Good morning, Reader. Is it late for me to wish you a happy new year? Yes? No? Anyway, happy new year! I hope the start of the year was a good one for you and that you're staying safe and being gentle with yourself. As usual my first post of the year is my reading… Continue reading My 2021 Reading And Blogging Goals
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Review: The Deep Blue Between by Ayesha Harruna Attah
"Strong wasn't a word anyone had ever used to describe her. Loyal. maybe. Reserved, definitely." Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 256 Publisher: Pushkin Press Published: 15th October, 2020 Rate: 4 stars Goodreads Synopsis Twin sisters Hassana and Husseina's home is in ruins after a brutal raid. But this is not the end but the… Continue reading Review: The Deep Blue Between by Ayesha Harruna Attah
Review: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
"Reading a novel was like returning to a once - beloved holiday destination." Genre - Fiction Published- 24th December, 2014 Pages - 486 Rate- 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis A murder...A tragic accident...Or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead. Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny, biting, and… Continue reading Review: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Review: When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten.
"You shouldn't let people make you so angry...if they make you angry, then they've won." Genre: Middle Grade Fiction Pages: 224 Publisher: Pushkin Press Published: 1st October, 2020 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis For fans of deeply poignant middle grade about friendship and loss like The Thing About Jellyfish, comes the story about a young… Continue reading Review: When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten.
Blog Tour: Crossing In Time by DL Orton // Review
"Oh, come on. Drama is just life with the dull bits cut out." Genre: Fantasy Pages: 412 Published: 7th April, 2015 Rate: 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis The past isn't over, it's an opening. The future isn't hidden, it's a trap. If she ever wants to see him again, she'll have to take the risk. Fall… Continue reading Blog Tour: Crossing In Time by DL Orton // Review
Coffee Break: How I Read More
Hey Reader, It has been months since I have had a discussion post on here so for today's post I am going to give you a look into my reading life. One thing I get from other people is "you read a lot" and for the longest time I hated that. The statement felt condescending… Continue reading Coffee Break: How I Read More
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides ft LynnAnne, Pi and Michelle
"...to be happy you have to find variety in repetition; that to go forward you have to come back where you began." Genre: Fiction Pages: 529 Published: September 4, 2002 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Middlesex tells the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides, and three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family, who travel from a… Continue reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides ft LynnAnne, Pi and Michelle
Turning 24 On The 24th |Taking Stock
Hi, reader! 🙂 How are you? How was your weekend? Mine was lovely, and I read a lot too. Its currently 7pm on a Sunday evening as I write this post & incase the title doesn't give it away, I turn 24 tomorrow! (24/02) eeep! Last year, to mark my birthday, I did an A… Continue reading Turning 24 On The 24th |Taking Stock
Review: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
"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: 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