Book review: Tender is the Flesh

Book review: Tender is the Flesh

TENDER IS THE FLESH By Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses (2020) This little number has been on my TBR for a good while, and I finally got the excuse […]

Book Review: the Lies She Told

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 […]

Book review: Daisy on the Outer Line

Book review: Daisy on the Outer Line

The unbridled excitement I felt when I found out that my home town of East Kilbride is one of the supporting locations in Ross Sayers Daisy on the Outer Line […]

2021 reading challenge check in

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 […]

Book Review: Bitterhall by Helen McClory

Book Review: Bitterhall by Helen McClory

Set for early April release, Bitterhall will be the newest instalment in Helen McClory’s bilbliography, which includes Mayhem & Death, On the Edges of Vision and of course, the Goldblum Variations. Bitterhall takes the form of a […]

Book Review: Expectation (2020) by Anna Hope

Book Review: Expectation (2020) by Anna Hope

Anna Hope’s Expectation explores close female friendships, motherhood and infertility, infidelity and adapting to a life that isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It follows Hannah, Cate and Lissa, […]

Book review: I’ll Give You the Sun

Book review: I’ll Give You the Sun

I’ll Give You the Sun (2014) by Jandy Nelson is pure sunshine – from its bright yellow cover to its colourful, vivid cast of characters. Mid lockdown, it was just […]