Book Review: Murder at Kings Crossing by Andrea Penrose

Title: Murder at Kings Crossing (Wrexford & Sloane #8) Author: Andrea Penrose Dates read: 07/03/25 – 23/04/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Publisher: Kensington Books Number of pages: 369 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: historical fiction, mystery Book blurb: Celebration is in the air at Wrexford and Charlotte’s country estate as …

Books I Love That Became Films or TV Shows

One of my favourite things (and also one of the most nerve-wracking) is when a book I love gets adapted for the screen. Sometimes it’s magic. Sometimes it’s heartbreak. And sometimes it’s so bad it sends you right back to the book just to wash it out of your brain. …

Books With ‘Star’ in the Title

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to …

Book Review: The Twat Files by Dawn French

Title: The Twat Files Author: Dawn French Dates read: 13/04/25 – 22/04/25 Rating 3/5 Publisher: Penguin Number of pages: 400 Fiction or non-fiction: nonfiction Subject or genre: humour, memoir Book blurb: Wanker. Git. Prick. Prat. Dick. Eejit. Plonker. Pillock. Nincompoop. Bellend. Halfwit. Dolt. Chump. Nitwit. Moron. ****wit. Simpleton. Lunatic. Dork. …

Stacking the Shelves #16

Stacking The Shelves is a meme hosted by Reading Reality all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, …

Book Review: How to be a Renaissance Woman by Jill Burke

Title: How to be a Renaissance Woman Author: Jill Burke Dates read: 30/03/25 – 21/04/25 Rating 3/5 Publisher: Wellcome Collection Number of pages: 338 Fiction or non-fiction: nonfiction Subject or genre: art, feminism, history Book blurb: Plunge into the intimate history of cosmetics, and discover how, for centuries, women have …

Five Thing I Wish More Books Talked About

One of the joys of reading is finding those moments where a book seems to understand you – when a character thinks something you’ve always felt but never put into words, or when a plotline touches on a truth you didn’t even know you needed. But sometimes, you finish a …

Book Review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Title: The Love Hypothesis Author: Ali Hazelwood Dates read: 08/03/25 – 21/03/25 Rating 5/5 Publisher: Berkley Books Number of pages: 356 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, romance Book blurb: As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn’t believe in lasting romantic relationships–but her best friend does, and …

The Sunday Post #6

Sunday Post #6 The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted at the @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog …

Books I Discovered on Social Media

One of the most unexpected perks (and occasional hazards!) of social media is just how easily it can influence your TBR pile. A five-minute scroll can turn into a full-blown book haul, and suddenly you’re rethinking your entire reading schedule because someone on Instagram or TikTok described a book as …