The Clergyman's Wife by Molly Greeley Genre: Historical Fiction, Retelling [Pride & Prejudice] Author: Molly Greeley Published: December 2019 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 288 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Thank you to Allen & Unwin for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review Initial Thoughts upon Finishing This turned out better than … Continue reading Formalities in The Clergyman’s Wife | Spoiler-Free Review
Hello everyone! We have some delightfully wintery weather at the moment which I am absolutely loving because I'm on holiday. And wintery weather is really only super nice when you have nowhere to be. So as I snuggle up by a fire with the rain dancing on the roof, I'm tucking into some excellent reads! … Continue reading Books That Made Me Smile | Top Ten Tuesday
I think this is a great question, DO we need town criers in our epic fantasies? Because I say this not in the sense of should we get rid of them, but should be ADD them? When was the last time you read a story that featured a town crier? SEE. I can't remember for … Continue reading Town Criers in Books: Do We Need Them?
Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade Genre: Non-Fiction, Humour Author: Richard Ayoade Published: September 2019 Publisher: Faber Faber Pages: 256 {hardback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing This was weirdly hilarious. I thought I had signed up for comedic memoirs, but this turned into a 5-hour review of a film I've never even heard … Continue reading Aeroplanes in Ayoade on Top | SPOILER-FREE REVIEW
Oh my gosh! Goodreads! Mad! They removed the function that shows you your most read authors. My friends, this is a true tragedy. I simply cannot function without an abundance of statistics. Actually, I think I've come to the conclusion that half the reason I enjoy reading is FOR the statistics. What can I say? … Continue reading Favourite Authors! | Top Ten Tuesday
It's somehow already July. How did that happen? Where did the time go? This year is absolutely flying by and I've read some great books and some very average books so far. I'm so excited looking forward for what the rest of my TBR has in store for me and I can't wait to do … Continue reading The Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag!
And with that folks, we're halfway through the year! Woo!! As expected, I didn't really read for the first half of June because of final assessments for uni. But! I did do a good amount of reading in the second half of the month and managed to get through four great reads! Which I think … Continue reading June Wrap-Up! | 2020
At this point, I don't think we should honestly be too surprised by the number of books I'm hauling for June. *shrug* I just love me some books and I find the way and means to collect them all. We can just slide by the fact that I hauled an enormous number of books for … Continue reading June Book Haul! | 2020
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue Genre: Historical Fiction Author: Emma Donoghue Published: July 2020 Publisher: Picador Pages: 304 {ebook} Review on Goodreads Thank you Picador (Pan Macmillan) for providing me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review! Initial Thoughts upon Finishing UM WOW. This blew me away?!? I can't … Continue reading Pandemic Midwifery in The Pull of the Stars | Spoiler-Free Review
There are a ridiculous abundance of books coming out this month. RIDICULOUS. I'm actually going to lock my wallet away because I cannot afford (literally or metaphorically) to buy anymore books. June put me to the test and I cracked. BUT OH BOY. Are you seeing this?!? Are you SEEING all the new shinies coming … Continue reading Books to Buy This Month! | July 2020
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