final draft review

I received Final Draft by Riley Redgate via Netgalley from the publisher. All views are my own. The only sort of risk 18-year-old Laila Piedra enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories: epic sci-fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots. Her creative writing teacher has always told her …

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#mentalhealthmonday – my mental health (updated edition!)

It's another Mental Health Monday post! Today I'm going to briefly update you about how my mental health is going, and generally what I've been up to! Around two months ago I was going through a really shit time. My depression got to the point, yet again, where I felt like I could barely get out …

mid year freak out tag

It is Juuuuuuune! And that means one thing when it comes to blogging and tags - the mid year freak out tag! I wasn't tagged, but I wanted to do it anyway! BEST BOOK YOU’VE READ YET IN 2018 I don't know whether it is definitively the best book I've read, but I really enjoyed Final …

top 5 recommendation | books on my kindle

If you think I've got a lot of hardcopy books, you've got another thing coming - I have infinitely more Kindle books. I'm a bit of a guru for finding deals and sales for diverse books that I want to read. So here's a list of my top 5 books on my Kindle! The Astonishing …

I’m scared of therapy

I'm going to be completely honest here - therapy absolutely terrifies me. I know that with the right therapist, it would do wonders for me. I advocate for the importance of therapy, and its inclusion in mental health narratives. I've been trained as a mental health practitioner through the UK charity Mind (which is not …

focus on: less than three press

Today I am delighted to have an interview with Less Than Three press, a queer romance press! Tell me a little bit about Less Than Three Press! What are your guiding principles/ideas? We are a queer romance press run by, fittingly enough, three people. Our focus is on happy endings for EVERYONE. Not just the …

all out review

It is very apt for me to talk about All Out during June, which is Pride Month! All Out is a collection of queer YA short stories which I received for my birthday back in April. From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to two …

#mentalhealthmonday – eeyore

A couple of months back, I wrote a whole portfolio about Eeyore. (This was for my children's publishing class in my Publishing MA). It was a lot of fun, and it made me think a lot about my depression, so I thought I would share some of my thoughts about him here! First of all …

the mystery blogger award

Thank you so much to Hannah @ I Have Thoughts on Books for nominating me for this award! The Rules: Thank whoever nominated you and include link to their blog Tell your readers 3 things about yourself Nominate 10-20 bloggers you feel deserve the award Answer the questions from the person who nominated you Ask …

mental health tropes and how to avoid them: part 2

Hello all! This is a small series that I've been doing over the past couple of months - you can check out the first instalment of mental health tropes and how to avoid them here (I talk about the trope of the curative power of love). Today I'm going to be tackling another trope that I really …