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My Fantasy TBR: Books I Swear I’ll Read (Eventually)
My Fantasy TBR: Books I Swear I’ll Read (Eventually) Like every other bookworm with zero self control, I continue to buy books at an alarming rate, despite already owning enough unread novels to build a small hut in which I could probably live quite comfortably.This year, I swear I’m making my way through these. Eventually. Probably. Maybe. Perhaps. Here are the fantasy books which are currently glaring at me from my bookshelf, waiting to be read. 📖 Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries – Heather Fawcett 📅 Release Date: January 19, 2023🏢 Publisher: Orbit⭐ Predicted Rating: 4.5/5🔗 ORDER HERE A grumpy, socially awkward professor travels to a remote village to study…
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9 Books from the Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist I Need to Read
The Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist has dropped. Once again, my TBR pile is quaking under the weight of all the incredible books I need to read. I obviously lack self control like a toddler in a sweet shop. Especially when it comes to anything related to books! Here are my picks – a wonderful selection of reads which sound utterly compelling and stunning. I genuinely cannot wait to dive in! Good Girl by Aria Aber Published by Bloomsbury PublishingI have to read this awesome sounding debut novel!Good Girl follows an Afghan immigrant growing up in post-war Germany, and from what I’ve heard, it’s beautifully written and devastating in the…
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Women’s History Month: 7 Non-Fiction Reads to Educate, Empower & Inspire
Women’s History Month: 7 Non-Fiction Reads to Educate, Empower & Inspire March is Women’s History Month, and Saturday was International Women’s Day – which means it’s the perfect excuse to fill my shelves with books that remind me why women are absolute powerhouses and also why the world seems determined to make life just that little bit harder for us at every turn. I still remember the first feminist non-fiction book I ever read: Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates. I picked it up thinking, “Oh, this’ll be interesting,” and put it down absolutely fizzing with rage. Like, had to go for a walk and angrily kick leaves levels of rage.…
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February 2025 Reads: What I Loved and Abandoned
February 2025 Reads: Tomes, Magic, and a Bit of Existential Angst Well, February 2025 has been a right old mix, hasn’t it? I spent what felt like 129498593753 days reading The first Crescent City novel. (Which I loved, but that book is CHONKY!) Then the next minute I’m pondering the meaning of life and processing emotionally stunted millennials. I genuinely thought February was going to be a duffer. That is, I started off strong and then sort of lost my way a bit. THANKFULLY, I have had a well-deserved week of annual leave to help get me back on track! Let’s get into it, shall we? The Dog of the…
