Format: ebookPublished: March 13th, 2025Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – Memoir Rating: 2/5 Stars Although there are some entertaining parts to Bookish, I found it overall more irritating than anything else. Where the author tries to come off as funny (I think), the humour often falls flat, feeling more judgemental or simply ignorant. This is a sequelContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Bookish: How Reading Shaped Our Lives by Lucy Mangan”
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Book Review: Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear
Format: ebookPublished: August 8th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Stars I know others dislike it or think it overdone, but I really enjoy the ‘trend’ of Greek myth retellings (though I do think it’s not so much a trend now as just a…fantasy subgenre?). As a kid, I was obsessed with Greek mythology, reading anyContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear”
Book Review: Black Victorians: Hidden in History by Keisha N. Abraham, John Woolf
Format: ebookPublished: September 1st, 2022Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – History Rating: 5/5 Stars I’ve been able to read a few books more recently which set out to spotlight overlooked historical figures, and they’ve all been pretty great. This is no exception. Abraham and Woolf present these short biographies that show Victorian Britain really wasn’t as monolithicContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Black Victorians: Hidden in History by Keisha N. Abraham, John Woolf”
Book Review: The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod
Format: PaperbackPublished: April 29th, 2025Age: AdultGenre: Historical (Regency) Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars This was fantastic. Charlotte is a recent widow, after the death of Mr. Collins. Facing the idea of leaving her home, and the garden she has lovingly cultivated, she writes to Lizzie, who sends her sister, Mary to Charlotte in hopes of liftingContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz McLeod”
Book Review: Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde
Format: ebookPublished: June 4th, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 2/5 Stars I really wanted to like this so much more than I did! My frustrations with the book stem from issues that, in my very humble opinion, seem to be industry-wide in certain genres, and could have been resolved with tighter editing. It’s a shame,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde”
Book Review: ADHD Unpacked by Alex Conner & James Brown
Format: ebookPublished: March 13th, 2025Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – Psychology Rating: 5/5 Stars This is an absolutely excellent resource for anyone with ADHD or who have loved ones with ADHD. It’s got all the essential information, while making it clear there’s still a lot we don’t know, and that everyone who has ADHD is different. It’sContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ADHD Unpacked by Alex Conner & James Brown”
Book Review: Star Wars: Darth Maul – Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves
Format: PaperbackPublished: January 1st, 2001Age: AdultGenre: Sci-Fi Rating: 2/5 Stars When I was setting up my reading challenges at the start of this year, I gave my Star Wars loving partner a task; to find three of his Star Wars books that fit with any of the prompts, with a promise that if I gotContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Star Wars: Darth Maul – Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves”
Book Review: Kiss Across Time by Tracy Cooper-Posey
Format: ebookPublished: May 1st, 2010Age: AdultGenre: Paranormal Romance Rating: 1/5 Stars I open every book with hope – when I start a book, I want to like it. I want to feel engaged with the characters and the story and end up feeling invested in what’s happening. For the most part, too, I’m happy toContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Kiss Across Time by Tracy Cooper-Posey”
Book Review: Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su
Format: ebookPublished: January 30th, 2025Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary – Literary Rating: 4/5 Stars Judging by the Goodreads reviews, I might be in the minority in really liking this! I do think if you’re going to pick it up though, there’s a few things to be aware of. It’s not a romanceThe MC is exceptionally messyIt’s weirdContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su”
Audiobook Review: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Narrated by Lauren SweetPublisher: HarperAudioAge: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceFormat: AudiobookPublished: November 10th, 2020 Rating: 1/5 Stars I find this with romance in general, but for some reason especially with sapphic – outside of YA and the occasional Christmas romance, I really struggle to find great Contemporary Romance (and please, give me your recommendations if you haveContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur”
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