Book reviews, recommendations and literary life
Book reviews, recommendations and literary life
As I mentioned in my April Wrap Up post, Dracula by Bram Stoker is one of my boyfriend’s favourite books. He’s always said I should read it and here I am! I’m not naturally drawn to horror, but I am always willing to try new genres. This is my first time reviewing a classic on …
I came to Emma Glass’ writing in a fairly interesting way. As you may have read in my bio, I’m doing an English Lit & Creative Writing degree part-time. I’m studying with Open University and last year they ran a ‘How to Get Published’ event alongside Writers and Artists. Emma was one of the authors …
I feel a bit like a broken record at the moment because the books I’ve been drawn to have been pure escapism. Escapism? In a lockdown? Groundbreaking. (All hail Miranda Priestly.) Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott fits into this category but I have zero shame because this book is great. Fresh off the back of …
Do you have a period in history that you feel nostalgic for even though you didn’t even live through it? That’s how I feel about 1940’s New York. It just oozes glamour that I miss despite the fact that really I’m not glamourous in the slightest. Particularly at the moment during this lockdown where you’ll …
This is one of those book choices that I could easily classify under ‘Instagram made me do it’. Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan has been popping up on my feed left, right and centre so I had to get it. It was meant to be, right? I don’t very often order hardback books either which …
In 2018 I volunteered at the Cardiff Book Festival and one of the authors doing a panel was Lyndall Gordon. It was about how women authors have helped shaped the literary world today which is something I am so interested in, but as I was helping out I couldn’t go! So to make up for …
The Interestings – Meg Wolitzer It’s been an intriguing time to join the book blogging world. My feed has filled with reading suggestions for quarantine, and I love the diversity across them. Sometimes you want a light read and sometimes you need something to get your teeth into to distract yourself. The Interestings by Meg …
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón In …
This first post comes out amidst global uncertainty, so if there’s ever been a time where I have relied on the escapism of books, it’s now. A few days into the new lockdown regime, I browsed my bookshelves for something to read that would bring me cheer. My eyes settled on The Dud Avocado by …
