Category: Reading
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July 2022 book spotlights
I’ve teamed up with four individual authors and two big groups of authors to help promote each others’ books this month. Check them out below and let me know how you go! If you want to be sure not to miss future giveaways / book sales, jump on my mailing list which goes out once…
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Wynd Book Two – The Secret of the Wings
A fantastical world of myth and magic, a boy with a secret, his best friend, the castle groundskeeper’s hunky son, a prickly prince, mysterious enemies, and a dangerous quest. Wynd Book Two: The Secret of the Wings is heartfelt, thrilling, and beautifully illustrated. I adored this second volume even more than the first! Written by…
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Agatha Christie graphic novels
These graphic novel adaptations of some of Agatha Christie’s mystery novels were quick reads at under 50 pages each. I recently picked up four from my local library: And Then There Were None, adapted by François Rivière and illustrated by Frank Leclercq. Murder In Mesopotamia, adapted by François Rivière and illustrated by Chandre. The Mystery…
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Snowpiercer
The world is a frozen, post-apocalyptic wasteland, with the only surviving humans left perpetually circling the globe aboard the luxury train, Snowpiercer, 1001 cars long… The premise The train’s constant movement provides the energy required to keep her passengers alive and safe from the inhospitable conditions outside. However, the ceaseless forward motion also means the…
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Heartstopper TV series on Netflix
Charming, sweet, and utterly heart-warming, the TV adaptation of Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper was released on Netflix this weekend. With 8 episodes of around 30 minutes each, the show is a very bingeable 4 hours of TV – perfect for snuggling up on the couch and getting cosy with a hot chocolate and a few biscuits.…
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The Song of Achilles
When a book you’ve been recommended a zillion times gets a special 10th anniversary edition, you know it’s well past time. I absolutely adored this story. Madeline Miller’s adaptation of Homer’s Iliad follows the romantic relationship of Patroclus, the exiled prince, and Achilles, the son of a king and a sea goddess, from before their…
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Ownvoices Achillean Books
Reads Rainbow have pulled together a fantastic list of 100+ new releases coming out in the first half of 2022 🏳️🌈👬 I was already keeping my eye out for a few of these to add to my reading pile, and this list has added a bunch more! Check them out: Book Releases: Ownvoices Achillean Books…
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2021 reading recap (with charts!)
A few weeks ago I summarised my year of writing, so today I’m turning things around and looking at the books I read in 2021! I’m looking at total books read, moods, pace, length, and genre. The headlines I shifted from Goodreads+spreadsheets to The StoryGraph for analysing my reading. 69 titles read in total (or…