August Book Haul

Sitting next to my desk is a small pile of new books (yes, I am aware that I have literally hundreds of unread books on my shelves) that I've got from various places recently. I thought I'd share my latest book haul! You'll see just how eclectic my reading tastes are, which goes some way to explaining …

YALC 2: Electric Booglaoo

Since there isn't going to be a YALC this year (thanks, coronavirus), and I never got around to posting my blog about YALC 2019, I figured I would finish and share it to make up for the lack of YALC in my life this weekend! I started writing this post in August 2019 so I …

Ethical Shopping

Welcome to a new series of posts which I like to call my 'ethical shopping' series! This series will include tips on how to become a more ethical consumer, as well as listing particular products, brands, and shops that are better for people and planet. In this introductory post, I will lay out some general …

Review: Children of Virtue and Vengeance

If you're a long-time follower of this blog, you'll know that Children of Blood and Bone was one of my favourite reads of all time, so of course I could not have been more excited about the sequel. Naturally, I pre-ordered the special signed edition from Waterstones with the blue sprayed edges, because we all …

Write-a-thon For Dylan

Before lockdown, my writing group was making plans for a write-a-thon fundraiser to help pay for our friend Dylan's top surgery. Both the fundraiser and the surgery were set to take place in early April, but then both ended up being postponed thanks to the apocalypse. Well, the surgery has now been rescheduled for July …

How You Can Help

I know that a lot of people out there are really upset and angry right now about the murder of George Floyd and the systemic racism that has been allowed to go on for too long. But a lot of people who are feeling these things (myself included) don't really know what to do about …

Review: The Devouring Gray

I read The Devouring Gray last year but hadn't yet got around to sharing my review of it. With the sequel coming out next week (Tues 21st April 2020), now seems like the perfect time! *** "On the edge of town, a beast haunts the woods, trapped in the Gray, its bonds loosening... Uprooted from …

ARC Review: Hideous Beauty

Hideous Beauty is a brilliant new YA thriller from William Hussey. It is a mixture of dark page-turning mystery and sweet LGBTQ+ love story. Be prepared for William Hussey to tear your heart right out of your chest and stomp all over it, because he will, and you will thank him for it after. I …

Review: Chinglish

Just like the last book I reviewed on here, Chinglish is a book I was lucky enough to win a copy of at YALC 2019. The Andersen Press stall were holding a competition to win a copy (ahead of its publication in September) and the entry requirements were simple - you get 30 seconds to …

Why I’m Getting Braces AGAIN

This is a cautionary tale for anyone with braces, or about to get braces, or who just got their braces taken off - WEAR YOUR DAMN RETAINER. Not just for the full-time period that the orthodontist tells you, but EVERY night after that. Do. Not. Stop. Your teeth WILL move and all that time and …