Tag: fiction
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Review: This Motherless Land Nikki May
A modern day retelling of Mansfield Park, set between the UK and Lagos, guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings. The perfect Summer read.
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Finished Fantasy Series
If you hate starting a series that hasn’t finished yet, then don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. Read on for my curated list of finished fantasy series.
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Bookshop Visits – BookBar – London
If an evening in with a glass of wine and great book is your ideal night then BookBar is the bookshop you absolutely need to visit.
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Recommendations – Books for Taking Down The Establishment
Well, what a title! When researching some content ideas, I found so many of my favourite titles have this brilliant them running through so let’s get stuck in.
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Bookshop Visits – Afrori Books – Brigton
Next up on our bookshop tour is one of my favourites in the South, today we find ourselves at Afrori Books in Brighton.
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2024 Releases I’ve Loved So Far
Each year always brings about new great releases and this one is no different. Here are some of my favourites so far of the year, with a couple that are out over the next few months!
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Books to Take Down the Establishment
This has to be one of my favourite themes to date. All too often I despair about British and worldwide politics, but at least in fiction it can be overhauled. If you’re ready to get angry and get even, this is the list for you.
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Non-White Mythology Books
If like me, the only mythology you were ever taught in school was Roman or Greek and it always felt a bit lacking, then this is the book list for you. In no particular order, here are a list of retellings, reimagining’s of some incredible tales.
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Books That Have Made Me Cry (So Far) This Year
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that I am a crier. Now it’s not just anything that sets me off, it’s something that makes me really feel. It’s more often books than anything but I’ve been known to blubber at an advert from time to time too.
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Favourite of 2023 Reads – Romance
Romance is one of my go to genres, I’m such a hopeless romantic and I love watching the characters stories play out.
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Favourite of 2023 Reads – Young Adult
Young Adult is a genre that I absolutely adore. Often the books I pick up are books I know my younger self would absolutely adore. We have a mix of fantasy and literary below.
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Bookshop Visits – Gay on Wye – Hay-on-Wye
Continuing on our bookshop tour, we find ourselves in the first ever bookshop town, Hay-on-Wye.
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Queer Reading Recommendations
LGBTQIA+ history month may have been and gone but as we know, we can read diversely all year round. Here are some of my favourite reads with queer representation over the past few years with no spoilers.
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Favourite of 2023 Reads – Literary
Literary is one of those genres that can really make you feel. You can be following a story similar to yours or one that couldn’t be more different, but you’ll follow those characters and laugh and cry with them.
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Favourite of 2023 Reads – Fantasy and Magical Realism
2023 may already feel like an age away but I want to look back on what I loved last year and share my favourites with you. Fantasy and magical realism were genres I really leaned back into last year. I love the escapism, I love the journeys made and the worlds they sit in.
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Short Novels You Can Read in a Day
Ever fancied something short and snappy to fill a few hours of the day? Be that on the beach, a long car drive or maybe a hair appointment? Have we got the books for you.
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Bookshop Visits – Pigeon Books – Southsea, Portsmouth
One thing I’ve always wanted to write about is the visiting of various bookshops around the country. They are always such a welcoming place, especially to bookworms but I think in general to anyone seeking solace and peace. So let me start with my local, Pigeon Books.
The Bookish Mindset 