Category Archives: Review

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Review | Frequently Read Fridays

Welcome to Frequently Read Fridays, a new book-reviewing series I’m starting! The idea of Frequently Read Fridays is to review a book that’s been trendy or popular at any point in time. This will allow me to cover a wide range of books across different genres. As the first of this new series, I’ll review Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, even if I am a little bit late to the part on this one.

I Got a New Kindle and I Love It

My first Kindle was given to me by my sister. She was upgrading to a newer model and kindly offered me her old one, which my younger self could never refuse. I took one look at the little buttons on each side to turn the page and the keyboard at the bottom and was stunned. A device on which I could pretty much instantly get new things to read with no stock issues and no need to leave the house? Sign me up!

One For My Enemy by Olivie Blake – Review

As a big fan of The Atlas Six, I was eager to read One For My Enemy. I look forward to making my way through all of Olivie Blake’s books, as I enjoy her plots, her characterisation, and her partnership with Little Chmura, who brings her characters to life with visual art. However, One For My Enemy was not as enjoyable as I had hoped it would be, falling a little flat in the places I was hoping it would shine.

Monthly Wrap-Up – February 2023: A Tale of Two Halves

This month has been a tale of two halves. I started off in the mood for crime and mystery and ended it in the spirit of romance (which had nothing to do with a certain holiday in the middle). It’s strange that I did not notice this until sitting down to complete my wrap-up for February, but I guess that’s the point of these posts: to reflect on my reading for the month.

Monthly Wrap-up – January 2023: New Year, Same Me

Despite having high hopes for the number of books I want to get around to reading this year, I’ve already created a lot of work for future me. Ideally, I would have read four books this month, but I’ve only managed to read three (well, two novels and a play). While the quality was incredibly high, and one of them had over 500 pages, I’m still a little bit annoyed with myself. However, it’s only the first month of the year and I have plenty of time to catch up.

Monthly Wrap-Up – December 2022: Not Quite Reaching my Goals

In the latter half of this year, reading only two books a month has been my only trick and it has not proved very useful for the reading goal I picked for this year, which I set at 40 books and missed by four. Though I’m a little annoyed by how close I was, I read more than I did last year, which was the goal, so I’m content with a humble 36.

How I Wrote 50,000 Words in a Month (and What I Learned)

I did it. I won. I reached my Nanowrimo goal. I wrote 50,000 words of potential rubbish in November. 50,550 to be precise. Now, I am that many words closer to having a completed first draft of an entire story and, I must admit, it feels great… But I’m not quite at my final goal yet.

Monthly Wrap-up – November 2022: A Romantic Pairing

Though I missed my wrap-up for October, I won’t be missing this one, because I’m eager to share how I felt about what I read. So, I’ll dust off my blog writing skills and tell you all about the two books I managed to squeeze into stolen moments during what turned out to be an oddly busy and fast-paced month.

The Ups and Downs of Book Adaptations

Although I’m aware that the world of book-to-film (or TV ) adaptations is fraught with tensions of a terrifying scale, I decided that for my post this week, I would put aside my usual pacifist hat and make unqualified judgements on the complexities of turning a book into visual media!