I finally managed to succeed in not buying too many books this month. Mostly, because I’ve been hit by a reading slump where I’m just not in the mood for anything in particular. My bank account is happy about this at least as I’ve definitely been a bit over enthusiastic with my online book buying … More June Book Haul
June was a mess of a month where a lot seemed to happen. As if things hadn’t been chaotic enough recently, I fell into a reading slump mid way through the month. My brain just refused to cooperate whenever I tried to read something. I started a number of books trying to find something, but … More June Reading Wrap Up
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish list prompt originally hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The theme for this week is: March 24: Genre Freebie (pick a genre and build a list around it! i.e., best/worst romances, non-fiction for travelers, memoirs for foodies, classics that feel timeless, romance novel kisses, … More Top Ten Tuesday – Contemporary Books on my TBR
This post is going to be pretty short because November was a terrible reading month for me. My mental health has been getting worse, and is severely impacting my ability to concentrate and enjoy books. I’ve actually fallen behind on my Goodreads challenge for the first time all year, which feels pretty sad. We Contain … More November Reading Wrap Up
This post is part of #SixforSunday, a weekly meme hosted by the lovely Steph from A Little But A Lot. May 12th: 2018 Books I want to reread. For this topic I’m talking about books that I read in 2018 that I want to reread. Honestly, I thought it would be more difficult to choose, but … More Six for Sunday: 2018 Books I want to Reread
Title: From Twinkle, With Love Author: Sandhya Menon Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Publication Date: 22nd May 2018 Rating: 3.5 Stars Summary Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only the world would listen. So when fellow film geek Sahil Roy approaches … More Review: From Twinkle, With Love
Title: A Secret Beat Author: Rebecca Denton Publisher: Atom Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Publication Date: 3rd May 2018 Rating: 2 Stars Summary You’ve got one shot… Alexia Falls is eighteen, living in her parents’ New York penthouse and working with superstar boyband The Keep. But with her heart set on independence and a career behind the camera, she trades … More Review: A Secret Beat
Title: Goodbye, Perfect Author: Sara Barnard Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Publication Date: 8th February 2018 (UK) Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Amazon UK – Waterstones – Book Depository Summary When I was wild, you were steady . . . Now you are wild – what am I? Eden McKinley knows she can’t count on much … More Review: Goodbye, Perfect – by Sara Barnard
Title: We Are Young Author: Cat Clarke Publisher: Quercus Childrens Books Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Release Date: 3rd May 2018 Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Summary On the same night Evan’s mother marries local radio DJ ‘Breakfast Tim’, Evan’s brand-new step-brother Lewis is found unconscious and terribly injured, the only survivor of a horrific car crash. A media furore erupts, with … More Review: We Are Young – by Cat Clarke
Spring is supposed to be coming, and while it seems kind of reluctant at the moment, I’m hoping it’ll arrived properly soon. There’s a fair amount of contemporary books on my TBR list this month, because they feel appropriate for this time of year. I’m hoping to get to more than just these six books, … More April TBR
Reading Sanctuary 