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BOOK • REVIEW Fireborn by Aisling Fowler 🔥

BOOK • REVIEW

Fireborn by Aisling Fowler 🔥

I picked up a proof of this book in work as I have set myself a goal to read more kids/middle grade/YA so that I can give better recommendations etc!

Fireborn Follows the story of Twelve, a young girl who has taken the Pledge, giving up her name and identity in order to train and fight the monsters of Ember. But when her new home is attacked, she embarks on a quest which changes everything...

I really loved this book! Like lovvvvved it. It was super fast paced and full of all the rivalry, friendship, goblins and magic that you want from a middle grade adventure. Definitely one to look out for when it's released in September.

BOOK • REVIEW Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan 🍊

BOOK • REVIEW

Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan 🍊

Gee whizz this book is spicy! Everyone has said it's filth but yeeesh!

Insatiable is about Violet, a broke twenty-something whose life is far from her ideal. She's working in a dead end job, she's single after leaving her fiancé and she's fallen out with her best friend. Then she meets Lottie, who is everything she wants to be, & she is offered an opportunity at her start up. But things get messy when she is drawn into Lottie and her husband Simon's world, which involves sex parties, holidays and expensive everything.

I found this to be light hearted and a fun romp (quite literally and also lol at that adjective but it's the best one). There's a lot of millennial malaise out there and this one is up there in terms of its wit, sharp edges and relevance. I did want some more depth from the characters and I felt like some of the bigger issues were skimmed over e.g. eating disorders & body issues BUT I did enjoy the story, the millennial feminist themes and its zippy pace.

Have you read Insatiable? I'd love to know what you thought! 🧡

I was super lucky to win all of these books from @

I was super lucky to win all of these books from @lovemyread and how gorgeous do they all look together 😍

But now I need some help choosing which one to read first (classic Libra ⚖️). So tell me, which one would you pick?

And just like that, it's been a month or so since

And just like that, it's been a month or so since I posted on the grid. How the heck is everyone doing?

Last month I got through four books:

✨ Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (not pictured as borrowed off my lovely friend)
✨ Mrs England by Stacey Halls
✨ Maria's Island by Victoria Hislop
✨ Writers & Lovers by Lily King

Not as much reading as usual for me but last month I also started my new job (which I am loving!), submitted my last assignment of the year and actually saw my friends in pubs & restaurants!!!

So it was a good month all in all ☺️ It's good to be back, what are you reading at the moment?

CURRENTLY • READING Okkkkk so where did this we

CURRENTLY • READING

Okkkkk so where did this week go? I've not had a lot of reading time this week (settling into my new job 😆 + looming uni deadlines 🥴) but when I have had a chance I've been tucking into Writers & Lovers by Lily King.

And, so far I'm enjoying it! I love reading about writers and it's also really interesting, not as light as I thought it might be.

OOTD: What are you reading at the moment?

B O O K • R E V I E W Failosophy by Elizabeth D

B O O K • R E V I E W

Failosophy by Elizabeth Day

A short and sweet handbook that accompanies the super popular How To Fail podcast. If you've not given it a listen, the premise is each guest talks about three failures big or small.

From that Day has created a handbook which outlines seven principles of failure and how to deal with it in a positive way.

I enjoyed this book as it was full of practical advice from the author herself plus snippets from her guests, all written in a warm and familiar tone. Definitely a good little addition to the bookshelf!

APRIL WRAP UP Eeeeesh what a month! Somehow betwe

APRIL WRAP UP

Eeeeesh what a month! Somehow between all the exciting things that's been going on this month (new job! being able to have dinner with friends! beer gardens!) I managed to read seven books.

✨ How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
✨ The Break by Marian Keyes
✨ Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
✨ Fireborn by Aisling Fowler
✨ Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
✨The Most Beautiful Walk in the World by John Baxter
✨Failosophy by Elizabeth Day

I'm enjoying reading a cross section of genres and age ranges at the minute, feels fun to be mixing it up.

Let me know your top read of this month!

B O O K • R E V I E W How to Kill Your Family b

B O O K • R E V I E W

How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie (out in July 2021)

A deliciously dark comedy which centres on the protagonist Grace and her long awaited revenge on a family who never deigned to know her.

When Grace discovers as a teen that her estranged father is a billionaire who left her and her mother alone and penniless, she formulates a plan to not just get rid of him, but his entire rich, privileged family.

Grace is highly unlikeable. She constantly passes judgement on others, has no real friends and is generally quite heinous but, having said all that, she also really made me snigger. Her darkly comic view on the world was kinda fun to watch. (I can see this being snapped up for a TV adaptation!).

A funny, sharp and light read (despite the murders) that I would definitely recommend!

Disclaimer: proof copy provided from work

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Good morning book lovers! Firstly I wanted to say

Good morning book lovers!

Firstly I wanted to say I was overwhelmed with how many of you lovely people messaged me back after I posted a story about my new job as a book seller. This community is so lush and supportive, I'm so grateful for it! I'm two days in and having the best time ever.

Otherwise, this is the latest in some posts of old books I've read but that never really get the light of day on ze gram because I get distracted by all the new and shiny things like a little magpie.

I remember reading Life of Pi as a teenager and loving it, particularly the themes of faith and morals.

Have you read this book? What did you think?

And have you seen the film?! I watched it again recently and I just love it.

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