Since starting my blog and Instagram page almost two and a half years ago one question comes up time and again. How do I manage to read so much? In all honesty the answer is that I just love reading. As such I’ll always find time to do it. Add to that the fact that [...]
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A Marvellous Light and Magical Fictions
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 [...]
Feminist Dystopian Fiction Part Two: Books I Will Be Reading
Widow Lands Review
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 [...]
Feminist Dystopian Fiction Part One: My Story So Far
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, [...]
July Reads and August Hopefuls
Confessions of a bookstagrammer
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 [...]
Two Years On Bookstagram: What I’ve Learned
2020: A year in books
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 [...]
Otterly Amazing Reads: The Other Boleyn Girl
… 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. [...]