a woman in her twenties who reads
There are only a few authors who I can confidently say I’ve read their backlists but Elizabeth Acevedo is one of those authors for me. In today's spotlight we find out a little bit more about this highly celebrated young adult author. As always, let’s start with a quick bio. Elizabeth Acevedo is an award-winning…
One of my favourite genres is what you would consider ‘new weird'. Technically 'new weird' fiction is an offshoot of the ‘weird’ subgenre of speculative fiction. New weird books cross traditional genre boundaries in attempts to overturn cliches but they often get miscategorised as science fiction or horror. They’re polarising but I love them and…
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. Title: Before the Devil Breaks You Author: Libba Bray Publisher: Atom Page count: 546 Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fic Average Goodreads rating: 4.28 My star rating: 4 In my current ranking of…
Continue reading ➞ Review of Before the Devil Breaks You 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. Title: Lair of Dreams Author: Libba Bray Publisher: Atom Page count: 613 Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fic Average Goodreads rating: 4.13 My star rating: 5 Like last time, I read…
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…
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.…
I love graphic novels and have a few spooky season recommendations. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell In this aesthetic af graphic novel we follow Deja and Josiah on their last night working together at a pumpkin patch theme park - which also happens to be Halloween night! It becomes a night of exploration and adventure as…
Booktube has quickly become a great source of entertainment and book recommendations for me. I watch lots of creators and read lots of their book recommendations but it’s hard to know who’s recs I should be listening to. To help with this, I took inspiration from a few videos and decided to start a ‘taste…
One of my first re-reads of the year!
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