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: West of Wicked by Nikki St. Crowe
Published April 16th, 2026 by Tor BrambleFantasy Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: 💚 A dark, sexy, and twisted reimagining of The Wizard of Oz from USA Today bestselling author Nikki St. Crowe 💚 No one is safe on the yellow brick road. Dorothy Gale doesn’t know where she came from. At the age of five,…
BOOK REVIEW: The Eights by Joanna Miller
Published April 3rd, 2025 by Fig TreeHistorical Fiction, Coming-of-Age Story ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: Oxford, 1920. For the first time in its 1000-year history, the world’s most famous university has admitted female students. Giddy with dreams of equality, education and emancipation, four young women move into neighbouring rooms on Corridor Eight. They have come here…
BOOK REVIEW: They Can’t Burn Us All by Cathryn Kemp
Published August 13th, 2026 by BantamHistorical Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Dark Fantasy, Adventure Fiction ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: From the award-winning author of A Poisoner’s Tale comes a dark, feminist retelling of the most famous witch trial in 17th-century Iceland, perfect for fans of The Witches of Vardo and The Mercies Westfjords, Iceland. 1655 ÞurÃður Jónsdóttir has grown up…
SQUADPOD FEATURED BOOK: The Bestseller by Jenny Knightsby
Published September 10th, 2026 by Mountain Leopard PressMystery, Suspense, Psychological Thriller ******** ABOUT THE BOOK: YOU TOLD HER YOUR DARKEST SECRETS.NOW MILLIONS WILL READ THEM . . . ‘A gripping thriller that plumbs the dark depths of our closest relationships’ CLAIRE MCGOWAN’Brilliant and chilling . . . I tore through the pages’ – SARAH EASTER COLLINS ‘What…
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