Dark 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…

Reading 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! Lexi is truly a joy to watch. She makes incredibly cosy vlogs and really well edited and super helpful recommendation and wrap up videos that cover everything from middle grade to adult books.…

More short book recommendations

Following my last short book recommendations post I have gathered another five brilliant books that I think you’ll love. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (146 pages) Perfect for this time of year, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a sharp little knife of a book that is shrouded…

I’m reading all of the winners of the Women’s Prize for Fiction

2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and I'm joining thousands of readers in the challenge to read all twenty four of the previous winners. The Prize is actively encouraging readers to join in with #readingwomen so that they can vote for their all-time favourite in November. I’m not sure I’ll…