Sooo, there's been a lot of talk this week about cis authors writing trans characters (see here if you don't know about this). So, in light of this (and because it is pride month), I thought that I would do a top 5 recommendation with own voices trans books. I really need to read more … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | #ownvoices trans books
With these top 5 recommendation posts, I really try to highlight books that you might not have heard of. So, I thought a great theme for this week would be books with under 500 goodreads reviews! Unfit to Print by K.J. Charles - this is a historical romance between two men, which heavily features Victorian … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | books with under 500 goodreads reviews
Sometimes you're in the mood to sit down and read a book from cover to cover. So, I've put together a list of 5 books that are under 200 pages, and could feasibly be read in a couple of hours. The Rental Heart by Kirsty Logan - okay, I've talked about this short story collection a … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | little books
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
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
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
I've been on a bit of a romance kick lately - I think it's something about the heat and the laziness of summer that's drawing me to them! So here's a quick list of some of the romances that I've really enjoyed recently. Start HereI will never shut up about this book! Start Here is … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | romances
I've read a lot of really great books so far this year - so I thought I would mention five books that I LOVED. This isn't in any particular order. FreshwaterDeliciously dark, Freshwater is Akwaeke Emezi's debut novel about fractured selves. Ada's alternate selves (Asụghara and Saint Vincent) develop after she is sexually assaulted, and protect … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | best books of 2018 (so far!)
Her Body and Other Parties is a short story collection by Carmen Maria Machado and I bloody adored it. (Emphasis on the bloody). A wife refuses her husband's entreaties to remove the green ribbon from around her neck. A woman recounts her sexual encounters as a plague slowly consumes humanity. A salesclerk in a mall … Continue reading her body and other parties review
