2019-02-05 17:45
I admit I wasn’t aware of Julie Zhuo before hearing about this book but now I am her biggest fan!
Synopsis on Goodreads:
Congratulations, you’re a manager! After you pop the cha… Read More
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2019-01-08 17:26
2018 was a great reading year for me. I read 139 books – 116 fiction and 23 non-fiction. I discovered so many amazing new books that it was hard to narrow the list down to a specific n… Read More
2018-12-30 08:47
I’m quite a big music fan and heard a lot of hype around the author Taylor Jenkins Reid. So when I had the opportunities to review her latest book Daisy Jones and the Six, out in March… Read More
2018-12-27 13:20
Psychological thrillers are one of my favourite book genres. I especially enjoy reading debut novels as I see it as chance to read something new, fresh and exciting.
Synopsis on Goodreads:… Read More
2018-12-05 14:05
Connie wakes up in a psychiatric unit and has no idea why she is there. The staff are fascinated by her. She looks in the mirror and sees bald patches where her hair has been torn out. Her b… Read More
2018-09-23 09:35
I really enjoy popular science books so when a novel combines science with an intriguing plot I have to read it!
Synopsis on Goodreads:
Ovum-to-Ovum technology offers a breakthrough for repr… Read More
2018-08-21 13:21
I knew I would find it hard to read this book. I love dystopian novels and find anything tackling the areas around sexism and feminism intriguing however it is something I am very sensitive… Read More
2017-11-10 09:40
I’ve read two E. Lockhart books previously – one of which I enjoyed (We Were Liars) and one of which I didn’t as much (Fly on the Wall). In both cases however I really like… Read More
2017-10-11 04:30
Marian Keyes is an author who is always on my radar. When I heard she had a new, standalone, novel coming out I knew I wanted to read it. I was lucky enough to get an ARC of the book fr… Read More
2017-08-12 16:27
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a book that took me completely by surprise. I had heard great things about it so when I had the opportunity to review the book I jumped at the chance… Read More
2017-04-30 10:04
We’ve made it through the first four months of 2017 without blowing up the planet. So to celebrate I’ve decided to have a look through the books I have read so far this year and… Read More
2017-04-28 16:06
I’m a huge fan of Sheryl Sandberg and found her book Lean In really inspirational. I still remember reading her first Facebook post after her husband Dave passed away suddenl… Read More
2017-02-12 09:16
I love reading books that are both interesting and give me some useful business knowhow.
Not being a user of Airbnb (yet) but familiar with its staggering growth, I wanted the chan… Read More
2017-02-03 08:04
As soon as I saw this book I knew I had to read it. This is a book written by the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the Columbine High School shooters. She writes thoughtfully and passion… Read More
2016-12-29 09:11
How to Murder your Life is, without a doubt, my favourite book of 2016. Released in February 2017, this book is the autobiography of Cat Marnell’s life so far. Don’t worry, I had… Read More
2016-12-06 14:23
I’d heard a lot of hype about The One Memory of Flora Banks so I jumped at the chance to get an early copy.
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has no short-te… Read More
2016-11-20 19:58
I have been looking forward to this book for months as I absolutely adored Yoon’s first novel, Everything Everything. I’m very thankful to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for… Read More
2016-11-05 08:47
Wow October was a busy month. I’ve been super hectic with studying and work and have had family visiting too. To make up for being quieter than usual I’m running a giveaway to wi… Read More
2016-10-22 09:10
The Atomic Weight of Love follows Meridian, an intelligent and brilliant young woman, from the age of seventeen when she’s starting university in 1941, to the present day when she&rsqu&hell…Read More
2016-10-16 11:53
So the Goodreads tag is a super old tag that has been around for years. But this week I reached my Goodreads book challenge target for 2016! I’ve never actually reached my target befor… Read More
2016-10-10 09:00
Over the last few weeks, the dreading ‘reading slump’ happened to me. Having taken a couple of months off working due to family reasons, I managed to get through 20+ books in tha… Read More
2016-10-09 18:01
I’ve written a guest post over at Arctic Books about my favourite Booktubers, thanks to the lovely Alice. I’m also giving away a copy of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. M… Read More
2016-09-30 10:59
Sometimes there’s nothing better to read than a new Illuminati and conspiracy-related book!
Synopsis from Goodreads:
This book demonstrates that the old secret societies were driven by… Read More
2016-09-05 06:45
I found Homo Deus to be quite an odd book and not quite what I was expecting. Nevertheless I really enjoyed it.
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Over the past century humankind has managed to do the… Read More
2016-08-24 08:40
The Muse is honestly one of the most beautiful books I own. I’m feeling generous so I’m giving you the chance to win a hardback copy! All you need to do is follow… Read More
2016-08-22 14:46
This book was just delightful. A Boy Made of Blocks follows Alex and his son Sam, who has autism, as their relationship develops through their shared love of Minecraft.
Synopsis from Goodrea… Read More
2016-08-19 19:17
Already a hit in its homeland of The Netherlands, The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 ¼ Years Old, is the tale of a delightful old man and his friends. I find it intriguing that we… Read More
2016-08-10 10:21
Watching Edie is a fast-paced, intriguing psychological thriller. I’d already heard great things about it so jumped at the opportunity to review it.
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Beaut… Read More
2016-08-05 09:44
This month was a good month for new books!
Fiction
The Muse by Jessie Burton – I loved The Miniaturist so I’m really excited to read this. And oh my gosh, how pretty is the book?… Read More
2016-08-01 07:56
As a huge Fan of SK Tremayne’s The Ice Twins, I jumped at the chance to review his new book: The Fire Child.
Synopsis from Goodreads:
When Rachel marries dark, handsome David, everythi… Read More
2016-07-28 09:43
Weirdly I’m not a huge fan of her channel but as soon as I heard Zoella was bringing out a book club I couldn’t resist buying the full set. I think I just bloody love b… Read More
2016-07-25 15:17
I have to say, I think Under Rose-Tainted Skies is the first book I’ve had where I found myself constantly turning the corners of pages over because there were just so many beauti… Read More
2016-07-14 12:51
Originally published in 1997, Fermat’s Last Theorem by Simon Singh has been on my TBR list for a while. I picked it up last week while visiting a glorious second hand bookshop in Edinb… Read More
2016-07-09 08:57
… Instead of just using an ‘actual’ bookmark.
Does anyone else do this? I have plenty of ‘actual’ bookmarks I could use but I never seem to be able to find one… Read More
2016-07-08 10:29
To celebrate launching my new blog I’m giving away Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman. All you need to do is follow me on Twitter and retweet the below tweet!
My first book #giveawa… Read More
2016-07-06 16:28
I thought writing about the books I’ve read so far in 2016 would be a good introduction to the types of books I usually read (and my thoughts on them).
Autobiographies / memoirs
I star… Read More
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