RIZZIO By Denise Mina Filed under: books I read in one day/two sittings. Here we have a book about my historical crush Mary, Queen of Scots, written by a woman […]
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Book Review: the Island of Missing Trees
THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES By Elif Shafak The Island of Missing Trees is the latest published work of Elif Shafak, author of 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in this […]
Book review: Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
RODHAM By Curtis Sittenfeld Am I interested in American politics? Not really. Am I a fan of Hilary Clinton or, for that matter, any Clinton? No, not at all. Do […]
Fish and chips inspired by Saltwater
Fish and chips, inspired by Saltwater Where I’m from, fish and chips is a staple food. A good bag of chips from my local chippy, soaked in malt vinegar and […]
Book review: Saltwater by Jessica Andrews
SALTWATER By Jessica Andrews Follow me on Facebook for next week’s blog, about a meal made inspired by this book! I first heard of Saltwater by Jessica Andrews as I […]
Book Review: the Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
THE SONG OF ACHILLES By Madeline Miller For a while now, Madeline Miller’s the Song of Achilles has been passionately talked about by book lovers everywhere: I see folk raving […]
Book review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
content warnings: abuse, sexual abuse, pedophelia, grooming MY DARK VANESSA BY KATE ELIZABETH RUSSELL Without a doubt, the saddest book I read in 2021. Right off the back of the […]
Book Review: the Coward by Jarred McGinnis
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 […]
Book review: Scabby Queen by Kirstin Innes
SCABBY QUEEN By Kirstin Innes First book review of the year! Scabby Queen is a collection of perspectives that tells the story of Clio Campbell, a Scottish activist, popstar, and […]
My top reads of 2021
It was my goal in 2021 to read 26 books. I ended falling short by four, but can’t complain seeing as I had such a good time reading all that […]