I thought I would pop together a list of books that I acquired in March and therefore could review soon(ish) and if there's anything that's particularly popular then I could bump that up the list. These are in order of purchase/receiving so not any indication of my own preference. Expectation by Anna Hope Hannah, Cate... Continue Reading →
Books I Love Part 2/7 – Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell is probably the book that I would name as my all-time favourite book in the occurrence I found myself in a gun-to-the-head kind of situation. But since that is unlikely to happen, lets just keep that between us? OK. Attempting to explain the plot of this time-jumping, genre-bending epic is... Continue Reading →
Books I Love Part 1/7 – The Human Factor
So I imagine most of you will have seen the book cover task floating around Facebook recently. The one that goes something like this: "I have been tasked by... to post the cover of a book I love without reason or review for seven days, and each day I will tag a friend to do... Continue Reading →
The Essex Serpent – A Review
4.5/5 Stars I should preface this review by explaining that I've been dipping in and out of a reading challenge for ages now and The Essex Serpent was read to fulfil the category A book a friend recommended. The particular reading challenge can be found here. I wasn't sure what to expect from this book to... Continue Reading →
Furyborn – A Review
Firstly, thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Fire for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. 3/5 Stars. Furyborn is the first in Claire Legrand’s Empirium Trilogy of YA fantasy novels which introduces the story of two young women 1000 years apart but both embroiled in the same conflict. Legend has long foretold... Continue Reading →
Neil Hilborn
So a while back I came across a poem called The Future doing the rounds on Facebook and quickly found myself hooked on Neil Hilborn's emotional and oh-so relatable poetry. Last night I was lucky enough to see him perform his poetry live at the Edinburgh Fringe for the second year in a row. And... Continue Reading →
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to my little corner, pull up a seat and I’ll pop the kettle on. Here I will be hoping to post reviews and opinions of books along with possibly news and general bookish related info as I come across and/or experience it. I decided to set this up after realising that my... Continue Reading →