Orbital – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Life on our planet as you’ve never seen it before.” It’s time to start my 12 in 2025 reads! 🥳 Because January is such a busy reading month for me, I opted for the shortest book first in the list, which just so happened to be Orbital, the winner of the Booker Prize…

I Will Ruin You – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “One good turn might cost his life…” Linwood Barclay is a name all thriller lovers will know, but believe it or not, this is my first ever book by this author! And to be honest, I’m not sure what has kept me from reading his books all this time, because this one was…

Murder Mindfully – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Calm your mind. Take a breath. And kill.“ Everything about this book piqued my interest when I first heard about it! I’m not sure it’ll leave my brain in a hurry! Achieving a better work-life balance is a goal for many of us, but when Björn’s journey begins and he learns a little…

The Meaning Of Okay – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I’m being held in this safe space he created with his compassion and understanding – this space where I can be myself, even when I desperately want to be someone else.” Cortney Raymond is a completely new author on my radar, so I was taken aback by how powerful and emotional this book…

HAVOC – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The boy is the aggravator. He’s the allergen that’s poisoning the house. No more half steps. He must be gotten rid of.” WOW 😲 This was incredible!! What a perfect choice for my first book of 2025. It completely took over my brain. I was even thinking about it while trying to get…

12 in 2025: Author & Reader Recs

Happy New Year! 🥳 I wanted to do something a little bit different this year, because I never get around to reading all the wonderful recommendations from other readers and authors! I have so many proofs and advance copies to read that I sometimes miss out on so many releases I would probably love. Then…

My Top 10 Books of 2024

My GOD, what a year for reading!! And not only reading, also for bookish events! 2024 has probably been my absolute favourite. This was the year I finally stepped out of my comfort zone. I told myself I wanted to attend one book event… and I ended up going to five! I’ve made so many…

Raised by Wolves, Possibly Monsters – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Change is real and possible; it really is. I am living proof.” My final read of the year! And this time around, it’s a memoir that I wasn’t quite sure I was going to finish when I first started it if I’m honest (the trigger warnings are certainly triggering.) It’s a hard…

Dancing Through A Deluge – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The two women clasped hands. “Thank you,” Claudia whispered, “For saving me.” Before this year, I wouldn’t have touched a historical fiction book in fear that I wouldn’t enjoy it. But after reading The Betrayal of Thomas True back in May and loving it, it stirred something within me, something which made…

The Christmas Appeal – Book Review

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A Christmas Panto. A Dead Santa. And Everyone’s a Suspect…” This was my second Janice Hallett book this year and I was so happy to dive back into her brilliant mind! I really wanted to read this last year but didn’t manage to fit it in during Christmas, so here we are,…