Book reviews, recommendations and literary life.
Book reviews, recommendations and literary life.
Hi, I’m Megan, the founder of Behind Her Books, bookseller, writer and book lover based in Abergavenny, Wales. Reading has been a part of my life since I can remember and my book collection is starting to take over my house. I also study part-time for a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, which …
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It’s been a while since I pulled together a reading list, so where better to start than with 22 books to read in 2022. (Hands up if you’re singing this to the Taylor Swift tune?!) There are SO many exciting books coming out in 2022 it was hard to whittle it down, so I stuck …
Five Tuesdays in Winter is an intimate, nuanced and memorable collection of short stories. Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King For the first time ever, Lily King collects ten of her finest short stories, opening fresh realms of discovery for avid and new readers alike. Told in the intimate voices of unique and …
To Paradise is a bold, sweeping novel that traverses three centuries and three imagined Americas, held together by the unified themes of love, loss and what it means to find utopia. To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may …
Lunar Living is both magical and practical, teaching you how to work with the cycle of the moon to better understand yourself and reclaim ownership of your life. Lunar Living by Kirsty Gallagher Are there certain days when you feel overly emotional for no apparent reason? Do you have days when you feel exhausted, close …
I picked up The Binding on an innocent visit to the local Oxfam bookshop. I wasn’t intending to buy anything of course, but I tripped and fell, which led to me leaving with this and probably some others. But let’s not dwell on that, or why I am buying more books when I already work in …
I was lucky enough to get a proof copy of Cecily before it came out in July. My first thoughts were how beautiful the cover is! It’s extremely striking and is so much more modern than lots of other historical fictions novels. That aside, I was excited to read it. I’d already heard good things …
Something I’ve really got into lately is signing up for newsletters. There’s something so glorious about them landing into your inbox, a gleaming light amongst the boring emails from your bank or the junk ones telling you you’ve won $1,000,000!!! (I have blocked these so many times, but damn they are persistent.) Anyway, I thought …
Every month when it’s time to pen this post, I open up Goodreads to remind myself of what I actually read. This month when April Wrap Up time came around, I was genuinely shocked to find that I’d read seven books. Seven! Blimey. That explains why I haven’t done much else really… It’s been a …
Two things that won’t shock anyone. 1. I miss travelling and holidays. 2. I think Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. As such, I recently picked up The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris which has been on my bookshelf for around a year now. I have …
Good morning, how are you doing today? This week’s Sunday Stories comes to you from my current position snuggled up in bed before I go and cuddle the dog. Perfect Sunday morning. My plans for today include reading, writing my last uni assignment of the year and drinking lots of coffee. Got 2,000 words to write …
