Is this something I really want to confess? Oh but I think it will be fun to see which books have been sitting on my shelves for YEARS and work out why, and do I still want to read them? I would organise this youngest to oldest, but it turns out I just have a … Continue reading 5 Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest
【 WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD 】 Outlander #8 ★★★★★ Genre: Historical FictionAuthor: Diana GabaldonPublished: June 2014Publisher: OrionPages: 1,296 (paperback) 😭😭 So good. I don't know how Gabaldon writes such masterpieces every time. This was by far the most traumatic book in the series yet but OH MY GOD the ending 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 There were … Continue reading A Tiny (non-spoiler) Review of Written in My Own Heart’s Blood
【 LITTLE WOMBAT'S EASTER SURPRISE 】 ★★★★★ A bouncy, cheerful Australian story to put a smile on your face. Genre: Picture Book, Children's FictionAuthor: Charles FugePublished: February 2022Publisher: Walker Books AustraliaPages: 28 (hardback) Thank you to Walker Books for providing me a copy for review This was super adorable! This is actually my first time … Continue reading Egg-Hunting in Little Wombat’s Easter Surprise | Picture Book Review
【 LEVIATHAN 】 ★★★★ A steampunk reimagining of WWI? What more could you want. Genre: Alternate Historical Fiction, SteampunkAuthor: Scott WesterfeldPublished: October 2009Publisher: Simon & SchusterPages: 440 (hardback) This was so much fun and I'm so glad I read it. I wasn't expecting this to have such young main characters – it's firmly within the … Continue reading Steampunk WWI in Leviathan | Book Review
We all love those characters, right? And being Valentine's Day, what better a day to celebrate our fav fems who really don't need a man. Or any partner actually. Most books have some romance in them so I've decided not to do a romance post for today because whilst I have my favourite couples, these … Continue reading 3 Books About Women Who Don’t Need No Man
Today I’m excited to participate in the Bookstagram & Creative Tour for Amulet of Wishes by Rita A. Rubinhosted by MTMC Tours. It’s the first book in the Chronicles of the Guardians and it was published on 28th April 2021! To celebrate Rita A. Rubin's Amulet of Wishes, I wanted to share some fun thing … Continue reading [blog tour] Amulet of Wishes + GIVEAWAY
We did it! We already ticked off the first month of the year, how crazy is that. January was a good reading month for me and I had a lot of fun with the books I got to. It was also a TBR-free month that rapidly devolved into a catching-up-on-review-copies month! Let's see what I … Continue reading January Wrap-Up! | 2022
【 FUTURE SEA 】 ★★★★★ An incredibly enlightening and captivating piece of non-fiction to open your eyes. Genre: Non-fictionAuthor: Deborah Rowan WrightPublished: October 2020Publisher: University of Chicago PressPages: 200 (hardback) I loved every second in this book, which feels like a huge achievement for non-fiction for someone who is predominantly a fiction reader. I've been … Continue reading Saving the Seas in Future Sea | Book Review
Are you ready for February?!! I'm so excited that a new month is here because that means NEW RELEASES. And who doesn't love new books?! I'm setting aside my pennies and making notes, ready to pounce on these books when I find them in bookstores because oh boy – as usual – there's some good … Continue reading New Releases! | February 2022
Arrrr - don't you love pirates? I do. I don't read nearly enough Pirate fiction. In 2021, I read Treasure Island and completely loved the ridiculousness of it. So here are 3 more I've got my eye (singular, because the other is obvs under an eyepatch) on! Passenger | Alexandra Bracken I acquired a copy … Continue reading 3 Books Featuring Pirates on my TBR
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