hits Different by Tasha Ghouri and Lizzie Huxley-Jones, Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kölsch and Something to be Proud Of by Anna Zoe Quirke.