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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 [...]
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. [...]
I’m back with a brand new Otterly Amazing Read and today it’s a fabulous novel by one of my favourite writers (though I confess she is a bit of a marmite author - you either love her or hate her). That author is A.S.Byatt and the book is the utterly magical Possession. If you follow [...]
The autumn feels like a perfect time to curl up with a classic, something about those back to school and cosy vibes. I have currently found myself falling back in love with reading classic fiction; the lush language and memorable characters are what reading is all about (for me). And obviously classics are classics because [...]
In my last blog I shared with you the historical fiction which I’m most looking forward to reading over the coming months. This time it’s all about the spooky and autumnal reads that I highly recommend: The Familiars A tale of witchcraft, suspense and familiars, the front cover of Stacey Hall's debut immediately screams autumn [...]
Readers I’ve noticed a little something of late, thanks in part to my reading A Girl Made Of Air - I love a book set in a circus. Now yes I am aware that it is very niche, but bear with me on this one. Lyrical and inventive, A Girl Made of Air is a [...]
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