Hello! Welcome to my book blog.
I started blogging in August 2018 after encouragement from friends who’d seen me talking about the books I’d read on my private social media. I had never heard of Bookstagram and didn’t know that there was a whole community of book bloggers out there. I didn’t know I was about to find a place that felt like home and meet friends I know I’ll have for a lifetime.
I’ve always been a bibliophile. As a child I was a voracious reader and turned my book collection into a library that I would loan out to my stuffed animals. As I grew books were the backdrop to my life, helping shape who I am and enabling me to explore worlds I’d otherwise never see. After a number of years where I hardly read because of pain and brain fog due to chronic illness, my obsession for books was reignited when I received a kindle for Christmas in 2017. Actually, I received two. The second one my Mum bought from me for herself after she’d had the same idea as my partner. While I still struggle with pain and brain fog, I am once again a voracious reader and even with my reading slowed and both my concentration and retention impaired I have managed to read prolifically since 2018.
I love pretty much all genres, but my favourites are historical fiction and thrillers. I have a never-ending list of must-read authors but if I had to pick my favourite it would be Jodi Picoult. Some of my favourite books are Small Great Things, Hamnet, The Familiars, The Silent Companions, Flowers in the Attic, We Need To Talk About Kevin, A Time To Kill, Where The Crawdads Sing, Away with the Penguins, The Switch and The Handmaids Tale.
In May 2025 I started writing reviews and sharing historical fiction books I love on Little Stack. You can find a link to their site on this page.
The aim of this blog is to share my passion for books and connect with other book lovers. Please feel free to follow me on my Instagram or Twitter and come chat.
Latest Posts
BOOK REVIEW: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Published March 18th, 2021 by Hodder Historical Fiction, Romance Novel, Lesbian Literature, Young Adult Literature, Bildungsroman ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE; THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURE; THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD (YA); THE PRINTZ HONOR________________________________________________________ ‘A gripping novel where historical fiction meets romance, Last Night at…
BOOK REVIEW: One of the Family by Mark Edwards
Published June 18th, 2026 by Michael JosephThriller, Suspense, Psychological Thriller ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: In this family, some secrets are worth killing for… ‘Ingenious and chilling in equal measure’ M.J. ARLIDGE’Backstabbingly brilliant with twist after twist’ JOHN MARRS’Relatable yet nerve-shredding… a master of the page-turning twist’ CHRIS CHIBNALL The outstanding new psychological thriller from Mark Edwards, the 5 million…
BOOK REVIEW: How To Disappear by Gillian McAllister
Published July 9th, 2020 by Michael JosephThriller, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological Fiction, Legal Fiction, Domestic Fiction, Political Fiction ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: The gripping Sunday Times bestseller that will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last page ‘Bravo! Gripping and emotional – a cracking read’ Clare Mackintosh ‘A relentless drumroll of suspense . .…
BOOK REVIEW: The Wine-Dark Sea by Victoria Hislop
Published September 24th, 2026 by HeadlineHistorical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: Beloved, bestselling author Victoria Hislop explores the chaos unleashed on Greek families during the post-war era in this page-turning new novel that will delight fans who cherish The Island and The Figurine. Greece, 1946. In the power vacuum remaining after the Second World War, a…
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