Confessions of a Reader

Looking back towards the end of last year I blogged about 7 of my biggest confessions as a reader, and rereading them has made me think of a few more confessions. I sometimes fold the corners of books, only tiny little folds but yes I sometimes fold them. When picking up books in a charity …

REVIEW | The Flight of the Starling by Lisa Heathfield

Title: The Flight of a Starling Author: Lisa Heathfield Publisher: Egmont Publishing Publication Date: 29th June 2017 Genre: YA Pages: 320 pages Extract: Rita and Lo, sisters and best friends, have spent their lives on the wing – flying through the air in their trapeze act, never staying in one place for long. Behind the greasepaint and the glitter, …

The Fifty Bookish Questions Book Tag

I found this tag on My Little Book Blog - and although it was originally posted back in 2016 I quite liked some of the questions, and it will give a little information in to what kind of reader that I am. As there are 50 questions I will try to keep my answers short …

the Second Hand Challenge

I spotted this post whilst trawling the internet looking for inspiration and thought this was brilliant, I regularly shop at my local charity shop for books and was so excited to actually do the second hand challenge. The idea behind the second hand challenge is to take £10 and head to your local charity store …

Review | A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard

Title: A Quiet Kind of Thunder Author: Sara Barnard Summary: Steffi doesn't talk, but she has so much to say. Rhys can't hear, but he can listen. Their love isn't a lightning strike, it's the rumbling roll of thunder. Steffi has been a selective mute for most of her life - she's been silent for so …

The Truth About Growing Up

Since turning 22 back in October, I've come to realise that it is not all that it shapes up to be. Looking back to when I was 18 I thought that turning 22 meant that I would older and more mature. I thought I would know exactly what I wanted to do with my life …

My YALC TBR

Now, for those of you who don't know what YALC is, it is Young Adult Literature Convention which takes place each year as a part of the London Film and Comic Con which first took place in 2004, as Malorie Blackman’s major project as Waterstones Children’s Laureate. 2017 see's YALC in its fourth year, and brings together …