features · TBRs and Wrap ups

Rounding Up 2017: Books I read and hitting my reading goals

Now that we’re into the new year, I’m looking back on the books I read during 2017. In 2017 I read: This came to 26,526 pages and these were all new reads to me. 2017 was a great year for exciting new books too, so most of the my picks were new releases. Unsurprisingly, you… Continue reading Rounding Up 2017: Books I read and hitting my reading goals

Blogmas · Book articles · features

Blogmas Day 24: The best books I’ve read in 2017

It’s Christmas Eve, which means it’s the final day of Blogmas! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my first Blogmas and thought I’d close it out, after yesterday’s Worst Books I’ve Read This Year post, with the best books I’ve read this year. These are all books I gave 5 stars too, which doesn’t happen all that often, and they were… Continue reading Blogmas Day 24: The best books I’ve read in 2017

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Characters who could lead unlikely/downright weird revolutions

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature created by Jamie over at The Broke and The Bookish. The feature was created because Jamie is loves lists, and this weeks theme is: November 7: Ten Characters Who Would Make Great Leaders (Leaders of what? That’s your decision. Who could lead a country, an army, a book club, a classroom,… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Characters who could lead unlikely/downright weird revolutions

Book Reviews

ARC review: Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

Author: Jennifer Mathieu Pages: 400 Edition: ARC paperback Publication date: 21st September 2017 Read: 29th – 31st August 2017 Rating:  TWs: Sexual harassment, discussions of rape/sexual assault. ‘Moxie girls fight back!’ Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with her high school teachers who think the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with… Continue reading ARC review: Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

TBRs and Wrap ups

August Wrap Up 2017 (Aka the month I *almost* read all the books I’d planned to)

  Although August was a washout in terms of weather, I had a good reading month and went on a few fun trips. I managed to read 6 books this month, which I’m pleased with considering I had a few weekends away visiting friends. These were the books I planned to read: Aaaaand these were… Continue reading August Wrap Up 2017 (Aka the month I *almost* read all the books I’d planned to)

Book articles · Book Hauls

YALC 2017 Book Haul and Round-up

It’s been a week since YALC and already I miss it intently. If you didn’t see my previous posts, YALC is a literature convention held in London every summer, offering panels, author signings and publishing stalls with lots of goodies. Last year I attended YALC on the Friday, and ended up loving it so much… Continue reading YALC 2017 Book Haul and Round-up