Hello, everyone! Can you believe how close to the end of the year we're getting?! The second half of the year has gone by so quickly, I'm sure of it. Truth be told I'm impressed I actually got a post up today - I've got that big exam I've mentioned a couple of times in … Continue reading 10 Historical Fictions You Haven’t Read | Top Ten Tuesday
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Review on Goodreads Thank you to Bloomsbury for sending me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review [ intense suspense • racism • negative stereotypes • dystopian themes • sex scenes ] Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing It's nearly midnight, I haven't been able to put … Continue reading Anxiety in Leave the World Behind | Spoiler-Free Review
That is a slightly misleading title, I'll admit. It's not so much having the character as a pet, but characters I'd name my pet after. I think it would be particularly funny to have a little flock of ducks and name them after mighty characters. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by That Artsy … Continue reading Characters as Pets | Top Ten Tuesday
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini [representation • sapphic relationship] Genre: Sci-Fi Author: Christopher Paolini Published: September 2020 Publisher: Tor UK Pages: 880 [paperback] Review on Goodreads Thank you to Pan Macmillan for sending me a copy of this for an honest review Initial Thoughts upon Finishing I finally conquered this … Continue reading Strange Aliens in To Sleep in a Sea of Stars | Spoiler-Free Review
Hello, my friends! Are you having a great week so far? I hope so. I can almost hear Christmas marching its way merrily around the corner and I'm so thrilled. I have FINALLY finished my last assignments for the semester so I am a free woman now until next year (with the exception of one … Continue reading Book Titles as Songs | Top Ten Tuesday
I had a really good reading month in October! Whilst I might have (definitely) strayed from the TBR I set myself, I thoroughly enjoyed all of the books that I read. This is a very five star heavy reading month, you have been warned. I hope you all had a wonderful month in October and … Continue reading October Wrap-Up! | 2020
I think you're all going to be pretty proud of me once again. Whilst I haven't achieved the unbelievable feat of only acquiring three books like I did last month, it's still not too crazy for October! AND, I'm anticipating I'm only going to get better. Maybe that's not the most exciting content for you … Continue reading Book Haul! | October 2020
Hello everyone! I renamed my usual monthly feature from Books to Buy This Month, just in case anyone was confused about that!! Nothing else is different though. These are still all the books *I* am looking forward to this month (not a complete list) - and books I hope you'll be excited about too! I … Continue reading New Book Releases! | November 2020
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough Genre: Non-Fiction Author: David Attenborough Published: October 2020 Publisher: Penguin Random House Pages: 272 [hardback] Review on Goodreads Thank you so much to Penguin Random House for sending a copy of this to review! Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing … Continue reading The Reality of Climate Change in A Life on Our Planet | Spoiler-Free Review
I'm going rogue this week. I haven't gone rogue for a while. But it's a Halloween freebie for Top Ten Tuesday and I just can't be bothered talking about spooky books because I feel like I've exhausted myself doing just over on Instagram. So we're going to talk about cranky characters that we love instead! … Continue reading Cranky Characters We Love | Top Ten Tuesday
