"This was such a funny, heart-warming and surprisingly touching autobiography!" Read my review for And Away... by Bob Mortimer...
Book review: Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
"Incredibly insightful, beautifully told and devastatingly tragic. At 600 pages this one is still too short, Jackson’s talent came in a flourish and was gone all too soon." Read my review for Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin...
Book review: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
"This was an incredible book to experience and I highly recommend it for all kinds of non-fiction readers." Read my review for tragic story Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer...
Book review: The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and the People Temple by Jeff Guinn
"This book is a really difficult read, especially when paired with the pictures of the massacre, but if you're at all interested in this topic, this feels like the best book to pick up." Read my review The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn...
Book review: Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe
"I wanted love this book, and while I did enjoy it, there were elements that I felt a touch too slow." Read my review for true crime book Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe...
Book review: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
"I don't read many biographies, but having liked a Krakauer book in the past, I wanted to give this one a go. In the end, I came away from this conflicted" Read my review for Jon Krakauer's adventure biography, Into the Wild...
Book review: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
"After so many years, the five women murdered by Jack the Ripper have been given a platform as women - mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, lovers". Read my review of Hallie Rubenhold's brilliant look into the lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper...
Book review: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
"Relevant, poignant and eye opening. This book brilliantly explores the history of (and current day) racism within Britain". Read my review of Reni Eddo-Lodge's incredibly eye-opening look at racism in Britain...
Non-fiction book haul
Hello all! I didn’t manage to get anything read in February so I’m skipping on the monthly wrap up. I did, however, purchase a few books so I thought I’d do a little haul to show you what I picked up. As you can guess by the title of this blog, the books I picked …
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…