I came across this meme and thought it sounded like a lot of fun. I like the idea of YOU choosing a book for me! It’s hosted by Because Reading is better than real life and you can click on the button to get all the deets. My… Read more »
Countless by Karen Gregory – Heartbreaking insight to the destructive cycle of Anorexia
Countless by Karen Gregory hits a myriad of emotions, and caused me countless tears. The emotions jumped straight from the page to strike me where it hurt. In the heart, in the gut. All over. Because it’s such a realistic portrait of an eating disorder, and I ached while reading it. First Line… Read more »
Book Review: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins is book that dividing my Goodreads friends into 2 camps. Team-loving-it, and Team-abandoning-it-quickly. And I relate to both! Thoughts on Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Yes all the points of view confused and annoyed me, but it’s worth paddling on through the various perspectives…. Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday: The Last 10 Books I Added to my Goodreads Shelves
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and Bookish, and it’s a listers dream post! Today I’m sharing The Last 10 Books I Added to my Goodreads Shelves, and filling you on what exactly this means for me. Hint it doesn’t mean I’ll be reading them next!… Read more »
Book Review: The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein
My head is melted trying to decide a rating for The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein. I’m so torn. A part of me loves the characters and the atmosphere. The other part of me laments the lack of pace, and the overly detailed descriptions. First Line of The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth… Read more »
The Sunday Post : Get your Bookish News – Prague, a city of alchemists and dreamers
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kim the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Grab a cuppa and let me bend your ear (eyes?) for a few minutes with all my bookish news. I had an amazing time in Prague, a city of alchemists and dreamers (to quote Laini Taylor, as her… Read more »
My To-Be-Read List : June 17 – Pick it for me!
Help! My To-Be-Read List : June 17 – Pick it for me! I came across this meme and thought it sounded like a lot of fun. I like the idea of YOU choosing a book for me! It’s hosted by Because Reading is better than real life and you can… Read more »
Book Review: One Bad Turn by Sinead Crowley
One Bad Turn by Sinead Crowley is a deceptively twisty book, which I raced though eager to puzzle it all out. And of course I was racing against the mind of Claire Boyle, the detective sergeant whose mind was also racing and her sleuthing skills quickly outpaced me. I loved… Read more »
Tag: Books I’ll (Probably) Never Read
I saw my favourite BookTuber – Ariel Bissett – doing the Books I’ll (Probably) Never Read book tag on her channel. I loved it so much that I wanted to create my version. I’m all about the swooning over books, and exploding your to-be-reads with all the recommendations. So let’s mix it… Read more »
Book Review: The Honeymoon by Tina Seskis
I devoured The Honeymoon by Tina Seskis with an ominous sense of dread. I couldn’t guess if we were dealing with an unreliable narrator, vengeful family members, a huge red herring of a disappearance, or just your average random psychopath. So as you can imagine I was flipping pages rapidly… Read more »
Book Review: Tattletale by Sarah J. Naughton
Two very, very different women star in Tattletale by Sarah J. Naughton. Both have suffered through miserable childhoods. One fell in love with her neighbour, the other fell in love with her career. And now they meet, after a shocking moment of violence that ricochets through both their lives, and… Read more »
The Sunday Post : Get your Bookish News – Prague bound
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kim the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Grab a cuppa and let me bend your ear (eyes?) for a few minutes with all my bookish news. This week I’m Prague bound. Between My Sundays – what happened this week “Get busy living or… Read more »
Book Review: My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
Sophie Kinsella is fluent in humour, and her books whisk me away to a happy place. My Not So Perfect Life worked its magic, but even more so than recent books. I feel like this book is a perfect mix of hilarious, with a poignant message about real versus virtual identities…. Read more »