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YALC plans and schedule

Hey guys, You’ll probably know from my recent posts, that I’m going to YALC this weekend, so I thought I’d share my plans for each day! There are lots of brilliant panels, workshops and authors signings happening across all three days, but as much as I’d love to, I can’t go to all of them. (I’d… Continue reading YALC plans and schedule

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday [Hiatus #4]: Book conventions I want to visit

Hey guys! Top Ten Tuesday is on hiatus until mid-August so Jamie @TheBrokeandTheBookish kindly said we could create our own topics in the mean time. Last week I did 10 books with amazing international editions, but this week, since YALC is in four days’ time, I’ve decided to look at 10 book conventions I’d love to… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday [Hiatus #4]: Book conventions I want to visit

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ARC review: Broken Branches by M. Jonathan Lee

Author: M. Jonathan Lee Pages: 294 Edition: Paperback Publication date: 27th July 2017 Read: 12th June – 15th June 2017 Rating:  TWs: Abuse and PTSD. *Thanks to the publishers, Hideaway Fall, for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.* ‘Family curses don’t exist. Sure, some families seem to suffer more pain than others, but… Continue reading ARC review: Broken Branches by M. Jonathan Lee

The Friday 56

The Friday 56: Dreams of Gods and Monsters

Hey guys, I’m so happy it’s Friday! The Friday 56 is a weekly blog meme hosted by Freda’s Voice. The idea is to share an excerpt from a book you’ve been reading every Friday, to promote the book or simply just to showcase your current read! Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56… Continue reading The Friday 56: Dreams of Gods and Monsters

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday [Hiatus #3]: Books with amazing international editions

Hey guys! Top Ten Tuesday is on hiatus until mid-August so Jamie @ The Broke and The Bookish kindly said we could create our own topics in the mean time. (Also congratulations to Jamie who just had her baby!) Last week I looked at 10 graphic novels I’d like to read before the end of 2017,… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday [Hiatus #3]: Books with amazing international editions

Book Reviews

Book review: Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

Author: Madeleine Thien Pages: 480 Edition: Paperback Publication date: 31st May 2016 Read: 27th June – 8th July 2017 Rating:  “How the city mesmerised me. Shanghai seemed, like a library or even a single book, to hold the universe within itself.” Madeleine Thien’s new novel is breathtaking in scope and ambition even as it is… Continue reading Book review: Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday [Hiatus #2]: Graphic Novels I’d like to begin before the end of 2017

Hey guys! As I mentioned last week, Top Ten Tuesday is on hiatus until mid-August so Jamie @ The Broke and The Bookish kindly said we could create our own topics in the mean time. Last week I did 10 literary fiction books I want to read, so this week I decided to go for something… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday [Hiatus #2]: Graphic Novels I’d like to begin before the end of 2017

The Friday 56

The Friday 56: The Princess Saves Herself in This One

Hey guys, hope you’re all having a super Friday! (The YALC schedule got released today, so I certainly am!) The Friday 56 is a weekly blog meme hosted by Freda’s Voice. The idea is to share an excerpt from a book you’ve been reading every Friday, to promote the book or simply just to showcase… Continue reading The Friday 56: The Princess Saves Herself in This One