Summer Reading Plans: Four Women Written Novels to Get Excited About

Summer Reading Plans: Four Women Written Novels to Get Excited About

I reckon the only thing better than getting free books is getting free books that aren’t even out yet. This week, I was lucky enough to get my hands on four very exciting books from the likes of Hodder & Stoughton and Orion, and I have a feeling you're going to like them. All four [...]

New Kindle Reads #1

New Kindle Reads #1

Welcome to the first of two New On The Shelf blog posts for May 2020.  The first being this Kindle edition, the second to be an Audiobook haul.  The latter should follow swiftly, if I can manage to keep my head out of the fridge for long enough. I read on my Kindle Paperwhite.  This [...]

November Book Reviews

November Book Reviews

Despite the business of November (essay writing, running pancakes up and down restaurants, jetting off home for my birthday and travelling to Durham to spend time at my boyfriends') I managed to find a good portion of time to devour some paperbacks, an audiobook, a couple plays and a poem of epic proportions. This month, [...]

Review: The Book Of Dust Volume I: La Belle Sauvage By Philip Pullman

Review: The Book Of Dust Volume I: La Belle Sauvage By Philip Pullman

At the beginning of July 2018, my book count sits at a lovely little 33, with 34 coming along nicely too.  This year, I have challenged myself to read 60 books, document my findings (hence the birth of #cigsoundsbookclub) and fall in love with reading again. So far, 2018 has seen some stunning reads, including [...]