Title: Insurgent (Divergent #2) Author: Veronica Roth Dates read: 27/12/25 – 19/01/26 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3 stars) Publisher: HarperCollins Number of pages: 576 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: dystopian, romance, science fiction, young adult Book blurb: One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has …
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What I’m Reading and Thinking About
This week’s reading stack feels very deliberately split between intensity and comfort, which honestly says a lot about where my head is at right now. On one side, I’m continuing with Insurgent. It’s fast-paced and emotionally charged, full of difficult choices and escalating consequences. I’m always struck by how much …
Book Review: The Lamplighter’s Bookshop by Sophie Austin
Title: The Lamplighter’s Bookshop Author: Sophie Austin Dates read: 06/03/25 – 11/12/25 Rating ⭐️.5 (1.5 stars) Publisher: Harper360 Number of pages: 368 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: historical, romance Book blurb:
Book Review: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Title: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Author: Sangu Mandanna Dates read: 17/08/25 – 18/11/25 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25 (4.25 stars) Publisher: Hodderscape Number of pages: 336 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, cozy fantasy, romance Book blurb: A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity …
Currently Reading – A Blend of History, Heart, and a Touch of the Uncanny
This week I’ve settled into two very different but surprisingly complementary reads: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley A time travel novel unlike any I’ve read before—bureaucratic, witty, and threaded with a deeply humane look at displacement, love, and the complicated weight of history. Bradley’s writing is sharp, layered, …
Currently Reading: ticking clocks and code-bound curses
Last week, I had grand plans for Frankenstein and False Value, but my brain waved a white flag. Mental health-wise, I just wasn’t in the headspace for Shelley’s heavy storms or Aaronovitch’s magical noir, so I pivoted to something gentler: Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood and A Thousand …
June Reading Wrap-up
Or: How Many Books Did I Start But Not Finish Because of Tennis? June wasn’t the strongest reading month I’ve ever had, and that’s okay. I only finished four books — which isn’t nothing, but when you’ve got twelve others in progress and a TBR that’s practically teetering… yeah, it …
April-May Reviews Roundup
I’ve finished reading quite a lot of books lately and written the reviews for them but haven’t quite found my schedule with posting them. I’ve got reviews going back to books I finished in April that aren’t posted yet. So I figured I’d do some drive-by mini reviews just to …
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 …
top ten red, white, & blue book covers
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 …