⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Half-Korean, half-Japanese, Masaji Ishikawa has spent his whole life feeling like a man without a country. This feeling only deepened when his family moved from Japan to North Korea when Ishikawa was just thirteen years old, and unwittingly became members of the lowest social caste. His father, himself a Korean national, was lured … Continue reading Review: A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Adam Kay was a junior doctor from 2004 until 2010, before a devastating experience on a ward caused him to reconsider his future. He kept a diary throughout his training, and This Is Going to Hurt intersperses tales from the front line of the NHS with reflections on the current crisis. The result … Continue reading Review: This Is Going To Hurt by Adam Kay
Since it's the month of non-fiction, I've decided in today's post I'm going to highlight a few true crime books that are hugely popular, and I definitely should have read by now, considering how much I love true crime! This isn't part of any schedule for Nonfiction November, I just wanted to do my own … Continue reading #NonfictionNovember: True Crime on my TBR
I absolutely love reading non-fiction but I definitely don't do enough of it! That's why in the month of November I wanted to participate in Nonfiction November! If you're not sure what it's all about, read this post by What's Nonfiction to get a better idea! Now I'm self-aware enough to know I won't get … Continue reading My Nonfiction November TBR
Hello again bookish friends! I'm here again with my favourite reviews of the week... but not of the week because I started compiling this list over a week ago... so it's just favourite reviews of recently! I hope you guys enjoy the post and find a few reviews you missed from your feed this week! … Continue reading My Favourite Reviews of… Recently | 9th October
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This is his account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, … Continue reading Review: Night by Elie Wiesel
Hello again bookish friends! I'm here again with my favourite reviews of the week! I'm not sure if you can tell but I've been a crappy blogger this weekend, and even though I had this blog post written I didn't schedule it. My aim was to do these posts for every Saturday, but that doesn't … Continue reading My Favourite Reviews of the Week | 17th September
