“I do a good job of blocking painful, unnecessary things from my memory.” – Stephanie Meyer Must be nice, Stephanie. At the start of lockdown, Stephanie Meyer announced the August release of a new Twilight novel, Midnight Sun. In response, I decided to preorder Midnight Sun and reread the subject of my pre-teen fascination, Twilight.Continue reading “I read all 750 pages of Stephanie Meyer’s Midnight Sun so you don’t have to”
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Every Book I Bought During Lockdown
After what can only be described as the longest and most crap year of our lives, finally, we seem to be coming out of the other side of lockdown. Unless you happen to live in the north of England, in which case – gutted. Anyway, I saw this idea on booksandquills Youtube channel and hadContinue reading “Every Book I Bought During Lockdown”
It’s Alive! – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Hollywood really did Mary Shelley dirty on this one. Whenever people talk about Frankenstein they usually say something along the lines of, “It’s not what you think it’s about!! I swear!!”, but like…it’s really not what you think it’s about, I swear. What I’d envisioned was a giant green man with bolts in his neckContinue reading “It’s Alive! – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley”
The Original Fanfic? Reading Wide Sargasso Sea – Jean Rhys
Antoinette really is the girl he told you not to worry about. *WARNING* this review will 100% spoil the entire plot of Jane Eyre for you so stop reading right this second if you don’t want to ruin it for yourself xx Charlotte Bronte’s ‘mad woman in the attic’ is a gothic plot device noContinue reading “The Original Fanfic? Reading Wide Sargasso Sea – Jean Rhys”
Book Club Round 2 – Thoughts and Questions on Queenie
Poignant, important and an absolute laugh and a half; Candice Carty-William’s debut, Queenie, is a firecracker of a novel. Before I tell you why I loved Queenie so much, let’s start with a few questions to get the ball rolling: 1) We’re introduced to Queenie as she undergoes a sexual health checkup. What were yourContinue reading “Book Club Round 2 – Thoughts and Questions on Queenie”
Book Club Round 3 – Escapism
The people have spoken! Our book club pick for August is the incredible One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. We are in for an absolute treat this month! Written by Nobel Prize winning author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude is considered his masterpiece: ‘…the story of seven generations ofContinue reading “Book Club Round 3 – Escapism”
Book Club Round 3 – Escapism
I, for one, am bored. Bored of corona, bored of flights being cancelled and bored of stressing out every time I clear my throat in public. If I hear the words ‘second wave’ being thrown around one more time, I will projectile vomit. So, I think what our book club needs in order to endContinue reading “Book Club Round 3 – Escapism”