Book Review – Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins

Pages: 352 Published: 1st February 2020 Genre: Mystery Trigger warnings: Missing child storyline, animal death, misogyny When the eight-year-old daughter of an Oxford College Master vanishes in the middle of the night, police turn to the Scottish nanny, Dee, for answers. As Dee looks back over her time in the Master's Lodging - an eerie and ancient house - …

Top 10 – Books I’ve Read With The Most POVs

Hello everyone, Today I have a list post to share with you all, and it is all about the books that I have read which contain the most character perspectives I have ever come across. Believe it or not, all of these books contain at least FOUR different POVs. It sounds a little bit overwhelming …

Book Review – The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Pages: 385 Published: 13th June 2017 Genre: General Fiction Trigger warnings: Domestic violence, strong sexual references, homophobia Ageing and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why …

Book Review – The House Of Fortune by Jessie Burton

Pages: 400 Published: 7th July 2022 Genre: Historical Fiction Trigger warnings: Racism, sexual content Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms. At the theatre, Walter, the love of her life, awaits her, but at home in the house on the Herengracht, winter has set in - her father Otto and Aunt Nella …

Monthly Wrap-Up – August 2022

Hello everyone, It is time to look back on another month, and August was a busy one that contained a mixture of enjoyment and anxiety. It included my birthday and a few quite memorable days here and there, but there were times where I had a lot on my mind, both at work and elsewhere. …

Book Review – Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Pages: 256 Published: 9th January 2021 Genre: Young Adult Trigger warnings: Racism, sexual references, drugs If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he …

A Trip To Cornwall

Hello everyone, Back in July I took a short holiday in Cornwall, which is the most south-westerly county in the UK, known for its rural and coastal landscapes along with its many beaches. Although I only spent two days there, I managed to do a lot of things and so it felt like I was …

Book Review – Call Me Star Girl by Louise Beech

Pages: 272 Published: 8th February 2019 Genre: Mystery/General Fiction Trigger warnings: Injury detail, sexual content, death of unborn baby Pregnant Victoria Valbon was brutally murdered in an alley three weeks ago - and her killer hasn’t been caught. Tonight is Stella McKeever’s final radio show. The theme is secrets. You tell her yours, and she’ll share some of hers. …

Goodreads Challenge Update – August 2022

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good week so far. It is time for my second Goodreads Challenge of the year! Just to recap, I set my target for 2022 at a total of 55 books, a number that I have surpassed in each of the past four years. Therefore, it seemed like …

An Update

Hello everyone, I hope all of you are well! This is just a very quick post to say that I will be going back to blogging twice per week again from next week. It has just been really busy lately and I have had to sacrifice a lot of the time I would usually spend …