proud review

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 …

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#mentalhealthmonday – ANNOUNCEMENT!

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 …

top 5 recommendation | feminist books for international women’s day

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 - …

Graham’s Delicacies blog tour

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 …

#mentalhealthmonday – nervous habits

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 …

yarc mini-reviews: part 1

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 …

top 5 recommendation | uk bookshops

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 …

february wrap-up

So February was a surprisingly awesome month. I read OVER 20 BOOKS, which is the most I have read probably since I was in high school. I also am finally sort-of getting my blog stats to what they used to be after my (extended) hiatus last year. While that isn't the point of my blog, …

history is all you left me review

I read History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera for the 2019 Mental Health Book Bingo - it fulfilled many prompts, including OCD representation and LGBTQIA+ main character. When Griffin's first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and …

mini-review: re-reads of childhood classics

I've been trying to re-read one of my favourite childhood books every month, so I thought that I would periodically update you about my thoughts! In January I started off strong with Matilda by Roald Dahl. I recently re-watched the movie and last year I saw the play, so the story was pretty strong in …