2024-04-16 19:54
Hello,
You may remember that back in October I read Only a Monster? Well here is the sequel!
Never a Hero is the sequel to Only a Monster by Vanessa Len and honestly I didn’t enj… Read More
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2024-04-15 18:49
This book review goes alongside a fact-file I’ve created regarding the Titanic on my blog page so make sure to check out A Night To Remember: A Titanic Fact-File.
On this day (April 15… Read More
2024-04-11 13:58
So this is the sequel to Once Upon a Broken Heart. I actually didn’t realise till when i had started reading it that it was a series.
Not every love is meant to be.
“She used to… Read More
2024-03-31 03:34
“All stories are made of both truths and lies, … What matters is the way that we believe in them.”
For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true lov… Read More
2024-03-31 02:58
Spooky book in March – okay then!
“No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences gr… Read More
2024-03-31 02:52
So recently, me and my fiance and his sister and brother in law took a trip to Belfast! Despite living in the UK for my whole life, i’d never been and so it was another addition to my… Read More
2024-03-03 07:30
And there we have it – another book series bites the dust!
Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everythi… Read More
2024-03-03 07:21
TRIGGER WARNING: imagery of concentration camps, torture, murder, blood, violence, gore, prejudice, mention of rape, excessive profanity
Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to ge… Read More
2024-03-03 07:10
A new day and a new book series has begun! Welcome, to Crescent City.
Before I start, I’m putting these trigger warnings out now – TRIGGER WARNING: drug use, murder, gore, viole… Read More
2024-03-03 06:11
And just like that, we have completed another book series!
“Once upon a time, in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom …”
Ae… Read More
2024-03-03 05:22
“I will cherish it always.
No matter what may befall the world.
No matter the oceans, or mountains, or forests in the way.”
Now before we start, I should tell you – I was w… Read More
2024-03-03 05:08
“The Queen of Flame and Shadow, the Heir of Fire, Aelin of the Wildfire, Fireheart…”
The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on… Read More
2024-03-03 04:52
“She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and nothing, save the crown that was hers by blood and survival and triumph.”
Eve… Read More
2024-03-03 04:40
“She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.”
Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak-but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel t… Read More
2024-03-03 03:13
Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil… Read More
2024-03-03 02:22
“We all bear scars,… Mine just happen to be more visible than most.”
In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. Rescued from the mines of Endovier she… Read More
2024-02-03 05:59
So my fiance, kindly gifted me this book for Christmas! I needed a break after reading ACOTAR before I plunged myself into the world of Throne of Glass.
Accurate meme I think!
Usually, any… Read More
2024-02-03 02:53
DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN’T READ A COURT OF FROST AND STARLIGHT
You have been warned! There will be spoilers!
Always a flair for dramatics but now that’s over and done with… Read More
2024-02-02 07:21
DO NOT READ ON UNLESS YOU HAVE READ A COURT OF WINGS AND RUIN!
So after that dramatic start, I hope you are all well and let us delve deeper into the shortest book of the ACOTAR series&hell&hell…Read More
2024-02-02 04:17
Hey team,
DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU HAVEN’T READ A COURT OF MIST AND FURY!
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, undercover – determined to figure out where Tamlin’s head i… Read More
2024-02-02 01:27
I told you the book reviews would be coming in thick and fast!
WARNING: DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T READ A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES! ENTER THIS REVIEW AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Anyway, now we… Read More
2024-02-01 07:00
Hello all,
“There are those who seek me a lifetime but never we meet,
And those I kiss but who trample me beneath ungrateful feet.
At times I seem to favor the clever and the fair,
But… Read More
2024-02-01 02:34
Told you i’d be back!
I went on holiday to Malaysia for 2 weeks in October and obviously it’s a long flight from the UK and back (13/14 hrs each way) so what’s the… Read More
2023-11-04 04:16
Yes, that’s right, i’m back!
Remember that train journey I wrote about in my last review? Well I still had a few of those left when I found myself in need of another read. And… Read More
2023-11-03 05:56
I told you it wouldn’t be long till I returned with another book review!
When I started my new job back in August, I had to commute to London and back. For me, it was an hour… Read More
2023-11-02 07:00
Hello everyone,
There’s a bit of a delay between me finishing this book and me posting this review – I left my previous job and I went on holiday…and then I started… Read More
2023-06-16 15:39
Hello hello,
Another month down, another book review to post!
“I am dead:
Thou livest;
… draw thy breath in pain,
To tell my story.”
Hamlet, Act V, Sce… Read More
2023-05-16 16:32
Hi everyone,
“But he that once embarks, too surely findsA sullen Sky, black Storms, and angry Winds. Cares, Fears and Anguish, hov’ring on the Coast,And Wrecks of Wretches by… Read More
2023-05-08 20:13
Hi everyone,
Still riding the Egyptian high (and still one more book for Egypt to come) and I think I will do for the rest of my life.
“This is a book about a man whose life and… Read More
2023-04-21 15:44
Hey everyone,
“Oh Mother Nût! Spread thy wings over me as the Imperishable Stars.”
I am sorry for the delayed blog post! With going to Egypt at the start of March to… Read More
2023-02-18 16:03
Back so soon? Why yes I am! A book that isn’t even 60 pages long took less than a day to read.
On the outside, this book sounded ideal – a quick run through of all things Anc… Read More
2023-02-03 15:43
So long time no speak! I realise it’s been a while since my last review but I feel like reading a 1325 page Stephen King book is a pretty fair excuse – right?
I am so glad tha… Read More
2022-10-30 17:26
Long time no see everyone,
Back in September (I know that’s like a whole two months ago now nearly), me and my boyfriend went on holiday to Malta. We did lots of touristy type thin… Read More
2022-09-22 20:31
Hello all,
So this is a book that has been on my TBR list for an age and I decided that my recent holiday to Malta was the perfect time to read it. And that I did. I actually finished… Read More
2022-08-30 19:27
Hello everyone,
I promise I finished this book like a month ago but life just gets away from you doesn’t it?
In the time since my last review, I have started a new job, m… Read More
2022-07-21 09:02
Back so soon!
I told you I was on the reading train! This book took me 2 days to finish and I’m so happy that my book bug is back!
Spoiler warning: Do not read ahead if y… Read More
2022-07-20 16:34
Hello all,
I’m back on the reading train you’ll be pleased to hear. Remember the last Mistborn trilogy I read earlier in the year? The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension… Read More
2022-06-21 18:07
Hello everyone!
I’m back this time and a little sooner than I was last time! Speaking of last time, remember Mythos? Well this is all about Greek Heroes specifically and how the… Read More
2022-06-12 15:00
Hello all,
I hope you’re all doing okay! I realise that I have been a tad AWOL on all platforms recently and been in a bit of a reading slump and I’m not really sure why b… Read More
2022-04-18 19:08
Onto our second book of my Greek pickings and here we travel to Troy and the tale of Helen of Troy and the wooden horse…
“If this story, the story of Troy, has a meaning or a… Read More
2022-04-04 20:31
Yay! The start of my Greek readings! For those of you that don’t know, I am going on a retreat in Corfu in May and I thought now would be a fantastic time to read my Greek mythology bo… Read More
2022-04-04 20:26
Hello everyone,
So for those of you who follow me on Goodreads, (and if you’re not, then why not?!); may have noticed that I finished this book over a week ago and with no review. Unfo… Read More
2022-03-17 11:54
I hope you’ve all read the review for The Final Empire because this is the second book in the trilogy; The Well of Ascension.
A terrible evil has just been defeated, the battle has bee… Read More
2022-03-06 14:29
Hello all,
First non-Jo Nesbo book for a while! This trilogy of books was lent to me by my boyfriend after he had read them because he enjoyed them and thought I’d like them too! You a… Read More
2022-02-12 22:49
Good day to you all,
I have made it! I have finally read the final book in the Harry Hole series (for now, as I’m sure there’ll be more).
Internet dating, we’ve all been th… Read More
2022-01-23 16:47
WARNING: BEFORE YOU START READING THIS REVIEW, IF YOU HAVEN’T READ PHANTOM BUT INTEND TOO THEN STOP READING NOW AS I CAN’T WRITE THIS REVIEW WITHOUT REVEALING A SPOILER FROM THAT… Read More
2022-01-23 16:42
Evening everyone,
It’s Harry Hole review time!
After the events in The Snowman and The Leopard, you’d think that Harry may value his life a little more and leave po… Read More
2022-01-21 16:41
Time for another review! And it’s another Harry Hole review!
“What is it, where is it, whatever it is that makes a murderer? Is it innate, is it in a gene, inherited pot… Read More
2022-01-03 17:12
Good day to you all,
Me again! I know! Back so soon! It only took me 6 days to read this book, cover to cover and let me tell you – WHAT A READ! The only reason I ever wanted to… Read More
2021-12-30 18:00
Hello everyone,
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my lovely followers! Mainly because this will be my last review of 2021 (I think)!
“My point is that you soon become lonely… Read More
2021-11-09 17:56
Hello all,
Time for another Harry Hole novel, this time we turn our attention to The Devil’s Star.
Now I have a slight confession to make – I’ve been in a bit… Read More
2021-11-08 17:45
Hello all,
As you’ve probably noticed by now, I’m on a bit of a Harry Hole reading spree currently! Here’s another to add to it! Nemesis.
Some unclear, grainy… Read More
2021-10-14 14:12
Hello fellow bookworms,
So here’s the next and third book in the Harry Hole series.
“Because of thy compassion, thou hast won all that thy kind have been striving… Read More
2021-09-28 20:34
Hello all,
So remember a few reviews ago I posted one for The Bat? If not – where have you been?! Go check it out now!
“No persons or events mentioned in this boo… Read More
2021-09-14 07:34
Hello all,
Something a bit different and a little bit spicy for this review! If you are of a delicate disposition then turn away now. You have been warned…
Maxim Trevely… Read More
2021-09-08 21:36
Happy September everyone!
I know, I’m back so soon! But I can confirm I am out of my reading slump and I finished this book in 2/3 days and my goodness it’s a good one so… Read More
2021-09-05 17:13
Hello everyone,
“Two people pulling each other into Salvation is the only theme I find worthwhile.”
E.M. Forster, Commonplace Book
Sorry for the delay in posting… Read More
2021-07-28 12:17
Hello all,
Another review for you all and then I’ll finally be up to date with reviews…for now! I’ve been wanting to read this book for a while and a close friend o… Read More
2021-07-21 22:21
Hello everyone,
I finished this book at the start of July but I’ve been a bit behind with my reviews as my Goodreads will surely notice. But I’m slowly but surely getting… Read More
2021-07-21 22:17
Well hello again everyone,
I’ve been so far behind on book reviews and blog posts that I think I’m nearly up together again…for now! So what have I got for you today?… Read More
2021-06-27 09:00
Hello everyone,
Those of you in the UK know that a new tv series has started airing featuring Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn and details her last months as Queen. Now I love history &n&hell…Read More
2021-06-18 17:45
Hello all,
So it was my birthday last month and it reminded me that I hadn’t read a book that was given to me by someone very special for my birthday last year! So what better time… Read More
2021-05-29 21:56
Hello everyone,
So the author of The Empty Couple contacted me and asked if I’d review his book in exchange for an honest review. Of course I accepted and it wasn’t what I… Read More
2021-05-16 14:26
Hello,
So I hope you’ve all read my Jurassic Park review as here is the review of the sequel; Jurassic Park: The Lost World.
It has been six years. Six long years since the top secret… Read More
2021-05-13 22:04
Hey all,
So it’s my birthday on Monday (17th) and it dawned on me that one of my best friends got me two books for my birthday and I hadn’t read them yet! So I thought, no… Read More
2021-05-02 16:37
Hello everyone,
Now I don’t know about you, but I love a good historical fiction novel. What I love more is a historical fiction novel based on a true story. That is exactly wh… Read More
2021-04-26 16:50
Hello all,
So this book was gifted to me by someone very special and let me tell you – it was GORGEOUS! I need to explain in full detail – so it was packaged in a black cardboard… Read More
2021-04-05 10:18
Hello,
I was asked by the author if I would read his books Call Numbers and Book Endings in exchange for an honest review.
Call Numbers: The Not So Quiet Life of Librarians… Read More
2021-03-28 22:09
Good day to you all,
And it is a good day because 87 days after 2020 ended, I have finally completed Challenge 2020 and I have definitely saved the best till last.
“We a… Read More
2021-03-11 11:21
Hello everyone.
Sorry me again! I know I keep cropping up in your inboxes, 2 posts in 10 days! I’m really spoiling you all!
This book is not a Challenge 2020 read &ndas&hell…Read More
2021-03-03 17:27
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Hello all,
Yes me again! Sorry I’m kind of ambushing you recently with posts and reviews, I’m going through a rollercoaster of a time and books provide me… Read More
2021-02-26 20:05
Hello all,
For my next and penultimate Challenge 2020 read is from Books from A Different Country – this one is set in Australia.
“Oh Calamity.”
Big… Read More
2021-02-15 18:26
Hello all,
Another Challenge 2020 review now, this time in the Young Adult (YA) book category; I chose the first book in The Mortal Instruments series for this category. This book ser… Read More
2021-02-11 20:34
Hello all,
Another Challenge 2020 read here and this time it’s the new release of 2020!
Now you’ll all remember my last review was Les Misérables right? Well this i… Read More
2021-02-05 18:13
Hello,
And I’m back with a Challenge 2020 review! This book is now a famous Broadway and West End production as well as a famous film! Yes of course we are talking about Les Mis… Read More
2021-01-23 15:43
Hello all,
Time for a non-fiction book, I know I don’t read many, the last one I did read was Voyage of the Beagle. This book I’m about to review isn’t a part of Cha… Read More
2021-01-21 17:58
Hello all,
That time again! Sorry folks, another review not from my Challenge 2020 (I promise, I am in the process of reading a book from there but it is a chonk and is going to take me a li… Read More
2021-01-18 15:47
Hello all,
How is January treating you all?
I know this book isn’t on my challenge 2020 but bear with me! This book was recommended to me by someone very close and specia… Read More
2021-01-06 20:13
Hello all,
Happy first review of January 2021! I started this book on Boxing Day (26th December 2020) but couldn’t finish it in time for a December review so instead it’s pride o… Read More
2020-12-28 14:26
Hello all,
First of all – Merry Christmas! I hope you all managed to have a good Christmas despite everything that is going on in the world around us!
Over the Christmas period, I fini… Read More
2020-11-29 18:00
Hello everyone,
This next read is called Secrets and is from my Challenge 2020 in the category, books with one-word title. This book has been on my bookshelf for a while and I just haven&rsq&hell…Read More
2020-11-22 20:52
Hello all,
This next book isn’t from my Challenge 2020, instead this is one recommended by someone very close and very important and special to me.
“There’s a lot of love a… Read More
2020-11-10 18:00
Hello everyone,
It’s been a little while since I was last on the blog part of my site.
How have you all been?
As we enter Lockdown 2.0 in England, let’s take a look at what I&rsq&hell…Read More
2020-11-06 14:58
Hello all,
The next book in Challenge 2020 is from ‘a classic’ section and for this one I chose – Wuthering Heights.
I started this book for A level English but I dropped t… Read More
2020-11-01 23:27
Hello all,
Long time no speak! How is everyone? I hope you’re all staying safe! As we all head into another lockdown keep an eye out on my blog page for a new post.
The next rea… Read More
2020-10-10 11:12
Hello all,
“Why were you born when the snow was falling? You should have come to the cuckoo’s calling…”
How is it October already?! Time has gone so qu… Read More
2020-09-27 21:49
“From now on, every day feels like your lastForever. Let that be your greatest fear.Your fear now is to regret the past.Forget your hopes. They were what brought you here.”… Read More
2020-09-12 12:08
Hello,
The next book in my Challenge 2020 is a book by a dead author! For this category I chose, 1984 – George Orwell.
1984, the world is divided. Three states now exist… Read More
2020-08-15 15:16
Hello everyone,
The next book from my Challenge 2020 is from the category, Book Set in your home country, for this I chose The Perfect Match by Katie Fforde.
Bella Castle has… Read More
2020-07-28 21:10
Hello everyone,
It’s been a while hasn’t it? I do apologise! Anyway, for this review it is the very first Stephen King novel that I’ve read and is my next read on Ch… Read More
2020-06-30 12:00
Hello all,
My 4th Netgalley read.
Find it on Amazon 6th August! Read More
2020-06-29 21:42
Hello everyone,
“We have the ability to love each other, no matter our differences. To help each other, no matter our weaknesses. We chose peace over war. Life over death.&rdqu&hell…Read More
2020-06-14 21:39
Hello everyone,
The next book in Challenge 2020 is a Nobel prize winner – Toni Morrison with Beloved.
It is the mid-1800s. An era is ending. Slavery is coming under the attack from the… Read More
2020-06-11 15:07
Hello fellow readers,
This is my third Netgalley read so thank you to Netgalley for this ARC!
The Nothing Man is a serial killer who leaves no evidence behind, hence the nicknam… Read More
2020-06-01 15:13
Hello everyone,
The next read in Challenge 2020 is a book set in Africa – Mark of the Lion.
Set in colonial Africa, we meet Jade del Cameron, a young American who can wi… Read More
2020-05-26 11:30
Hello everyone,
This is not a Challenge 2020 read but it is my second Netgalley read!
Here’s the blurb –
Two women. Five centuries apart.
One life-changing secret about to be une… Read More
2020-05-23 17:25
Hello all,
So we come to the third in the Divergent trilogy – Allegiant.
“Every question that can be answered must be answered or at least engaged. Illogical thought processes mu… Read More
2020-05-16 22:00
Hello all,
It’s my birthday eve and so I’m going to grace you all with my second book review in two days but this is a Challenge 2020 review.
Now for Insurgent, the second… Read More
2020-05-15 12:50
Hey everyone,
This is not a Challenge 2020 read, this is my FIRST EVER Netgalley book review!
What is Netgalley you ask? Netgalley is something I’ve recently joined for free and is a w… Read More
2020-05-10 22:01
Hello everyone,
Here we are, week 7, nearly week 8 of isolation (in the UK) – how are we all doing?
I know that we’re probably all struggling in some way or another and I want yo… Read More
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