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
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer
Published November 6th, 2025 by Faber & FaberMystery, Paranormal Fiction, Myths, Young Adult Fiction ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: The ghost of Bluebeard. A handsome count. A con artist in over her head. Mallory Fontaine is a fraud. She’s descended from witches, and pretends to be one, although her only magic is the ability to see…
BOOK REVIEW: Wonderful by Louise Beech
Published June 1st, 2026 by Pick Lock PublishingContemporary Fiction ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: A Hollywood idol. The Virgin Mary. An everyday girl from Hull. Three women, three eras, surprising things in common… On 4th August 1962, the night she should have died, Marilyn Monroe – the biggest star in the world – receives a visitor…
BOOK REVIEW: The Barbecue at Number 9 by Jennie Godfrey
Published February 12th, 2026 by Hutchinson HeinmannContemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Drama, Suspense, Literary Fiction ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS . . .It’s the summer of 1985 and the residents of Delmont Close are preparing a neighbourhood barbecue to watch the biggest music event in history: Live…
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
Published July 18th, 2013 by CornerstoneSuspense, Domestic Fiction, Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Mystery ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: An unforgettable story about a family with a terrible secret. From the #1 bestselling author of The Family Upstairs and None of This is True comes a new edition of The House We Grew Up In, with a brand new introduction from Lisa Jewell!…
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