Book review: Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro From Goodreads From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Dayand When We Were Orphans, comes an unforgettable edge-of-your-seat mystery that is at once heartbreakingly tender and morally courageous about what it means to be human. Hailsham seems like a pleasant English boarding school, far from the influences …

Book review: Little Fires Everywhere

I recently realised that I've gotten really bad with my reviews in that I've just not been writing or posting them. So sorry about that! One of my goals for this year was to post at least two reviews a month, which I think I've been doing. But they weren't always for books I wanted …

Standalone Sunday/review: the Female of the Species

Standalone Sunday is a feature created here where each Sunday you feature a standalone book (not part of a series) that you loved or would recommend! Since I wanted to highlight this book but hadn't yet reviewed it and had too many thoughts for a short post, I thought I'd do them in the same post. The Female …

Top Five Wednesday: Authors You’d Want to Write Like

Find more about T5W here! This week is authors you'd want to write like, which is such a great topic! Neil Gaiman I know his writing is controversial, but I find some of it so lyrical and poetic, especially in his short stories. I've always been a huge fan of his writing, and when I …

Top Five Wednesday: Genre Benders

Happy November! I can't believe it's already November. When the fuck did that happen?? Anyway, here's the first edition of Top 5 Wednesday for November! I'm not really into the topics this month, so I'm only doing this one and the last one, but I think those ones super interesting so I'm excited for them! …

Top Five Wednesday: Books Featuring Non-humans

Find more about T5W here! The prompt was our favourite paranormal creatures, but I don't really read a lot of paranormal books tbh, so I did my favourite non-human characters! 1017 from the Chaos Walking Series by Patrick Ness 1017. How we love to hate to love you. A from Everyday by David Levithan Okay …

Book review: the Hate U Give

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Paraphrased from Goodreads Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of …

Top Five Wednesday: Favourite Creepy Settings

Find more about T5W here! This week's topic is our favourite creepy settings, which is perfect for Halloween! The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman I mean it takes place IN a graveyard! The main character LIVES in a graveyard! Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov I think this one's pretty self-explanatory. I love this book with my …

Top Five Wednesday: Books Featuring Witches

Find more about T5W here! This week's topic is books featuring witches. I originally wasn't going to do this post and then going through my read list, I noticed that a lot of the books I've read have witches in them. Beastly by Alex Flynn This is a YA romance based on Beauty and the …

Mini review: We Should All Be Feminists

We Should All be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Paraphrased from Goodreads What does “feminism” mean today? With humor and levity, here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century—one rooted in inclusion and awareness. She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination, but also the more insidious, institutional behaviors that …

Top Five Wednesday: Books You’ve Read Because of Blogging

Find more about T5W here! This week’s topic is Books You've Read Because of Blogging. I read a bunch of books this summer because of blogging, so this is a great topic! Read A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab I rated this 4/5 stars! I really enjoyed the plot, characters, and world building! One …

Top Five Wednesday: Books to Read without the Synopsis

Find more about T5W here! This week’s topic is Books to Read without the Synopsis. I love this topic! I think a lot of the times people expect a lot out of a great synopsis, or the synopsis sucks, both of which can ruin the book. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk I think people might be …