Bewilderment by Richard Powers │ Review

Where do I begin? Bewilderment was a beautiful book – moving, transformative in its prose, and deeply luminous. After finishing I had to take a week to process what I had read before even beginning to sit down and write my thoughts. I still don’t think this review will do the book justice. Simply put I have found my favourite book of 2021. … More Bewilderment by Richard Powers │ Review

May Wrap-up

May was a slow reading month for me. I had all of my uni exams within the first two weeks, during which I read 20 pages in total. I always find that during the examination period my reading slows dramatically just because I am too exhausted at the end of the day to read more than a page. … More May Wrap-up

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Review │ Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist #2

Next in the Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist miniseries is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. This book has already received heaps of praise, appearing on the Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist and wining the Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction in 2020. … More The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Review │ Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist #2

Birthmarked – By Caragh O’Brien Review

Title: Birthmarked Author: Caragh O’Brien Release Date: March 30th 2010 Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd Age Range/Genre: Young Adult Number of Pages: 361 ISBN: 9780857071392 Rating:  In the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the walled Enclave and those, like sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone, who … More Birthmarked – By Caragh O’Brien Review

Matched – By Ally Condie Review

Title: Matched Author: Ally Condie Release Date: November 30th 2010 Publisher: Penguin Group Age Range/Genre: Young Adult Number of Pages: 366 ISBN: 9780142419779 Rating:  Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander’s face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, … More Matched – By Ally Condie Review