MarthaJun 8, 20212 min readRecent Romance Reads - perfect for summerI've picked up a couple of really sweet romances this year, so I thought I'd put them together in a post. Women's Fiction often gets a...
MarthaJun 8, 20211 min readReview - The Betrayals by Bridget Collins⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This new novel from Bridget Collins, who previously gained popularity with the bookish novel The Binding, was intriguing and...
MarthaNov 22, 20201 min readReview - Earthlings by Sayaka Murata⭐️⭐️⭐️ Earthlings is a seriously weird ride. Centered around the main female protagonist's disaffection from normal society, what she...
MarthaNov 13, 20201 min readReview - Black Tudors by Miranda Kaufmann⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Previous academic study has dismissed the presence of Africans and Asians in the daily life of Tudor England as unlikely;...
MarthaNov 13, 20201 min readReview - The Killings at Kingfisher Hall by Sophie Hannah⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I was thrilled to get my hands on this latest Poirot story from Sophie Hannah. Like all her previous offerings, this was a...
MarthaJul 7, 20202 min readNon Fic Notes Vol III've read some more really interesting non fiction books in recent months, so thought I'd share a couple with you today. As ever,...
MarthaJul 7, 20203 min readNon Fic Notes Vol IMy reading habits tend to sway regularly between fiction and non-fiction, and my favourite reads of any given year are usually...