Am I really in my final year? Am I really going to graduate after this? With a DEGREE? I can’t think too much about it without getting dizzy and honestly, a little bit sad. I know I’m going to be doing a masters but I’m going to miss my undergraduate courses. For now though, I’ve… Read More English Literature Reading List: 3rd Year Edition
Genre: Adult Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Release Date: 4th August 2015 Pages: 512 Author Website: N.K. Jemisin’s Website Add on: The StoryGraph – Goodreads Buy From: Book Depository – Amazon – Waterstones This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home… Read More The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin Review
I’m really saying goodbye to my anxiety for the five seconds it takes for me to post this. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to do that. I’m gonna do it. QUICK-BEFORE-I-LOSE-MY-NERVE-HERE’S-MY-WRAP-UP! Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge I’m pretty sure I learnt more from… Read More June Wrap Up – 7 Incredible Books
Hello, all! I read seven books in August, and I did enjoy the majority, which is always good! Let’s dive straight into the stats, and then we can move onto my thoughts. So as you can see, from the books I read in August, 5 were from the library 2 I already owned 4… Read More August Wrap Up
Hello, everyone! This post is going to be the first in a series, in which I basically just get excited about books I’ve heard have just been released or have recently been published, and can’t get them out of my head. It’s not going to be a TBR as such, because I know I won’t… Read More Book Buzz: New and Upcoming Books I’m Excited About (August ’19)
Hello, everyone! And welcome to my new re-brand as In The Shadows of Stories! This post is the first in what is going to be a series, the premise of which is the story behind the book. Basically, the story of me reading the book, the memories I associate with it, and any anecdotes I have… Read More My Bookish Story: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
I’m not sure if I’ve ever talked about it on here, but for those of you who don’t know, I’ve been working in my local libraries since October last year. I love a lot of things about working in the library, and of course, one of the main perks is being surrounded by books all… Read More Library Haul (2019)
In a rush? Scroll to the bottom for my snapshot thoughts! Carmel Wakeford becomes separated from her mother at a local children’s festival, and is found by a man who claims to be her estranged grandfather. He tells her that her mother has had an accident and that she is to live with him for… Read More The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer Review
I’m writing this after a nine hour philosophy studying session, so my brain is a bit fried but I thought I could use talking about the books I read this month to wind down! Books read: 7 Pages read: 2059 DNF: 1 Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) by Jeff VanderMeer The first book I finished in… Read More November Wrap Up (2018)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme created by Jill at Breaking the Spine which highlights upcoming releases we are excited for! This week, I’m going with… Weight of Stars by K. Ancrum Release Date: 19th March 2019 Publisher: Imprint Genre: YA/Sci-Fi/Contemporary/Romance I am so hyped for this book, not only because it centres around protagonists of colour, is apparently queer as… Read More Waiting on Wednesday: Weight of Stars by K. Ancrum
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