Paper Aeroplanes By Dawn O'Porter Hot Key Books Rating **** Synopsis: It's the mid-1990s, and fifteen year-old Guernsey schoolgirls, Renée and Flo, are not really meant to be friends. Thoughtful, introspective and studious Flo couldn't be more different to ambitious, extroverted and sexually curious Renée. But Renée and Flo are united by loneliness and their … Continue reading Book Review – Paper Aeroplanes
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is the Top Ten Bookish Worlds I’d Want to Live In. I'm hoping I have picked some places that other people haven't, some of them aren't necessarily "worlds" just fictional places I could see myself living in. 1. Middle Earth From JRR Tolkein's Lord … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesdays – Bookish Worlds I Want To Live In
It's been 6 months since my first edition of Tackling My TBR Pile. Here and there...and everywhere I have considerably added to the pile, and added and added and I feel I have made no progress at all of reading the books that are STILL gathering dust at the bottom of the pile. I seem … Continue reading TBR Pile – Part 2
“Mystery Blogger Award” is an award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their blog not only captivates; it inspires and motivates. They are one of the best out there, and they deserve every recognition they get. This award is also for bloggers who find fun and inspiration in blogging; and they do it with so … Continue reading Mystery Blogger Award
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows By Balli Kaur Jaswal HarperCollins Rating **** Synopsis: Nikki lives in cosmopolitan West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she’s spent most of her twenty-odd years distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community of her childhood, preferring a more independent (that is, … Continue reading Book Review – Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Okay so I know this is controversial but hear me out... I think a lot of books are meant to be made into films... Almost as if they are written as a script, or some novels just work better as a visual on screen rather than images inside our little brains. I have chosen 5 … Continue reading Five For Friday – The Film was better than the Book
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao By Martha Batalha Oneworld Rating ** Synopsis: Euridice is bright and ambitious. But this is Brazil in the 1940s and society expects her to be a loving wife and mother. While Antenor is busy congratulating himself on his excellent catch, Euridice spends her humdrum days ironing his shirts, removing … Continue reading Book Review- The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao
The weekly blog challenge is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. To see topics and share your post, visit here. This week's topic is your favourite character names. I haven't done a Top Tuesday in a while as I didn't fancy a lot of the subject matter but I thought this one was good. I have … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesdays – Favourite Character Names
Last night myself and Dee had a sleepover, we re-watched the Royal Wedding, made an amazing salad for dinner, organised Dee's books and read our books in bed, with the help of Pebbles the cat of course! Dee also purchased a new novel, The Hate U Give which we are both really excited to start … Continue reading Brunching Bookworms Sleepover
This week (14-20 May) is Mental Health Awareness Week, this year the Mental Health Foundation is focussing on stress, which I think all of us can relate to. In honour of this week I wanted to share some books that helped me through a difficult and very stressful time last year. Unfortunatly in my previous … Continue reading Five for Friday – Positive Books for a Positive Mind
