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Review: One of the Good Ones

Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 20218 Comments

One of the Good Ones sounded like such a timely and powerful story, with elements of mystery and biting social commentary. Naturally, I had to request it and luckily for me the amazing Justine Sha at HarperCollins sent me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. This post was originally published on The Nerd … Continue reading Review: One of the Good Ones

Review: Those Who Prey

Nov 13, 20204 Comments

The entire premise of Those Who Prey really hooked me and it felt like it buried under my skin, as I haven’t been able to get it out of my head since. My interest was first piqued by the comparison to Sadie and then the mysterious Kingdom utterly convinced me that I need it in … Continue reading Review: Those Who Prey

Review: I Killed Zoe Spanos

Aug 12, 2020Aug 12, 20203 Comments

Today, I'm reviewing the perfect mystery to binge during this scorching weather: I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick. Thank you so much to Audrey Gibbons at Simon and Schuster US for the eARC. Strap yourself in, as this is a long review!

August Anticipated Releases

Aug 1, 2020Sep 23, 20202 Comments

Here are links to Carrds talking about many of the world’s current events and how you can help. Also, I’ve linked here the Black Lives Matter Carrd to support, but also here is a list of resources to aid Anti-Racism work in the UK, as well as UK specific places to donate to. I will be doing this on every post. If you … Continue reading August Anticipated Releases

Recent Reads #41

Jul 15, 2020Jul 20, 20202 Comments

I’ve linked here a thread of bail funds to support protesters who are arrested for demanding justice for victims of police violence. Here is the Black Lives Matter Carrd to support as well. I will be doing this on every post. If you have the funds to donate, please do but if not, please support and uplift Black voices … Continue reading Recent Reads #41

Review: The Court of Miracles

Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 20203 Comments

I’ve linked here a thread of bail funds to support protesters who are arrested for demanding justice for victims of police violence. Here is the Black Lives Matter Carrd to support as well. I will be doing this on every post. If you have the funds to donate, please do but if not, please support and uplift Black voices … Continue reading Review: The Court of Miracles

Blog Tour: Love on the Main Stage

Jul 2, 2020Jul 5, 20203 Comments

With recent events, I could not be silent. I’ve linked here a thread of bail funds to support protesters who are arrested for demanding justice for victims of police violence. Here is the Black Lives Matter Carrd and 74 bail funds to support as well. I will be doing this on every post. If you have the funds to donate, please … Continue reading Blog Tour: Love on the Main Stage

Let’s Talk Books #7: Mini Reviews

Jun 26, 2020Jul 1, 202011 Comments

With recent events, I could not be silent. On my Twitter is a range of resources and I've linked here a thread of bail funds to support protesters who are arrested for demanding justice for victims of police violence. Here is the Black Lives Matter Carrd and 74 bail funds to support as well. I … Continue reading Let’s Talk Books #7: Mini Reviews

Recent Reads #38

Jun 1, 2020Jul 19, 20201 Comment

With recent events, I could not be silent. On my Twitter is a range of resources and I've linked here a thread of bail funds to support protesters who are arrested for demanding justice for victims of police violence. I've also linked to the two official GoFundMes for George Floyd. I will be doing this … Continue reading Recent Reads #38

Review: Hideous Beauty

May 29, 2020May 28, 20208 Comments

The love for Hideous Beauty continues today with my glowing review of this brilliant book. If you missed it yesterday, I even got to fire a lot of questions at Will himself. Thank you to Usborne for allowing me to read this early via Netgalley. When Dylan and Ellis’s secret relationship is exposed on social … Continue reading Review: Hideous Beauty

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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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