The month that brought us the new Sally Rooney started off very strong. I read one of my favourite books of the year so far, followed by BWWAY which I adored. After that, things went a little downhill. I fell into a massive slump, possibly my worst one of the year so far, and didn't … Continue reading September 2021 Wrap Up
Like seemingly everyone I know within the book community, Beautiful World Where Are You has been one of my most anticipated reads of the year, if not ever. Since the release of her previous novel three years ago, Sally Rooney has become an international sensation. With her first two novels being so well-received, there was … Continue reading Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney – Review
Conversations With Friends, the debut novel from acclaimed Irish author Sally Rooney, follows Frances, her best friend Bobbi, and the older married couple they meet at a poetry reading, Melissa and Nick. What ensues is a complicated web of friendship, love, and adultery as Rooney explores the confusing nature of relationships, how people miscommunicate, sex, … Continue reading Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney – Review
Apologies for the very late August Wrap Up. September has been manic so far so I'm only just getting chance to write this up now. August was a real mixed bag in terms of ratings. There were some absolutely fantastic reads, even possibly my favourite read of the year so far (True Crime Story) and … Continue reading August 2021 Wrap Up
Vox had been one of my TBR veterans. It had been sat on my shelves, untouched, for over three years. Perhaps there was a reason I'd never bothered to pick it up. Set in dystopian America that is rife with misogyny, women have been silenced, limited to just one hundred words a day, punished by … Continue reading Vox by Christina Dalcher – Review
One of my favourite things for an author to do is play around with the format they tell their story in. In this instance, Joseph Knox chooses to deliver his novel in the form of interview transcripts, and it works very well. In True Crime Story, we see the aftermath of the disappearance of Manchester … Continue reading True Crime Story by Joseph Knox – Review
It's been a while since I've reviewed anything I've read recently. Mostly, this is because I haven't been reading anything that I've felt very strongly about, good or bad, and haven't had much to say about any of my recent reads. That is, of course, until now. My Best Friend's Murder isn't something I've heard … Continue reading My Best Friend’s Murder by Polly Phillips – Review
I think I've hit a reading slump. The start of the month was great and I read quite a lot, but the second half of the month took a downward turn and I've barely read anything over the past two weeks. I'm hoping August will be a little better but I'm trying not to be … Continue reading July 2021 Wrap Up
Part poetry collection, part memoir, Validate Me is Charly Cox's personal study into a life lived online. It's brutally honest, funny, and hard-hitting. This book made me reflect on my own life and how over the past decade I too have grown completely 'code-dependent'. Cox discusses her dependency on social media and the validation she … Continue reading Validate Me by Charly Cox – Review
It's been a while since I've read a romance that I've really enjoyed, so thank you Emily Henry for writing this lovely book about two friends that are crazy about each other but just can't seem to get it right. After meeting at their college orientation, Poppy and Alex embark on a decade long friendship. … Continue reading You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry – Review
