One otterly bookish nerd shares her thoughts
Stories bring us together, untold stories keep us apart.” It is no exaggeration to say that we are living in an uncertain time. A time in which we are assailed by threats (seen and unseen), injustice, inequality and unrest. We see suffering and seem to move from one crisis to another. All of this is… Continue reading How To Stay Sane In An Age Of Division
I won’t chatter on too much at the start of this post. I’m sure readers you will have seen that I have spent the month of May reading historical fiction. I have been blogging on the subject of why I love the genre (here), where you should begin if you want to start reading it… Continue reading A Q&A With Blotted Ink Books
A wrap up within a week of the end of the month? By my standards this is a pretty big achievement and April was a bumper month in terms of my reading. So many fabulous books came out throughout April - a much needed boost during the first full month of lockdown here in the… Continue reading April Wrap Up
So March was an odd month wasn’t it. No matter where you are in the world I am sure that your everyday life changed in some ways (or perhaps significantly). March was always going to be a month of change for me. My partner and I moved into our new home. Having spent six weeks… Continue reading My March Wrap Up
Bookworms tend to be slightly obsessive. I count myself among that number. I collect books at a rate which makes my bank balance dwindle and bookshelves sag. I talk about books with anyone who will listen and feel slightly uncomfortable when daily life requires me to be seperated from my current read. That scene in… Continue reading The Popularity of Retellings: Why have they become our new literary obsession?
Reader, I’ll start with an apology for giving in to the whole Valentines thing, but I hope you’ll forgive me as this remains very much a bookish post. I was pondering on what would make a good post in the spirit of this most commercial of days. Love it or not this day is an… Continue reading Me and my love affair with books
I’ll begin by saying that this is probably one of the best books I read last year. In fact it has taken me so long to write a review because I really don’t have the words to say how incredible this novel was. This piece of magical realism is set in the Second World War,… Continue reading The World That We Knew: Using folklore to explore the darkness hours of human history
I’m writing this review still somewhat spellbound by the incredible Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. I’m not alone as this tale (or tales) told by multiple interconnected narrators has not only been shortlisted for the Booker Prize but has also garnered seemingly universal praise from critics and the bookstagram community alike. Whilst each of… Continue reading Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
You’d better be fearless and confident yourself, old man…” So I begin the next of my sea themed reads with a classic. I devoured this novella is a day - completely swept up in Hemmingway’s tight, impactful and moving prose. This book holds a special place in my heart. Both my dad and my granddad… Continue reading Review: The Old Man and the Sea
There is something rising in us, and I am glad. I want to stop for a moment and let it was over me." The first of my “Sea” themed August reads. This time it is The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh. I’ll admit that I was so captivated by this read that I almost forgot… Continue reading Review: The Water Cure
