"I do have friends. Maybe they live hundreds of miles away from me, and maybe I can only talk to them through a screen, but they're still my friends. They don't just hold Monstrous Sea together. They hold me together." Eliza and her Monsters is the story of Eliza, the secret author of a... Continue Reading →
I've been trying to keep my Mini Reviews themed, but it's getting increasingly harder. Luckily these two books have difficult parents in common, so let's go with that as a theme, okay? Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu I love a cult book and this was no exception. Rachel lives in a religious sect that is incredibly... Continue Reading →
This is the last of March's Character based prompts from the Queen of #SixforSunday Steph! Choosing only six book characters I would like to be like was hard. But here's what I came up with: 1. Kirsten from The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave: She is feisty, brave and resourceful. 2. Sally Jones from The... Continue Reading →
My loves. What is going on with the world right now? I'm so confused about everything and I don't know how we're at the end of March or what is going on with life, but I'm going to sit down with my coffee and reflect on another month of reading all the same. Join me?... Continue Reading →
Today me and mum are going to be writing our reviews of Five Ways to Make a Friend by Gillian Cross. I read this one with my dad at bed time so mummy had to read it on her own. About the Book It’s Ella’s first day at her new school and she wants to... Continue Reading →
The next of Steph's character themed prompts is characters I'd love to go on a date with. I'm old happily married in real life, but if I were younger and single, here are six characters I would absolutely go on a date with. 1. Murren Ross from Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury. Broody,... Continue Reading →
"Nick and Charlie! Are you two coming, or... Oh. You're being gay. Good job. Carry on." This is the third volume of Heartstopper, the story of Nick and Charlie. In this, they take a trip to Paris, deal with a lot of judgement, struggle with coming out and having some serious relationship conversations. Our boys... Continue Reading →
It's ThursTag again, so of course I've taken another taggo from Steph's blog. If you'd like to see me do a tag that I didn't pinch from Steph, do feel free to tag me! This is the Testing My Memory Tag, where I try to remember things that answer the prompts. I have the memory... Continue Reading →
So, everything's a bit shit right now but I'm sitting down with my coffee for another Happy post, reflecting on the things that have been making me happy recently, which has been a great way of balancing out all the bad news. Join me? The Coffee: This week's coffee is the Kenyan Kagumoini AA from Clifton... Continue Reading →
Today is my slot on the Blog Tour for Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson. About the Book Eight classic murders. A single crime obsessive. Countless thrilling twists. A series of unsolved murders with one thing in common: each of the deaths bears an eerie resemblance to the crimes depicted in classic mystery novels. The deaths... Continue Reading →
