book review

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 …

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 …