…because men in books are better
It's honestly terrifying how we're into May already. I could talk about how 2021 has just felt like 2020 Part Two so far, but I'm going to try and focus on the positives instead. The latest statistics show that 14.9m are now fully vaccinated in the UK and, here in Scotland, we've been moved down … Continue reading April in books
I was going to start this post by saying how little I read throughout March, but that's not actually true. I read the grand total of five books, which is pretty good for me. Despite spending a lot of my free time reading, I am something of a slow reader. I don't know if I … Continue reading March in books
Other book bloggers get review anxiety, right? I've spent the past three hours trying to write a review and I've literally written two short paragraphs (and deleted a whole lot more). This is a book that's generally been very well received and I myself absolutely loved it. I guess I'm worried that I'm not gonna … Continue reading Review anxiety
It's International Women's Day, a day when we celebrate women - past and present - and their achievements. It's not just a day about recognising and celebrating achievements, though. It's also about the women who are fighting a daily battle for equality. Here in the UK, we live in a patriarchal society. In September 2020, … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2021 – My Favourite Books About Women
So, I only read three books in February, but they were fantastic books and that's what it's all about, right? Quality as opposed to quantity. February passed much in the same way as January. In Glasgow, we're still being told to stay at home and only go out for essentials and exercise, so aside from … Continue reading February in books
Back in 2016, not long after I'd birthed my blog, pushing it out from between the folds in my brain, rendering it an actual thing and not just an idea bouncing around my head, Iād morph into a green-eyed monster whenever I looked upon bloggers who snagged ARCs, or participated in blog tours for the … Continue reading The Casual Book Blogger
Well, we're one month into 2021 and the year's pretty much just 2020 Part 2 so far. I'm not going to dwell on the negatives in this post, though. I mean, some good things happened in January. Trump finally left office, the first dose of the Covid vaccine was given to more than 10 million … Continue reading January in books
New year, new books. A lot of readers set themselves some sort of goal when January arrives, be it reading a certain amount of books by 31st December, or pushing themselves out of their literary comfort zones and delving into unfamiliar genres. I have a couple of general readerly goals for 2021; I want to … Continue reading My 2021 Reading Goals
Wow, thank God that absolute shitshow of a year is over. Obviously, no magical reset button was pressed on 1st January, but here's hoping that 2021 is somewhat better than 2020. Everyone had their own way of coping with 2020 and one of my coping strategies was reading. Books gave me a place to escape … Continue reading Top 10 Fiction Books of 2020
I've been debating for a couple of months whether or not to start up a horror book club. With everything going on right now, it would obviously be a virtual club, with online meet ups happening once a month (or even once every two months, depending on people's schedules and availability). A virtual club would … Continue reading A horror book club, anyone?
