I love my bookshelves.

  Fitted shelves, 3 coats of paint, and 3 hours of sorting later, and my bookshelves are up and sorted in our new home. Not going to lie- I’ve waited for this since… Continue reading →

Review: The House at Riverton- Kate Morton

”It was 1924 and I was at Riverton again. All the doors hung wide open, silk billowing in the summer breeze. An orchestra perched high in the hill beneath the ancient maple, violins… Continue reading →

The Night Circus

“Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup… Continue reading →

Review: Her Fearful Symmetry- Audrey Niffenegger

Considering how much I loved The Time Traveller’s Wife, I was really looking forward to reading Her Fearful Symmetry. The Time Traveller’s Wife was so touching and beautifully crafted, the love story between… Continue reading →

Went out for an outfit. Came back with this..

I mean finally. Been searching for ages for a small typewriter I can have in my flat but they’ve either been too expensive or non-existent in all the charity shops. But I actually… Continue reading →

Review: The Lemon Grove- Helen Walsh

  We all need some sun in our lives. I mean this is what I woke up to this morning. Heavy rain, black clouds, thunder and lightning every two minutes. Maybe if you’re… Continue reading →

23 years old and only just read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

  Now that’s pretty shameful, considering I graduated with a degree in English Literature and have been a voracious reader since the moment I could pick up a book. But it was Maya… Continue reading →

Too many books

Totally true.   Picture credit: taken from booklikes.tumblr.com

Review: Snow Hill- Mark Sanderson

  After seeing one star ratings and  a few scathing comments on Goodreads, I was not expecting much from this book. But I bought it anyway, because I was drawn to the fact that its protagonist… Continue reading →

Angela Carter

“Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your… Continue reading →