February 2021 Wrap Up

This is a late February Wrap Up! Throughout February I challenged myself to read some of the highest rated books on my TBR. I very nearly completed the books I said I wanted to read, with the exception of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (which I have since finished). February was a busy month, …

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett – Review

"'I still think about her,' Stella said. 'I didn't know I would still think about her like this-' 'Of course you do,' Loretta said. 'Losing a twin. Must be like losing half of yourself.'" The Vanishing Half is the story of four women: twins Desiree and Stella, and their daughters, Jude and Kennedy. Desiree and …

Butcher by Natasha T. Miller – Review

"The ocean is not always a tsunami. The wind is not always a tornado. You are no less powerful in all your stillness." Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review. Butcher is a highly vulnerable collection of poetry in which Natasha T Miller explores grief, identity, …

WWW Wednesdays – 10/2/21

WWW WEDNESDAY IS HOSTED BY SAM AT TAKING ON A WORLD OF WORDS.  WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING? All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr It's taking me a while to get through this and I'm unsure how I feel about it so far. The writing is phenomenal but the book is painfully slow. …

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng – Review

"It came, over and over, down to this: What made someone a mother? Was it biology alone, or was it love?" Little Fires Everywhere is set against the backdrop of a local custody battle in which a couple who wish to adopt an Chinese-American baby are fighting for the right to become parents to her …

I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid – Review

“𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵. 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶. ⁣⁣𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 …

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi – Review

Hidden in an alleyway somewhere in Tokyo is a cafe. In this cafe there is a particular seat that will transport you through time. There are a few rules to follow, but the most important is that you must return to the present before the coffee gets cold. ⁣⁣⁣⁣I really enjoyed the idea of this …

Reading the highest rated books on my TBR – February 2020 TBR

In February, I want to do a little reading experiment where I read some of the highest rated books on my owned TBR (physical or ebook). There were a couple of rules/exceptions I made for this: I could choose from any of the top twenty rated books on my owned TBRNon-fiction weren't includedI read in …

January 2021 Wrap Up

January was such a great reading month! I have no idea how I managed to read so much considering I had university exams and teaching started again. I really prioritised my reading and feel so good for it! January Stats Books read: 9 Pages read: 2,596 Favourite book: The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, …

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan – Review

Exciting Times follows two relationships: Ava & Julian, and Ava & Edith. Julian is a banker and a poor communicator, meaning Ava never really knows where she stands with him. Edith, a lawyer and seemingly polar opposite to Julian, makes it abundantly clear that she and Ava are girlfriends and are in love. This book …