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April 2026 Wrap-Up and Haul

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026Leave a comment

It's time to wrap up April 2026 and share the wonderful books I read and received.

Recent Reads #132

Apr 22, 2026May 11, 20261 Comment

It's time for another Recent Reads recap! This time my standouts were Local Heavens, The Heirs, Fruit Fly and The Hollow Boys.

Recent Reads #131

Feb 19, 2026Apr 13, 20262 Comments

It's time to recap my Recent Reads again! Today my standouts were The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani, Play Nice by Rachel Harrison, Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke and Body of Lies nby Jo Callaghan.

Recent Reads #130

Jan 18, 2026May 11, 20264 Comments

For the first time in 2026, it's time to recap my recent reads! My standouts were The Barbecue at No. 9, Unapologetic Love Story, Celestial Lights and Murder at the Hotel Orient.

Recent Reads #129

Dec 16, 2025Feb 9, 20262 Comments

Today I'm recapping my Recent Reads once more! This time, my standouts were Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray and Gone for Good by Sarah Crossan.

Recent Reads #128

Nov 26, 2025Apr 9, 20262 Comments

It's time to recap my reads from the end of October and November so far!

October 2025 Haul and Wrap-Up

Nov 1, 2025Nov 1, 2025Leave a comment

It's time to wrap up October 2025, sharing my haul and reviews for the month!

Recent Reads #127

Oct 23, 2025Apr 27, 20261 Comment

It's time to recap my Recent Reads again! Today, my standouts were The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry and Beth is Dead by Katie Bernet.

Recent Reads #126

Oct 5, 2025Apr 6, 20262 Comments

It's time to share my first Recent Reads recap of October. As ever, today I will be briefly reviewing all the books I’ve read since my last post in approximately fifty words. 

Recent Reads #125

Sep 16, 2025Oct 6, 20252 Comments

It's time for my first Recent Reads recap of September! Today, my standouts were The Creeping Hand Murder by Maureen Johnson & Jay Cooper and We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad.

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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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