Despite the fact I actually read a few books over the past couple of months, I forgot to do my wrap-ups! So here I am, merging the two! Books I read in April A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mini-review: Levin never fails to wow me with his imagination! I read this in …
Review: Foe by Iain Reid @reid_iain @ScribnerUK
Synopsis: We don’t get visitors. Not out here. We never have. Junior and Hen are a quiet married couple. They live a comfortable, solitary life on their farm, far from the city lights, but in close quarters with each other. One day, a stranger from the city arrives with surprising news: Junior has been randomly …
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Review: Guess Who by Chris McGeorge
Synopsis: The rules are simple. But the game is not. At eleven years old, Morgan Sheppard solved the murder of a teacher when everyone else believed it to be a suicide. The publicity surrounding the case laid the foundation for his reputation as a modern-day Sherlock Holmes. He parlayed that fame into a gig as …
Monthly Wrap-Up: March 2020
I actually read enough this month to warrant doing a little wrap-up! Books I read in March Washington Black by Esi Edugyan Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Mini-review: This book was something a little different to my usual reads, however, I'm thinking maybe I should stick to what I know I love as this one didn't really do …
Review: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Synopsis Eleven-year-old George Washington Black--or Wash--a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is initially terrified when he is chosen as the manservant of his master's brother. To his surprise, however, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist. Soon Wash is initiated into a world where a flying …
Monthly Wrap-Up: January 2020
Since coming back to my blog after my unannounced hiatus at the end of last year, I've decided to change up my monthly wrap-ups a little bit. I want it to be a looser format than it was before, with one section for books and another section for pretty much anything else. Books I read …
Books I want to read but don’t want to read
A while ago I was tagged by Bookish Rita in this fun tag about books you’re conflicted about reading. All of the below books are on my TBR but they’re ones I’ve been hesitant to pick up…
Review: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
Read my book review on nonfiction psychology book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks, here...
Review: The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson & Neil Strauss
Read my book review of The Long Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson and Neil Strauss, my first read of 2020...
2019 Reading Stats, 2020 Reading Goals & Life and Blog Update
Here is a recap of my reading in 2019, plus a look at my 2020 reading goals! Also included is a little update about me and some changes to my blog...
