A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult | Book Review

***Trigger Warning: gun violence*** Synopsis "A lone gunman takes the women and doctors at a controversial abortion clinic hostage. Nobody has ended up there by choice. As the tense negotiation for their release unfolds, hour by crucial hour back in time through the day that brought the hostages and their captor to this moment, every …

8 Books You HAVE to Read: Books I’ve Read In 2020 (so far…)

Something I promised myself I'd do more this year was read. After uni, being able to read for pleasure was such an amazing prospect for me. It's most definitely my favourite past-time but I just couldn't find the space for it in my life at uni. I felt guilty for reading anything that wasn't a …

This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay | Book Review

Synopsis "97-hour weeks. Life and death decisions. A constant tsunami of bodily fluids. And the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Welcome to the life of a junior doctor. Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay's diaries provide a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front …

7 Books You Should Read: My TBR Pile

Luckily for me, just before lockdown was announced, I'd got my hands on quite a few of the books I'd been meaning to read. With leftover Christmas money and handy Amazon vouchers, I built up a hefty stack and now have a plenty of time to get through them! If you're like me and love …

2018 Read List

I was meant to do a post like this at the start of the year but I've been so busy that I just never got round to it! Every year, I set myself the goal of trying to read more. I love reading and always have but since starting Uni, I find that if I'm …

Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey | Book Review

Hi! Today, I wanted to write another 'What I Thought' post. You can read the last two here and here. Today's topic: Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey. (No huge spoilers ahead) The synopsis says: 'Elizabeth is missing', reads the note in Maud's pocket in her own handwriting. Lately, Maud's been getting forgetful. She keeps …

What I Thought: Me Before You Series

Hi! I thought I would do another 'What I Thought' post. Again, I'm not a professional at reviewing books but I think quite it's nice to have the view of a normal person rather than a critic. Today's topic: the Me Before You series. Also, some spoilers ahead! Last year, the Me Before You film …

Books: My Top Three

Since I was very young, I’ve always been a little bookworm. From my mum reading the first Harry Potter book to me and then reading the rest of the series myself to Louise Rennison’s Georgia Nicolson series (which, along with Meg Cabot’s The Princess Diaries, consumed my early teen years!) and many, many books since! …