An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Although I feel as though I’m a little too old for this (despite mentions of drugs, sex, and swearing – okay maybe not TOO old?!), I know that this is the kind of book I know I would have absolutely loved when I was younger. The kind of book where a character takes something […]
Book Review: The Letter by Kathryn Hughes
This book was an emotional tale of sorrow, loss and family. Warning: it did contain multiple descriptions of both emotional and physical abuse, an aspect which surprisingly really touched me emotionally and even angered me at times. I was angered by Rick’s treatment of Tina, pantomime internally screaming “don’t do it!” when she returned to […]
Review of Daughter by Jane Shemilt: A Mixed Journey
“I first picked up this book because I saw it advertised on an underground billboard (great reasoning eh!?) and to an extent, it did not disappoint…”
Book Review: The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins
This book has been raved about so much on social media that when I saw a hardback copy for £2.99 at a charity shop, I had to get it! (I love hardbacks, okay?! I don’t have nearly enough) I’m on an internet-less holiday right now (literally posting this was a nightmare) so this book came […]
Book Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Now this is not the kind of book I would normally read, but I saw it came out in cinemas a couple of months ago and I thought: hey, I should really read it before watching it. Also this has made me realise how I seem to have a knack for reading books that are […]
Book Review: Room by Emma Donoghue
Now I bought this book back when it was nominated for the Booker Prize and I had heard so many good things about it. But then I somehow forgot about it and there it sat on my bookshelf until last week – boy I do not regret it! (Beware for spoilers if you haven’t read […]
Paper Towns By John Green
So this book isn’t the most brilliantly written in a literary sense but I feel like the themes and ideas John Green tries to put across in this book are very real and raw. Now I’ve heard this book is very similar to John Green’s ‘Looking for Alaska’ but I haven’t read it, so I […]
The Island by Victoria Hislop
I’m sorry. I’m sorry. *Shame faced*. My great big blogging plans completely slipped my mind. But I assure you, I am back (and with a little schedule in mind). So, basically, as I love book series (especially YA ones), I am going to be starting a ‘series saturday’ set of articles *CHEERS AND APPLAUSE* as […]