"One thing about being lonesome is that you think too much, especially when there isn't much else you can do." Genre: Fiction, Memoir Pages: 229 Published: February 13th, 2007 Rate: 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis A first-person account, told by a 25-year-old veteran of the Sierra Leone conflict, this title is a heartbreaking, honest and important… Continue reading Review: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Review: Men Explain Things To Me And Other Essays by Rebecca Solnit
"Filling in the blanks replaces the truth that we don't entirely know with the false sense that we do." Genre: Nonfiction Pages: 130 Published: May 20, 2014 Rate: 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Rebecca Solnit's essay 'Men Explain Things to Me' has become a touchstone of the feminist movement, inspired the term 'mansplaining', and established Solnit… Continue reading Review: Men Explain Things To Me And Other Essays by Rebecca Solnit
Review: The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
"And the air was full of Thoughts and Things to say. But at times like these, only the Small Things are ever said Big Things lurk unsaid inside." Genre: Fiction Pages: 340 Published: April 22, 1997 Rate: 4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s debut novel is… Continue reading Review: The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Victober 2019 Wrap Up | In Which I Failed Miserably
Happy New Month! How was October? Read anything good? Mine was a good one in terms of reading (read 10 books!) yet it seems I read everything but my Victober tbr. Read my post here Out of the 6 challenges I only managed to do do 2. Which was the two books for the group… Continue reading Victober 2019 Wrap Up | In Which I Failed Miserably
7 Books To Read For Non Fiction November + TBR
Happy Thursday! ❤ As October comes to an end I am gearing up for Non Fiction November. This will be the first year that I actively participate and I'm so excited. For today's post I want to recommend 7 non fiction books that I have read, and loved that I think you might enjoy. The… Continue reading 7 Books To Read For Non Fiction November + TBR
Gilmorethon Wrap Up |Fantasy, Classics, Fiction and More!
Hey friends! ☺ So end of September I shared my my Gilmorethon TBR, which you can find here, where I shared 8 books I hoped to read in the two weeks the readathon was running and today's post is a wrap up of the challenges. I managed to read 6 out of the 8 books… Continue reading Gilmorethon Wrap Up |Fantasy, Classics, Fiction and More!
If You Like This, Then You’d Like This: Frankenstein and The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |2
Hey friends! Today I'm comparing two books that I think are fairly similar and that I both liked. This is the second post in the series, you can read the first one here. I dub these two books as science gone wrong. I read Frankenstein earlier this year and I liked it fine and I… Continue reading If You Like This, Then You’d Like This: Frankenstein and The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |2
Q & A With Author Sarah Dale | Snow Wings Publishing Blog Hop
"... since not everyone is able to see the evils we battle, being transparent about what we do would turn into a massive legal, moral and political disaster. I'vs always agreed with this assessment. " Hey guys! Today I'm back with another post which is a blog hop hosted by Snow Wings Publishing. I'll be… Continue reading Q & A With Author Sarah Dale | Snow Wings Publishing Blog Hop
Where You Read, I Will Follow | Gilmorethon TBR
Hello, friends! Another readathon, another tbr this time, one based on one of my favourite TV shows. I recently finished all of the 7 seasons of Gilmore Girls + the revival and to say I'm obsessed is an understatement. When I saw a readathon based on the show, I was excited. What is Gilmorethon, you… Continue reading Where You Read, I Will Follow | Gilmorethon TBR
Victober 2019 TBR
Good morning, friends and happy Wednesday! Only a few more days until October and that means, Victober is here! If you're new here, hi 😊, essentially Victober is a month long readathon from 1st to 31st October, where we read Victorian Literature. The challenge is hosted by BooksAndThings, Lucythereader, Kate Howe and Beyondthepages. You can… Continue reading Victober 2019 TBR