Well-behaved women don’t make history: difficult women do. Feminism’s success is down to complicated, contradictory, imperfect women, who fought each other as well as fighting for equal rights. Helen Lewis argues that too many of these pioneers have been whitewashed or forgotten in our modern search for feel-good, inspirational heroines. It’s time to reclaim the … Continue reading Difficult Women Review
I received this book for free in return for an honest review. Cassie McKinney has always believed in the Hive. Social media used to be out of control, after all. People were torn apart by trolls and doxxers. Even hackers - like Cassie's dad - were powerless against it. But then the Hive came. A … Continue reading The Hive Review
Instead of trying to create a monthly TBR that I would then be hard pressed to follow, and create stress for myself, I thought that I would share with you my plans for each week, as these are less likely to change. Books that I am Currently Reading: In the first global overview of philosophy, … Continue reading Weekly Reading Plans
It's a new month, and I want to share with you the books that I will be planning on reading this month. However, since this month and my birthday are in this month, this TBR will not be complete, and is subject to change! Assassination Classroom: Time for Grown Ups A strange new teacher is … Continue reading December TBR
Sorry I have been quite inactive recently, if you haven't guessed by the title, I moved into university recently and it's been hard to find time to write when you're working out how to function properly! Hopefuly I'll be up and running properly soon. Fiction Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Gemina by Amie … Continue reading The Books I Took To Uni With Me
The reason I requested this book on NetGalley was that it explored taxidermy, something I had not seen before in YA literature. The cover along with the title suggested a certain kind of romanticisation, that one might see with a Studio Ghibli film, and in a certain way I was right. I received this book … Continue reading The Art of Taxidermy Review
I got this book of Netgalley in return for an honest review. Synopsis Set in a mythical India at the start of the first millennium, The Long Road to Nalanda is the story of a young outcaste, Abhi, who is offered as blood sacrifice to the giant snake God, Jwala. Abhi, a feisty young adolescent, … Continue reading The Long Road to Nalanda ARC Review
