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Tag: Nonfiction

Posted on March 2, 2022February 18, 2022

Book review: And Away… by Bob Mortimer

"This was such a funny, heart-warming and surprisingly touching autobiography!" Read my review for And Away... by Bob Mortimer⁠...

Posted on February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

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...

Posted on August 4, 2021July 23, 2021

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...

Posted on June 10, 2021June 4, 2021

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...

Posted on April 20, 2021March 31, 2021

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...

Posted on April 1, 2021March 31, 2021

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...

Posted on September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

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...

Posted on September 11, 2020September 25, 2020

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...

Posted on March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

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 …

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Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020

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…

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Book review: We Had To Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets, translated by Emma Rault⁠
Happy Sunday ✨⁠
I feel like I’ve posted about this book several times already this month, yes I’ve barely started it! I’m about 60 pages in 💁🏻‍♀️ I’ve finally got my currently reading stack down to just two books, so I will be focusing on this one primarily from here on out!
Recent publisher bookmail 🥰⁠
Oh how I love obnoxiously bright colours! 💚🍏🐸🌵♻️⁠
Book review: Bear by Marian Engel⁠ 🐻
New bookshelves! ✨
Not me picking up another new read when I’m already reading loads and haven’t started any of my challenge books this month yet 👀
Hiii everyone 👋🏻 I was tagged @brightonbookish to do the #namecore tag, tysm 😚⁠

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