A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. This. Book. Ruined. Me. It's notorious for how how devastating it is, how hatefully sad it is, for how every time it brings you up it slams you back down with twice the venom. It leaves you exhausted, traumatised, and betrayed by the untrustworthy nature of Yanagihara's writing. A …
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite – a review
My Sister the Serial Killer has been all over the bookish world recently, and it even got shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2019. So when I saw it in my local library, I mean, it would have been rude not to pick it up, right? The book is a literary crime thriller …
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Flowers in The Attic – a Review
This is a novel that has been read by many people, and is known by even more. It is most well-known for its inability to shy away from the most corrupt subjects, and has henceforth developed a large group of haters, as well as a large group of lovers. Flowers in The Attic is the …
Grief is The Thing With Feathers – a review
Hello! 🙂 I read Grief is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter, and I really wanted to write a review for it that would do it justice, so its taken me a while to get it out. Its a book that is truly one-of-a-kind: part story, part poem, part stream of consciousness. It tells …
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Silent Scream by Angela Marsons – a review :)
I've only got a short post for you today 😦 I've been very busy and stressed recently so I'm not really in the right mindset to write a super long review, however I'm hoping to get another just fun post out later on this week. Nevertheless, I was very keen to get a review of …
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Turtles all the Way Down by John Green- a review
So... Turtles all the Way Down. John Green. A crazy pack of John Green fangirls that will not hesitate to beat me if i say anything bad about his writing. These loyal fangirls are one of my greatest fears I won't deny, HOWEVER while I am quivering in my imaginary boots right now I am …
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a kind of review of a book of poems
Now We Are Sixty (and a bit) by Christopher Matthew. I didn't think this would be the first book I finished in 2020, but it seems that it is. Honestly, I'm not sure why I read it. I'm in entirely the wrong demographic, as it is aimed to the audience of ageing men, I have …
2019 Reading Wrap up.
For me, 2019 has been an excellent year in regards to reading. It began with me still very much a YA reader, and as it went on I slowly discovered I found more love within Adult Fiction. That being said, YA still holds a very fond place in my heart, and on my bookshelf. My …
Christmas Book Tag!
I found this tag online and once again don't know who started it. I also wasn't tagged in it because I'm pretty new to this whole book blogging thing and am a bit sad and lonely out here Anyways, lets move on from there. 1) ANTICIPATION: The Christmas excitement is real! What book release(s) …
A Gift for Dying – M.J. Arlidge
Once again sorry for my inactivity, but I'm hoping to be posting more as the Christmas period approaches. This novel follows Kassie, a young teenage girl who claims to be cursed with the ability to see - with one look into your eyes - when and how you will die. Adam Brandt, a forensic psychologist, …