Hi hello yes I went on a little romance-fiction binge but hey can you blame me? How good is uplifting fiction when the world has kind of gone to sh*t! (-: WHAT'S IT ABOUT? IS ANYONE'S LIFE... Beth shows that women really can have it all. Ruby lives life by her own rules. And then … Continue reading So Lucky – Dawn O’Porter | Review
It's no secret that The Flatshare was one of my top read is 2019 - so I of course JUMPED at the chance to read and review the newest romance from Beth O'Leary - The Switch - which hit shelves in April this year. WHAT'S IT ABOUT? When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take … Continue reading The Switch – Beth O’Leary | Review
We’re back on the audiobook memoir train, people! Celebrities narrating their own memoirs makes me happy, I love hearing the genuine emotion in the narration and this one is no exception (but a bit more uh...honest...than your run-of-the-mill memoir!) BLURB American comedian Ali Wong shares the wisdom she's learned from a life in comedy and … Continue reading Dear Girls – Ali Wong | Review
What a joy it is to pick up a book you know to be much-loved, and generally well received, and feel the same genuine delight within its pages. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was that book for me, through and through. I had seen it everywhere, of course heard about the movie (no, … Continue reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows | Review
My final read for 2019 and boy was it a great one! For something different, I listened to the audiobook of this (through my local library using the Libby app), read by Lin Manuel Miranda. BLURB Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe follows Aristotle through his somewhat lonely teenage years, but when … Continue reading Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe – Benjamin Alire Saenz | Review
Alright, alright, I know I've been pretty slack on the review front lately, but I'm making up for it by giving you mini reviews of ALL the books I read in November in one bite-sized post. Hooray! If you need some gift inspiration for the bookworm in your life, you might just find some gems … Continue reading November Reads | Wrap Up
I'm delighted to be sharing my review this book as part of Penguin Random House's Blog Tour for it's Aussie release! I adored The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul, so I was super excited to hear that Deborah Rodriguez was releasing another book this year and giving me another excuse to pick up one of her … Continue reading Island on the Edge of the World – Deborah Rodriguez | Review
It’s been a while since I did a proper wrap up post I think – sorry! Work and life has been a little bit more hectic this year and my wrap ups have been spotty at best, but I’m BACK for one and we’ll see if I can finish the year strong 😉 I’ve also … Continue reading October Reads | Wrap Up
Holy heck. What a book. I had heard rave reviews about this book almost everywhere I looked when it came out back in 2018, but it wasn't until Leigh Sales & Annabel Crabb were talking about it on their podcast, Chat 10 Looks 3, that I finally decided to pick it up off my shelf … Continue reading Eggshell Skull – Bri Lee | Review
If you're a fan of Netflix's Queer Eye reboot, you're probably aware that most of the Fab 5 have books out at the moment (except Bobby? Where are you, Bobby?). Naturally Tan is Tan France's memoir, and a fairly candid account of growing up in Yorkshire as a South Asian kid, right through to his building of a … Continue reading Naturally Tan – Tan France | Review
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