I think a lot of people with mental health conditions find certain times of the day really difficult. For me, the most difficult part of the day is the morning, particularly if I have to get up early. Trigger warnings: discussion of suicidal ideation I've never been a morning person. Even when I was little … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – mornings are terrible
Proud is a young adult anthology edited by Juno Dawson. I was kindly sent an ARC via Netgalley. All views are my own. A stirring, bold and moving anthology of stories and poetry by top LGBTQ+ YA authors and new talent, giving their unique responses to the broad theme of pride. Each story has an … Continue reading proud review
Two announcements in two days? You heard it here first, folks. I am very excited to announce that I have taken on a new mental health project! Please give a warm welcome to Mind the Page! Mind the Page is a collaborative blog where people with lived experiences of mental health conditions review books that … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – ANNOUNCEMENT!
New series alert! I've been thinking about writing more about bisexual representation. I've read quite a few books with bisexual characters, so I thought it might be interesting to branch out into films! Now, a couple of things: I am not going to be reviewing movies that I've already seen. I haven't watched a lot … Continue reading bi on screen
Happy International Women's Day! I haven't seen any horrible comments on social media about why this day is unnecessary, so I'm going to take that as a win. I thought it would be appropriate to have this week's Top 5 Recommendation to therefore talk about some feminist books! Nasty Women edited by 404 Ink - … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | feminist books for international women’s day
I am very pleased to be a part of the Graham's Delicacies blog tour! This is a book written by Em Ali (also the author of Soft on Soft), which has three stories in it, all of which follow employees of a bakery - Graham's Delicacies! Six people and three love stories all in one … Continue reading Graham’s Delicacies blog tour
In honour of March being the third anniversary of my blog, I thought I would create the blog glo-up tag! Rules: Credit the original creator, whatthelog Answer the questions! Tag as many or as few people as you like Why did you create your blog? I went to a talk during my undergraduate that was all … Continue reading the blog glo-up tag (original)
With my anxiety getting worse over the past couple of years, I've realised that some of my nervous habits have been getting worse, too. So, let's talk about them. Trigger warnings: minor self-harm, skin biting and picking, mentions of blood, mentions of alcohol I've always had a bit of a nervous habit of biting the skin … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – nervous habits
I've read a couple of books for YARC (Year of the Asian Reading Challenge) so I thought that I would do some reviews! One book I read recently was Apple & Knife by Intan Paramaditha, which was translated by Stephen J. Epstein. Inspired by horror fiction, myths and fairy tales, Apple and Knife is an unsettling … Continue reading yarc mini-reviews: part 1
I've been living in England for over four years now, so I thought it was time to talk about the top 5 most magical bookshops that can be found throughout the UK! Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights - this is a fabulous bookshop in Bath. I wrote a whole post about them and their book … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | uk bookshops
