Happy almost-Christmas-and-New-Year! It's been a busy few months and blogging took a back seat while I got my teeth into the first semester of my masters but I wanted to take the time to reflect and chat about what I've read this year. My goal was to read 65 books including 12 in French and…
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Review: Promising Young Women
Like with most stories that start with a twenty-something London-based office worker navigating the breakdown of a long-term relationship, your mind settles in for a harmless piece of Chick-Lit. And then Caroline O'Donoghue's Promising Young Women knocks you off-centre by turning into something else entirely. The praise on the book's sleeve repeatedly uses the word "gothic."…
Favourite Reads of 2018 So Far
Somehow, we're already over half-way through 2018 and as the summer holidays approach I've had lots of people asking me what books they should read on holiday. So for this blog, I thought I'd try and pick my five favourite books from the first half of 2018, whether or not you fancy reading them on…