Hello friends! Today’s blog tour post is dedicated to Annabel Fielding who’s historical fiction Lying with Lions I read over the course of this past week. When Fielding contacted me to consider becoming involved in the blog tour, of course I was quick to say yes. Historical fiction is something I really enjoy reading and the premise of the book sounded so good! I’ve been in a reading slump for the past few months so I was afraid I won’t even be able to get through the book. Not through the fault of anyone else but my own. Fortunately I was able to honour my promise! Yay me. Lying with…
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Book review | Ascent into Hell by Fergus White
Hello friends! Couple of weeks ago I stumbled across Everest. No, not the actual mountain *insert smug face* but the movie on Amazon Prime. It’s based on the true events about the storm on Everest in May 1996 that sadly cost the lives of 8 climbers in one of the worst mountaineering disasters in history. Absolutely incredible movie, highly recommend. I quickly sought out literature to feed my curiosity about mountaineering further and that’s when I found Ascent into Hell by Fergus White. Blurb There is but one aim: the summit, the summit of Mount Everest. What starts with a trouble-free trek into the Nepalese highlands explodes into a gripping…
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Book review | The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
Hello friends! What’s been happening? I finally finished The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah yesterday. It was a very warm recommendation by my boyfriend’s cousin and she did NOT prepare me for what I was about to experience.. so, without further ado, here’s the book review for The Coldest Winter Ever. The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah Score /5 Published in 2005, by Washington Square Press Get your copy from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookdepository. I came busting into the world during one of New York’s worst snowstorms, so my mother named me Winter. Ghetto-born, Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug-dealing family. Quick-witted, sexy, and business-minded, she knows and…
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Book review | Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
One of my favourite things about being part of the bookish community on Instagram is the countless book recommendations from like-minded people. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin was a recommendation present from Anna (@girlswhoreadaround) who saw how much I liked The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Afterlife, and speculative books about what happens after we die, do interest me a lot and I was so excited to get started with Anna’s recommendation. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin Rating .5/5 Published in 2016 by Bloomsbury You can order a copy from Amazon, Waterstones In this delightful novel death is a begining, a new start. Liz is killed in a hit a run accident and her…
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Blog Tour | Forever Ends on Friday – Justin A. Reynolds
Happy Humpday, friends! Today’s blog tour stop is for one of my all time favourite author’s new UK book release and I am buzzing! I actually pre-ordered Early Departures, which is the US version of Forever Ends on Friday, without even reading the synopsis. You may be aware that I’m a diehard fan of Opposite Of Always! Jack-Attack for the win. If you haven’t already – read the review here. So you can only imagine the joy in my little cold heart when I got approached to get involved with the UK book tour. (Screams internally!!) Forever Ends on Friday by Justin A. Reynolds Score /5 Pub Date 21 January 2021,…
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Book review | Half a World Away by Mike Gayle
I am struggling to put into words how I feel about this book. Although I was warned by many of you guys when I started this book, that I will need a box of tissues to cope with the heartache, I was not prepared. There aren’t enough tissues in the world to help me come to terms with what I’ve just read. Today’s post is my review of Half a World Away by Mike Gayle, in case I didn’t make it quite obvious in the title of this post.. ha! Half a World Away by Mike Gayle Rating /5 Published in 2020 by Hodder & Stoughton You can order a copy…
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Blog Tour | What I Did – Kate Bradley
Hi friends, it’s that time again.. Blog tour for What I Did by Kate Bradley. What a treat! It must be said that this book caught my attention as soon as I started to skim over the blurb. (I’ve spoken about me not reading the full blurb properly, especially for thrillers as I’m too scared for spoilers!). Family dramas, obsessive and dysfunctional family storylines have always intrigued me. What that says about me, I don’t actually want to know! But I am so grateful that it ended up in my hands and started off my reading year with an absolute bang. Thank you so much to Zaffre for sending a…
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Book Review | Playing Nice by JP Delaney
I am notorious for picking my monthly TBR and then chucking it out the window depending on the mood I’m in later on. Playing Nice was definitely not even on my radar at the beginning of the month, but the other day.. I changed my mind. Picking the next book to read is always a struggle, since I have well over 100 unread titles in my to-be-read pile. I am currently still in Estonia, which means that the majority of the books available are on my Kindle. Normally I’d use a TBR Jar but that, too, is in England and unavailable. Therefore I ran a quick poll on my Instagram…
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Book Review | The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober by Catherine Gray
Had you told me in March that I will be reading The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, or any sort of sobriety related literature for that matter, I would have thought you are out of your mind. I’ve always admired people who do not drink, but I’ve never even thought about quitting myself. Until I did. The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober – Catherine Gray Score /5 Published in 2017, by Hachette You can order a copy from Amazon, Waterstones Ever sworn off alcohol for a month and found yourself drinking by the 7th? Think there’s ‘no point’ in just one drink? Welcome! There are millions of us. 64% of…
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Book Review | I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
What can I say about I’m Thinking of Ending Things? Firstly, we were only five days into the month of July and I had already finished my pick for @bookshelfraiders book club. The theme was nature. Hence the snowy tree on the cover. Secondly, what a journey it was.. I’m Thinking of Ending Things – Iain Reid Score /5 Published in 2016, by Simon & Schuster You can order a copy from Amazon, Waterstones A woman embarks on a road trip with her new boyfriend, Jake, amid doubts about her commitment. They are visiting his parent’s remote farm. When the two take an unexpected detour in a snowstorm, she is…
