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A Marvellous Light is one of those books which seems like an absolute box ticker for me. Historical setting, tick. A hint of the magical, tick. Murder and mystery, double tick. And it comes with a seal of approval from the queen of literary fantasy Alix E. Harrow. This is the story of Robin Blyth [...]
As my last couple of blogs have probably shown I am a bit of a fan of a dystopian novel with a feminist twist. And luckily for me there are a lot more out there for me. Today I am sharing a few that I am sure I’ll be reading in the coming months. The [...]
A must read feminist dystopian novel about the power of books A few weeks ago I shared my first blog on feminist dystopian fiction, which you can read here. This week I’m dedicating a post to a recent release which, in my humble opinion, will be joining that pantheon of superb speculative fiction. That book [...]
A little fact about me - I love a bit of dystopian fiction. It started with Brave New World, a book forced upon me by my Grandad when I was a teenager, and then 1984. Both very good, but neither of which completely captured my imagination. And then at university, during a creative writing unit, [...]
As we have reached the end of a month I thought I’d do a little wrap up of the books I’ve read in July. It was a fantastic month for reading. A real mix of historical fiction, some summer reads, an intergenerational story and a retelling. Really all of my favourite things. And I started [...]
Back with another #bookstagram themed blog for you all today. This time I am talking about confessions. Whilst I have dubbed these confessions I think a more accurate description would be characteristics of a bookstagrammer. Confession has a lot of negative connotations; it implies shame or embarrassment. And honestly, I don’t feel that there is [...]
Is there a place in the world where you feel completely at home? Or a place that you have been dreaming about throughout lockdown? For me it’s Italy. The winding streets, the terracotta buildings, the glittering sea and the blue skies. Spending evenings sipping wine and eating antipasti as the heat fades from the day. [...]
In June I had my two year bookstagram birthday. I let the occasion pass quietly, partly down to the fact that I wasn’t feeling too inspired and because, well, life. The latter is responsible for my lack of activity here too! Anyway I am marking the occasion a little late, as is often my way, [...]
On the last day of 2020 I thought I would do a bit of a look back over the books I’ve read and loved. I began my year by throwing myself into historical fiction and historical magical realism - genres which would see me through the tumultuous months to come. Deeplight by Frances Hardinge proved [...]
… or thank you Phillipa Gregory for making me fall in love with historical fiction. Historical fiction has slowly become my go-to genre. Partly for the escapism it offers, or for the opportunity to take a step back into times which have always fascinated me. It’s rich in detail and always full of interesting characters. [...]
