Tag: romance
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Review: Celestial Lights – Cecile Pin
Celestial Lights follows Ollie as he’s going where no man has gone before, to Jupiter’s moon to search for life. More exquisite writing from Pin that starts gentle but leaves a heavy hole after finishing.
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May New Releases
The month of multiple bank holidays is finally with us, so let me help you with the best of this month’s new releases. Get the kettle on, feel the sun on your skin and get ready for a new book. Sounds perfect, right?
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Review: Brielle and Bear – Salomey Doku
A beautifully illustrated graphic novel duology, set at university which romance at its’ core. I come away from these smiling so much!
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Review: Kin – Tayari Jones
Two motherless girls, raised side by side until their lives take them in different directions. An unforgettable tale of sisterhood.
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April New Releases
The warmer days have been teasing us and it’s almost outside reading time, so let me help you with the best of April’s new releases. Get the kettle on, feel the sun on your skin and get ready for a new book.
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Review: Strangerland – Monika Radojevic
Strangerland proves that love can transcend language, borders and whole oceans. Radojevic’s debut is a roaring success, readers will be incredibly moved by this one.
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March New Releases
Spring is definitely on it’s way and it’s time to find something great to curl up with, so let me help you with the best of March’s new releases. Get the kettle on, feel the sun on your skin and snuggle up with a new book. Sounds perfect, right?
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Review: Black Dolls – Rachel Faturoti & Flo Woolley
It’s Battle of the Bands for Black pop-punk band Black Dolls and tensions are rising! A perfect mash up of Chinchilla’s Little Girl Gone and the TV show We Are Lady Parts.
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Review: Good Dirt – Charmaine Wilkerson
The fate of one jar ripples through history with this multi-generational story centring family legacy. This is Wilkerson’s best work yet and I’m so excited to see what comes next for her, do not miss this.
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Review: I Dreamed of You – Pim Wangtechawat
How does friendship fare when dreams and hopes of romance are involved? A beautifully light and delicate literary novel, set in beautiful Edinburgh.
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Review: I Can’t Even Think Straight – Dean Atta
Coming out for Kai didn’t quite go as planned, but the freedom he finds makes it all worthwhile, even if his best friend Matt isn’t ready to come out yet. Atta has knocked it out of the park again, a beautiful novel with nods to his previous work.
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Review: Necessary Fiction – Eloghosa Osunde
A beautiful group of stories and characters that shows us what it means to be queer in Nigeria today. One of the most beautiful and quotable books I’ve read this year.
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Diverse Book Awards Longlist
For the second year I’ve been a shortlist judge for the Diverse Book Awards and it’s always an honour. I get to read some incredible books, new genres and I always end up finding new favourites.
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October New Releases
Autumn is well and truly on its way and it’s time to find something great to curl up with. Get the kettle on, the blankets prepped and snuggle up with a new book. Sounds perfect, right?
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September New Releases
Look at new release lists and the bombardment from Booktok and Bookstagram can feel like a lot when you’re trying to find a new book. Autumn is well and truly on its way and it’s time to find you something great to curl up with.
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Review: Rebel Hearts – Tanya Byrne
There’s two approaches to teaching about the climate, empathy or anarchy and Ren and Pearl are on opposite sides, but for how long? A super sweet romance that fans of Tanya Byrne are going to eat up!
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Best Romances of 2025
If you’ve been around for a while then you’ll know that romances are some of my favourites. They’re my comfort reads, my safe place and often move me more than any other genre.
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Review: Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
Fleeing from your past will always catch up with you, but never in the way Lucy expected. Boulley’s best work to date and a brilliant return to Sugar Island.
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Review: Sweet Heat – Bolu Babalola
Picking up five years after Honey & Spice, Kiki and Malakai are forced back together in situations they couldn’t have imagined. Babaola proves yet again why she is one of my favourite authors ever, a stunning book.
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August Book New Releases
I know it can feel overwhelming scrolling through social media or browsing through bookshops with so much choice. Summer is well and truly here and if you’re looking for something juicy to get stuck into then I can help with that.
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