Tag: book review
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BOOK REVIEW | Unfiltered by Lily Collins
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32737127-unfiltered Hive link: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Lily-Collins/Unfiltered-No-Shame-No-Regrets-Just-Me/20479474 After being blown away by her performance in Les Miserables, I had to pick up Lily Collins’ memoir which has been sitting on my to be read pile for ages. In Unfiltered, Lily offers her experiences in life, covering topics from eating disorders to abusive relationships to…
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Three Fantastic #UKYA | Birdy, Radio Silence & Beautiful, Broken Things
I had a massive reading binge over the Christmas break. What with the office being closed and being on a blogging break, I certainly had the time to get down to it. Here are three fantastic young adult books that I read over the break. Birdy – Jess Vallance Birdy is a fantastic, thrilling ride…
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The Art of Asking – Amanda Palmer
Title: The Art of Asking Author: Amanda Palmer Year Published: 2014 Source: Owned copy! Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23511311-the-art-of-asking-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-let-people-hel Synopsis: “Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and…
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The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Title: The Girl on the Train Author: Paula Hawkins Year Published: 2015 Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23347055-the-girl-on-the-train Synopsis: “EVERYDAY THE SAME Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she…
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Holding Up The Universe – Jennifer Niven.
Title: Holding Up The Universe Author: Jennifer Niven Year Published: 2016 Source: Won an arc at YALC 2016! Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28671039-holding-up-the-universe *picture from Waterstones.com Synopsis: “Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really…
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The Square Root of Summer + My Summer Time Capsule.
Title: The Square Root of Summer Author: Harriet Reuter Hapgood Year Published: 2016 Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27420164-the-square-root-of-summer Synopsis: “Last summer, Gottie’s life fell apart. Her beloved grandfather Grey died and Jason left her – the boy to whom she lost her virginity (and her heart) – and he wouldn’t even hold her hand at the funeral! This…
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On The Other Side – Carrie Hope Fletcher.
Title: On The Other Side Author: Carrie Hope Fletcher Year Published: 2016 Source: Own copy! Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25744542-on-the-other-side Synopsis: “Evie Snow is eighty-two when she quietly passes away in her sleep, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. It’s the way most people wish to leave the world but when Evie reaches the door of her own…
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LGBTQ* Reads! | George, Unspeakable, All of the Above.
One of the best things about the start of summer is all the Pride events happening around the world! And recently, I’ve started looking for and reading books with themes on gender and sexuality. I’m trying to read more books along the spectrum, rather than just the centre. And here are some really good ones…
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Creativity and the idea of Big Magic.
Back at the start of the year, I wondered into Foyles and decided to pick up Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. This was for a couple of reasons. 1) It was a really nice hardcover and it was half price, who could resist. 2) I had known of Elizabeth Gilbert as she has a lengthy…
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Silence Is Goldfish – Annabel Pitcher
Title: Silence Is Goldfish Author: Annabel Pitcher Year Published: 2015 Source: Physically owned! Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25250548-silence-is-goldfish “My name is Tess Turner – at least, that’s what I’ve always been told. I have a voice but it isn’t mine. It used to say things so I’d fit in, to please my parents, to please my teachers. It…
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