I’m sure this comes as no surprise but after finishing The Diviners and Lair of Dreams I jumped straight into Before the Devil Breaks You and have some thoughts to share.
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Review of Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
I had grand reading plans for October, but it seems I’ve been caught up in the Libba Bray hype as after re-reading The Diviners last week I jumped straight into Lair of Dreams.
Read MoreAuthor spotlight: Donna Tartt
At this time of year, lots of reviewers (including me!) recommend The Secret History by Donna Tartt as the epitome of dark academia and autumnal reading. But what about her other books? I thought I’d pull together an author spotlight on Donna Tartt to learn more about her and her backlist.
Read MoreReview of The Diviners by Libba Bray
I read this for the first time back in August 2019 as part of a week-long read-a-thon and I think I got it all wrong. It was the height of summer, I was listening to the audiobook on 2x speed and as you can imagine the result was a sub-par reading experience and a 3-star rating. As I didn’t give this book a fair chance, I decided to give it another go this October.
Read MoreDark academia book recommendations
Over the past couple of years the dark academia genre has slowly become one of my favourites. I did a bit of Googling and found the definition to be ‘dark academia is an aesthetic centered on higher education, writing, the arts, and classic Greek and Gothic architecture, as well as romantic longing and death’. And today I have a list of recommendations for you.
Read MoreBooks I want to read this autumn
I haven’t stopped talking about how much I love the autumn season, so I thought I’d tell you all about the books I plan on reading in the coming weeks. It was super hard to cut it down, but I think I’ve ended up with a good mix of backlist titles and new releases that sound amazing.
Read MoreReading booktubes favourite books #2
Since my last ‘reading booktubes favourite books‘ post I’ve made my way through another list and this one is from Alexandra Roselyn!
Read MoreMore short book recommendations
Following my last short book recommendations post I have gathered another five brilliant books that I think you’ll love.
Read MoreHow to read big books
Over the past couple of years I’ve really got into reading long books – I’m talking 800-1000 pages! That’s all well and good but I understand that for many, reading a long book like that is actually quite intimidating and daunting. So, today I have a few tips to help you tackle some of the chunky books that have been hanging around on your TBR.
Read MoreAutumn graphic novel recommendations
I love graphic novels and have a few spooky season recommendations.
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