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  • August 9, 2018

    Book Review: Orlando by Virginia Woolf

    Book Review: Orlando by Virginia Woolf

    Virginia Woolf is an author I’d really wanted to read more of, having only every picked up Mrs Dalloway.  Wanting to read more of her books, I snapped up the chance to read Orlando. Written in 1928, Orlando has been celebrated as one of the landmark LGBTQ+ novels. Continue reading

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  • August 8, 2018

    The YALC Diaries

    The YALC Diaries

    For YALC this year, I thought I’d do something a little different from my standard book haul or uninteresting list.  Behold, The YALC Diaries! Although I’m beginning this post after Friday’s festivities have come to an end, I’m planning to write this up as a play-by-play of my favourite book event. Here we go! Continue reading

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  • August 6, 2018

    Book Review: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

    Book Review: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

    Uprooted is a book that I absolutely love and am very thankful for.  It’s the book that broke the worst reading slump of my life, which had been carrying on for months. I love it so much, despite its (romance) problems, and I constantly recommend it.  You can probably imagine my excitement when I heard… Continue reading

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  • August 3, 2018

    Weekly Wrap-Up: 03 August 2018

    Weekly Wrap-Up: 03 August 2018

    It has been awhile since I did a weekly wrap up!  The month of July was absolutely crazy and I relied scheduling posts weeks in advance — I didn’t have time to whip up these posts!  Now life is back to normal, but still busy. Continue reading

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  • August 2, 2018

    Book Review: Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

    Book Review: Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

    The Wayward Children series has been quite a rollercoaster ride for me.  I absolutely adored Every Heart a Doorway and despised Down Among the Sticks and Bones.  I wasn’t entirely sure how to feel when I picked up Beneath the Sugar Sky, the third book in the series.  Would I be delighted? Disappointed? Underwhelmed? The… Continue reading

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  • August 1, 2018

    Reading Wrap-Up: July 2018

    Reading Wrap-Up: July 2018

    July was a crazy month for me.  Not only was I incredibly busy with starting a new job, coming back from holiday, going on holiday again, and then going to YALC, but I also acquired and read so many books!  I’m not going to break these down like I usually do becuase this post will… Continue reading

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  • July 26, 2018

    Book Review: The Mermaid by Christina Henry

    Book Review: The Mermaid by Christina Henry

    Retellings are a fairly new subgenre for me, and while I really enjoy them it can be a little tiresome to see the same fairy tales told over and over again.  The Mermaid recently came to my attention and I was incredibly excited for a few reasons: Continue reading

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  • July 25, 2018

    Book Review: Adrift by Rob Boffard

    Book Review: Adrift by Rob Boffard

    I won’t lie, I was initially interested in Adrift because of the exceptional cover.  I’m really happy to have stumbled upon this book (and its beautiful cover) because it was exactly what I needed.  I’ve been craving good thrillers recently, and this sci-fi thriller was the perfect summer page turner. Continue reading

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  • July 24, 2018

    Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a book I’ve been hearing about over the past year or so.  Trusted blogging pals have absolutely loved this book — in fact it seems like everyone is loves this book.  I love all things old Hollywood, so I was eager to see what this book was all… Continue reading

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  • July 23, 2018

    Book Review: Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

    Book Review: Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

    I feel like a broken record — I’m always talking about why I don’t read contemporary young adult books.  Unless there’s a hook that’s particularly interesting, I’m just not interested.  I picked up Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda simply because it is such a beloved story in the YA community and has changed the… Continue reading

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Welcome to my corner of the bookish internet. I’m an American who has lived in the UK for almost 10 years, a publishing professional, and lifelong lover of books. I make it my mission to shout about books all over the internet and share my enthusiasm with other readers. I read a little bit of everything, but my main genres of choice are horror, fantasy, and science fiction.

I aim to start conversations about books and reading, link readers to new authors and titles they’ll love, provide insightful review the books I’m reading, and discover new writers and subgenres on this blog.

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