4/5 Stars ⭐️; My Review of Mayhem by Estelle Laure!

An immersive summer read filled with gorgeous, complex characters, a touch of mystery and a sprinkling of magic! Read my review to find out what I loved (and didn't!) about this new release.

Review of Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess

Unapologetically swoon-worthy, yet powerfully (dare I say) feminist in its characterisation of the main character, Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess presented an independent, strong female lead that had me gushing. Tilly may've be an (ex)major fan of the main love interest, pop-star, Reuben Vaughan, but that didn't mean she was going to collapse …

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Kite by Melvin Burgess- A Mini Review

After sitting on my bookshelf for more than two years, I finally decided to pick up Melvin Burgess's novel, Kite. Filled with adventure-novel-esque characters, it was a short and engaging read. This book was read as part of the Beat The Backlist reading challenge. Plot The story, which is set in the late 1990s in …

Review of Kids Like Us by Hilary Reyl

I was pleasantly surprised by Hilary Reyl's YA debut, Kids Like Us, which tells the story of  teenage Martin, a boy with autism, who travels to France and subsequently meets who he believes is a character from his favourite book. The story, which is very well written, delves deeply into Martin's world, submerging the reader …

Since You’ve Been Gone, Morgan Matson

Morgan Matson's novel, Since You've Been Gone was a light and fun summer read. I felt that I could really connect with the main characters, Emily and Sloane, and their friendship. I especially enjoyed following Emily as she grew and developed as a character throughout the course of the novel. The ending was what made …

Review- Stranger Than Fan-fiction by Chris Colfer

I was disappointed by Chis Colfer's novel, Stranger than Fan-fiction. Before reading this book I expected this novel to be as fun and quirky as the name, however, I was disappointed by how 'two dimensional' the characters came across as. While I enjoyed the novel's sense of humour and could understand its attempt to include …

October & November Reads- Infographic

Today I decided to get creative and go for a visual representation of my October and November reads. The infographic was made on Canva and can be seen below.  Happy November reading! 🙂

The Sun is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon

I was a little hesitant to read this book as I had heard that I wasn't nearly as good as Everything Everything. At the start I found it a little confusing and struggled to keep up with the ever changing narrator. However, as the story progressed it started to make more sense and I began …

Words in Deep Blue, By Cath Crowley

Credit Image Words in deep blue is a beautiful, sad, motivating and thought provoking story of grief, love and friendship. While at a glance it may look like any other love story, Words in Deep Blue is about much more than just two people in love. The story is narrated by Rachel, a girl mourning …

Down The Rabbit Hole- Peter Abrahams- 4 stars!

Credit Image Click to see cover Brief Overview This story, which is the first of the series, is about Ingrid, a young Sherlock Holmes lover, who tries to uncover the dark truth about the history of Echo Falls. Caught up in a murder story, and believed to be a possible suspect, Ingrid's life gets more …