So before you go into reading this review, I just want to point out that there are two sections: the main review, and then at the end, there’s an update. I read this poetry collection for the first time in January 2019 and my feelings about it were ‘so so’. I read it for a second time in November 2020 and found it a little bit more enjoyable to read. The ‘update’ section at the end of the review are my thoughts after reading it for a second time! …
I had heard so many good things about this book, and I kept seeing it on the buy one get one half price section of Waterstones. So when I saw it on Netgalley, I instantly requested it and luckily, I was sent it! As soon as I had downloaded it, I started reading it straight away and it took me three hours to read – in one sitting. …
I’m kind of getting into the groove of reading poetry lately… Maybe it’s because there’s a lot of it being published that’s aimed at teenagers and young adults, maybe it’s because I fancy something a little bit different. I don’t know. Nevertheless, I was intrigued by this poet that had come by way – R.H Sin. Apparently, he is a very well known poet with many fans saying how his contemporary poetry is magical. I was eager to see if I agreed. …
Yes, I’m back reviewing the next volume in the Paper Girls series. If you haven’t read my reviews of volume one and two, then definitely check those out before you read this review, because there may be some small spoilers. …
In true Kirsty fashion, I am so late to the party to read this book. I had to read The Hate U Give for the monthly book club at my local Waterstones. I had been wanting to read it for absolutely ages, and having it as the book of the month just gave me that extra motivation to read it. I tend to stray away from VERY hyped up books because I end up being disappointed, but I had a feeling that THUG was a book that wasn’t going to let me down. …
the witch doesn’t burn in this one is Amanda Lovelace’s second and highly anticipated poetry collection in her ‘women are some kind of magic’ series. Carrying on in true Lovelace fashion, the witch doesn’t burn in this one explores women’s rights, and how they are oppressed within society. …
Last year, I read Emily Williams’ debut novel, Letters to Eloise and it became one of my best reads of 2017. She contacted me a couple of weeks ago, asking whether I could read her new novel that’s coming out on February 14th 2018 and I jumped at the chance. I was so excited that I emailed her back straight away saying ‘yes’, and as soon as Williams had sent me the book, I started to read… …
If you read my review of volume one of this series, you will know that whilst I (kinda) enjoyed it, it was too much of a fast-moving storyline with no character connection. I was hoping that volume two would flesh out the characters a little bit more, and that we would stop in one time for a little bit longer so that I could get used to the world, rather than moving around really quickly so that I get whiplash. …
I am absolutely in love with Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga series. I genuinely cannot get enough of it, so when I found out that Vaughan had written another graphic novel series about teenagers who deliver newspapers and then get sucked into time travel, I was all here for it. …
I have seen this book splashed across the book community with nearly everyone saying how amazing it is and that it’s one of their all-time favourite books. The concept sounded very interesting, but I think what wasn’t cool, was that the blurb was just misleading… …