Tag: fiction
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Review – Time Tub Travellers and The Silk Thief – Claire Linney
When Zula is told there weren’t any Black tudors, she takes matters into her own hands to prove her point and the result is glorious. Important lessons on representation through history, this is a must read!
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Review – Iron Widow – Xiran Jay Zhao
After collapsing the corrupt government, Wu Zetian now is forced to deal with the aftermath of rebuilding a world. Xiran Jay Zhao has such a talent for writing politic worlds that will truly make you hold a mirror up to your own, I can’t recommend it enough.
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2025 Bookish Bingo
I’m launching a six month reading competition in the form of a bingo sheet to help you either smash through your TBR or help diversify your book shelves. To be in with a chance of winning some incredible prizes, you’ll need to read nine books that fit with the prompts.
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Review – Wandering Souls – Cecile Pin
Three siblings make the treacherous journey out of Vietnam in the hopes of finding the American dream. This is a literary debut that blew me away.
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Review – The Henna Wars – Adiba Jaigidar
Nishat and Flávia end up working on the same idea for their businesses in school that forms a rivalry and some.. Another brilliant YA romance from Jaigirdar!
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Festive Romances
I hope this one doesn’t need much of an introduction, because who doesn’t love a festive smooch or holiday fling? Get your fix with my list.
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Review – Chaos Theory – Nic Stone
Shelbi and Andy keep finding each other, but how far can their relationship be pushed? Deeply complex and messy teenagers make for the best love story.
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Review – No Small Thing – Orlaine McDonald
This is a tale of the hardships of motherhood and the pains of today’s world. A brilliant debut and one I know a lot of people need to read.
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Review – The Things That We Lost – Jyoti Patel
When losses in the family are hidden under the rug, cracks form and secrets start to spill. This is a literary fiction you need on your shelves.
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Review – Remember, Remember – Elle Machray
A retelling and twist on the gunpowder plot, with a clever narrative and a great suite of characters. It’s bursting with heart and soul, I was hooked from the beginning.
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Review: Iron Widow – Xiran Jay Zhao
Zetian is done with following orders and bowing to the orders of men, she’s ready to make them all burn. The epitome of feminine rage and I’m obsessed.
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Review: Interstellar Megachef – Lavanya Lakshminarayan
Hitch-hikers galaxy meets bake off in an intergalactic adventure, surrounding the politics of food. A lot of fun to start a duology and I’m excited to see where it goes next.
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Review: The Night Ends with Fire – K. X. Song
A Mulan retelling with the grit and determination of a woman told she can’t do something. Absolutely glorious.
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Review: All That We’ve Got – Jendella Benson
An unlikely friendship forms after to women get caught up interconnected issues. This is a coming of age novel with some serious bite! I cannot recommend enough!
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A Non-Exhaustive Guide to DNF
For years I’ve been in camp never DNF, desperate to not waste my money by putting a book down early, or maybe just out of pure stubbornness of wanting to know if it gets better. The thought of leaving a book unread racked me with guilt.. it’s tough, right?
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A Beginners Guide to Romance
Romance is my genre. I’m a hopeless romantic and love a happy ending. It’s my comfort genre and I’ll always come back to it. So if you’ve not always been a romance fan or you’re just overwhelmed with the choice, let me start you off with some recommendations
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Review: All the Truths Between Us – Liz Amos
Inseparable friends re-evaluate what life looks like apart from one another. A heartfelt literary novel that will set up camp in your heart. Get this on your TBR!
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A Beginners Guide to Graphic Novels
All of my other beginners guides have been genres I’ve loved for years, but in this one, I’ve had to catch up and do some reading first! I’ve only recently been introduced to graphic novels but I have thoroughly loved finding them.
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