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
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
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
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, … Continue reading february wrap-up
I read Darius the Great is Not Okay for the 2019 Mental Health Book Bingo - it was the group read! It also counts as part of YARC 2019! Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's about to take his first-ever trip to … Continue reading darius the great is not okay review
Ok, first of all - I am a white. So please do take my recommendations with a grain of salt. I've tried to ensure that all of the books I'm recommending are also recommended by black bloggers, but if you have found that any of these books have problematic representation, please do let me know, … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | black history month
Admittedly, I am not the biggest fantasy reader. However, over the past couple of years I've realised that if a fantasy book is diverse in any way, it makes me 10000% more likely to read it. So, here are a couple of diverse fantasy books that I've read pretty recently. I do apologise if a … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | diverse fantasy
The 2019 mental health book bingo is over. Cue sad faces! I had a fantastic time yet again, and would like to sincerely thank all of my co-hosts: Jess @ jessicacwrites Lili @UtopiaMind Inge @ingeswonderland Ayah Assem @DystopianCitzn Laura @bbliophile Sar @readtorecover They were all absolutely brilliant, and I could not have done this without them. I'd also like to … Continue reading mental health book bingo 2019: wrap-up
Hey everyone! A while back the books for the 2019 World Book Night were announced, so I thought that I would talk about them a little bit! About World Book Night: World Book Night is a national celebration of reading and books that takes place on 23 April every year. Events up and down the … Continue reading world book night 2019
I've been trying to make more of an effort to read independent and self-published books. Why is that, you may ask? I think that a lot of diversity can be found in these books, especially in regards to characters with multiple marginalisations. I think it's also really great to read books that aren't hugely hyped … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | indie books
