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Stolen Keys in The Boy Who Steals Houses | SPOILER-FREE REVIEW

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The Boy Who Steals Houses by C.G. Drews Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Author: C. G. Drews Published: April 2019 Publisher: Orchard Books Pages: 347 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts upon Finishing Well, this surpassed all my expectations. Having read A Thousand Perfect Notes, I was expecting this to be a tear-jerker, a heart-wrencher and … Continue reading Stolen Keys in The Boy Who Steals Houses | SPOILER-FREE REVIEW

An Interview with Heather Sheard | Author of Women to the Front

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Today I bring you an exciting and interesting interview from the lovely Heather Sheard. Recently, I read a really inspiring non-fiction, historical book. It was all about Australian women doctors serving during WWI. Note, 'doctors', not nurses. This was a great achievement for these women and their bravery in putting others before them and striving … Continue reading An Interview with Heather Sheard | Author of Women to the Front

June Book Haul! | 2019

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Now, June was a very modest month of book buying for me. Mostly, I didn't buy anything. But THANKFULLY the publishing houses have yet to abandon me and I drank their sweet water for the first time in about two months (I received some ARCs). As I've had some stupendously big hauls this year so … Continue reading June Book Haul! | 2019

Why it’s Okay to be a Slow Reader | #BookSnail

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So I have a weirdly inspired, random and rambling post for you all today. Today, I want to talk about why it's OKAY to be a slow reader and have about 3% of time to actually do what you love doing; to be able to tell yourself that it's okay and you're doing a good … Continue reading Why it’s Okay to be a Slow Reader | #BookSnail

Paris’ Underbelly in The Gilded Wolves | Spoiler-free Review

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The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Author: Roshani Chokshi Published: April 2019 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 388 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Big thanks to Pan Macmillan for sending me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review! Initial Thoughts upon Finishing There have been a bunch of mixed reviews … Continue reading Paris’ Underbelly in The Gilded Wolves | Spoiler-free Review

May Wrap-Up! | 2019

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I don't know about you, but May was MY month. I am so impressed and pleased by all the reading and BIG BOOKS that I conquered last month and I'm really excited to share them with you today! Despite May being as busy as many of the previous months where I haven't read as much … Continue reading May Wrap-Up! | 2019

April Wrap-Up! | 2019

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Oh my goodness I am so late in doing this. Not only this wrap-up, but my book haul for April as well!! But better late than never and I wanted to quickly squeeze this in before we take a look at my wrap-up for May, because I read some read books in April! So let's … Continue reading April Wrap-Up! | 2019

Top Ten Releases from this Decade!

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I love reading and keeping up with new releases, they're so exciting! One of my favourite posts to do each month is my Books to Buy This Month! because I get to scour the internet for all the new shinies out there. So today, it's only right that we take a trip down memory lane and … Continue reading Top Ten Releases from this Decade!

Bisexuality in Autoboyography | BOOK REVIEW

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Autoboyography by Christina Lauren Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Author: Christina Lauren Published: September 2017 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 410 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts upon Finishing This book is such an emotional read and so good. It paled slightly for me because I read it so soon after What If It's Us but … Continue reading Bisexuality in Autoboyography | BOOK REVIEW

Books to Buy This Month! | May 2019

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Ready for some new and exciting releases? I know I sure am. I do apologise for the lateness of this post but there were SO many new releases for May that it took me forever to sort through them all. I've been enjoying so much keeping an eye out as each month rolls around for … Continue reading Books to Buy This Month! | May 2019