THE COWARD By Jarred McGinnes What a breeze of a read! Jarred McGinnes’ debut is concise and cutting on every page, darkly witty, and all encompassing. Unputdownable. The Coward tells […]
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SEO for dummies – a very beginners guide
Take a step, if you will, into my very limited and basic understanding of SEO. Search Engine Optimisation, kind of, sort of, translates into Google rankings, I think. The term […]
book recommendation roundup: nightmare fuel #1
For me, a good book really makes me feel something. Sally Rooney’s Normal People was so overwhelmingly tender it made me feel a bit nauseous…like, in a good way though. […]
Book Review: the Lies She Told
Paula Johnston’s debut novel the Lies she Told is a wild ride – think Love Island but way more conspiriorital and dangerous. Johnston’s split narrative tells the story of orphaned […]
Things to keep in mind when writing reviews
No one told me that writing reviews would be difficult. It’s a very intimidating form of writing, I think. In each niche of reviewing, you’re contributing to discourse in established […]
2021 reading challenge check in
We’re officially half-way done with 2021 – where has it gone? This year I started a new job and, as lockdowns and restrictions are constantly easing and going back into […]
The books that shaped me & my writing
I’ve been a reader and a writer for a long time, and it’s no shock or secret that these two aspects of my life shape each other massively. The best […]
2019 Book 1 | ‘No Mean City’
Every time I brought out my copy of ‘No Mean City’ around my partners gran, she would remark that the book gave Glasgow a bad name, and I can see […]