I personally love reading everyone's lists of their top books of the year (my TBR always explodes!) So here are my top 10 of 2018. They are in no particular order, and, to no one's surprise, they are pretty much all YA and nonfiction. The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X R Pan - this … Continue reading it’s that time again: top 10 books of 2018
Hey everyone! I am FINALLY making my Mental Health Book Bingo TBR! I have so many books that I want to read that it was so difficult to try and choose which ones I'm going to try to prioritise. (Don't know what the Mental Health Book Bingo is? Go here!) I'm going to be tackling … Continue reading mental health book bingo TBR
So now that we've announced the squares, you must be looking for books to fulfil them! Last year's post can be found here. There are at least three recommendations for every bingo square. I have tried my best not to repeat any of the recommendations from last time to create a whole new recommendation list. The things … Continue reading mental health book bingo – recommended reads
There are SO MANY BOOKS coming out in 2019 that I'm excited about. I'm not quite sure how my wallet is going to handle it, to be quite honest. Today I'm going to be talking about middle grade releases for 2019! The Mighty Heart of Sunny St James by Ashley Herring Blake - I've really enjoyed … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | MG 2019 releases (part 3)
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a poet, Michelle Smith, who asked me if I could review her new book, Wild Flowers. This is a poetry collection about 'Survival, Depression, Self-discovery and Sexuality'. The collection is structured in a few parts: Grief/Depression, Abandonment, Love, Empowerment, and Healing. I really enjoyed the way that … Continue reading wild flowers review
As you may have gathered from my general 2018 reading, I've been really into nonfiction this year. And while my interests are pretty specific (e.g. if it is feminist, queer, or mental health related, I'm there) there are a lot of nonfiction books coming out in 2019 that I'm interested in! Here are just a … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | nonfiction 2019 releases (part 2)
If you follow me on Twitter, you might know that I sometimes go on little Netgalley sprees. (For those who don't know what Netgalley is, check it out!) I thought I would give you the low-down on what I've requested - and if you've read them already, let me know if they're any good! Eleanor … Continue reading netgalley update
There are so many books that I'm looking forward to in 2019! It really seems like 2019 has seriously upped its game in terms of diverse releases, and I for one am stoked. I'm going to be splitting this post into a couple of parts (at least two) because there are SO MANY books that … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | YA 2019 releases (part 1)
I had a brief spate of romance novels in July, and The Kiss Quotient is the book that started it all! Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases--a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do … Continue reading the kiss quotient review
The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya was sent to me by the publishers. This has not affected my thoughts about the book. A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us. Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in … Continue reading the girl who smiled beads review
