Lifestyle and Books
A space octopus, witchcraft, and talking to George Orwell via a medium: Old Babes in the Wood is Margaret Atwood’s newest short story collection, and I was thrilled to have the privilege of spending an evening in the same room...
It’s been over a year since I last wrote a blog post. Sitting down to write feels like tentatively dipping my shoulders below sea level. I can swim, but diving into an ocean after so long is daunting. This past...
The Unsinkable Greta James The Unsinkable Greta James follows 36-year-old Greta James, an indie rockstar and guitarist, who’s trying to pick up the pieces of her life after her mother’s sudden death. Still reeling from her loss, as well as...
The Mermaid of Black Conch Near the island of Black Conch, an imaginary Caribbean island in the late 1900s, a fisherman sings to himself while waiting for a catch. But David attracts a sea-dweller that he never expected – Aycayia,...
Despite the easing of lockdown restrictions, things still feel very much up in the air. So, to rekindle some semblance of normalcy, I thought I would bring back my traditional Little Things posts… Ever since handing in my final university...
The lovely Holly over at The Writing Finch tagged me to do the Stay at Home Book Tag (created by Princess of Paperback on Youtube) a couple of weeks ago and I had so much fun answering the prompts! Be sure to...
As I write this, more than a third of the world’s population is expected to be on lockdown in an attempt to slow the coronavirus pandemic. For many of us, the days have been filled with stress baking, worrying, stress...
February is here! The seemingly endless month of January is over. We made it! As long as the month felt, the beginning of the new decade saw me delving straight into my reading goals. This year I’m hoping to read...
12 Classic Novels in 12 Months
Way back in January I laid out some personal goals for 2019; one of them was to read 12 classic nove...
‘The Midnight Library’ Book Review
Nora Seed has hit an all-time low. After losing her cat, her job, and is full of regret, she takes h...
‘Boy Parts’ by Eliza Clark Book Review
The Book Dirty, funny, messy, wild, I tore through this bold and brutal debut in a delirious 24 hour...
An Autumn Reading List
As a literature student, autumn reading means heading back to university and ploughing through stack...
