Challenges keep me motivated in my pursuit of the things I love doing. Without Nanowrimo, I wouldn’t have written 50k words last November. Without Goodreads reading challenges, I wouldn’t read […]
Tag: fiction
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 […]
Nanowrimo 2021 – a full reflection
Nanowrimo – a full reflection Well, oops. This is late. Nanowrimo takes place in every November. If you read my post published at the halfway mark, you’ll know that I […]
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 […]
Reflecting on the first half of Nanowrimo 21
This month, so far, has been a weird one. Feels like it’s dragging and flying by all at once. My lunch hours and nights have been spent by in large […]
Movie review: Last Night in Soho
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Dir. Edgar Wright I have been so excited for this movie ever since I first saw it announced on Twitter by writer and director Edgar Wright!!!!!!!!! […]
Movie review: Candyman 2021
CANDYMAN Dir. Nia DaCosta, 2021 2021’s Candyman is maybe the scariest horror movie I’ve seen in a long time – I can’t pinpoint exact terrifying moments, all I can say […]
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 […]